Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores

Q.

Ruminants such as cows and buffaloes swallow their food hurriedly and then sit restfully and chew their food. Can you reason why?

Q. When two organisms are mutually beneficial for each other, it is called symbiotic relationship.
For e.g. Lichen is the symbiotic relationship between algae and fungi. Fungi provides shelter to the algae whereas algae provides nutrition to fungi.
Select the options in which organisms are mutually beneficial for each other from the following.

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Q.

After chewing an apple, the crushed apple is swallowed and passed from the _______ to the ________ .

1. mouth, oesophagus
2. oesophagus, small intestine
3. oesophagus, stomach
4. mouth, stomach

Q.

Do carnivores have to depend on plants for food even though they eat other animals?

Q.

Read the clues and fill up the blanks given below each of them. (a) Honeybees suck from flower. N_ _T_R (b) Animals that eat other animals. _A _N_V_R_S (c) Animals that eat only plants and plant products. HE_B_ _ _ _ E_ (d) Animals that eat both plants and animals. _MN I_O_ _ _

Q. Identify the insectivorous plants.

1. Venus flytrap
2. Drosera
3. Utricularia
4. Pitcher plant
5. Loranthus
6. Cuscuta
7. Nepenthes
8. Mushroom

Q.

Animals that feed on both plants and animals are

1. Omnivores

2. Carnivores

3. Parasites

4. Herbivores

Q. Identify the micronutrients from the given pairs.

1. Vitamins and Minerals
2. Protiens and Fats
3. Minerals and Protiens
4. Fat and Carbohydrates

Q. Which of these following pair(s) are incorrectly matched?

1. Herbivore - Vulture
2. Carnivore - Leopard
3. Omnivore - Rat
4. Omnivore - Honey bees

Q. A few students, while walking in a garden next to a busy main road, observed a layer of dust on the surface of the leaves in the garden.
How do you think can the dust layer present on the surface of leaf affect the process of photosynthesis?

1. It interferes with the gaseous exchange process.
2. It interferes with the absorption of light by leaves.
3. It reduces the chlorophyll content in the leaf.
4. It decreases the temperature of the leaf.

Q. ___ are the organisms that live on the host's body and derive their nutrients from it.

1. Saprophytes
2. Scavengers
3. Parasites
4. Symbiotic

Q. Some animals usually eat the dead bodies of other animals. What are they called?

Q. Herbivores have flat teeth.

1. False
2. True

Q. Monkeys are referred as carnivores only.

1. True
2. False

Q. Organisms that feed on both plants and animals are called ____.

1. herbivores

2. omnivores

3. parasites

4. carnivores

Q. Give the most appropriate title for the given set of images on the basis of their feeding habit.

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Q. Which of these following pair(s) are incorrectly matched?

1. Carnivore - Anteater
2. Omnivore - Honey bees
3. Herbivore - Vulture
4. Omnivore - Rat

Q. Grass eating animals which swallow food first, regurgitate after some time and chew it again are known as _______ .

1. ruminants
2. saprotrophs
3. autotrophs
4. carnivores

Q. ____ are group of animals that only eat plants.

1. Omnivores
2. Herbivores
3. Vegetarians
4. Carnivores

Q. Identify the herbivores from these.

1. Cow
2. Buffalo
3. Deer
4. Goat
5. Rabbit
6. Elephant
7. Tiger
8. Wolf
9. Human
10. Rat