Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Matter and Energy in Living Systems ~ Misconception MEM119

Water is food for plants (Horizon, n.d.; Lee & Diong, 1999; Vaz et al., 1997, Wandersee, 1983).

Items that test for misconception MEM119 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (All organisms need food as a source…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
ME004012	A plant's food are the sugars that it makes--not minerals, water, or carbon dioxide.	18%

Items that test for misconception MEM119 in this project (Original Project) and other key ideas
ME159001	Water is not a souce of food for plants and animals because food must contain molecules that have carbon atoms linked to other carbon atoms, and water molecules do not have carbon atoms linked to other carbon atoms.	62%