Predatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animals Omnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan area AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystem Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan area AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystem Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteria

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