Organisma single,self-contained,living thingEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan area Overpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy moves Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesis AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy moves Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesis AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,water

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