The video explains how energy is transferred through a food chain, starting from the sun. It introduces the concept of producers, like grass, which make their own food, and consumers, like grasshoppers, frogs, snakes, and hawks, which obtain energy by eating other organisms. The importance of arrows in food chains to indicate the direction of energy flow is highlighted. The video concludes by summarizing the food chain as a tool to understand energy transfer in ecosystems.

What is the primary source of energy for all living things on Earth?

• The moon

• The sun

• The wind

• The ocean

What is the term used for organisms that make their own food?

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Predators

• Producers

Which organism in the food chain is an example of a consumer?

• Water

• Grasshopper

• Sun

• Grass

In a food chain, what does the direction of the arrow represent?

• The direction of the wind

• The flow of water

• The growth of plants

• The transfer of energy

Which animal eats the grasshopper in the food chain?

• Rabbit

• Frog

• Snake

• Hawk

What role does the snake play in the food chain?

• Predator

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Consumer

Which animal is at the top of the food chain in this example?

• Snake

• Grasshopper

• Frog

• Hawk