adaptation Behavior orphysicalcharacteristic thatallows an organismto survive andreproduce in itsenvironment extinctionThedisappearanceof all membersof a speciesfrom Earth variation Any differencebetweenorganisms ofthe samespecies organisman individualanimal,plant, orsingle-celledlife formdiversity The varietyof organismsthat inhabitthe Earth mutationAny changein the DNAof anorganism MigratingProcess 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.BehavioraltraitThe 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. Free!selectivebreedingGaps inthe fossilrecord CompetitionThe gradualchange inspeciesover time homologousstructureSimilar structuresthat related specieshave inherited from acommon ancestor(example- bones in abird’s wing, dolphinfin, and dog leg arevery similarCharlesDarwin British Naturalistwho formulatedthe theory ofevolution bynatural selection environmentThesurroundings orconditions inwhich a person,animal or plantlivesadaptation Behavior orphysicalcharacteristic thatallows an organismto survive andreproduce in itsenvironment extinctionThedisappearanceof all membersof a speciesfrom Earth variation Any differencebetweenorganisms ofthe samespecies organisman individualanimal,plant, orsingle-celledlife formdiversity The varietyof organismsthat inhabitthe Earth mutationAny changein the DNAof anorganism MigratingProcess 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.BehavioraltraitThe 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. Free!selectivebreedingGaps inthe fossilrecord CompetitionThe gradualchange inspeciesover time homologousstructureSimilar structuresthat related specieshave inherited from acommon ancestor(example- bones in abird’s wing, dolphinfin, and dog leg arevery similarCharlesDarwin British Naturalistwho formulatedthe theory ofevolution bynatural selection environmentThesurroundings orconditions inwhich a person,animal or plantlives

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