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

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. Any change in the DNA of an organism
    mutation
  2. The gradual change in species over time
    evolution
  3. Behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
    adaptation
  4. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal or plant lives
    environment
  5. British Naturalist who formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection
    Charles Darwin
  6. Any difference between organisms of the same species
    variation
  7. The process by which humans choose a plant or animal to breed based on specific traits.
    selective breeding
  8. 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
  9. Gaps in the fossil record
    missing link
  10. The variety of organisms that inhabit the Earth
    diversity
  11. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
    extinction
  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. The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
    fossil
  14. an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
    organism
  15. A process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than others that are not.
    natural selection
  16. Free!