Populations bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Tolerance range, resources and role of an organism.

   Item

   Niche

2. Clue

   Keeping a constant internal environment.

   Item

   Homeostasis

3. Clue

   Thrives across a wide temperature range.

   Item

   Eurythermal

4. Clue

   A bear's winter escape in time.

   Item

   Hibernation

5. Clue

   Births added to a population in a period.

   Item

   Natality

6. Clue

   Plot of age distribution showing growth status.

   Item

   Age pyramid

7. Clue

   K, the maximum a habitat can support.

   Item

   Carrying

8. Clue

   Both species benefit, as in lichens.

   Item

   Mutualism

9. Clue

   One harmed, the other unaffected.

   Item

   Amensalism

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation