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

(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.

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(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)

(i) Ingestion

(ii) Digestion

(iii) Absorption

(iv) Assimilation

(v) Egestion.