Herbivores and Omnivores micro-lesson

Rebecca Evans

Science

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An herbivore is an animal whose main food sources are plants. Animals like koalas, gorillas, buffaloes, and giraffes are all examples of herbivores. Plants in general are quite hard to digest and get nutrients from, but many herbivores have digestive systems that can cope with this. Plants are high in fiber and starch, and this is what give herbivores their energy. Herbivores can be further classified into four groups: frugivores which are fruit eaters, granivores which are seed eaters, nectivores which are nectar eaters and finally, folivores which are leaf eaters. Omnivores are animals that can either eat plants or another animal. Omnivores generally have a wide range of food sources. On the whole, they do not graze like many herbivores do or hunt down large prey like many carnivores do. An example of an omnivore might be a grizzly bear who has both berries and fish in its diet. Another example would be an ostrich who has many small creatures in its diet like lizards, but also eats nuts, seeds, and plants.

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What are human beings?

1) Omnivores

2) Carnivores

3) Folivores

4) granivores
A way in which many herbivores help digest plants is by?

1) All of these

2) Chewing their food for a long time

3) Having more than one stomach

4) Special microbes in their stomachs to help break down plany material
What are the main food sources of herbivores?

1) plants

2) dead animals

3) mushrooms

4) fresh meat
What are granivores?

1) seed eaters

2) fruit eaters

3) leaf eaters

4) nectar feeders
Zebras are?

1) Herbivores

2) Omnivores

3) Carnivores

4) nectivores
What do we call animals that eat animals that are already dead?

1) Scavengers

2) Seashells

3) Savings

4) Sacred
Why are omnivores often successful?

1) They can adjust their diets depending on what is happening in their habitats

2) They are big

3) They live in herds

4) They eat only one thing
What would happen to herbivores if there were no plants on the planet?

1) They would die out as they wouldn't have any food to eat

2) They could find other food

3) They could make their own food

4) They would just eat meat
An example of a frugivore is a ?

1) Orangutan

2) Wood mouse

3) Hummingbird

4) Quokka
Are plants easy to digest?

1) No

2) Yes
Do omnivores just eat meat?

1) No

2) Yes
If an animal eats both fish and berries is it an omnivore?

1) Yes

2) No
Could omnivores eat algae and fungi?

1) Yes

2) No
Most birds are omnivores?

1) Yes

2) No
Elephants are herbivores?

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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