ProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbancePredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostr-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental careResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbancePredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostr-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental careResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetition

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