Nature of Relationships between Organisms
Nature of Relationships between Organisms: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Carnivores, Parasitism, Herbivores, and Symbiosis.
Important Questions on Nature of Relationships between Organisms
Egrets share a symbiotic relationship with
Bees and plants share a symbiotic relationship.
Explain the relationship between fungi and algae.
What is meant by symbiosis?
Differentiate the following creatures and fill up the given table.
(Buffalo, Lion, Rat, Tapeworm, Man, Honey Bee, Spider, Crow, Bed-bug)
| Herbivores |
Carnivores |
Omnivores | Parasites |
Looking at the table, list the creatures that eat only plant food like fruits, flowers, grain, nectar etc.
| S. No | Name of creatures | Food |
| 1 | Buffalo | Grass, grain, straw etc. |
| 2 | Cat | Meat, rat, etc. |
| 3 | Rat/mouse | Fruits and nuts, meats |
| 4 | Crow | Insects, seeds, grains, nuts, fruit, meat, etc. |
| 5 | Goat | Grasses, weeds, grain. |
| 6 | Spider | Insects |
| 7 | Tiger | Other animals |
| 8 | Hen | Fruits, vegetables, grains, insects |
| 9 | Vulture | Dead animals |
| 10 | Lizard | Insects and small animals |
| 11 | Bed bug | Blood of other mammals |
| 12 | Worms | Decaying plant and animal matter from the soil |
| 13 | Monkey | Nuts, fruits, seeds, bird's eggs, insects |
| 14 | Dog | Meat, fish, vegetables and rice |
| 15 | Man | Meat, nuts, fruits, eggs, vegetables, seeds, etc. |
| 16 | Honey bee | Nectar |
| 17 | Mosquito | Blood, plant nectar |
Write H for herbivore, C for carnivore and O for an omnivore.
Write H for herbivore, C for carnivore and O for omnivore.
Write H for herbivore, C for carnivore and O for omnivore.
Which type of tooth helps carnivores to tear flesh?
Name any two more carnivorous animals.
Match the following.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Lion | a. Omnivore |
| 2. Crow | b. Birds |
| 3. Insect | c. Gills |
| 4. Feather | d. Proboscis |
| 5. Snake | e. Scales |
| 6. Fish | f. Spiracles |
| 7. Butterfly | g. Carnivore |
Name the following.
Animals that eat other animals.
Classify the animal given below based on their feeding habit into carnivore, herbivore or omnivore :
Rewrite the incorrect statements.
Tigers are carnivores.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
(herbivores, carnivores, omnivores)
Animals that eat only the flesh of other animals are _____.
Complete the following table of animals with the type of food they eat.
| S. No. | Animal | Food |
| 1 | Lion | |
| 2 | Tiger | |
| 3 | Lizard | |
| 4 | Cow | |
| 5 | Monkey |
Name the three animals that eat insects and worms.
Name the three animals that eat flesh.
Carnivorous birds have pointed and curved beaks.
