This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Ecology & Evolution has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
gradual change
Survival of the fittest
Developed the idea of natural selection
emergence of a new species
two or more populations evolve at the same time
two or more species evolve to be different
different species develop similar traits
structures originating from the same type of tissue
useless structure
strep throat
non-living pathogen harmful effects
production of antibodies
transfer of antibodies
naming organisms based on scientific genus ans species
placing organisms in groups
identify species based on physical characteristics
diagram beginning with an outgroup organism
PROKARYOTIC
eukaryotic
diagram beginning with common ancestor C H A V I R U S S L P D E E I S P C C D R I H A O A O R T T T W I I O B I S O M D I V E R G E N T E V O L U T I O N O N U H O M O L O G O U S S T R U C T U R E S M K I E C L A S S S I F I C A T I O N Y L N A T U R A L S E L E C T I O N O B M A V E S T I G I A L S T R U C T U R E C N C T C O N V E R G E N T E V O L U T I O N E L E R P A S S I V E I M M U N I T Y V I T O A C T I V E I M M U N I T Y L L R S U A P H Y L O G E N E T I C T R E E T D V R I O O E O G L P N R U T A T O M I C O O N C C U S Across Down 2 Non-living pathogen that causes harmful many conditions 7 Occurs when two species evolve to be more and more different over time 8 Structures that originate from the same type of tissue but may be used differently in different organisms 9 System of placing organisms in groups based on similarities 10 'Survival of the fittest' organisms that are the best suited for survival are the ones that successfully reproduce and pass on their beneficial characteristics; leads to evolution 12 A structure that may have once had a function in a species but has evolved to be useless over time 14 Occurs when different species develop similar traits for similar functions 15 Transfer of antibodies 16 Production of antibodies 19 A diagram beginning with a common ancestor 1 The man who voyaged to the Galapagos and developed the idea of natural selection, which contributes to evolution 3 The emergence of a new species due to natural selection 4 A multi-step tool used to identify a species based on physical characteristics it may possess 5 Eukaryotic organism (often single-celled); classified as plant-like,animal like or fungus-like 6 System of naming organisms based on their scientific genus and species 11 Prokaryotic, single-celled organisms 13 Occurs when two or more populations evolve at the same time 17 A diagram beginning with an outgroup organism 18 Genus of bacteria 20 The change in a species as a whole over time