Evolution and Selection Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• microevolution : change in frequencies of alleles in a population across generations.
• macroevolution : pattern of evolution at or above the species level.
• survivorship : probability of offspring surviving to age of reproduction.
• fecundity : number of offspring.
• relatedness : percent of the genome passed to offspring.
• population : a group of individuals of a single species that live in the same area at the same time.
• selection : non-random mechanisms systematically result in individuals with a particular phenotypes having greater relative fitness than others.
• natural : a type of selection caused by the environment.
• sexual : a type of selection caused by competition for mates.
• artificial : a type of selection in which humans select individuals to mate within other species.
• adaptation : a heritable feature that has been shaped by natural selection that increases survivorship and/or fecundity.
• altruism : a trait (behavior) that tends to decrease the direct fitness of the individual while increasing the fitness of others.
• inclusive : a type of fitness that incorporates both direct and indirect fitness.
• disruptive : mode of selection which favors individuals at both extremes of a trait.