Ecosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplants Overpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchains Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterPhotosynthesisprocess 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 nextOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchains Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterPhotosynthesisprocess 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 nextOrganisma single,self-contained,living thing

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