Alllivingthingsneedenergytoliveandgrow.Thisenergycomesfirstfromthesun.Plantsusewaterandsunlighttomaketheirownfood.Animalscannotmaketheirownfood,andtheyeatplants.Otheranimalstheneattheplanteaters.
Afoodchainshowswhateatswhat.Itmightshowthatzebraseatgrassandthenlionseatzabras.
Lionsalsoeatotheranimals.Zebraseatotherkindsofplants.Soittakesmorethanonefoodchaintoshowhowlionsandzebrasgettheirenergy.
Afoodwebshowshowfoodchainsworktogether.Fromitwecanseehowenergymovesfromplantstoanimals.
Plantsandanimalsthatliveinhot,drydesertsdependonwateraswellasfood.Creosotebusheshavesmallleavesthatholdwater.Theirseedsprovidefoodandwaterforkangaroorats.Kangarooratsdon'tneedtodrinkwater.Theygetallthewatertheyneedfromtheplantstheyeat.Kangarooratskeepcoolbycomingoutonlyatnighttolookforfood.Ringtailcatsalsocomeoutonlyatnight.Ringtailcatshuntandeatkangaroorats.Coyoteseatboththekangarooratsandtheringtailcats.
Nothingiswastedinafoodweb,Vultureseatdeadanimals.Vulturesarescavengers.Scavengersdonothuntandkillotheranimalstogetfood.Theyeatanimalsthatarealreadydead.Whenaringtailcatoracoyotedies,itmakesamealforthevultures.Scavengersdoanimportantjobinkeepingtheenvironmentclean.
31.Wheredoestheenergythatlivingthingsneedfirstcomefrom?___
A.Animals
B.Plants
C.Thesun
D.Planteaters
32.Whydoringtailcatscomeoutonlyatnight?___
A.Becausetheyareafraidofcoyotes
B.Becausetheyareshyanimals
C.Becauseitisveryhotinthedaytime
D.Becausetheycaneatkangaroorats
33.Whatkindofanimalcanbeplacedintheemptyboxofthepicture?___
A.Kangaroo
B.vulture
C.Cat
D.Zebra
34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?___
A.Lionseatdifferentkindsofanimals
B.Plantsareonthetopofthefoodchain
C.Scavengerscankeeptheenvironmentclean
D.Someanimalsgetwaterfromtheplantstheyeat.
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