AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan area Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe next AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan area Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe next

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