1. Why do animals need food?
Ans: Animals need food for their growth and energy.
2. From where animals get their food?
Ans: Animals get their food from plants and other animals.
3. Why do animals depend on plants and other animals?
Ans: Animals cannot prepare food themselves. So, they depend on plants, or other animals, for their food.
4. What are herbivorous animals?
Ans: Plant eating animals are called herbivorous animals.
5. Name some Herbivorous animals.
Ans: Some herbivorous animals are, Cow, goat, giraffe, monkey and elephant.
6. Why monkey is called a herbivorous animal?
Ans: Monkey is a herbivorous animal, because it eats only plant products.
7. What are carnivorous animals?
Ans: Flesh eating animals are called carnivorous animals.
(Or) Those animals who eat other animals and animal products only, are called carnivorous animals.
8. Name some carnivorous animals.
Ans: Lion, hyena, snake, frog and tiger, are some carnivorous animals.
9. Name some animals who hunt and eat other animals.
Ans: Hyena, lion, snake and frog, hunt other animals and eat them.
10. Name some animals who eat the remains of dead animals.
Ans: Fox and vulture, eat the remains of dead animals.
11. Why hyena is a carnivorous animal?
Ans: Hyena is a carnivorous animal, because it eats other animals.
12. What are omnivorous animals?
Ans: Animals which eat both plants and animals, are called omnivorous animals.
13. Name some omnivorous animals.
Ans: Bear, crow, rat and jackal, are some omnivorous animals.
14. Bear lives in the forest. But, why it is called an omnivorous animal?
Ans: Bear eats both plant and animal product. So, it is called an omnivorous animal.
15. State one difference between herbivorous and omnivorous animals. Give one example of each type.
Ans: i) Herbivorous animals only eat plant products. Omnivorous animals eat both plant and animal products.
ii) Two herbivorous animals are, cow and goat. Two omnivorous animals are, crow and dog.
16. “Different animals eat different types of food.” Explain.
Ans: Different animals have different shapes of their mouth, jaws and teeth. So, different animals eat different types of food depending on the shape of their mouth, jaws, and teeth.
17. Name some animals who do not use their teeth to bite or chew the food?
Ans: Frog, lizard and snake do not use their teeth to bite or chew the food.
18. How does a frog/ a lizard take its food?
Ans: A frog/ a snake catches its prey with the help of its sticky tongue.
19. How do frogs/ snakes/ lizards have their food?
Ans: Frogs/ snakes/ lizards swallow their food.
20. “Snakes can eat animals which are bigger than them in size.” Justify this statement.
Ans: Snakes can open their mouth very wide to swallow its prey. So, snakes can eat animals which are bigger than them in size.
21. Explain the term ‘chewing the cud’?
Ans: Grass eating animals first nibble their food and put it inside their bodies. When they relax, they bring back part of the food into their mouths and then chew it properly. This is called ‘chewing the cud’.
22. Name some animals who chew their cud?
Ans: Cows, buffalo and camels, chew their cud.
23. Which type of teeth help the grazing animals in chewing?
Ans: The strong and broad back teeth help the grazing animals in chewing.
24. Which type of teeth help cows/ camel?
Ans: Their strong and broad back teeth, help them.
25. Name some animals who tear the flesh.
Ans: Lion, dog, fox, and cats, tear their flesh.
26. Which type of teeth help in tearing the flesh?
Ans: The sharp and pointed front teeth help in tearing the flesh.
27. Which types of teeth are used by flesh eating animals?
Ans: Animals use their sharp pointed front teeth for tearing the flesh. They then chew the food with their grinding teeth.
28. Name the type of teeth that squirrels have. Name two more animals having the same type of teeth.
Ans: Squirrels have sharp pointed chisel like teeth. Two more animals having the same type of teeth are, rabbit and rat.
29. What are gnawing animals?
Ans: Animals who bite their food repeatedly, are called gnawing animals.
30. Name two animals which gnaw their food.
Ans: Two animals which gnaw their food are, rabbit and rat.
31. How the rat is able to bite even hard and rough food grains?
Ans: The rat is having sharp front chisel like teeth. So, a rat is able to bite even hard and rough food grains.
32. How do insects (butterfly and mosquito) have their food?
Ans: Insects like butterfly and mosquitoes, have a long hollow tube like structure. This helps them to suck their food.
33. How do leeches have their food?
Ans: Leeches attach themselves to some other animal and suck its blood.
34. How the elephant uses its trunk?
Ans: i) An elephant uses its trunk to pluck leaves and push them into its mouth.
ii) The trunk also helps the elephant in sucking water.
35. Suggest some ways that can help us in taking care of domestic animals.
Ans: i) Animals, which give us milk, need to be fed with grains, green fodder and lots of clean water.
ii) Poultry birds, like hen and duck, should be fed with grains and water.
iii) The shelter of all domestic animals should be clean, dry, and airy.
iv) Pet animals need to be protected from hot and cold weather.
v) Sick animals should be separated from healthy ones and got treated. They should be taken to a veterinary doctor immediately.
36. Suggest the kind of food that can be given to birds like pigeons.
Ans: Pigeons can be fed with grains and water.
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