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