Herbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplants Carnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan area Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energySunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan area Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energySunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardship

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