The Theory of Natural Selection & Evolution Crossword

change in the heritable traits of biological populations over successive generations
structures derived from a common ancestor or same evolutionary or developmental origin
any characteristic of an individual that allows it to survive to produce more offspring
the genetic contribution of an individual to the next generation's gene pool relative to the average for the population
any preserved evidence of life from a past geological age, such as the impressions and remains of organisms
the diversification of a group of organisms into forms filling different ecological
the process whereby organisms not closely related, independently evolve similar traits
a trait with acurrent functional role in the life of an orangism that is maintained and evolved by natural selection
the accumulation of differences between groups which can lead to the formation of new species
the intentional breeding of plants and animals
the influence of closely associated species on each other in their evolution
similar form or function, but that were not present in the last common ancestor of those groups