🌞All creatures in the food chain get their energy from the Sun.
🐟Larger creatures, like salmon, rely on smaller creatures, like mackerel, for their energy.
🌱Smaller creatures, like mackerel, get their energy from phytoplankton.
🌊Phytoplankton, like all plants, get their energy from the Sun.
🍽️Every bite of food we take is effectively solar-powered.
How do creatures in the food chain get their energy?
—All creatures in the food chain ultimately get their energy from the Sun.
What do larger creatures rely on for their energy?
—Larger creatures, like salmon, rely on smaller creatures, like mackerel, for their energy.
What do smaller creatures rely on for their energy?
—Smaller creatures, like mackerel, get their energy from phytoplankton.
Where do plants get their energy from?
—Plants, including phytoplankton, get their energy from the Sun.
What powers every bite of food we take?
—Every bite of food we take is effectively solar-powered.
00:03The video begins with the question: where does the food chain get its energy?
00:17Three volunteers are chosen to demonstrate the food chain.
00:46The first volunteer represents the salmon, which eats smaller fish as its source of energy.
01:02The second volunteer represents the smaller fish, which gets its energy from phytoplankton.
01:19The third volunteer represents phytoplankton, which gets its energy from the Sun.
