DistributionThe number ofindividuals witheach trait in apopulation  SelectionpressureSomething in theenvironment thataffects anindividual'schances ofsurviving  OffspringAn organismproduced asa result ofreproduction  NaturalselectionThe process bywhich thedistribution of traitsin a populationchanges overmany generationsDNAA type ofmolecule thatgenes arechromosomesare made of  TraitA specificcharacteristicof anindividualorganismHistogramA graph that usesbars to show howcharacteristics orvalues aredistributed within agroup  GeneAninstructionfor making aproteinmoleculePopulationA group of thesame type oforganism livingin the samearea  CauseAn event orprocess thatleads to a resultor change  AncestorA relatedorganismfrom apreviousgenerationNon-adaptivetraitA trait that makesit less likely thatan individual willsurvive a specificenvironment  speciesA group of organismsof the same kind (inone or morepopulations) that donot reproduce withorganisms from another group  VariationAny differencein traitsbetweenindividualorganismsSurviveTo stayalivePredatorAn animal thathunts and killsother animalsfor food  AdaptivetraitA trait that makesit more likely thatin individual willsurvive in aspecificenvironmentFeatureA characteristicthat allmembers of aspecies have  InheritTo receivegenes froma parent  CamouflageA way ofhiding bylooking thatsame as thebackgroundPreyAn animal thatis hunted orkilled byanother animalfor food  EffectThe result orchange thathappensbecause of anevent or process  MutationA random changeto a gene thatsometimesresults in a newtrait  EnvironmentEverything(living andnonliving) thatsurrounds anorganism  PredictionAn idea aboutwhat mighthappen that isbased on whatyou already know  ChromosomeA long pieceof DNA thatcontainsmany genes  ProteinmoleculeA type of largemolecule thatperformsimportantfunctions insideorganismsOrganismsLiving things,such as plants,animals, andbacteria  GenerationA group ofindividuals bornand living atabout the sametime  DistributionThe number ofindividuals witheach trait in apopulation  SelectionpressureSomething in theenvironment thataffects anindividual'schances ofsurviving  OffspringAn organismproduced asa result ofreproduction  NaturalselectionThe process bywhich thedistribution of traitsin a populationchanges overmany generationsDNAA type ofmolecule thatgenes arechromosomesare made of  TraitA specificcharacteristicof anindividualorganismHistogramA graph that usesbars to show howcharacteristics orvalues aredistributed within agroup  GeneAninstructionfor making aproteinmoleculePopulationA group of thesame type oforganism livingin the samearea  CauseAn event orprocess thatleads to a resultor change  AncestorA relatedorganismfrom apreviousgenerationNon-adaptivetraitA trait that makesit less likely thatan individual willsurvive a specificenvironment  speciesA group of organismsof the same kind (inone or morepopulations) that donot reproduce withorganisms from another group  VariationAny differencein traitsbetweenindividualorganismsSurviveTo stayalivePredatorAn animal thathunts and killsother animalsfor food  AdaptivetraitA trait that makesit more likely thatin individual willsurvive in aspecificenvironmentFeatureA characteristicthat allmembers of aspecies have  InheritTo receivegenes froma parent  CamouflageA way ofhiding bylooking thatsame as thebackgroundPreyAn animal thatis hunted orkilled byanother animalfor food  EffectThe result orchange thathappensbecause of anevent or process  MutationA random changeto a gene thatsometimesresults in a newtrait  EnvironmentEverything(living andnonliving) thatsurrounds anorganism  PredictionAn idea aboutwhat mighthappen that isbased on whatyou already know  ChromosomeA long pieceof DNA thatcontainsmany genes  ProteinmoleculeA type of largemolecule thatperformsimportantfunctions insideorganismsOrganismsLiving things,such as plants,animals, andbacteria  GenerationA group ofindividuals bornand living atabout the sametime  

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 number of individuals with each trait in a population
    Distribution
  2. Something in the environment that affects an individual's chances of surviving
    Selection pressure
  3. An organism produced as a result of reproduction
    Offspring
  4. The process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
    Natural selection
  5. A type of molecule that genes are chromosomes are made of
    DNA
  6. A specific characteristic of an individual organism
    Trait
  7. A graph that uses bars to show how characteristics or values are distributed within a group
    Histogram
  8. An instruction for making a protein molecule
    Gene
  9. A group of the same type of organism living in the same area
    Population
  10. An event or process that leads to a result or change
    Cause
  11. A related organism from a previous generation
    Ancestor
  12. A trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive a specific environment
    Non-adaptive trait
  13. A group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from an other group
    species
  14. Any difference in traits between individual organisms
    Variation
  15. To stay alive
    Survive
  16. An animal that hunts and kills other animals for food
    Predator
  17. A trait that makes it more likely that in individual will survive in a specific environment
    Adaptive trait
  18. A characteristic that all members of a species have
    Feature
  19. To receive genes from a parent
    Inherit
  20. A way of hiding by looking that same as the background
    Camouflage
  21. An animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food
    Prey
  22. The result or change that happens because of an event or process
    Effect
  23. A random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
    Mutation
  24. Everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
    Environment
  25. An idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
    Prediction
  26. A long piece of DNA that contains many genes
    Chromosome
  27. A type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
    Protein molecule
  28. Living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
    Organisms
  29. A group of individuals born and living at about the same time
    Generation