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

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