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D. Fill in the blanks.
1. _____________ do not eat the flesh of other animals.
2. _____________ feed on both plants and animals.
3. Saprophytes feed on _____________ and _____________ organic ma er.
4. A number of _______________ reside inside our body, but some of them are beneficial
while some of them cause _____________ .
5. Rice and wheat are the main crops of _________________ .
6. Cereals and pulses should be cooked in a _________________ .
7. Food should be protected from _________________ .
E. Very short answer ques ons.

1. Do animals also need food?
2. Who are omnivores?
3. Give two examples of parasites.
4. What is the common food of the people of West Bengal?
5. Should we cook food in adequate amount of water?
F. Short answer ques ons.
1. How animals are dependant on others for food?
2. Write the difference between herbivores and carnivores?
3. Which type of food is eaten in your home and why?
4. Write the ways through which we can conserve food.
G. Long answer ques ons.
1. Explain the classifica on of the animals on the basis of food habits.
2. How saprophytes are different from parasites?
3. What is the reason behind the people living in different parts of India eat different types of
foods?
4. How feeding habit in Western part of India is different from the feeding habit in Eastern
part of India?

Project
Project
Project ActivityActivityActivity
Project Activity
A. For each of the following organisms, indicate their food ea ng habits i.e., whether they are
herbivores, carnivores, omnivorers, frugivores, sanguivores.
Food ea ng habits
Organism types
(Herbivores/Carnivores/Omnivores/Frugivores/Sanguivores)
Man, dog

Parrot, squirrel

Lion, ger, leopard

B. Collect the pictures of different body parts of herbivores and omnivores. Paste them on a chart
paper and write how do these parts help them to eat different types of foods.

C. Take a physical map of India and paste the grains in the place of states where a par cular grain
is produced on a large scale.

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