How animals take in food

Nutrition in animals of Class 7

How animals take in food

The mouthparts of animals are modified to enable them to catch their prey or procure food. Examples are as follows:

  • Frogs use their long tongues to catch prey.
  • Butterflies and houseflies have long sucking tubes called proboscis to suck their food.
  • Paramecium uses hair-like projections on its body called cilia to sweep the food into its mouth-like structure.

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