CommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental careSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbanceProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityr-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessPredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental careSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbanceProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityr-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessPredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesis

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