Evolution Maze
Read each box, type the term, and follow the path labeled with your answer. A wrong answer sends you off-route — you’ll find out when you hit a dead end. Reach FINISHED by the correct path.
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I'm a random change in
DNA that creates a
brand-new allele.
✓ Mutation
B
I'm the movement of
alleles between
populations as
✓ Gene flow
C
I'm a random change in
allele frequency,
strongest in small
✓ Genetic drift
D
I'm the differences in
inherited traits among
individuals in a
✓ Variation
E
I'm nature favoring
better-suited
individuals to survive
✓ Natural selection
F
I'm when humans choose
which organisms breed
for desired traits.
✓ Artificial selection
G
I'm an individual's
reproductive success:
how many offspring
✓ Fitness
H
I'm an inherited trait
that becomes common
because it aids
✓ Adaptation
I
I'm the forming of a
brand-new species from
an existing one.
✓ Speciation
J
I'm a non-inherited
adjustment an
individual makes in its
✓ Acclimation
K
I'm the permanent
dying-out of an entire
species.
✓ Extinction
L
I'm the change in a
population's inherited
traits over many
✓ Evolution
Mutation Mutation Gene Gene flow flow Variation Variation Variation Variation Mutation Mutation Genetic Genetic drift drift Natural Natural selection selection Artificial Artificial selection selection Fitness Fitness Adaptation Adaptation Evolution Evolution Acclimation Acclimation Speciation Speciation Extinction Extinction Evolution Evolution Mutation Mutation Variation Variation Natural Natural selection selection Gene Gene flow flow Natural Natural selection selection Adaptation Adaptation Adaptation Adaptation Natural Natural selection selection Adaptation Adaptation Evolution Evolution Genetic Genetic drift drift Evolution Evolution Genetic Genetic drift drift Adaptation Adaptation Fitness Fitness FINISHED!