What are herbivores, carnivores and omnivores?

Hi, I have a question and I hope anyone could answer it:

(a) What are herbivores, carnivores and omnivores? Give two examples of each. 

(b) Classify the following into herbivores, carnivores and omnivores:

Lion, Man, Dog, Goat, Crow, Elephant, Snake, Hawk, Rabbit, Deer

(c) Name the five steps which occur in the process of nutrition in animals.

1 Answer

  1. (a) (i) Herbivores – Those animals which eat only plants are called herbivores. Example: Goat and cow.

    (ii) Carnivores – Those animals which eat only other animals as food are called carnivores. Example: Tiger and Lion.

    (iii) Omnivores – Those animals which eat both plants and animals are called omnivores. Example: Human Being and dog.

    (b) 

    Lion – Carnivore

    Man – Omnivore

    Dog – Omnivore

    Goat – Herbivore

    Crow – Omnivore

    Elephant – Herbivore

    Snake – Carnivore

    Hawk – Carnivore

    Rabbit – Herbivore

    Deer – Herbivore.

    (c) The five steps involved in the process of nutrition in animals are (i) Ingestion (ii) Digestion (iii) Absorption (iv) Assimilation (v) Egestion.

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