DNA and RNA are key to this puzzle that helps middle schoolers review basic protein synthesis terms like 'codon' and 'enzyme' with clear, simple clues.
Evolution and Natural Selection Crossword Puzzle for Middle School is a medium crossword puzzle with 19 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
Challenge your knowledge of evolution and natural selection with this medium-difficulty crossword puzzle. Perfect for middle school students learning key biology concepts.
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- 1. Characteristic or feature of an organism
- 2. An organism that comes from an ancestor
- 4. Group of organisms of the same species living together
- 5. Differences within a population
- 6. Traits capable of being passed to offspring
- 7. Diagram showing evolutionary relationships
- 8. Continued existence despite challenges or competition
- 10. Different forms of a gene
- 12. Preserved remains or impressions of ancient organisms
- 15. Type of selection driven by the environment
- 18. Units of heredity passed from parents to offspring
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- 3. Scientist who proposed the theory of natural selection
- 9. Group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
- 11. Trait that helps an organism survive in its environment
- 13. Measure of an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce
- 14. Passing traits from ancestor to descendant
- 16. Process of choosing which traits are advantageous
- 17. A change in DNA that can lead to variation
- 19. Process by which species change over time
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