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Carnivores are the part of 

biology sources of food food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. First trophic level

  2. Second trophic level

  3. Third trophic level

  4. Both A and B

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The first torphic level contains the producers which are plants.

The second trophic level contains the primary consumers that are herbivores which can directly eat olantd.
They third trophic level constitutes secondary consumers or Carnivores which are predators and eat other small animals for nutrition.
So the correct answer is 'Third trophic level's.

Herbivores are also known as producers

biology sources of food food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Herbivores depend on plants for their nutrition and are hence known as primary consumers and they cannot synthesize their own food.

Plants are producers as they can synthesize food from extremely basic materials like carbon dioxide, water and sunlight.
Hence the correct answer is 'False'.

Animals consuming only plant materials are referred as

biology sources of food food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. Herbivores

  2. Carnivores

  3. Omnivores

  4. Insectivores

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Correct Option: A

Ruminants are carnivores.

biology sources of food food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ruminants are exclusively herbivores.

They have their bodies developed in such a way that they can only digest plants or plant based products.
Examples are sheep, cattle, goat, etc.
So the correct answer is 'False'.

The source of rice and other foodgrains is

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  1. Plant

  2. Animal

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

The most energy-efficient method to feed large human populations such as in China is to eat:

evs sources of food food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. mostly rice and vegetables with little meat

  2. large amounts of meat with few vegetables

  3. large amounts of fish with little rice

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Inorder to feed a largely populated country like China, the food resources should be easily cultivated and nutritionally rich. 

Rearing large amount of meat requires large amount of fodder accordinh to the liendmans 10% percent energy law.
Rice can be easily cultivated and is rich is carbohydrates and can be genitically manipulated to increase nutritional value like vitamin A.
So, the correct option is 'mostly rice and vegetables with little meat'.

Which of the following component is maximum in honey?

evs sources of food food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. Glucose

  2. Sucrose

  3. Ash

  4. Fructose

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
About 82% of honey is formed of carbohydrates.  Of it the composition is mostly of the monosaccharides fructose (38.2%) and glucose (31.3%), and disaccharides are approximately around 9%. About 4.2% oligosaccharides are also present.
So, the correct option is 'Fructose'.

Milk and other milk products are obtained from 

evs sources of food food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. Buffaloes

  2. Cow

  3. Goat

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Breeds which have the higher capacity for milk production are called milch breeds. The milk producing female livestock animals are called as dairy animals or milch animals e.g., cows, buffaloes, goat and sheep. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Oil/ghee can be extracted from

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  1. Animal products

  2. Plant products

  3. Microorganism products 

  4. Both A and B

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Oil/ ghee can be extracted from both animal products and plant products. Ghee is prepared from boiling and clarifying the milk fat. Hence, it is extracted from an animal source. Vegetable oils are extracted from various seeds like groundnut, soybean and flowers like sunflower of plants. Hence, it is extracted from a plant source. 

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Meat and pork are obtained from 

evs sources of food food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. Plant sources

  2. Animal sources

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B