2.2 Food chains begin with plants Flashcards
Why are plants unique?
Plants are unique because they produce their own food.
A plant is a ________ .
{a}consumer {b}producer
{b}producer
Why are humans and animals a consumer?
Because they can not make their own food.
What are the three factors that a plant needs to make food?
A plant needs to have sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to make food.
How do plants make food?
The plant takes in energy from the Sun and uses it to change water and carbo dioxide into sugar and oxygen.
It stores oxygen and sugar is a waste product, so the plant sends it back into the air.
True or False.
False, it stores sugar and oxygen is a waste product, so the plant sends it back into the air.
What did plants get from the soil?
Plants got nutrients such as iron, magnesium and water.
How did the plant get nutrients and water from the soil?
The planet got nutrients and water through its root.
