Overpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own food AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardship Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own food AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardship Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimals

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