Sally and Charlie were learning about the plant and animal kingdoms in science class. Their assignment for the day can be seen above. Charlie said that BOTH plants and animals need sunlight and nutrients and they both make their own food. Sally said Charlie was wrong! She said that plants use sunlight to make their own food and animals eat their food. Who is correct? Explain using the three terms sunlight, nutrients, food. A) Sally is correct. Only plants need nutrients, and plants need sunlight to make their own food. Animals eat plants and other animals for food. B) Charlie is correct. Plants and animals need sunlight to live. They both make their own food and get the nutrients they need from the food. C) Charlie is correct. Plants and animals need sunlight and nutrients to survive. They both use the sunlight to make the food that they eat and the food provides nutrient. D) Sally is correct. All living things need nutrients. How they get them is different. Plants use sunlight to help them make their food. Animals eat food; they do not make food.
