Human beings cannot digest cellulose present in the plant-based foods. Why do you think is it suggested having more of green leafy vegetables and salads in our meals?
Important Questions on Nutrition in Animals
Label the below given diagram correctly.
Name the four types of teeth.
Maya and Manoj went to a zoo. They saw animals such as elephants, leopards, giraffes, zebras, crocodiles, deer, tigers, antelopes and hyenas. The zookeeper told them that the animals were kept in separate areas according to their feeding habits. He also told the children that every month a large amount of green grass and leaves for herbivorous animals and meat for carnivorous animals is required. Here is a list of the animals in the zoo.
| Elephants 2 | Giraffes 4 | Leopards 2 | Hyenas 8 | Zebras 5 | Lions 2 |
| Tigers 3 | Monkeys 4 | Cheetahs 5 | Rhinoceros 2 | Antelopes 6 |
Assuming that all animals are given equal amount of food every day (herbivorous animals 30 kg per day and carnivorous animals 20 kg per day), find out how much food is consumed by herbivorous and carnivorous animals in a month. Make a bar graph showing the consumption of food in both types of animals. Which of these animals are ruminants?
