overpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of agiven species overwhat itsecosystem cansustainenvironmentthe space,conditions, andall of the livingand nonlivingthings around anorganismcamouflagecharacteristicthe helpsanimals blendin with theenvironmentcarnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyother animalspopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaecosystemall living andnonliving thingsand theirinteractions inan areapreyan animalthat ishunted asfoodimpactto directlyaffect orchangemodela representationof somethingthat can help usunderstand howit worksmigrationlong-distance,usually seasonalmovement ofanimals from oneplace to anotheromnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating bothplants andother animalslivingorganismsall objects thathave biologicalprocesses thatkeep them alive,such as plants andanimalssedimentsand or smallpieces ofrock brokendown byweatheringproduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyimprinta mark ordepressionmade bypressurespeciesa group oforganisms that aresimilar to oneanother and cancombine toproduce more oftheir kindnichethe role anorganismplays in itsecosystemadaptationanycharacteristicthat helps aplant oranimal survivemimicrywhen anorganismcopies acharacteristic ofanotherorganismherbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsinheritedtraitacharacteristicthat is passedfrom parent tooffspringorganisma single,self-contained,living thingfoodwebinterconnectedset of foodchains symbioticlong-termrelationshipbetween twodifferent kinds oforganisms whereone or both receivebenefitdecayto degradeor breakdown intosmaller partsdecomposeran organism thatbreaks down theremains of deadplants or animalswithout need forinternal digestionfossila preservedpart or trace ofan animal orplant that livedin the pastconsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsnonlivinga part of theecosystem that isnot living, such assunlight, air, water,rocks, and soilweatheringthe breakdownof rocks intovery smallparticles bygravity, water,wind, or icecarryingcapacitymaximumpopulation sizethat can besustained by agivenenvironmentpredatoran organismthat huntsand feeds onanotherorganismhabitatplacewhere ananimal orplant liveslearnedbehaviorbehavior thatis acquiredthroughexperiencehibernationprocess by whichan organismsslows its lifefunctions for anextended period oftimeoverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of agiven species overwhat itsecosystem cansustainenvironmentthe space,conditions, andall of the livingand nonlivingthings around anorganismcamouflagecharacteristicthe helpsanimals blendin with theenvironmentcarnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyother animalspopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaecosystemall living andnonliving thingsand theirinteractions inan areapreyan animalthat ishunted asfoodimpactto directlyaffect orchangemodela representationof somethingthat can help usunderstand howit worksmigrationlong-distance,usually seasonalmovement ofanimals from oneplace to anotheromnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating bothplants andother animalslivingorganismsall objects thathave biologicalprocesses thatkeep them alive,such as plants andanimalssedimentsand or smallpieces ofrock brokendown byweatheringproduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyimprinta mark ordepressionmade bypressurespeciesa group oforganisms that aresimilar to oneanother and cancombine toproduce more oftheir kindnichethe role anorganismplays in itsecosystemadaptationanycharacteristicthat helps aplant oranimal survivemimicrywhen anorganismcopies acharacteristic ofanotherorganismherbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsinheritedtraitacharacteristicthat is passedfrom parent tooffspringorganisma single,self-contained,living thingfoodwebinterconnectedset of foodchainssymbioticlong-termrelationshipbetween twodifferent kinds oforganisms whereone or both receivebenefitdecayto degradeor breakdown intosmaller partsdecomposeran organism thatbreaks down theremains of deadplants or animalswithout need forinternal digestionfossila preservedpart or trace ofan animal orplant that livedin the pastconsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsnonlivinga part of theecosystem that isnot living, such assunlight, air, water,rocks, and soilweatheringthe breakdownof rocks intovery smallparticles bygravity, water,wind, or icecarryingcapacitymaximumpopulation sizethat can besustained by agivenenvironmentpredatoran organismthat huntsand feeds onanotherorganismhabitatplacewhere ananimal orplant liveslearnedbehaviorbehavior thatis acquiredthroughexperiencehibernationprocess by whichan organismsslows its lifefunctions for anextended period oftime

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