How animals get food | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Animals that eat other animals are...

carnivores ✓

herbivores

omnivores
An animal that eats only plants, such as leaves and berries is...

a carnivore

a herbivore ✓

an omnivore
Lions, cats and sharks are...

carnivores ✓

herbivores

omnivores
Animals use their senses to find food. Which body part do animals use to smell food?

mouth

nose ✓

eyes

ears

skin
Humans are...

reptiles

mammals ✓

birds
Match these words to their correct description.

amphibians

⇔

can live in water or on land. ✓

fish

⇔

breathe through their gills. ✓

birds

⇔

have wings and feathers. ✓

reptiles

⇔

are cold-blooded and are covered in scales or hard parts. ✓

Food is important because it gives the animal...

a meal

shelter

energy ✓
True or false. All animals eat the same food.

'False' ✓
All animals need food to stay healthy and ______.

'alive' ✓
When scientists read books or look online to find out more about something, this is called...

research ✓

grazing

the internet
Animals can get food in different ways. Match the words to how animals get their food.

hunting

⇔

finding and killing an animal to eat ✓

grazing

⇔

eating grasses and other plants around them ✓

from humans

⇔

eating food given to them ✓
Match the animal with the food it eats.

deer

⇔

grass, leaves and shoots of plants, berries ✓

eagle

⇔

fish and other small animals ✓

robin

⇔

seeds and worms ✓

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Animals need food in order to stay alive
Different animals eat different types of food and they get this in different ways.
Animals use their senses to find food in different ways.
Some animals hunt or find food around them, some animals are fed by humans.
Scientists search for answers by looking for information in places like books or the internet. This is called research.

Pupils may think that all animals eat the same food, and also have food provided by humans.

Visuals to show lots of examples of different animals eating different food, and getting it in different ways.

Animals - Animals are living things that move and eat other animals or plants to stay alive.
Food - Food gives living things energy and helps them to stay healthy.
Hunt - To hunt is to to chase and try to catch and kill an animal for food.
Graze - When animals graze, they feed on plants around them such as growing grass.
Research - To research something is to find out about it or investigate it carefully.