Produceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energy Populationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchains AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,water Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchains AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,water Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystem

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