inheritedtraitacharacteristicthat is passedfrom parent tooffspringcamouflagecharacteristicthe helpsanimals blendin with theenvironmentconsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsorganisma single,self-contained,living thingcarryingcapacitymaximumpopulation sizethat can besustained by agivenenvironmenthibernationprocess by whichan organismsslows its lifefunctions for anextended period oftimeweatheringthe breakdownof rocks intovery smallparticles bygravity, water,wind, or icelivingorganismsall objects thathave biologicalprocesses thatkeep them alive,such as plants andanimalsenvironmentthe space,conditions, andall of the livingand nonlivingthings around anorganismhabitatplacewhere ananimal orplant livespredatoran organismthat huntsand feeds onanotherorganismpopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single area symbioticlong-termrelationshipbetween twodifferent kinds oforganisms whereone or both receivebenefitfoodwebinterconnectedset of foodchainspreyan animalthat ishunted asfoodsedimentsand or smallpieces ofrock brokendown byweatheringherbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsmodela representationof somethingthat can help usunderstand howit worksmigrationlong-distance,usually seasonalmovement ofanimals from oneplace to anothermimicrywhen anorganismcopies acharacteristic ofanotherorganismnichethe role anorganismplays in itsecosystemproduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyadaptationanycharacteristicthat helps aplant oranimal survivefossila preservedpart or trace ofan animal orplant that livedin the pastspeciesa group oforganisms that aresimilar to oneanother and cancombine toproduce more oftheir kindimpactto directlyaffect orchangeomnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating bothplants andother animalscarnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyother animalsdecayto degradeor breakdown intosmaller partsdecomposeran organism thatbreaks down theremains of deadplants or animalswithout need forinternal digestionlearnedbehaviorbehavior thatis acquiredthroughexperiencenonlivinga part of theecosystem that isnot living, such assunlight, air, water,rocks, and soilimprinta mark ordepressionmade bypressureoverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of agiven species overwhat itsecosystem cansustainecosystemall living andnonliving thingsand theirinteractions inan areainheritedtraitacharacteristicthat is passedfrom parent tooffspringcamouflagecharacteristicthe helpsanimals blendin with theenvironmentconsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsorganisma single,self-contained,living thingcarryingcapacitymaximumpopulation sizethat can besustained by agivenenvironmenthibernationprocess by whichan organismsslows its lifefunctions for anextended period oftimeweatheringthe breakdownof rocks intovery smallparticles bygravity, water,wind, or icelivingorganismsall objects thathave biologicalprocesses thatkeep them alive,such as plants andanimalsenvironmentthe space,conditions, andall of the livingand nonlivingthings around anorganismhabitatplacewhere ananimal orplant livespredatoran organismthat huntsand feeds onanotherorganismpopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areasymbioticlong-termrelationshipbetween twodifferent kinds oforganisms whereone or both receivebenefitfoodwebinterconnectedset of foodchainspreyan animalthat ishunted asfoodsedimentsand or smallpieces ofrock brokendown byweatheringherbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsmodela representationof somethingthat can help usunderstand howit worksmigrationlong-distance,usually seasonalmovement ofanimals from oneplace to anothermimicrywhen anorganismcopies acharacteristic ofanotherorganismnichethe role anorganismplays in itsecosystemproduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyadaptationanycharacteristicthat helps aplant oranimal survivefossila preservedpart or trace ofan animal orplant that livedin the pastspeciesa group oforganisms that aresimilar to oneanother and cancombine toproduce more oftheir kindimpactto directlyaffect orchangeomnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating bothplants andother animalscarnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyother animalsdecayto degradeor breakdown intosmaller partsdecomposeran organism thatbreaks down theremains of deadplants or animalswithout need forinternal digestionlearnedbehaviorbehavior thatis acquiredthroughexperiencenonlivinga part of theecosystem that isnot living, such assunlight, air, water,rocks, and soilimprinta mark ordepressionmade bypressureoverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of agiven species overwhat itsecosystem cansustainecosystemall living andnonliving thingsand theirinteractions inan area

Organisms and Environments - 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 characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring
    inherited trait
  2. characteristic the helps animals blend in with the environment
    camouflage
  3. an organism that gets energy from eating plants or animals
    consumer
  4. a single, self-contained, living thing
    organism
  5. maximum population size that can be sustained by a given environment
    carrying capacity
  6. process by which an organisms slows its life functions for an extended period of time
    hibernation
  7. the breakdown of rocks into very small particles by gravity, water, wind, or ice
    weathering
  8. all objects that have biological processes that keep them alive, such as plants and animals
    living organisms
  9. the space, conditions, and all of the living and nonliving things around an organism
    environment
  10. place where an animal or plant lives
    habitat
  11. an organism that hunts and feeds on another organism
    predator
  12. all the interacting members of a species in a single area
    population
  13. long-term relationship between two different kinds of organisms where one or both receive benefit
    symbiotic
  14. interconnected set of food chains
    food web
  15. an animal that is hunted as food
    prey
  16. sand or small pieces of rock broken down by weathering
    sediment
  17. an organism that gets energy by eating only plants
    herbivore
  18. a representation of something that can help us understand how it works
    model
  19. long-distance, usually seasonal movement of animals from one place to another
    migration
  20. when an organism copies a characteristic of another organism
    mimicry
  21. the role an organism plays in its ecosystem
    niche
  22. an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy
    producer
  23. any characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive
    adaptation
  24. a preserved part or trace of an animal or plant that lived in the past
    fossil
  25. a group of organisms that are similar to one another and can combine to produce more of their kind
    species
  26. to directly affect or change
    impact
  27. an organism that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
    omnivore
  28. an organism that gets energy by eating only other animals
    carnivore
  29. to degrade or break down into smaller parts
    decay
  30. an organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants or animals without need for internal digestion
    decomposer
  31. behavior that is acquired through experience
    learned behavior
  32. a part of the ecosystem that is not living, such as sunlight, air, water, rocks, and soil
    nonliving
  33. a mark or depression made by pressure
    imprint
  34. an increase in the number of individuals of a given species over what its ecosystem can sustain
    overpopulation
  35. all living and nonliving things and their interactions in an area
    ecosystem