Wildlife

Tiger is the national animal of India. Exam tip: remember national animal and national bird separately.

Forests provide wildlife with food, shelter, protection and suitable places to breed. Therefore, forests are natural habitats for many kinds of animals. Option B is incorrect because forests support small animals, birds and insects as well, not only large animals. Exam tip: link forests with the term ‘natural habitat’ in wildlife questions.

Tiger is found in dense forests and areas with prey. Exam tip: connect tiger with forest habitat.

Peacock is famous for its colourful feathers. Exam tip: also remember it as the national bird.

The one horned rhinoceros is linked with Assam in India. Exam tip: remember rhino with Kaziranga.

Habitat destruction reduces food and shelter for animals. Exam tip: treat habitat loss as a major threat.

Nests help in bird breeding and protection of young ones. Exam tip: connect nest safety with bird conservation.

Aquatic animals live in water such as rivers lakes ponds or seas. Exam tip: connect aquatic with water.

The elephant’s trunk is a flexible muscular organ that serves as both a nose and a grasping tool. Its tip can hold or pick up food such as leaves, grass, fruit, and small objects. The elephant can also use the trunk to suck up water and transfer it into the mouth. These functions make feeding and drinking easier despite the animal’s large size and long head.

Option A names the relevant functions: picking up food and drinking water. The other choices are not possible uses of an elephant’s trunk: elephants do not fly, they do not weave webs, and they do not make snow. The correct answer is therefore obtained by matching the trunk with its basic feeding and drinking roles.

Safe distance helps observation without disturbing wildlife. Exam tip: understand distance as responsible tourism.

Clean water is needed for drinking and aquatic habitats. Exam tip: treat water sources as part of habitat.

Camel is adapted to living with less water and hot sand. Exam tip: remember camel as the ship of the desert.

Yak is linked with cold high Himalayan regions. Exam tip: connect yak with Himalayan habitat.

Laws protect wildlife from illegal hunting and trade. Exam tip: treat laws as protection measures.

Project Tiger is related to tiger conservation. Exam tip: identify the animal from the programme name.

Project Elephant is linked with conservation of elephants and their habitat. Exam tip: remember both species and habitat.

Vulture helps clean the environment by eating dead animals. Exam tip: remember vulture as a natural cleaner.

An endangered species may have low numbers and be in danger. Exam tip: understand endangered as threatened species.

A deer feeds on grass, leaves, tender shoots and other plant parts, so it is a herbivore. A tiger is carnivorous, and snakes and vultures also feed on animal flesh. Exam tip: herbivores obtain their food mainly from plants or plant parts.

A tiger is a carnivorous predator because it hunts animals such as deer for food. An elephant is mainly herbivorous, while a peacock and a pigeon are not carnivorous predators. Exam tip: an animal that hunts other animals and eats flesh is called a carnivorous predator.