Charles Darwin (Evolution) Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• adaptions : inherited traits that give an individual an advantage in its particular environment
• natural selection : a mechanism that darwin used to explain how evolution could happen
• types of food : matched the shape of the beaks of the finches
• galapagos : _ islands - an archipelago of 13 volcanic islands and 6 smaller ones
• selection : individuals with certain adaptions will survive long enough to reproduce
• selective breeding : the process of intentional modification of a species through human actions that encourage the breeding of several traits
• beagle : the ship that darwin went on a 5 year journey
• stabilizing : _ selection - a populations genetic traits shift towards an average and selects against extremes
• tortoise shells : were shaped differently based on the unique conditions of climate and vegetation on each island.
• over production : darwin's theory of natural selection- when a plant o animal reproduces, more offspring are produced than can possibly survive
• variations : within a species, there are natural differences or variations in traits between individuals
• evolution : species develop adaptations over time through a process called _ .
• predator : an animal that hunts and kills another animal for food