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

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. Free!
  2. Charles Darwin
    British Naturalist who formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection
  3. Behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
    adaptation
  4. Any change in the DNA of an organism
    mutation
  5. The process by which humans choose a plant or animal to breed based on specific traits.
    selective breeding
  6. missing link
    Gaps in the fossil record
  7. 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
  8. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal or plant lives
    environment
  9. extinction
    The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
  10. 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
  11. an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
    organism
  12. The gradual change in species over time
    evolution
  13. 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.
  14. variation
    Any difference between organisms of the same species
  15. The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
    fossil
  16. diversity
    The variety of organisms that inhabit the Earth