Surviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,water Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,water Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animals

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