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

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