Evolutionary History Vocab Quiz Crossword
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
 
 
Down: 1) A group of individuals born and living at about the same time2) A random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait3) The process by which one population evolves into two or more different species.4) A trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment6) The very long time that spans the history of Earth, from the very first cellular life to the present7) A scientist who studies fossils in order to understand the ancient history of life on Earth.8) A more recent species that evolved from an ancestor population10) A related organism from a previous generation13) Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints.14) A group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group. Across: 5) A part of an organism (for example, one or more bones)9) To classify based on scientific examination11) An older population from which two or more newer species descended12) When something stays mostly the same over time.15) A body structure in two or more species that features the same parts (for example, the same bones) 16) To receive genes from a parent.17) An organism's arm, leg, or wing18) Having died out completely and no longer alive anywhere on Earth
 

 

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