Overpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystem AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, light Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystem AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, light Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesis

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