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

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