Question 17

Read the names of animals written in the inner ring of the figure. Within the second ring, write the types of food they eat and the category to which they belong (based on the eating habit) in the outermost ring. One example has been worked out for you.

Elephant:

1. Elephant eats grasses, green plants, fruits, leaves of the trees, delicate stems, etc.
2. Animals that eat only plants and plant products are called herbivores.
3. Hence, elephant is herbivore.

Crow:

1. Crows can eat food grains and small animals like earthworm and insects also.
2. Animals that eat both plants and animals are called omnivores.
3. Hence, crow is an omnivorous animal as it eats both plant products and other animals.

Lion:

1. Lion preys, kills and eats other animals in the wild like deer, rabbits, zebras, etc.
2. Animals that eat only other animals are called carnivores.
3. Hence, lion is a carnivore as eats only meat of other animals.

Goat:

1. Goat eats grasses, leaves, small plants, fruits, etc.
2. Animals that eat only plants and plant products are called herbivores.
3. Hence, goat is herbivore.

Eagle:

1. Eagle eats small animals like rats, small birds, etc.
2. Animals that eat only other animals are called carnivores.
3. Hence, eagle is a carnivore as eats only meat of other small animals.

Crocodile:

1. Crocodile eats other animals which live in water like fishes or animals that live at the shores of the water body.
2. Animals that eat only other animals are called carnivores.
3. Hence, crocodile is a carnivore as eats only meat of other small animals.

The filled ring: