DiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental careTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostPredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbancer-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental careTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostPredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbancer-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbance

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