Energy Basics
What is the main source of energy for all life on Earth?
The Sun
What do we call living things, like plants, that make their own food?
Producers
A food chain shows how ______ moves from one living thing to another.
Energy
What process do plants use to make food using sunlight?
Photosynthesis
Are humans producers or consumers? Explain why.
Consumers, because they eat plants or animals for energy
Complete the energy chain:
Sun → Grass → ______
Deer (or another herbivore)
Why can’t animals get energy directly from the Sun?
Animals can’t make their own food; they get energy by eating plants or other animals
What would happen to consumers if producers disappeared? Why?
Consumers would lose their energy source because energy starts with producers
Why do all food chains begin with plants?
Plants are producers that turn sunlight into food energy