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