Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Matter and Energy in Living Systems ~ Misconception MEM003

Food is what is needed to keep animals and plants alive (Leach et al., 1992; Lee & Diong, 1999; Roth & Anderson, 1987) or grow (Anderson et al., 1990) without reference to any more specific function of food.

Items that test for misconception MEM003 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
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.	23%
ME160001	Food is anything that is a source of both energy and building materials for plants and animals.	10%
ME100002	Children need food as a source of energy and as a source of material for building or repairing body structures such as muscles.	9%
ME098002	Animals and plants need food as a source of energy and as a source of material for building body parts, such as muscles in animals and leaves in plants.	9%