Evolution, Chapter 10 Crossword

the process of biological change by which descendants look different than their ancestors
a group of organisms that can reproduce and have fertile offspring
a naturalist who studied species on the Galapagos Island and thought all living things descended from a common ancestor
A naturalist who thought that changes in physical characteristics were driven by changes in the environmnent over time
traces of organisms that existed in the past
a theory that states geologic processes that shape the Earth are uniform over time
the theory that natural disasters like floods have happened often during Earth's history
the principle that changes in landforms happen slowly over a long period of time
the differences in traits among individuals within a group
a feature that allows an organism to better survive in its environment
all the individuals of a species that live in a certain area
a measure of the ability to survive and produce more offspring
___________ selection is when nature is the selective agent of which organisms will survive and reproduce
the ability for a trait to be passed from one generation to the next
the principle taht having many offspring increases teh chance that some will survive
the study of the distribution of organisms around the world
_____________structures are features taht are similar in structure but appear in different organsims and have different functions
__________structures perform similar function but are NOT similar in origin
_________structures are remnants that hada function in an earlier ancestor but are underdeveloped or unused in a later organism
________ evidence relies on similarities in DNA sequences
_________ evidence relies on similar features in embryos
the study of fossils or extinct organisms