Food Habits of Animals

Author:Anita Paul, Seema Sinha, Deepika Parashari & Karuni Subrahmanyam
6th CBSE
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Food Habits of Animals: Overview

This topic describes the different food habits of animals. Based on their food habits, animals can be divided into herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and scavengers.

Important Questions on Food Habits of Animals

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In the given table below, write the names of the foods eaten by the given animals.

Animal   Food the animal eats
Hen  
Frog  
Ant  
Fox  
Bear  
Octopus  
Butterfly  
Rat  

 

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How are the teeth of herbivores different from those of carnivores?

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Explain the various categories of animals based on their eating habits.

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How are scavengers useful for the environment?

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How are scavengers different from parasites?

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Define omnivores and give one example.

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Define carnivores and give one example.

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Define herbivores and give one example.

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Write the analogy.

Cow : Herbivore :: Human : _____

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_____ are very small animals that live on or inside other animals and get their food from them.

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_____ are the animals that eat both plants and animals.

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Scavengers help us to keep our surroundings clean. 

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Grass-eating animals are called parasites.

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Omnivores are animals that eat both plants and animals. 

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Animals cannot prepare their own food.

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Cockroaches, dogs, bears, and humans are

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Which of the following groups of animals includes all herbivores?