FitnessOrganism'sability tosurvive andreproduceMutationsChanges inDNA whichincreasediversityHomologousstructureSimilarstructures whichfunctiondifferently inrelated speciesStasisNochange inpopulationevolutionVestigialstructureBodyparts nolongerusefulGeneticvariationAnorganism'sunique set ofinheritedtraitsDivergentevolutionAll speciesshare acommonancestorBiogeographySimilarspecies arisein the samegeographiclocationAcquiredtraitCharacteristicthat islearned overan animal'slifetimeRecombinationNewcombinationof genes thatoccurs duringmeiosisExtinctionEliminationof aspeciesEmbryologyDevelopmentalsimilarities oforganismsfrom commonancestorsNaturalSelectionTraitsselected byenvironmentalfactorsAnalogousstructureDifferentstructures whichfunction similarlyin unrelatedspeciesEvolutionChange in apopulation'straits overtime.ArtificialSelectionTraits areselectedfor byhumansHeritabletraitCharacteristicpassed downthroughgenerationsby genesFounder'sEffectType ofgenetic driftcreated by anew colonySexualSelectionTraits thathelp anorganismattract amateCoevolutionTwo speciesevolve inresponse toeach other.GeneticDriftAllelefrequencies ina populationchange bychanceFossilrecordCan provide"missinglinks" inancestry ofspeciesBottleneckEffectType ofgenetic driftwherepopulation isreducedDNASimilargenetic codeamong closelyrelatedorganismsPunctuatedEquilibriumRapidchangeseparated byperiod of nochange at allGradualismGradualchange overa long periodof timeConvergentevolutionUnrelatedorganismsresemble eachother due tosimilarenvironmentAdaptationInherited traitor behaviorthat helps anorganismsurviveGeneFlowMovement ofalleles fromonepopulation toanotherFitnessOrganism'sability tosurvive andreproduceMutationsChanges inDNA whichincreasediversityHomologousstructureSimilarstructures whichfunctiondifferently inrelated speciesStasisNochange inpopulationevolutionVestigialstructureBodyparts nolongerusefulGeneticvariationAnorganism'sunique set ofinheritedtraitsDivergentevolutionAll speciesshare acommonancestorBiogeographySimilarspecies arisein the samegeographiclocationAcquiredtraitCharacteristicthat islearned overan animal'slifetimeRecombinationNewcombinationof genes thatoccurs duringmeiosisExtinctionEliminationof aspeciesEmbryologyDevelopmentalsimilarities oforganismsfrom commonancestorsNaturalSelectionTraitsselected byenvironmentalfactorsAnalogousstructureDifferentstructures whichfunction similarlyin unrelatedspeciesEvolutionChange in apopulation'straits overtime.ArtificialSelectionTraits areselectedfor byhumansHeritabletraitCharacteristicpassed downthroughgenerationsby genesFounder'sEffectType ofgenetic driftcreated by anew colonySexualSelectionTraits thathelp anorganismattract amateCoevolutionTwo speciesevolve inresponse toeach other.GeneticDriftAllelefrequencies ina populationchange bychanceFossilrecordCan provide"missinglinks" inancestry ofspeciesBottleneckEffectType ofgenetic driftwherepopulation isreducedDNASimilargenetic codeamong closelyrelatedorganismsPunctuatedEquilibriumRapidchangeseparated byperiod of nochange at allGradualismGradualchange overa long periodof timeConvergentevolutionUnrelatedorganismsresemble eachother due tosimilarenvironmentAdaptationInherited traitor behaviorthat helps anorganismsurviveGeneFlowMovement ofalleles fromonepopulation toanother

Evolution Bingo - 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. Organism's ability to survive and reproduce
    Fitness
  2. Changes in DNA which increase diversity
    Mutations
  3. Similar structures which function differently in related species
    Homologous structure
  4. No change in population evolution
    Stasis
  5. Body parts no longer useful
    Vestigial structure
  6. An organism's unique set of inherited traits
    Genetic variation
  7. All species share a common ancestor
    Divergent evolution
  8. Similar species arise in the same geographic location
    Biogeography
  9. Characteristic that is learned over an animal's lifetime
    Acquired trait
  10. New combination of genes that occurs during meiosis
    Recombination
  11. Elimination of a species
    Extinction
  12. Developmental similarities of organisms from common ancestors
    Embryology
  13. Traits selected by environmental factors
    Natural Selection
  14. Different structures which function similarly in unrelated species
    Analogous structure
  15. Change in a population's traits over time.
    Evolution
  16. Traits are selected for by humans
    Artificial Selection
  17. Characteristic passed down through generations by genes
    Heritable trait
  18. Type of genetic drift created by a new colony
    Founder's Effect
  19. Traits that help an organism attract a mate
    Sexual Selection
  20. Two species evolve in response to each other.
    Coevolution
  21. Allele frequencies in a population change by chance
    Genetic Drift
  22. Can provide "missing links" in ancestry of species
    Fossil record
  23. Type of genetic drift where population is reduced
    Bottleneck Effect
  24. Similar genetic code among closely related organisms
    DNA
  25. Rapid change separated by period of no change at all
    Punctuated Equilibrium
  26. Gradual change over a long period of time
    Gradualism
  27. Unrelated organisms resemble each other due to similar environment
    Convergent evolution
  28. Inherited trait or behavior that helps an organism survive
    Adaptation
  29. Movement of alleles from one population to another
    Gene Flow