Biodiversity Definitions 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyEcology, ecosystems and environmental biologyASWJEC Created by: Emily CartwrightCreated on: 13-04-14 17:00 98423516710 Across 1. The process by which new species are formed from pre-existing ones over a period of time (9) 6. A group of organisms that share a large number of common characteristics and can be interbred and produce fertile offspring (7) 7. Loss of species (10) 10. The arrangement of organisms into groups based on shared features (14) Down 2. A measure of the number of species in a given area (12) 3. Preserved remains of dead plants and animals (6) 4. The number of different species and the proportion of each species within a given area (7, 9) 5. The branch of biology concerned with naming and classifying the diverse forms of life (8) 8. The emergence of a new species from a common ancestor introduced to an environment (8, 9) 9. The tendency of unrelated organisms to acquire similar physical structures in response to their environment (10, 9)
Comments
No comments have yet been made