Natural Selection Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• micro : evolution that occurs on a small scale affecting a single population
• gene pool : combined alleles of all individuals in a population
• adaptation : a feature that allows organisms to better survive in its environment
• macro : evolution that occurs on a large scale that affects changes in species across populations
• genetic drift : random change in the frequency of alleles in a population over time
• inheritance : traits acquired from previous generations
• descent : _ modification is a change in gene frequency over time
• allele : _ frequency - number of times the allele appears in a population
• sexual : _ selection - selection of traits that aren't necessarily good for survival fitness but without them you can't pass on youir genes bc you can't reproduce
• disruptive: _ selection - a process that splits a population into two groups
• fitness : a measure of how well you can survive in your environment
• natural selection : organisms with the best traits will live longer and reproduce more than others
• variation : differences in the physical traits of organisms
• stabilizing : _ selection - eliminates extreme expressions of a trait when the average expression leads to higher fitness
• directional : _ selection - increases the expression of an extreme version of a trait in a population
• gene flow : movement of genes into/out of a population