2. THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF ANIMALS WITH
DIFFERENT FOOD DIETS.
Herbivores
Example: turtles; white tailed deer ; etc.
Carnivores
Example: Lions; wolves; etc.
Omnivores
Example: Bears ; humans; etc.
3. WHAT ARE HERBIVORES?
Herbivores are animals that eat plants. They are
herbivorous animals.
Herbivores (such as deer, elephants, horses) have teeth
that are made to grind vegetable tissue. Many animals
that eat fruit and leaves sometimes eat other parts of
plants, for example roots and seeds. Usually, such
animals cannot chew or digest meat. But some
herbivorous animals will eat eggs and occasionally other
animal protein.
The diets of some herbivorous animals change with the
seasons. In the temperate zones of the Earth, some
seasons are hot and some are cold, so different plants
are available at different times of the year.
4. WHAT ARE CARNIVORES?
A carnivore meaning 'meat eater' is an organism
that gets its energy and nutrient requirements from
a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal
tissue, whether through predation or scavenging.
A carnivore that sits at the top of the food chain is
termed an apex predator.
Plants that capture and digest insects (and, at
times, other small animals) are called carnivorous
plants. Similarly, fungi that capture microscopic
animals are often called carnivorous fungi
5. WHAT ARE OMNIVORES?
An omnivore is an animal whose species normally
derives its energy and nutrients from a diet
consisting of a variety of food sources that may
include plants, animals, algae, fungi and bacteria.
The term means 'all-eater' (Latin, omnes, omnia,
meaning "all" or "everything”
