Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Matter and Energy in Living Systems ~ Misconception MEM059

Food is turned into energy and is used up in the process (Smith & Anderson, 1986).

Items that test for misconception MEM059 in this project (MEGA) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
EB057001	Some of the molecules from milk a nursing infant drinks are changed into new molecules that become part of its body structures.	44%
EB058001	The egg yolk gets smaller as a 5-day old chick grows inside an egg into a 10-day chick because some of the molecules from the yolk are broken down and assembled into new molecules that become part of the chick’s body.	28%
EB059002	Inside an egg as a 5-day old chick grows into a 10-day old chick, oxygen enters through the shell and reacts with molecules from the yolk to release energy for the growth of the chick. Carbon dioxide produced during the chemical reaction leaves through the shell.	12%