Which animals in the forest depend only on plants or only on animals for food?
Important Questions on What do Animals Eat ?
Kartik has a pet dog. He loves playing with it by tossing it a ball or biscuits or even sometimes some small leaves and twigs. He observes that the dog sniffs and catches the biscuit in mid-air and eats it up very quickly, while it just holds the ball in its mouth and only sniffs the leaves. If the dog is given milk it first sniffs it and then licks it up quickly. Kartik often wonders what the dog is trying to find out by sniffing.
Why do dogs first sniff food before they eat it?
Fill up the following table:
| Body part used to collect food | Examples |
| Beak | Hens, ... |
| Tongue | |
| Teeth | |
| Sucker | |
| Strong legs with claws |
From the sentences given below, mention which of the following statements is/are wrong and give reasons for your choice/choices.
(a) That which lives in water cannot eat animals.
(b) Elephants and deer are herbivores living in the forest.
(c) Birds beaks are designed to suit their food habits.
(d) Sharp claws are useful for hunting.
(e) Most of the food chains end with herbivorous animals.
Identify the given animal and mention what does it eat? Which part of its body helps it in eating?
