This easy crossword puzzle helps kids in grades 3-5 learn about protein synthesis and DNA basics with common words and simple clues.
Evolution and Natural Selection Crossword Puzzle for Middle School is a easy crossword puzzle with 20 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Evolution and Natural Selection Crossword Puzzle for Middle School
This easy crossword puzzle helps middle school students learn key terms about evolution and natural selection, including adaptation, species, and variation.
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- 1. To change to fit the environment
- 2. Better adapted to survive
- 3. A copy of an organism
- 5. One form of a gene
- 7. Showing a lot of variety
- 8. Short word for surroundings
- 9. A group of animals or plants that can mate and have babies
- 12. The natural world of plants and animals
- 14. Passing traits from parents to offspring
- 18. Preserved remains of ancient life
- 19. Parts of DNA that control traits
Down
- 4. A feature or characteristic of an organism
- 6. Short for group of the same species (population)
- 10. Different kinds or types within a group
- 11. To become different over time
- 13. To produce offspring
- 15. A past family member or early organism
- 16. To change genetics
- 17. To stay alive
- 20. To choose
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