Produceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan area Populationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe next Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardship AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe next Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardship AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimals

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