BiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbanceBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbancer-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersPredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental careEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbanceBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbancer-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersPredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental careEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducers

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