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1. the wide variety of living organisms that inhabit the planet
I E R I Y B D I V T O S
2. The study of heredity; relates to the passing of genes from parent to offspring
E N T S I E G C
3. Beneficial trait that allows an organism to be better suited for survival and reproduction
T N O T A P A A D I
4. "Survival of the Fittest" States that the organisms best suited for survival are the ones that successfully reproduce and pass on their beneficial characteristics
A E A S N T E L I C N R O U L T
5. The preserved remains of a once living organism; used for geological study and biological comparison
L S F I S O
6. Deoxyribonucleic acid; contains heredity information for living organisms (located within each cell of an organism)
N A D
7. Segment of DNA that contributes to the expression of a trait
E G E N
8. Group of the same type of organisms that may breed and produce fertile offspring
E S S E C P I
9. No longer living or in existence on the planet
T E I T C X N
10. Passing of genes from parent to offspring; allows beneficial traits to be passed from generation to generation
V D I U C R E E C S R S P C E S O T U
11. The study and comparison of structures of different biological organisms
M P O A M O T N A R A V E I A T Y C
12. System of placing organisms in groups based on similarities (taxonomy)
I F C I N L C T O I S A A S
13. Genetic Makeup of a trait an organism possesses
E O Y P N T E G
14. Phenotype
15. Physical appearance of a trait an organism possesses
O E T P N H P E Y
16. Change over time
V U L E I O O N T
17. A modification in structure, form or function in an organism, deviating from other organisms of the same species or group
T R O A N I A V I
18. A process in the breeding of animals and in the cultivation of plants by which the breeder chooses to perpetuate only those forms having certain desirable inheritable characteristics
E L R C I T L S O I N A I A F I T C E
19. Various Cells, tissues, and organs in a body which no longer function in the same way the ancestral form of the trait functions
U T V S R S E L E C S T R A U I G T I
20. Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry.
R C O U R U O S H T O S G O T U L E S M
21. Body parts that share a common function, but not structure
U R G U U A N S T T L C A O S R S O E
22. a random error in gene replication that leads to a change
U T M O N A I T
23. A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
O I L P U T A N P O