Overpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animals Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animals Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystem

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