BioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animals Photosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animals Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animals Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplants

Food Chains - Call List

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