AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustain Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustain Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animals

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