(3) RI.3.3-A Web of Energy

According to the text, why does energy begin with the sun?

• A. The sun helps supply water to the soil.

• B. The sun helps dry up the rainwater that falls.

• C. The sun gives energy to plants so they can make food.

• D. The sun gives energy to animals so they can make food.

What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

• A. A food chain shows a one-way connection between living things, but a food web shows connections among many different things.

• B. A food chain shows connections among many things, but a food web shows a one-way connection between two living things.

• C. A food chain shows the connection between the earth and the sun, but a food web shows the connection among plants.

• D. A food chain shows the connection among plants, but a food web shows the connection between the earth and the sun.

According to the text, why are plants known as producers?

• A. They create their own soil.

• B. They create their own food.

• C. They control their own life span.

• D. They control their own water supply.

According to the text, how do consumers get their food?

• A. They must make their own food.

• B. They eat only the food they find in the trees.

• C. They eat only the food that grows in the ground.

• D. They must eat other living things to get energy.

According to the text, what connection do the arrows in the food chain show?

• A. That animals are more important than plants.

• B. The most important members of the food chain.

• C. Where the energy is moving between the plants and animals.

• D. The different ways plants get energy from the sun.