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)Herbivores:- Organism which eats only plants.
for ex:-Parrot, cow
Omnivores:-Organism which eat both plants as well as animal
For ex-Human, a dog
Carnivores:-Organism which only eat meat.
Ex-Lion
B) Herbivores-Goat, cow, Elephant, rabbit, dear
Omnivores-Man, dog
Carnivores-Lion, snake
C)The steps are:-

• Ingestion
• Digestion
• Absorption
• Assimilation
• Egestion