TenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbanceBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityPredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental careEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionr-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbanceBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityPredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental careEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionr-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growth

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