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00:0-1	Okay , Food is super important . Super important .
00:04	It's a big part of your day , right ?
00:06	You need food to live , right ? It's very
00:10	important . You know , if you've seen many of
00:12	our videos that we love carrots , carrots are a
00:15	great example of a food that can give us lots
00:18	of energy that can help us through the day .
00:21	Food isn't just for people , here's a dog eating
00:25	a treat that looks yummy . You know , for
00:28	a dog , you know , fish have to eat
00:31	. And so do bears look at this bear eating
00:34	berries . It's got a funny a bear eating berries
00:38	. Uh that's really kind of funny , enjoy your
00:42	berries . Mr bear , Sorry . It's you know
00:44	, enjoy keep eating , keep eating . Did you
00:47	know , even plants like trees need food ? Did
00:51	you know that isn't that cool ? In fact ,
00:54	all living things need food . All living things need
01:01	food . But how do they get that food ?
01:04	Mm hmm . That's a good question . That's what
01:07	this video is all about . To find out .
01:11	How living things get food . You will be learning
01:14	about something called the food chain . Can you say
01:18	that with us ? The food chain ? Yes .
01:22	The food chain . Now a food chain isn't an
01:28	actual chain of food . Like a long chain of
01:31	carrots . Okay . That's not what the food chain
01:34	is . Even though that would be really cool .
01:37	The food chain explains how living things get the food
01:41	they need . The food chain . There are different
01:47	parts of the food chain . We are going to
01:49	learn about the different parts of the food chain to
01:52	see how living things get food . Uh huh .
01:57	First we are going to learn about producers . Producers
02:01	make up the first part of the food chain .
02:05	Producers are living things that make their own food .
02:09	If a living thing creates its own food . It
02:12	is a producer . We are surrounded by producers everywhere
02:18	we go . Because every plant is a producer ,
02:22	yep . Every plant in the entire world is a
02:28	producer . That grass , it's a producer , it
02:32	makes its own food . Those trees , they are
02:36	producers , they make their own food , these flowers
02:41	, they are producers , they make their own food
02:47	. Now , wait , how can plants make their
02:49	own food ? You never see a plan in the
02:51	kitchen saying , hey , I'm gonna cook something real
02:54	fast . I need to make some of my own
02:56	food . So can you tell me where the pans
02:59	are ? No plants make their own food through a
03:04	process called photosynthesis , wow , that's a big word
03:09	. Photosynthesis , photosynthesis is amazing . Plants use energy
03:15	from the sun to make their own food . That's
03:19	why plants need sunlight . So plants make their own
03:22	food , but they don't cook or bake , They
03:25	get energy from the sun to make their own food
03:28	photosynthesis . You know , that's one of the reasons
03:33	you'll never see plants shopping for groceries to get food
03:37	. You'd have to tell the plant , hey don't
03:40	you use energy from the sun to make your own
03:42	food Using photosynthesis . It's nice to meet you and
03:45	everything , but you need to make your own food
03:48	, you know using sunlight , water and air ,
03:51	you're a producer . So when the sun is shining
03:56	on plants , just think of how the sunlight is
04:00	helping the plants make their own food using photosynthesis .
04:04	That is how plants are producers , they make their
04:08	own food producers make their own food . Okay ,
04:14	pull it together . Right let's let's get off the
04:17	sad music . There's nothing sad about photosynthesis or sunlight
04:22	. Okay , where were we ? Oh yeah ,
04:27	it's time to see the next part of the food
04:29	chain consumers . Uh huh , consumers . Now ,
04:37	consumers have to look outside of themselves for food .
04:41	They cannot create their own food using photosynthesis as producers
04:46	can . As you might have guessed we humans are
04:49	consumers . We don't make our own food using photosynthesis
04:53	. Now there are farmers who grow food cooks who
04:56	make different foods . But we are all consumers .
