Interactionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energy Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystem AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energy Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchainsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystem AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightOrganisma single,self-contained,living thingTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsCommunitydifferentpopulationsthat share anecosystemPredatoran animalthat eatsotheranimalsPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single area

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