Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan area AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energy Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan area AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energy

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