Overpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own food AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,water Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own food AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,water Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaPopulationall 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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  1. S-an increase in the number of individuals of a species over what its ecosystem can sustain
    S-Overpopulation
  2. I-an organism that gets energy by eating BOTH plants & other animals
    I-Omnivore
  3. I-process by which producer/plants use the energy in sunlight to create their own food
    I-Photosynthesis
  4. S-are the nonliving elements in an environment. Ex: water, soil, air, light
    S- Abiotic Factor
  5. I-an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy
    I-Producer
  6. S-organism that gets energy by eating only other animals
    S-Carnivore
  7. C-objects that have biological processes to keep them alive. Ex: Plants & animals
    C-Living
  8. C-to continue alive in spite of danger or hardship
    C-Survive
  9. I-a part of the ecosystem that is not living. Ex: oxygen, rocks, water
    I-Nonliving
  10. C-an organism that BREAKS down the remains of dead plants & animals
    C- Decomposer
  11. S- an organism that gets energy from eating plants or animals
    S-Consumer
  12. C-a single, self-contained, living thing
    C-Organism
  13. I-an interconnected set of food chains
    I-Food web
  14. C-all the interacting members of a species in a single area
    C-Population
  15. C-different populations that share an ecosystem
    C-Community
  16. I-is the beginning of the food chain. It provides energy for plants to undergo photosynthesis
    I-Sun
  17. S-is represented by arrows. The arrows point the direction that energy moves
    S-Flow of energy
  18. S-all living and nonliving things & all their interactions in an area
    S-Ecosystem
  19. 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
  20. S-an action that occurs when 2 or more objects have effect on each other
    S-Interaction
  21. C-a representation of the flow of energy amongst organisms in an ecosystem
    C-Food chain
  22. S-an organism that gets energy by eating only plants
    S-Herbivore
  23. I-an animal that eats other animals
    I-Predator
  24. I-are the living elements in an environment. Ex: plants, animals, bacteria
    I-Biotic Factor
  25. C-all the interacting members of a species in a single area
    C-Population