Carnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan area AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animals Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan area AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animals Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimals

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