Consumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteria Carnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesis AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energy Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesis AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energy 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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B B
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G G
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B B
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O O
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I I
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B B
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N N
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N N
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I I
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N N
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G G
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  1. B- an organism that gets energy from eating plants or animals
    B-Consumer
  2. G-an animal that eats other animals
    G-Predator
  3. B-are the living elements in an environment. Ex: plants, animals, bacteria
    B-Biotic Factor
  4. G-organism that gets energy by eating only other animals
    G-Carnivore
  5. G-different populations that share an ecosystem
    G-Community
  6. O-all the interacting members of a species in a single area
    O-Population
  7. B-an action that occurs when 2 or more objects have effect on each other
    B-Interaction
  8. O-an increase in the number of individuals of a species over what its ecosystem can sustain
    O-Overpopulation
  9. N-a part of the ecosystem that is not living. Ex: oxygen, rocks, water
    N-Nonliving
  10. I-a representation of the flow of energy amongst organisms in an ecosystem
    I-Food chain
  11. B-process by which producer/plants use the energy in sunlight to create their own food
    B-Photosynthesis
  12. N-an interconnected set of food chains
    N-Food web
  13. N-is the beginning of the food chain. It provides energy for plants to undergo photosynthesis
    N-Sun
  14. I-are the nonliving elements in an environment. Ex: water, soil, air, light
    I- Abiotic Factor
  15. N-objects that have biological processes to keep them alive. Ex: Plants & animals
    N-Living
  16. B-an organism that gets energy by eating only plants
    B-Herbivore
  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. O-a single, self-contained, living thing
    O-Organism
  19. I-is represented by arrows. The arrows point the direction that energy moves
    I-Flow of energy
  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-to continue alive in spite of danger or hardship
    I-Survive
  23. O-an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy
    O-Producer
  24. I-an organism that BREAKS down the remains of dead plants & animals
    I- Decomposer