BioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteria Surviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodOrganisma single,self-contained,living thing AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,water Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodOrganisma single,self-contained,living thing AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,water Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single area

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