Question 1 Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?
Solution 1
No, the food requirements of all living organisms are different.
On the basis of food requirements, living organisms are categorised into three:
- Herbivores: Animals that eat only plants and products of plants. For example Buffalo, Cow, Goat, Sheep, Elephant, Donkey, Giraffe, Deer, Camel etc.
- Carnivores: Animals that eat other animals as food. For example Lion, Tiger, Wolf, Fox, Shark etc.
- Omnivores: Animal that eats both plants and animals as food. For example Dogs, Crows, rats, Hens, Pigs, etc.
Question 2 Name five plants and the parts that we eat.
Solution 2
| Plant | Edible plant part |
| Carrot | Root |
| Peas | Seed |
| Apple | Fruit |
| Cauliflower | Flower |
| Cabbage | Leaf |
Question 3 match the items given in column A with that in column B
Solution 3
| 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 plants and plant products |
Ques 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 are an animal product.
(e) We get sugar from ___________________
Solution 4
(a) Carnivore
(b) Herbivore.
(c) Plant
(d) Milk
(e) Sugarcane