Science Video Response - Day 1

What is the food chain?

• A series of events that enables life forms to obtain energy

• A list of animals that eat plants

• A way to grow food in a garden

• A type of animal habitat

What is energy?

• The power to cause change

• The food animals eat

• The process of growth

• The light from the sun

What is the process called when plants make their own food using sunlight?

• Respiration

• Digestion

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposition

How do plants get the energy they need?

• By eating other plants

• By eating animals

• By making their own food from sunlight

• By absorbing energy from the soil

Why are producers considered the foundation of the food chain?

• They are the largest organisms

• They eat other animals

• They create oxygen and food for other organisms

• They decompose dead matter

What are animals that only eat plants called?

• Secondary consumers

• Primary consumers

• Decomposers

• Scavengers

What are animals that eat both plants and other animals called?

• Primary consumers

• Producers

• Secondary consumers

• Scavengers

What do scavengers eat in the food chain?

• Only plants

• Live animals

• Dead and decaying animals

• Both plants and live animals

What is the main role of decomposers in the food chain?

• To produce food from sunlight

• To eat live plants

• To break down dead organisms

• To hunt other animals

What do decomposers convert dead organisms into that plants use to grow?

• Oxygen and sugar

• Carbon dioxide and water

• Sunlight and nutrients

• Proteins and fats