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