Predatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy moves Carnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchains Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplants AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energySunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchains Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplants AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energySunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own food

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