Original Project
Matter and Energy in Living Systems
Item ME004012: A plant's food are the sugars that it makes--not minerals, water, or carbon dioxide.
Which of the following is food for a plant?
A. Sugars that a plant makes
B. Minerals that a plant takes in from the soil
C. Water that a plant takes in through its roots
D. Carbon dioxide that a plant takes in through its leaves
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1772 |
6–8 n = 666 |
9–12 n = 1098 |
Male n = 849 |
Female n = 888 |
English n = 1549 |
Other n = 178 |
|
| A. | 39% | 40% | 39% | 42% | 37% | 41% | 28% |
| B. | 28% | 25% | 30% | 26% | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| C. | 18% | 22% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 30% |
| D. | 14% | 12% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 16% |