How Do We Use Food Food Webs 5-PS3-1

Grade 5 - NGSS - CA

Cells using oxygen to produce energy from food

Cellular respiration

Cells using oxygen to produce energy from food. Cellular respiration. Cellular respiration is the process where cells turn food into energy with the help of oxygen.

The green pigment in plants that uses light energy for photosynthesis

Chlorophyll

The green pigment in plants that uses light energy for photosynthesis. Chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is what makes plants green and helps them make food using sunlight.

Unlike a plant, cannot make its own food, instead it eats other living things

Consumer

Unlike a plant, cannot make its own food, instead it eats other living things. Consumer. A consumer is a living thing that gets its energy by eating other plants or animals.

The food energy transfer between organisms in an ecosystem

Food chain

The food energy transfer between organisms in an ecosystem. Food chain. A food chain shows how energy passes from one living thing to another in an ecosystem.

A model of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem

Food web

A model of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem. Food web. A food web shows how different plants and animals are connected by who eats whom in an ecosystem.

A substance that an organism needs to live, like water or minerals

Nutrient

A substance that an organism needs to live, like water or minerals. nutrient. A nutrient is something that gives living things the food or energy they need to grow and stay healthy.

The process by which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food

Photosynthesis

The process by which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food is called photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is how plants make their own food using sunlight.

Organism that can make its own food, like all plants

Producer

Organism that can make its own food, like all plants. Producer. A producer is a living thing, like a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight.