Carnivores micro-lesson

Rebecca Evans

Science

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Carnivores are animals that eat other animals to survive. This is where they get their nutrients from. They are often found further up food chains. An example of a food chain might be mango fruit eaten by a tapir and then the tapir eaten by a jaguar. Here, the jaguar is the carnivore, only eating meat. Another example might be a plant being eaten by an aphid, the aphid being eaten by a beetle, the beetle being eaten by a spider, and the spider being eaten by a swallow. Here, both the spider and the swallow are carnivores. Many carnivores eat herbivores, but they can also eat omnivores or even other carnivores. Carnivores can be put into certain groups depending on their main food sources. A few of these are insectivores who mainly eat insects, ovivores who mainly eat eggs, piscivores who mainly eat fish, and avivores who mainly eat birds. The planet’s largest animal is a carnivore. The blue whale filters water through its mouth and takes in shrimp known as krill. It has to eat a massive 4 tons of these shrimp each day.

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Where are they often found in a food chain?

1) At the top

2) At the bottom

3) In the middle

4) At the very start
What type of animals do carnivores eat?

1) All of these

2) Herbivores

3) Omnivores

4) Carnivores
What do ovivores mainly eat?

1) Eggs

2) Insects

3) Fish

4) Birds
Avivores eat birds. Which one of these animals is an avivore?

1) Sparrowhawk

2) Pelican

3) Crocodile

4) Jackal
Where do carnivores get their nutrients from?

1) other animals

2) plants

3) bacteria

4) fungi
What can carnivores also be known as?

1) Predators

2) Porcupines

3) Prey

4) Packs
Instead of sharp teeth, what do carnivorous birds use to tear meat from their prey?

1) sharp beaks and talons

2) their feathers

3) their wings

4) their heads
Many carnivores have large canine teeth to help them do what?

1) Tear into and break off flesh

2) To grind food

3) To help clean themselves

4) To scare other animals
Is the worlds largest animal a carnivore?

1) Yes

2) No
Many carnivores have small canine teeth?

1) No

2) Yes
Is a polar bear a carnivore?

1) Yes

2) No
Would an insectivore eat a bream fish?

1) No

2) Yes
If there were no carnivores on the planet, the number of herbivores would increase?

1) Yes

2) No
Some snakes are ovivores?

1) Yes

2) No
A pangolin is an example of an insectivore?

1) Yes

2) No

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Rebecca Evans

Former science and primary teacher on the Isle of Wight, UK. I am now starting up a wildlife sanctuary in Uganda where I hope children in the local area can visit to see animals and learn about wildlife and the environment.

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