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Std 5 (EVS ), Chapter 10, Food For Plants And Animals, 1 ) What is photosynthesis?, Ans: The process by which plants make their own food with the help of sunlight, air, water, and chlorophyll is called photosynthesis., 2) What are insectivorous plants?, Ans) Plants that eat insects are called insectivorous plants., eg: Venus flytrap, Pitcher plant, Sundew plant., 3) What are herbivores?, Ans) Animals that eat only plants are called herbivores.They are also called Primary, Consumers., eg: cow,goat etc., 4) What are carnivores.?, Ans) Animals that kill other animals and eat their flesh are called Carnivores. They are called, Secondary consumers., eg: lion, cheetah etc., 5) What is a food chain?, Ans) The flow of energy from the Sun to the plants and then to other animals by the process, of eating or being eaten is called a food chain., The three main components of a Food Chain are :, Producers → Consumers → Decomposers., 6) What are Omnivores?, Ans) Animals that eat both plants as well as the flesh of other animals are called Omnivores., eg: Humans, Crows., 7) What are Scavengers?, Ans) Animals that eat the flesh of dead animals are called scavengers, eg: Jackals, hyenas, vultures etc., 8) What are Parasites?, Ans) Parasites are animals that depend on other animals for food.They live on or within the, body of other animals., eg: Mosquitoes, leeches etc., B. Tick the correct option ( answers ), 1) a, 2) c, 3) c, 4) a, 5) a, C. Give two examples of each ( pg no: 70 ), 1 ) Producers :- grass, cactus, 2) Consumers :- bear, fish, 3) Carnivores :- fox, leopard, 4) Herbivores :- deer, goat, 5) Scavengers :- hyena, vulture