CBSE Class 4 Science – Animals: How They Live

Chapter Overview

This chapter introduces students to the world of animals. It covers different classifications of animals based on their diet, habitat, movement, and adaptations to the environment.

Important Keywords

• Herbivores: Animals that eat only plants (e.g., cows, deer).
• Carnivores: Animals that eat other animals (e.g., lions, tigers).
• Omnivores: Animals that eat both plants and animals (e.g., bears, humans).
• Adaptation: Changes in an animal’s body or behavior to survive in its environment.
• Habitat: The natural home of an animal (e.g., forests, oceans, deserts).
• Mammals: Animals that give birth to live young and feed them with milk.
• Reptiles: Cold-blooded animals with scales, such as snakes and lizards.
• Amphibians: Animals that live both in water and on land, like frogs.