Organism a single,self-contained,living thingTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextCommunity differentpopulationsthat share anecosystem Surviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimals Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchains Predator an animalthat eatsotheranimals Consumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energyOrganism a single,self-contained,living thingTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextCommunity differentpopulationsthat share anecosystemSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimals Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animals AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchains Predator an animalthat eatsotheranimals Consumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energy

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