SecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental carePrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbanceEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostr-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailablePredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental carePrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbanceEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostr-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailablePredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlight

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