Herbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteria  Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteria Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustain

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