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Questions Related to animal and their eating habit

Match List-I(Plant) with List-II(Edible part) and select the correct answer using the codes given the lists.

List-I List-II
a. Cashwe nut $1$. Aril
b. Coconut $2$. Cotyledons
c. Cassava $3$. Root
d. Litchi $4$. Endosperm
evs sources of food plants as food food and its sources food: where does it come from? food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. A-$1$, B-$2$, C-$3$, D-$4$

  2. A-$1$, B-$3$, C-$4$, D-$2$

  3. A-$2$, B-$3$, C-$4$, D-$1$

  4. A-$2$, B-$4$, C-$3$, D-$1$

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Correct Option: A

Which one of the following is a leguminous green fodder commonly available in winter ?

evs sources of food plants as food food and its sources food: where does it come from? food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. cow pea

  2. berseem and lucerne

  3. elephant grass

  4. rice and jowar.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Berseem (Trifolium alexandrium) is an annual leguminous fodder crop. It is suitable fodder crop for areas below 1700m altitude with irrigation facilities. It is grown under area with highest water table. Lucerne (Medicago sativa) is a perennial leguminous fodder crop for unirrigated areas including low, medium and high hills of the state. It has good vegetative growth almost throughout the year except during heavy rains or when temperature is below freezing point.

Man is an example of ................... animal.

biology food: where does it come from? food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. Herbivorous

  2. Carnivorous

  3. Autotrophic

  4. Omnivorous

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Man is an example of omnivorous animal because Omni means all and vore means eater. An organism which can feed on the plant, as well as the meat of the animal, are called omnivorous.

Man consumes plants (fruit vegetables) and also eat the meat of animals like goat, chicken etc thus man considered as the Omnivorous animal.
So the correct answer is "Omnivorous".

Humans are classified as

biology food: where does it come from? food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. Manure

  2. Carnivores

  3. Herbivores

  4. Omnivores

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following is omnivorous?

biology food: where does it come from? food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

  1. Cow

  2. Grasshopper

  3. Worm

  4. Sparrow

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Correct Option: C,D
Explanation:

Omnivorous is an animal or person that eats a variety of food both plant and animal origin.

A. Cow is herbivorous as it eats only plants.
B. Grasshopper is herbivorous.
C. Worm is omnivorous.
D. Sparrow are omnivorous birds that mainly eat seeds and substitute their diets with berries, fruits and small insects.
So, the correct answer is 'Worm and sparrow'.

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

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

  1. Plant

  2. Animal

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A