Grade 2 · Science · Unit 6 of 8
Plants, Animals and Energy
Where do plants and animals get the energy they need?
What your child practises
Animals get energy by eating plants or other animals, plants capture energy from the Sun, and all animals depend on plants.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Life science · how animals get energy, how plants capture energy from the Sun, and animals' dependence on plants
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
What does a polar bear eat near Hudson Bay?
- leaves
- seals
- grass
seals
Hint: Polar bears are carnivores.
Question 2
Which of these eats other animals?
- cow
- wolf
- rabbit
wolf
Hint: A meat eater is called a carnivore.
Question 3
In the chain grass → bison, what does the bison eat?
- berries
- fox
- grass
grass
Hint: The arrow points to the animal that eats.
Question 4
A frog eats a grasshopper. Where does the frog get its energy?
- from the grasshopper
- from the water only
- from the Sun directly
from the grasshopper
Hint: The frog gets energy from the food it eats.
Question 5
Where do plants get the energy they need to grow?
- from the dark
- from the Sun
- from meat
from the Sun
Hint: Plants use sunlight to make their food.
Question 6
Why can we say the Sun is important to all animals?
- Animals live inside it
- Animals drink its heat
- Plants use its light, and animals eat plants
Plants use its light, and animals eat plants
Hint: Energy flows from the Sun to plants to animals.