SecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbancer-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbanceEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental carePredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensitySecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbancer-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbanceEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental carePredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensity

Ecology Bingo - 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. Succession beginning where soil remains after disturbance
    Secondary succession
  2. Energy lost as heat between trophic levels
    Ten percent rule
  3. Offspring raised by a different species
    Brood parasitism
  4. Parasite living on the outside of the host
    Ectoparasite
  5. Species richness combined with evenness
    Diversity
  6. Parasite living inside the host
    Endoparasite
  7. Succession beginning on bare substrate with no soil
    Primary succession
  8. Population dispersed in clusters
    Clumped dispersion
  9. When two species use the same limiting resource
    Competitive exclusion
  10. Ability of a community to resist change during disturbance
    Resistance
  11. Species with many offspring early reproduction and fast growth
    r-selected species
  12. Water sunlight temperature and nutrients required by producers
    Abiotic resources
  13. One species benefits while the other is harmed
    Parasitism
  14. Productivity increases when sunlight and water are available
    Net primary productivity
  15. When species evolve to use different parts of a resource
    Resource partitioning
  16. One species benefits and the other is unaffected
    Commensalism
  17. Carbon capture through photosynthesis
    Carbon fixation
  18. The change in species composition over time after disturbance
    Succession
  19. A gradual boundary between two communities
    Ecotone
  20. Nutrients added to water causing algal blooms
    Eutrophication
  21. A species decreasing the chance that another can establish
    Inhibition
  22. Both species benefit from the interaction
    Mutualism
  23. A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its community
    Keystone species
  24. Population dispersed randomly
    Random dispersion
  25. Species with few offspring slower reproduction and high parental care
    K-selected species
  26. Organisms that eat other animals
    Predators
  27. Organisms that get energy by eating producers
    Herbivores
  28. Breakdown of organic matter by microbes
    Decomposition
  29. Movement of nutrients between living and nonliving components
    Biogeochemical cycle
  30. Population growth influenced by carrying capacity
    Logistic growth
  31. Ability of a surface to reflect sunlight
    Albedo effect
  32. Organisms that photosynthesize and form the base of energy pyramids
    Producers
  33. A species altering the environment to increase chance of another establishing
    Facilitation
  34. Relationship where both species negatively affect each other
    Competition
  35. A slow initial feeding rate at low prey density
    Type III functional response
  36. Population dispersed evenly due to competition
    Uniform dispersion
  37. A predator’s feeding rate that levels off at high prey densities
    Type II functional response
  38. Population growth by a constant ratio over time
    Geometric growth
  39. Ability of a community to recover after disturbance
    Resilience
  40. A positive linear increase in feeding rate with prey density
    Type I functional response