UniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental careGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsr-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbancePredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the hostUniformdispersionPopulationdispersedevenly duetocompetitionK-selectedspeciesSpecies withfew offspringslowerreproductionand highparental careGeometricgrowthPopulationgrowth by aconstantratio overtimeParasitismOne speciesbenefitswhile theother isharmedResourcepartitioningWhenspeciesevolve to usedifferent partsof a resourceFacilitationA speciesaltering theenvironment toincrease chanceof anotherestablishingType IIfunctionalresponseA predator’sfeeding ratethat levels offat high preydensitiesProducersOrganisms thatphotosynthesizeand form thebase of energypyramidsSecondarysuccessionSuccessionbeginningwhere soilremains afterdisturbanceCommensalismOne speciesbenefits andthe other isunaffectedRandomdispersionPopulationdispersedrandomlyType IfunctionalresponseA positivelinear increasein feeding ratewith preydensityEutrophicationNutrientsadded towatercausing algalbloomsMutualismBoth speciesbenefit fromtheinteractionKeystonespeciesA species thathas adisproportionatelylarge effect on itscommunityDecompositionBreakdownof organicmatter bymicrobesAbioticresourcesWater sunlighttemperatureand nutrientsrequired byproducersEndoparasiteParasitelivinginside thehostNet primaryproductivityProductivityincreaseswhen sunlightand water areavailableResistanceAbility of acommunity toresist changeduringdisturbanceBiogeochemicalcycleMovement ofnutrientsbetween livingand nonlivingcomponentsCompetitionRelationshipwhere bothspeciesnegativelyaffect eachotherBroodparasitismOffspringraised bya differentspeciesResilienceAbility of acommunityto recoverafterdisturbanceTenpercentruleEnergy lostas heatbetweentrophic levelsr-selectedspeciesSpecies withmany offspringearlyreproductionand fast growthClumpeddispersionPopulationdispersedin clustersPrimarysuccessionSuccessionbeginning onbaresubstratewith no soilInhibitionA speciesdecreasingthe chancethat anothercan establishType IIIfunctionalresponseA slow initialfeeding rateat low preydensityHerbivoresOrganismsthat getenergy byeatingproducersCarbonfixationCarboncapturethroughphotosynthesisLogisticgrowthPopulationgrowthinfluencedby carryingcapacityCompetitiveexclusionWhen twospecies usethe samelimitingresourceSuccessionThe change inspeciescompositionover time afterdisturbancePredatorsOrganismsthat eatotheranimalsEcotoneA gradualboundarybetween twocommunitiesAlbedoeffectAbility of asurface toreflectsunlightDiversitySpeciesrichnesscombinedwithevennessEctoparasiteParasiteliving onthe outsideof the host

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