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