Overpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardship Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardship Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimals

Food Chains - 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. an increase in the number of individuals of a species over what its ecosystem can sustain
    Overpopulation
  2. is the beginning of the food chain. It provides energy for plants to undergo photosynthesis
    Sun
  3. an organism that gets energy from eating plants or animals
    Consumer
  4. a representation of the flow of energy amongst organisms in an ecosystem
    Food chain
  5. objects that have biological processes to keep them alive. Ex: Plants & animals
    Living
  6. a part of the ecosystem that is not living. Ex: oxygen, rocks, water
    Nonliving
  7. all the interacting members of a species in a single area
    Population
  8. different populations that share an ecosystem
    Community
  9. a single, self-contained, living thing
    Organism
  10. an organism that gets energy by eating only plants
    Herbivore
  11. an action that occurs when 2 or more objects have effect on each other
    Interaction
  12. an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy
    Producer
  13. organism that gets energy by eating only other animals
    Carnivore
  14. are the nonliving elements in an environment. Ex: water, soil, air, light
    Abiotic Factor
  15. process by which producer/plants use the energy in sunlight to create their own food
    Photosynthesis
  16. are the living elements in an environment. Ex: plants, animals, bacteria
    Biotic Factor
  17. all living and nonliving things & all their interactions in an area
    Ecosystem
  18. is represented by arrows. The arrows point the direction that energy moves
    Flow of energy
  19. an organism that gets energy by eating BOTH plants & other animals
    Omnivore
  20. to continue alive in spite of danger or hardship
    Survive
  21. an organism that BREAKS down the remains of dead plants & animals
    Decomposer
  22. is the energy that is moved from one organism to another in the food chain. The energy decreases from one organism to the next
    Transfer of energy
  23. an interconnected set of food chains
    Food web
  24. an animal that eats other animals
    Predator