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Detritivores are the animals which obtain nutrients from the 

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  1. Dead and decomposed matter in the soil

  2. Plants

  3. Animals

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A detritivore is a heterotrophic organism, which obtains its nutrition by feeding on detritus. Detritus is the organic matter made up of dead plant and animal material. So, the correct option is 'Dead and decomposed matter in the soil'.

Various steps of human nutrition are in the order 

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  1. Ingestion, egestion, digestion, absorption and assimilation

  2. Ingestion, egestion, assimilation, absorption and assimilation

  3. Ingestion, assimilation, digestion, absorption and egestion

  4. Ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • There are five steps in the process of Nutrition in animals. 
  1. Ingestion: The process of taking in food into the body is called Ingestion.
  2. Digestion- It involves the break down of nutrients such as proteins into amino acids, carbohydrates into starch and fats into fatty acids and glycerol.
  3. Absorption- It involves the absorption of nutrients from the food by blood.
  4. Assimilation- It involves the process of transporting nutrients and water to all parts of the body by blood.
  5. Egestion- It involves the disposal of waste food out from the body. Hence, Various steps of human nutrition are in the order are  Ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion.
So, the correct answer is 'Ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion'.

In single celled animals the food is taken

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  1. By the entire body surface

  2. Mouth

  3. Teeth

  4. Vacuoles

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Correct Option: A

Which mode is used by snakes for taking food?

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  1. Swallowing

  2. Chewing

  3. Sucking

  4. Biting

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Snakes are carnivores. They eat their food by mechanism of swallowing. it is the process that allows for a substance to pass from the mouth, to the pharynx and into esophagus. Swallowing is done by raking with the lower jaw until the prey is far enough back to be helped down by body undulations.
So, the correct answer is 'Swallowing'.

The animals that consume plants as food are called as

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  1. Herbivores.

  2. Saprophytes.

  3. Carnivores.

  4. Omnivores.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Herbivores are animals that consume plants as their food. Herbivores are at second level of food chain and are considered primary consumers.

The breakdown of complex components of food into simple ones is called as

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  1. Respiration

  2. Digestion

  3. Excretion

  4. Absorption

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Digestion is the process of conversion of complex food substances into simpler absorbable substances. It is carried out by our digestive system by mechanical and biochemical methods.
So, the correct answer is 'Digestion'.

Animal nutrition does not include which of the following?

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  1. Mode of intake

  2. Cooking of food

  3. Nutrient requirement

  4. Utilization in the body

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Animal nutrition include mode of intake of food, nutrient requirement of the body, and its utilization in the body. Cooking of food is not included in animal nutrition. Food is cooked on flame outside the body of the animal. Human being consume cooked food. 
So, the correct answer is 'Cooking of food'.

The process of expelling of food in amoeba 

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  1. Egestion

  2. Digestion

  3. Nutrition

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
When a sufficient amount of undigested food gets collected in the food vacuole, it is thrown out of the body by rupturing cell membrane. The process of removal of undigested food from the body is called egestion.
So, the correct option is 'Egestion'.

 The animals that feed by straining suspended matter and food particles from water is known as

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  1. Filter feeders

  2. Detritivores

  3. Fungivores

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Suspended food (phytoplankton, zooplankton, algae and other water-borne nutrients and particles) are trapped in the mucus of a gill, and from there are transported to the mouth, where they are eaten, digested and expelled as faeces or pseudofeces.


So, the correct option is 'Filter feeders'.

Which of the following animals are involved in the fluid feeding mode?

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  1. Honey bees

  2. Amoeba

  3. Cow

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fluid-feeding insects, such as butterflies, moths, and flies (20% of all animal species), are faced with the common selection pressure of having to remove and feed on trace amounts of fluids from porous surfaces. 

So, the correct option is 'Honey Bees".