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What do all things get from the food they eat?
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All things need energy to live,
It starts with the sun 'cause it's got a lot to give.
Shining light on the plants, which the animals eat,
And that's how we get the energy that we need.
We, all need energy, that's not a new thing,
So I'm here to talk about the food chain.
It starts with the sun giving energy to plants,
Then the animals eat them and do a little dance.
And you might think,
If you're talking about a food chain, what are the links?
Well we're all connected by the food that we eat,
What's gross to you, to another could be a treat.
So each living thing is a link in the chain,
And they pass along the energy that they contain.
For an example, let's take grass,
A grasshopper eats that up pretty fast.
Which is eaten by a rat, the rat by a snake,
Which a hawk eats swooping in on its lunch break.
Or how about plankton,
The shrimp eat them up, and they don't even bother to thank them.
Little fish eat the shrimp,
A bigger fish will eat that.
Which a bear will catch 'cause it's trying to get fat,
Or a chicken eats corn, which a human will take
And eat fried, grilled, sautéed or baked,
The animal that gets eaten is called prey.
The animal that hunts prey is a predator, hey!
So that's a lesson you can take from me.
To learn about the food chains,
Hope you're not hungry!
All things need energy to live,
It starts with the sun 'cause it's got a lot to give.
Shining light on the plants, which the animals eat,
And that's how we get the energy that we need.
OK, a key fact about a food chain is,
If something happens to a link the whole thing changes.
Like if all the rats died, what about the snakes?
That's a lot less food for them to put on their plates.
So they would go hungry, their numbers would shrink,
What happens after that? Hmmm, what do you think?
The hawks in the sky start to die,
'Cause they need energy from the snakes so they can fly.
And it goes both ways,
Like if all the hawks die, the population of snakes
Would grow 'cause there's no hawks to eat 'em,
But then there wouldn't be enough rats to feed 'em.
We can put things in a food chain into groups,
Because they have things in common, that's true.
First is producers, the plants, you know,
Producing energy from the sun, to grow.
Next is consumers—what do they do?
Eat other plants and animals, they can't make their own food.
What else? Don't forget decomposers,
Bacteria and fungi, you might know this.
They eat decayed matter and return it to the dirt,
Which the plants use and that's how a food chain works.
Are there lots of food chains? You bet—
They all link up to make a food web.
It starts with the sun 'cause it's got a lot to give.
Shining light on the plants, which the animals eat,
And that's how we get the energy that we need.
We, all need energy, that's not a new thing,
So I'm here to talk about the food chain.
It starts with the sun giving energy to plants,
Then the animals eat them and do a little dance.
And you might think,
If you're talking about a food chain, what are the links?
Well we're all connected by the food that we eat,
What's gross to you, to another could be a treat.
So each living thing is a link in the chain,
And they pass along the energy that they contain.
For an example, let's take grass,
A grasshopper eats that up pretty fast.
Which is eaten by a rat, the rat by a snake,
Which a hawk eats swooping in on its lunch break.
Or how about plankton,
The shrimp eat them up, and they don't even bother to thank them.
Little fish eat the shrimp,
A bigger fish will eat that.
Which a bear will catch 'cause it's trying to get fat,
Or a chicken eats corn, which a human will take
And eat fried, grilled, sautéed or baked,
The animal that gets eaten is called prey.
The animal that hunts prey is a predator, hey!
So that's a lesson you can take from me.
To learn about the food chains,
Hope you're not hungry!
All things need energy to live,
It starts with the sun 'cause it's got a lot to give.
Shining light on the plants, which the animals eat,
And that's how we get the energy that we need.
OK, a key fact about a food chain is,
If something happens to a link the whole thing changes.
Like if all the rats died, what about the snakes?
That's a lot less food for them to put on their plates.
So they would go hungry, their numbers would shrink,
What happens after that? Hmmm, what do you think?
The hawks in the sky start to die,
'Cause they need energy from the snakes so they can fly.
And it goes both ways,
Like if all the hawks die, the population of snakes
Would grow 'cause there's no hawks to eat 'em,
But then there wouldn't be enough rats to feed 'em.
We can put things in a food chain into groups,
Because they have things in common, that's true.
First is producers, the plants, you know,
Producing energy from the sun, to grow.
Next is consumers—what do they do?
Eat other plants and animals, they can't make their own food.
What else? Don't forget decomposers,
Bacteria and fungi, you might know this.
They eat decayed matter and return it to the dirt,
Which the plants use and that's how a food chain works.
Are there lots of food chains? You bet—
They all link up to make a food web.
All living things need energy and much of that energy comes from food. This song explores the concept of the food chain and how it works. Students will learn key terms like prey, predator, producer, consumer and decomposer.