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1. the wide variety of living organisms that inhabit the planet
E V R I O Y I S T B I D
2. The study of heredity; relates to the passing of genes from parent to offspring
T N G S E C E I
3. Beneficial trait that allows an organism to be better suited for survival and reproduction
T N T O D P I A A A
4. States that the organisms best suited for survival are the ones that successfully reproduce and pass on their beneficial characteristics
L E I A O N E N S U R L C T T A
5. The preserved remains of a once living organism; used for geological study and biological comparison
S L F I O S
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 I P C S E
9. No longer living or in existence on the planet
X C N T I T E
10. Passing of genes from parent to offspring; allows beneficial traits to be passed from generation to generation
C S U S S E E R E U D C C O T R P V I
11. The study and comparison of structures of different biological organisms
O R C M V A N A A I O Y P M A T E T
12. System of placing organisms in groups based on similarities (taxonomy)
S I O C I N C F A I A L T S
13. Genetic Makeup of a trait an organism possesses
E O E P Y T G N
14. Physical appearance of a trait an organism possesses
H E N Y E P P T O
15. Change over time
T L I E V N O U O
16. A modification in structure, form or function in an organism, deviating from other organisms of the same species or group
N R O A I A V I T
17. 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
F C E A T N I A L I E I I O S L R T C
18. Various Cells, tissues, and organs in a body which no longer function in the same way the ancestral form of the trait functions
I G T R A E E C T L V U S U S I S R T
19. Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry.
O U T U S S E S H L R U O C O O R T G M
20. Body parts that share a common function, but not structure
O A L C S A R S T R U T G E U N S O U
21. a random error in gene replication that leads to a change
T I M U N A T O
22. A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
T P O A I L N P U O