Question

(a) What are herbivores, carnivores and omnivores ? Give two examples of each.

(b) Classify the following into herbivores, carnivores and omnivores : Lion, Man, Dog, Goat, Crow, Elephant, Snake, Hawk, Rabbit, Deer

(c) Name the five steps which occur in the process of nutrition in animals.

Answer 1

(a) (i) Herbivores – Those animals which eat only plants are called herbivores. Example: Goat and cow.

(ii) Carnivores – Those animals which eat only other animals as food are called carnivores. Example: Tiger and Lion.

(iii) Omnivores – Those animals which eat both plants and animals are called omnivores. Example: Human Being and dog.

(b)

| Lion | Carnivore |
| Man | Omnivore |
| Dog | Omnivore |
| Goat | Herbivore |
| Crow | Omnivore |
| Elephant | Herbivore |
| Snake | Carnivore |
| Hawk | Carnivore |
| Rabbit | Herbivore |
| Deer | Herbivore |

(c) The five steps involved in the process of nutrition in animals are

(i) Ingestion

(ii) Digestion

(iii) Absorption

(iv) Assimilation

(v) Egestion.