Energy Flow: From Sunlight to Plants to Animals

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Food Person People Human Eat Consume Consumption Energy Flow Calorie Calories Sun Solar Sunlight Light Radiation Earth Plant Photosynthesis Sugar Production Produce Corn Make Green Water Carbon dioxide Efficient Efficiency Transfer Absorb Absorption Chemical Reaction Percent Bond Molecule Starch Protein Generation Offspring Seed Kernel Cow Cell Cellular Muscle Fat Meat Trophic Inefficient Inefficiency Chain Primary Producer Consumer Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore Maintenance photosynthesis energy transfer Earth NOVA
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Science
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Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Energy Flow: From Sunlight to Plants to Animals

Through the process of photosynthesis, plants harness the Sun's energy and in so doing make many forms of life—including human life—possible. What path does this energy follow, and how is it transferred from one type of organism to another? In this feature from NOVA: Earth, learn why 400 pounds of corn cannot be converted into a 400-pound cow.
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PBS Learning Media

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