Question

use the hints on this page to help you answer the questions. which of the following best states the central idea of the article? a food chains consist of many herbivores, some carnivores, and a few omnivores. b energy and nutrients move from living thing to living thing in paths called food chains. c consumers need producers to live, but producers do not need consumers to live. d food chains are everywhere on earth, including grasslands, oceans, and rainforests. which statement best summarizes the central idea of paragraph 3? a an owl can eat either a mouse or a snake that ate the mouse. b the energy from seeds moves through a chain of mice, snake and owls. c herbivores and carnivores are both linked to the sun through producers. d carnivores get their energy indirectly from producers by ea other animals. write a brief summary of the article. include at least two detail from the text in your summary.

Explanation:

1. Question 1:

• Option A only describes the composition of food chains in a limited way.
• Option C is about the relationship between consumers and producers, not the central idea of food chains.
• Option D only mentions where food chains are, not the essence.
• Option B correctly states the essence of food chains - the movement of energy and nutrients.

1. Question 2:

• Option A is a specific example.
• Option B is about a specific energy - transfer chain.
• Option C is not the main idea of the paragraph.
• Option D correctly summarizes the energy - acquisition way of carnivores related to producers.

Answer:

1. B. Energy and nutrients move from living thing to living thing in paths called food chains.
2. D. Carnivores get their energy indirectly from producers by eating other animals.