Predator an animalthat eatsotheranimals  Carnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardship AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsOrganism a single,self-contained,living thingFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextCommunity differentpopulationsthat share anecosystemFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchains Populationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animals Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energySunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterPredator an animalthat eatsotheranimals Carnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own foodOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsSurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardship AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsOrganism a single,self-contained,living thingFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextCommunity differentpopulationsthat share anecosystemFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchains Populationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animals Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesProduceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energySunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,water

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