overpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of agiven species overwhat itsecosystem cansustaincarnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyother animalsdecomposeran organism thatbreaks down theremains of deadplants or animalswithout need forinternal digestionweatheringthe breakdownof rocks intovery smallparticles bygravity, water,wind, or icehabitatplacewhere ananimal orplant livesfossila preservedpart or trace ofan animal orplant that livedin the pastadaptationanycharacteristicthat helps aplant oranimal survivemigrationlong-distance,usually seasonalmovement ofanimals from oneplace to anotherfoodwebinterconnectedset of foodchainsmodela representationof somethingthat can help usunderstand howit worksspeciesa group oforganisms that aresimilar to oneanother and cancombine toproduce more oftheir kindenvironmentthe space,conditions, andall of the livingand nonlivingthings around anorganismorganisma single,self-contained,living thingsedimentsand or smallpieces ofrock brokendown byweatheringomnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating bothplants andother animalscarryingcapacitymaximumpopulation sizethat can besustained by agivenenvironmentimpactto directlyaffect orchangeproduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energynonlivinga part of theecosystem that isnot living, such assunlight, air, water,rocks, and soilmimicrywhen anorganismcopies acharacteristic ofanotherorganismherbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantslivingorganismsall objects thathave biologicalprocesses thatkeep them alive,such as plants andanimalspopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areainheritedtraitacharacteristicthat is passedfrom parent tooffspring symbioticlong-termrelationshipbetween twodifferent kinds oforganisms whereone or both receivebenefithibernationprocess by whichan organismsslows its lifefunctions for anextended period oftimeimprinta mark ordepressionmade bypressurecamouflagecharacteristicthe helpsanimals blendin with theenvironmentlearnedbehaviorbehavior thatis acquiredthroughexperiencenichethe role anorganismplays in itsecosystemecosystemall living andnonliving thingsand theirinteractions inan areadecayto degradeor breakdown intosmaller partspreyan animalthat ishunted asfoodconsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalspredatoran organismthat huntsand feeds onanotherorganismoverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of agiven species overwhat itsecosystem cansustaincarnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyother animalsdecomposeran organism thatbreaks down theremains of deadplants or animalswithout need forinternal digestionweatheringthe breakdownof rocks intovery smallparticles bygravity, water,wind, or icehabitatplacewhere ananimal orplant livesfossila preservedpart or trace ofan animal orplant that livedin the pastadaptationanycharacteristicthat helps aplant oranimal survivemigrationlong-distance,usually seasonalmovement ofanimals from oneplace to anotherfoodwebinterconnectedset of foodchainsmodela representationof somethingthat can help usunderstand howit worksspeciesa group oforganisms that aresimilar to oneanother and cancombine toproduce more oftheir kindenvironmentthe space,conditions, andall of the livingand nonlivingthings around anorganismorganisma single,self-contained,living thingsedimentsand or smallpieces ofrock brokendown byweatheringomnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating bothplants andother animalscarryingcapacitymaximumpopulation sizethat can besustained by agivenenvironmentimpactto directlyaffect orchangeproduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energynonlivinga part of theecosystem that isnot living, such assunlight, air, water,rocks, and soilmimicrywhen anorganismcopies acharacteristic ofanotherorganismherbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantslivingorganismsall objects thathave biologicalprocesses thatkeep them alive,such as plants andanimalspopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areainheritedtraitacharacteristicthat is passedfrom parent tooffspringsymbioticlong-termrelationshipbetween twodifferent kinds oforganisms whereone or both receivebenefithibernationprocess by whichan organismsslows its lifefunctions for anextended period oftimeimprinta mark ordepressionmade bypressurecamouflagecharacteristicthe helpsanimals blendin with theenvironmentlearnedbehaviorbehavior thatis acquiredthroughexperiencenichethe role anorganismplays in itsecosystemecosystemall living andnonliving thingsand theirinteractions inan areadecayto degradeor breakdown intosmaller partspreyan animalthat ishunted asfoodconsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalspredatoran organismthat huntsand feeds onanotherorganism

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