Evolution Crossword

Change in a kind of organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.
Preserved remains or evidence of an ancient organism.
Group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
Inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival.
Structures that have different mature forms in different organisms but develop from the same embryonic tissues.
Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environmental survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest.
Random change in allele frequencies that occurs in small population.
Change in a DNA sequences that affects genetic information.
Combined genetic information of all the members of a particular population.
Early development stage of sporophyte plant.
Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called natural selection.
Ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in it's environment.
Principle that all living things have a common ancestor.
Principle that each living species has descended, with changes, from other species over time.
Discipline of classifying organisms and assigning each organism a universally accepted name.
Disappearance if a species from all part of its geographical range.
Well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations.