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

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