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==Key Stage 2==
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===Meaning===
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[[Diet]] is the foods that an [[animal]] eats.
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===About Diets===
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: Different [[animal]]s need different [[diet]]s, but they all need the right balance of different [[nutrient]]s.
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: If a [[diet]] is not [[Balanced Diet|balanced]] it can cause an [[animal]] to become ill, or not to grow properly.
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: 100 years ago [[human]]s were shorter because most people didn't have a [[Balanced Diet|balanced diet]].
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===Diets in Different Animals===
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|[[File:Crocodile.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:Cow.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:Hedgehog.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A crocodile is a [[carnivore]]. It's '''diet''' is only meat.
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A cow is a [[herbivore]]. It's '''diet''' is grass and grains like corn.
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A hedgehog is an [[omnivore]]. It's '''diet''' is insects, snails, mushrooms, grass roots and berries.
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A crocodile is a [[carnivore]]. To have a '''balanced diet''' it only needs to eat meat.
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A crocodile is a [[carnivore]]. It's '''diet''' is only meat.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A cow is a [[herbivore]]. To have a '''balanced diet''' it needs to eat grass and grains like corn.
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A cow is a [[herbivore]]. It's '''diet''' is grass and grains like corn.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A hedgehog is an [[omnivore]]. To have a '''balanced diet''' a hedgehog eats  insects, snails, mushrooms, grass roots and berries.
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A hedgehog is an [[omnivore]]. It's '''diet''' is insects, snails, mushrooms, grass roots and berries.
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Revision as of 08:19, 24 April 2019

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

Crocodile.png
Cow.png
Hedgehog.png
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

Different animals have different diets.
Diets generally contain:

Diets in Different Animals

Crocodile.png
Cow.png
Hedgehog.png
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.