Livingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animals Interactionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherCommunity differentpopulationsthat share anecosystemOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemPredator an animalthat eatsotheranimals Produceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energySurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own food AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchains  Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsOrganism a single,self-contained,living thingNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan areaLivingobjects that havebiologicalprocesses to keepthem alive. Ex:Plants & animalsInteractionan action thatoccurs when 2or more objectshave effect oneach otherCommunity differentpopulationsthat share anecosystemOverpopulationan increase in thenumber ofindividuals of aspecies over whatits ecosystem cansustainOmnivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating BOTHplants & otheranimalsFoodchaina representation ofthe flow of energyamongstorganisms in anecosystemPredator an animalthat eatsotheranimals Produceran organismthat usessunlight tomake its ownfood for energySurviveto continuealive in spiteof danger orhardshipFlow ofenergyis representedby arrows. Thearrows point thedirection thatenergy movesPhotosynthesisprocess by whichproducer/plantsuse the energy insunlight to createtheir own food AbioticFactorare the nonlivingelements in anenvironment.Ex: water, soil,air, lightPopulation  all theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaConsumeran organismthat getsenergy fromeating plantsor animalsFoodwebaninterconnectedset of foodchains  Decomposeran organismthat BREAKSdown theremains ofdead plants &animalsBioticFactorare the livingelements in anenvironment.Ex: plants,animals,bacteriaHerbivorean organismthat getsenergy byeating onlyplantsTransferofenergyis the energy that ismoved from oneorganism to anotherin the food chain. Theenergy decreasesfrom one organism tothe nextSunis the beginning ofthe food chain. Itprovides energyfor plants toundergophotosynthesisPopulationall theinteractingmembers ofa species ina single areaCarnivoreorganism thatgets energyby eatingonly otheranimalsOrganism a single,self-contained,living thingNonlivinga part of theecosystem thatis not living. Ex:oxygen, rocks,waterEcosystemall living andnonliving things& all theirinteractions inan 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. C-objects that have biological processes to keep them alive. Ex: Plants & animals
    C-Living
  2. S-an action that occurs when 2 or more objects have effect on each other
    S-Interaction
  3. I- different populations that share an ecosystem
    I-Community
  4. S-an increase in the number of individuals of a species over what its ecosystem can sustain
    S-Overpopulation
  5. I-an organism that gets energy by eating BOTH plants & other animals
    I-Omnivore
  6. C-a representation of the flow of energy amongst organisms in an ecosystem
    C-Food chain
  7. S- an animal that eats other animals
    S-Predator
  8. I-an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy
    I-Producer
  9. C-to continue alive in spite of danger or hardship
    C-Survive
  10. S-is represented by arrows. The arrows point the direction that energy moves
    S-Flow of energy
  11. I-process by which producer/plants use the energy in sunlight to create their own food
    I-Photosynthesis
  12. S-are the nonliving elements in an environment. Ex: water, soil, air, light
    S- Abiotic Factor
  13. C-all the interacting members of a species in a single area
    C-Population
  14. S- an organism that gets energy from eating plants or animals
    S-Consumer
  15. C-an interconnected set of food chains
    C-Food web
  16. C-an organism that BREAKS down the remains of dead plants & animals
    C- Decomposer
  17. I-are the living elements in an environment. Ex: plants, animals, bacteria
    I-Biotic Factor
  18. I-an organism that gets energy by eating only plants
    I-Herbivore
  19. 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
  20. I-is the beginning of the food chain. It provides energy for plants to undergo photosynthesis
    I-Sun
  21. C-all the interacting members of a species in a single area
    C-Population
  22. S-organism that gets energy by eating only other animals
    S-Carnivore
  23. I- a single, self-contained, living thing
    I-Organism
  24. C- a part of the ecosystem that is not living. Ex: oxygen, rocks, water
    C-Nonliving
  25. S-all living and nonliving things & all their interactions in an area
    S-Ecosystem