04:59	We didn't make our own food within ourselves . We
05:03	eat the foods in our environment or around us that
05:06	help us stay healthy and strong . Mm . And
05:10	we aren't alone . You know ? Fish are consumers
05:14	? Uh huh . Cats are consumers . Birds are
05:17	consumers . Animals are consumers . It's interesting . There
05:25	are different types of consumers . There are herbivores which
05:29	are consumers that eat only plants . There are carnivores
05:34	which are consumers that only eat meat . And there
05:39	are omnivores that eat a combination of plants and meat
05:44	. Okay , let's see if we can remember this
05:47	. All right , so herbivores stick to plants .
05:50	That's what they eat . Carnivores eat meat and omnivores
05:55	eat a combination . This will be fun . Can
06:00	you guess what type of consumer a gorilla is ?
06:04	What type of consumer is a gorilla ? Yeah .
06:12	Gorillas are herbivores . They eat only plants . They
06:17	love eating plants with leaves and enjoy bamboo as well
06:22	. Gorillas are herbivores . They eat only plants .
06:26	All right . Can you guess what type of consumer
06:30	of frog is ? Mhm . What type of consumer
06:34	is a frog ? Frogs are carnivores ? Yeah ,
06:41	they only eat meat . They love eating insects ,
06:45	worms and if they are big they can eat bigger
06:49	creatures like mice , small snakes and more frogs are
06:55	carnivores . They eat only meat . Hey ? What
07:00	about us ? Humans ? We are considered omnivores .
07:04	That means we have the ability to eat a combination
07:07	of plants and meat . Just because we can eat
07:10	a combination of the two . Doesn't mean we have
07:13	to though . Many people around the world only eat
07:16	plants . Many others around the world eat a combination
07:19	of the two . But because we have the ability
07:21	to eat both scientists consider us omnivores . Remember the
07:27	bear from the beginning ? Bears are omnivores too .
07:30	They like eating berries , but they also can eat
07:34	meat . They eat a combination of plants and meat
07:38	. They're omnivores . Okay , now we have come
07:43	to a very interesting part of the food chain .
07:46	D composers . D composers , can you say that
07:50	with us ? D composers ? That's right , this
07:56	might sound weird but D composers are living things that
07:59	take apart dead animals . That's right . They take
08:03	apart dead animals . Mhm . D composers have a
08:08	very important job . They break down dead animals so
08:12	that plants can get more nutrients from the soil .
08:17	Some examples of D . Composers are fungi , worms
08:21	and snails , but how do they take apart dead
08:25	animals ? Well , D composers like to eat dead
08:28	things in the case of fun Guy , they release
08:33	stuff called enzymes which break down dead matter . And
08:37	then the fun guy takes in the nutrients . You've
08:40	probably seen . Fun guy before . Did you know
08:43	that mushrooms are fun guy ? That's right . Oh
08:46	no , that reminds me of a joke . Can
08:48	I can I tell the joke ? I don't I
08:50	don't know if I can resist that mushroom . Sure
08:53	looks like a fun guy . Get it because mushrooms
08:58	are fun guy who feel free to share with your
09:03	friends . It's comedy gold . So D composers break
09:08	down dead animals which helps the soil , the better
09:12	soil helps the producers , which are plants , then
09:15	consumers eat the producers , other consumers or both ,
09:19	depending on what type of consumer they are . Then
09:22	after the consumers die , the D . Composers break
09:26	them down to help the soil and it starts all
09:29	over again . It's like this chain , It's the
09:32	food chain . Remember the parts of the food chain
09:37	? Our producers consumers and D . Composers . All
09:42	living things need food and every living thing has its
09:45	place in the food chain . Producers make their own
09:51	food using photosynthesis consumers can't make their own food .
09:55	They eat plants or meat or both , depending on
09:58	what kind of consumer they R and D composers eat
10:02	dead animals , bringing nutrients to the soil to help
10:05	the producers . What a chain . The food chain
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10:23	As always , you are awesome . We hope to
10:26	see you next video . I still think a chain
10:31	of carrots would be cool . Okay , Can anyone
10:34	help me down ? I have the shopping cart .
10:37	I'll share it with you , anybody ? Am I
10:40	going to be stuck up here , anybody ? Hello
10:45	? Hello ?

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