adaptation Behavior or physicalcharacteristic thatallows an organismto survive andreproduce in itsenvironment The varietyof organismsthat inhabitthe Earth diversity evolutionThe gradualchange inspecies overtime A process by whichindividuals that arebetter adapted totheir environment aremore likely to surviveand reproduce thanothers that are not.naturalSelectionfossilThe preservedremains ortraces of anorganism thatlived in the pastselectivebreedingThe process bywhich humanschoose a plantor animal tobreed based onspecific traits.mutationAny changein the DNAof anorganism environmentThesurroundings orconditions inwhich a person,animal or plantlivesBritish Naturalistwho formulatedthe theory ofevolution bynatural selection CharlesDarwin Gaps inthe fossilrecord missinglink Free!radioactivedatingProcess wherescientists look at thehalf-life of chemicalscontained in rocksaround a fossil todetermine the age ofthat fossil.organisman individualanimal,plant, orsingle-celledlife formThedisappearanceof all membersof a speciesfrom EarthextinctionAny differencebetweenorganisms ofthe samespecies variation homologousstructureSimilar structuresthat related specieshave inherited from acommon ancestor(example- bones in abird’s wing, dolphinfin, and dog leg arevery similaradaptation Behavior or physicalcharacteristic thatallows an organismto survive andreproduce in itsenvironment The varietyof organismsthat inhabitthe Earth diversity evolutionThe gradualchange inspecies overtime A process by whichindividuals that arebetter adapted totheir environment aremore likely to surviveand reproduce thanothers that are not.naturalSelectionfossilThe preservedremains ortraces of anorganism thatlived in the pastselectivebreedingThe process bywhich humanschoose a plantor animal tobreed based onspecific traits.mutationAny changein the DNAof anorganism environmentThesurroundings orconditions inwhich a person,animal or plantlivesBritish Naturalistwho formulatedthe theory ofevolution bynatural selection CharlesDarwin Gaps inthe fossilrecord missinglink Free!radioactivedatingProcess wherescientists look at thehalf-life of chemicalscontained in rocksaround a fossil todetermine the age ofthat fossil.organisman individualanimal,plant, orsingle-celledlife formThedisappearanceof all membersof a speciesfrom EarthextinctionAny differencebetweenorganisms ofthe samespecies variation homologousstructureSimilar structuresthat related specieshave inherited from acommon ancestor(example- bones in abird’s wing, dolphinfin, and dog leg arevery similar

Natural Selection - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
    adaptation
  2. diversity
    The variety of organisms that inhabit the Earth
  3. The gradual change in species over time
    evolution
  4. natural Selection
    A process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than others that are not.
  5. The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
    fossil
  6. The process by which humans choose a plant or animal to breed based on specific traits.
    selective breeding
  7. Any change in the DNA of an organism
    mutation
  8. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal or plant lives
    environment
  9. Charles Darwin
    British Naturalist who formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection
  10. missing link
    Gaps in the fossil record
  11. Free!
  12. Process where scientists look at the half-life of chemicals contained in rocks around a fossil to determine the age of that fossil.
    radioactive dating
  13. an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
    organism
  14. extinction
    The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
  15. variation
    Any difference between organisms of the same species
  16. Similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor (example- bones in a bird’s wing, dolphin fin, and dog leg are very similar
    homologous structure