ParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbanceCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostPredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental carer-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbanceCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostPredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental carer-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacity

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