Energy Flow from Benchmark

By eating a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and protein sources.

By absorbing sunlight through their leaves.

By converting water, nutrients, and sunlight into two useful energy.

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The sun is the source for all energy in food.

Plants get the energy they need from the sun.

They absorb sunlight through their leaves and combine it with water and nutrients absorbed from the soil.

Through chemical processes this material is converted to plant matter and useful energy.

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Sun

Producers

Primary consumers

Secondary consumers

Tertiary consumers

They absorb energy from the sun.

They eat plants.

Through photosynthesis.

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Plants get the energy they need from the sun.

This food provides animals with the energy they need to stay warm and be active.

Humans get the energy they need from eating plants.

They absorbed sunlight through their leaves and combined it with water and nutrients absorbed from the soil.

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