The skeletons of two animals found during excavation showed that the first one had board and sharp teeth in front, and flat at the back while in second one had long and sharp teeth. On the basis of the information answer the question
1- Name the categories of both the animals
2- What kind of food do you think the animal eat
Answers
Answer:
Question 1:
Other than providing energy to our body, what else is food needed for?
ANSWER:
In addition to providing energy to the body, food is required for the following functions:
1. It is needed by the body to perform growth and replacement of worn out cells.
2. It also helps in the protection of body from infections and maintenance of a healthy state.
Question 2:
The skeleton of an animal found during excavations showed that it had broad and sharp teeth in front, and flat teeth at the back. What kind of food do you think the animal ate?
ANSWER:
The animal that have broad and sharp teeth in the front and flat teeth at the back are herbivores. These organisms feed on plants and some of the examples of herbivores are cow, horse and deer. Thus, the animal in the given case would have fed on plant materials.
Question 3:
Can a food chain start from an animal? Give reasons.
ANSWER:
A food chain can not start with an animal. This is because every food chain requires certain organisms that have the ability to produce their own food. In most of of the food chains, the food is produced by green plants. An animal can not produce its own food and thus, a food chain can not start with an animal.
Question 4:
We make our own food in the kitchen, and hence we are producers. True or false? Give reasons.
ANSWER:
The given statement is false. This is because the food that we cook in the kitchens is originally prepared by the plants. A producer is an organism that has the ability to produce its food from non-living materials such as carbon dioxide, sunlight and water. Thus, we are not producers.