Notes from the first lesson on photosynthesis.

1. Food Chain ReviewFood Chain Review

2. Concepts
• What is a food chain?
– Give an example.
• What are the animals that eat other
animals called?
– Predators or Carnivores
• What are the animals that eat plants
called?
– Herbivores

3. • What role do all the organisms that eat
plants and animals play in the
ecosystem?
– Consumers.
• What role do plants play in the
ecosystem?
– Producers.
• What does it mean to be a producer in
an ecosystem?
– Producers make Food.

4. Food and Cells
• All Cells need Energy!
– Energy comes from food
• Plants make their own food
– Phloem delivers food to cells
– Plants use food to grow
• Plants are made out of food
• Animal eats plant ⇒ plant becomes
food for animal

5. Focus Questions
• What is the food produced by plants
made of?
• Where does the matter come from?
• What kinds of raw materials do plants
use to make food?