WorksheetsEating Habits of Animals_1
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Animals need food to live, grow and stay healthy. Food also provides energy
to them. Animals eat either plants or other animnals. Based on the eating
habits of animals, we can broadly classify them as herbivores, carnivores
and omnivores. Plants make their own food while animals cannot. Let us
discuss the different eating habits of animals.
Eating Habits of Animals
Animals that eat grass, leaves and fruits are called herbivores. Cow, goat,
deer, monkey, giraffe and elephant are some examples of herbivores.
What are animals that eat grass, leaves, and fruits called?
Carnivores
Omnivores
Herbivores
Insectivores
What is the main difference between plants and animals in terms of food production?
Plants make their own food, while animals cannot.
Animals make their own food, while plants cannot.
Plants and animals both make their own food.
Animals and plants both rely on external sources for food.
Which of the following animals is not an herbivore?
Cow
Goat
Deer
Monkey
What do animals eat?
Plants
Rocks
Water
Other animals
What are we discussing in the passage?
Different sleeping habits of animals
Different eating habits of animals
Different hunting habits of animals
Different mating habits of animals
How can animals be classified based on their eating habits?
By their color
By their size
By their eating habits
By their habitat
Why do animals need food?
To play
To sleep
To live, grow, and stay healthy
To read
What do animals need food for?
Which of the following is an example of a herbivore?
What is unique about plants compared to animals in terms of food?
Animals need food to live, grow, and stay __________.
Animals that eat grass, leaves, and fruits are called __________.
A giraffe uses its long neck to eat leaves from __________ trees.
Plants make their own __________ while animals cannot.
What do herbivores eat?
Name one herbivore.
What type of food do carnivores eat?
How many main types of eating habits are there for animals?
True or False: Animals eat either plants or other animals.
True or False: Monkeys are classified as carnivores.
They are Omnivores
They are Herbivores
True or False: Elephants are herbivores.
True or False: Plants cannot make their own food.
they perform photosynthesis
FLESH-EATING ANIMALS
Have you seen a lizard trying to catch insects? A lizard does not eat plants.
It feeds on insects. Hence, those animals which feed on other animals are
called flesh-eating animals or carnivores. Lions, wolves and tigers are
Some examples of carnivores. Some birds such as eagle, vulture and kite
also eat the flesh of other animals. These are called flesh-eating birds.
Some animals such as bears, chipmunks and chimpanzees eat both plants
and other animals. These animals are called omnivores. There are some
birds such as crows and robins that are also omnivores. Human beings also
eat both plant and animal products.
Which of the following animals is a carnivore?
Lion
Elephant
Giraffe
Tiger
Which birds are mentioned as flesh-eating birds in the passage?
Sparrows
Robins
Eagles
Owls
What types of products do human beings consume?
Only plant products
Only animal products
Both plant and animal products
None of the above
What are flesh-eating animals also known as?
Herbivores
Omnivores
Carnivores
Insectivores
What do omnivores eat?
Only plants
Only animals
Both plants and other animals
None of the above
Which of the following animals are examples of omnivores?
Bears
Lions
Chipmunks
Chimpanzees
What are some birds that are omnivores?
Eagles
Hawks
Crows
Sparrows
Which of the following animals is a carnivore?
Which of the following animals is a carnivore?
What do you call birds like eagles and vultures that eat the flesh of other animals?
Which of the following is an example of an omnivore?
Which of the following birds is an omnivore?
A lizard feeds on __________.
Animals that feed on other animals are called __________.
Lions, wolves, and tigers are examples of __________.
__________, chipmunks, and chimpanzees eat both plants and other animals.
What type of animals are eagles and vultures?
flesh-eating birds
Name one flesh-eating bird.
Name some carnivorous birds
What type of animals are crows and robins?
omnivorous birds
What type of diet do human beings have?
True or False: Bears are omnivores.
True or False: Lizards eat plants.
True or False: Tigers are herbivores.
True or False: Human beings eat both plant and animal products.
True or False: Human beings eat both plant and animal products.
