RandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbanceCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishPredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental careSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesr-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbanceCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishPredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental careSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesr-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevenness

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