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