Sunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimals Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystem AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimals Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystem AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animals

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