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Darwin Crossword

Across
The action or process of adapting or being adapted.
A Type of bird found to be the same species but have different beaks on the Galapagos Islands.
He is a naturalist who studied many different species that eventually led him to come up with a theory.
__________ selection is the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
A common cactus finch lives here. It has a long beak, sharp, and pointed-enabling the bird to forage for food.
A step within developing an investigation, theory, or experiment.
This scientist sent an essay to Charles Darwin outlining a theory of evolution by natural selection.
Darwin's Theory
The seahorse-shaped island in the Galapagos is home to more wild tortoises than any other island.
The process by which humans use animals and plants to develop a new breed.
A place where Charles Darwin explored.
The oldest geological island in the Galapagos.
A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
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The Island where Lonesome George was from.
Lizard like animal that swims and lives on the Galapagos Islands.
It took Darwin this long to sail around the world.
This scientist contended that the human populations tend to grow geometrically, while the ability to feed the population grows arithmetically.
Was the last Pinta giant tortoise.
A particular section or group of people, plants, or animals in one particular area.
A young animal that has recently emerged from its egg.
No longer in existence.
Darwin tried to ride one of these.
A type of finch found in the Galapagos.
Darwin sailed around the world on this ship named after a type of animal.
_____ of the fittest does not always refer to the strongest or the biggest. It involves an evolutionary theory in which organisms adapt more often and leave more offspring.
Pink flamingos, Sally Lightfoot crabs and green sea turtles can be found here
Is a long journey travel by sea or in space.