Diet
Contents
Key Stage 2
Meaning
Diet is the foods that an animal eats.
About Diets
- Different animals need different diets, but they all need the right balance of different nutrients.
- If a diet is not balanced it can cause an animal to become ill, or not to grow properly.
- 100 years ago humans were shorter because most people didn't have a balanced diet.
Diets in Different Animals
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| A crocodile is a carnivore. It's diet is only meat. | A cow is a herbivore. It's diet is grass and grains like corn. | A hedgehog is an omnivore. It's diet is insects, snails, mushrooms, grass roots and berries. |
Key Stage 3
Meaning
Diet is the foods that an animal eats.
About Diets
Diets in Different Animals
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| A crocodile is a carnivore. It's diet is only meat. | A cow is a herbivore. It's diet is grass and grains like corn. | A hedgehog is an omnivore. It's diet is insects, snails, mushrooms, grass roots and berries. |
References
AQA
- Diet, page 130, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Diet, pages 74-75, 118-119, 304, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Diet, well-balanced, pages 58-9, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA