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Let’s Recapitulate

Fill in the blanks with one word.

1. Plant-eating animals are called _____________.
2. Flesh-eating animals are called _____________.

3. Animals who eat plants as well as flesh are called _____________.
4. Animals who are in danger of disappearing are called _____________.
5. Polar bear blends itself with white snow because _____________.

LET’S
REVISE

• Different natural environments where an animal lives are called habitats.

• The animals that live on land in different climate conditions are called terrestrial
animals.
• Aquatic animals are those that live in water.

• Snails, lizards and earthworms sleep for a long time in summer to escape heat.

• Animals like bear, frog, snakes, etc., sleep for a long time in winter.
• Deer, rabbits, mice, etc., can protect themselves from danger because they can run

fast.
• Animals which are no longer found on the earth are called extinct animals.

• Animals that are on the verge of extinction are called endangered animals.

Let’s Pronounce Together

hibernation aerial arboreal herbivores aquatic camouflage
extinct endangered carnivores scavengers omnivores

Glossary
• Reproduction : The process of giving birth to the young ones.

• Aquatic : Animals that live in water.
• Amphibians : Animals that can live in water and on land.

• Aerial : Animals that can fly.
• Host : Animals on which the parasites depend for nutrition.
• Parasite : Organisms that live on or inside the other living organism.

• Camouflage : Animals that blend with their surroundings.
• Extinct : Animals that are unable to adapt to their surroundings.

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