Overpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsCommunity differentpopulationsthat share anecosystemConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimals Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single area AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightPredator an animalthat eatsotheranimals Populationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchains Surviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemOrganism a single,self-contained,living thingInteractionan 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 energyEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsCommunity differentpopulationsthat share anecosystemConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimals Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single area AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightPredator an animalthat eatsotheranimals Populationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchains Surviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemOrganism a single,self-contained,living thingInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach other

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