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

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