DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: No animals cannot make their food that’s why animals eat plants. They are consumers not producers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Animals cannot make their own food so they must eat plants and/or other animals. They are called consumers. There are three groups of consumers. Animals that eat only plants are called herbivores (or primary consumers).

Detailed explanation-3: -Animal cells do not contain organelles that can harness natural energy like solar energy and convert simple compounds into complex ones, like chloroplasts in plants. Chloroplasts can absorb sunlight and use it in conjunction with water and carbon dioxide gas to produce food.

Detailed explanation-4: -All food comes from plants, even animals depend on plants. Hence, we obtain food from plants directly or indirectly. The reason one is advised to consume fruits and vegetables on a daily basis is that it is a source of rich nutrients.