Interactionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach other Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach other Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in 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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G G
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I I
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O O
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O O
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G G
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G G
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B B
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  1. B-an action that occurs when 2 or more objects have effect on each other
    B-Interaction
  2. I-an organism that BREAKS down the remains of dead plants & animals
    I- Decomposer
  3. O-a single, self-contained, living thing
    O-Organism
  4. G-all living and nonliving things & all their interactions in an area
    G-Ecosystem
  5. N-objects that have biological processes to keep them alive. Ex: Plants & animals
    N-Living
  6. N-a part of the ecosystem that is not living. Ex: oxygen, rocks, water
    N-Nonliving
  7. B- an organism that gets energy from eating plants or animals
    B-Consumer
  8. O-all the interacting members of a species in a single area
    O-Population
  9. G-organism that gets energy by eating only other animals
    G-Carnivore
  10. I-are the nonliving elements in an environment. Ex: water, soil, air, light
    I- Abiotic Factor
  11. O-an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy
    O-Producer
  12. O-an organism that gets energy by eating BOTH plants & other animals
    O-Omnivore
  13. G-different populations that share an ecosystem
    G-Community
  14. G-an animal that eats other animals
    G-Predator
  15. B-process by which producer/plants use the energy in sunlight to create their own food
    B-Photosynthesis
  16. I-is represented by arrows. The arrows point the direction that energy moves
    I-Flow of energy
  17. B-an organism that gets energy by eating only plants
    B-Herbivore
  18. B-are the living elements in an environment. Ex: plants, animals, bacteria
    B-Biotic Factor
  19. 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
  20. I-to continue alive in spite of danger or hardship
    I-Survive
  21. N-an interconnected set of food chains
    N-Food web
  22. O-an increase in the number of individuals of a species over what its ecosystem can sustain
    O-Overpopulation
  23. N-is the beginning of the food chain. It provides energy for plants to undergo photosynthesis
    N-Sun
  24. I-a representation of the flow of energy amongst organisms in an ecosystem
    I-Food chain