Ecosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan area Sunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single area Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single area Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach other

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