Original Project
Matter and Energy in Living Systems
Plants make their own food in the form of sugar molecules from carbon dioxide molecules and water molecules. In…
Item ME109003: Plants use sugars that they make as food.
What do plants use as food?
- Plants use sugars that they make as food.
- Plants use substances that they take in from the soil as food.
- Plants use both sugars that they make and substances that they take in from the soil as food.
- Plants do not use sugars that they make or substances that they take in from the soil as food.
- Distribution of Responses
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1226 | 5127 | 24% |
| Grades | |||
| 6–8 | 647 | 2961 | 22% |
| 9–12 | 572 | 2148 | 27% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 683 | 2480 | 28% |
| Female | 507 | 2527 | 20% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 1119 | 4532 | 25% |
| Other | 87 | 467 | 19% |