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Question 1
Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?
Answer
The answer is No as the food requirements of all living organisms are different. Depending on the food requirements, living organisms are grouped into three categories:
Herbivores
Animals which eat only plants and plant products are called herbivores. For example: Elephant, rabbit, horse,Cow etc.
Carnivores
Animals which eat other animals are called carnivores. For example: Lizard,Lion, tiger, crocodile etc.
Omnivores
These animals eat both plants and animals. For example: Dog, cat, crow, etc.
Question 2
Name five plants and their parts that we eat. Answer
Plants
edible parts
Carrot
Root
Apple
fruit
Potato
Stem
Cabbage
Leaf
Mango
Fruit
Question 3
Match the items given in Column A with that in Column B
Column A
Column B
Milk, curd, paneer ghee
eat other animals
Spinach, cauliflower, carrot
eat plant and plants products
Lions and tigers
are vegetables
Herbivores
are all animal products
Answer
Column A
Column B
Milk, curd, paneer ghee
are all animal products
Spinach, cauliflower, carrot
are vegetables
Lions and tigers
eat other animals
Herbivores
eat plant and plants products
Question 4
Fill up the blanks with the words given:
Herbivore, plant, milk, sugarcane, carnivore
(a) Tiger is a _________ because it eats only meat.
(b) Deer eats only plant products and so, is called _________.
(c) Parrot eats only _________ products.
(d) The _______that we drink, which comes from cows, buffaloes and goats is an animal product.
(e) We get sugar from _________ . Answer
