Question

Write a short note on the dependence of animals on plants.

Answer 1

Animals are dependent on plants in many ways such as:

1. Herbivores depend on the plants for food.
2. Animals such as squirrels and birds make their homes in the holes of trees.
3. Birds use different plant materials to build their nests.
4. Many animals such as ants, beetles, birds and monkeys live on trees.
5. Animals also use oxygen given out by plants for respiration.
6. Human beings consume plants or parts of plants as food, for example, mint (leaves), potato (modified stem), carrot (root), orange (fruit) and so on.
7. Besides food, many products such as rubber, paper, wood, jute and cotton fibres are obtained from plants.