natural selection vocab

5. — A specific form or variation of a gene, often called an allele.
8. — A bar graph that shows the distribution of numerical data or trait variations.
10. — A compact, threadlike structure of DNA found inside the nucleus of a cell.
12. — The molecule inside cells that carries the genetic code for all living things.
13. — The process of creating offspring by combining the genetic material of two parents.
15. — To receive genetic traits or characteristics from parents through reproduction.

1. — To stay alive in an environment despite harsh conditions or threats.
2. — A relative from the past from whom an organism has descended.
3. — An organism that is actively hunted and eaten by a predator.
4. — An animal that naturally hunts, kills, and eats other organisms.
6. — A group of similar organisms that can successfully reproduce with one another.
7. A random change in a DNA sequence that can create a completely new trait.
9. — The new organisms or children produced by one or more parent organisms.
11. — Any living thing, such as a plant, animal, or single-celled bacterium.
14. — An immature stage of some insects that looks like a smaller adult without wings.