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

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. A trait that makes it more likely that in individual will survive in a specific environment
    Adaptive trait
  2. An instruction for making a protein molecule
    Gene
  3. A related organism from a previous generation
    Ancestor
  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. A graph that uses bars to show how characteristics or values are distributed within a group
    Histogram
  6. To receive genes from a parent
    Inherit
  7. A group of the same type of organism living in the same area
    Population
  8. An animal that hunts and kills other animals for food
    Predator
  9. A characteristic that all members of a species have
    Feature
  10. To stay alive
    Survive
  11. A long piece of DNA that contains many genes
    Chromosome
  12. A type of molecule that genes are chromosomes are made of
    DNA
  13. The process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
    Natural selection
  14. A group of individuals born and living at about the same time
    Generation
  15. Living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
    Organisms
  16. A way of hiding by looking that same as the background
    Camouflage
  17. A type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
    Protein molecule
  18. A trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive a specific environment
    Non-adaptive trait
  19. An animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food
    Prey
  20. A random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
    Mutation
  21. The result or change that happens because of an event or process
    Effect
  22. An event or process that leads to a result or change
    Cause
  23. The number of individuals with each trait in a population
    Distribution
  24. Something in the environment that affects an individual's chances of surviving
    Selection pressure
  25. An idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
    Prediction
  26. Everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
    Environment
  27. An organism produced as a result of reproduction
    Offspring
  28. Any difference in traits between individual organisms
    Variation
  29. A specific characteristic of an individual organism
    Trait