Food Where does it Come From?

Solved Textbook Questions

 

Activity 1. Write at least 20 edible and non Edible things. Like given below.

Edible things	Non Edible things
Rice, wheat maize	Stone
Milk	Brick
Meat	Soil
Egg	Wood
Fish	Table
Fruits	Pen
Spices	Bag
Vegetables	Shoe

Food:

Anything we eat or drink for energy, growth and development is called food.eg rice, dal, roti, fruits, vegetables etc.

Sources of food:

There are two sources of food.

 

 

Activity 2. Write at least twenty edible things which come from plants and animals. Like give below.

Edible things	Source
Rice, wheat maize	Plants
Milk	Animals
Meat	Animals
Egg	Animals
Fish	Animals
Fruits	Plants
Spices	Plants
Vegetables	Plants

 

The food items that we get from plants or are made from plant parts are called plant products.eg rice sweets bread etc.

The food items that we get from animals or are made from animal parts are called Animal products.

Activity 4. Name ten animals and What they eat.

Animal	Food they eat
Buffalo	Grass,oilcake,bay,grains
Cat	Small animals e.g. rats, birds ,milk
Lion	Meat ,birds etc.
Tiger	Meat, birds etc.
Spider	Insects etc.
Cow	Grass,oilcake,bay,grains
Lizard	Insects etc.
Human beings	Meat, plants , milk, eggs cereals, pulses vegetables, fruits.
Crows
Butterfly

 

Activity 5. Name some plants and their parts we eat.

Plants	Parts we eat
Know khol	Leaves, stem
Lettuce	Leaves
Grapes	Fruits
Spinach	Leaves
Apple	Fruits
Pear	Fruits
Cucumber	Fruits
Cinnamon	Stem
Rice	Seeds
Pulses	Seeds
Maize	Seeds

 

Activity 6. Name the ingredients of different food items. Like given below

Food item	Ingredients	Source
Chicken curry	Chicken Spices Oil	Animal Plants Plants/Animals
Bread	Flour Egg	Plants Animals
Ice cream	Milk Sugar Fat	Animals   Plants Animlas
Brinjal curry	Brinjal Spices Oil	Plants Plants Plants

 

Animals based on eating habits are grouped in three groups.

Herbivores:: Those animals which eats only plants and their products.

Carnivores:: Those animals which eats only animal and animal products.

Omnivores:: Those animals which eats both plant and animal products.

 

Activity  6. Write names of 10 animals in each category.

 

Herbivores	Carnivores	Omnivores
Cow	Lion	Man
Goat	Tiger	Hen
Deer	Fox	Dog
Sloth	Jackal	Crow
Rabbit	Hyena	Duck
Sheep	Crocodile	Bear
Yak	Shark	Fish
Buffalo	Eagle
Etc.	Etc.	Etc.

 

 

EXERCISE

Qno1.  Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?

Ans:: No all living things need different kind of food.

QNo 2. Name five plants and their parts that we eat.

Ans::

Plant	Part that we eat
Apple	Fruit
Lettuce	Leaves
Knol khol	Leaves, stem
Onion	Leaves
Carrot	Root

 

3. Match the items given in Column A with that in Column B

Column A                                                            Column B

Milk, curd, paneer, ghee.                     Are all animal products.

Eat other animals.                                  Lions and tigers

Spinach, cauliflower, carrot                  Are vegetables.

Herbivores.                                              Eat plants and plant products.

4. Fill up the blanks with the correct words:

(a) Tiger is a carnivore because it eats only meat.

(b) Deer eats only plant products and so, is called Herbivore.

(C) Parrot eats only plant products.

(d) The will

and goats is an animal product.

() We get sugar from plants (sugarcane).

( Pulses are rich in protein while as cereals are rich in carbohydrates.

(8) Animals which provide both meat and egg are called poultry animals.

5. What are the main sources of food?

 Ans:: Main sources of food are plants and animals.

 

 

6. Why man is called an omnivore?

Ans:: Man is called Omnivore because man eats both plant and animal products.

 

 

Q. 1. Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?
Ans. No, all living beings do not need same kind of food.

Q.2. Name five plants and their parts that we eat.
Ans. The names of five plants and their parts that we eat are:
(i) Paddy: seeds
(ii) Wheat: seeds
(iii) Mustard plant: seeds and leaves
(iv) Brinjal plant: fruits
(v) Potato plant: stems

Q. 3. Match the items given in column A with those in column B.

Q. 4. Fill up the blanks with the words given:
herbivore, plant, milk, sugarcane, carnivore.
(a) Tiger is a__________ because it eats only meat.
(b) Deer eats only plant products and so is called______________ .
(c) Parrot eats only__________
(d) The_________ that we drink, which comes from cows, buffaloes and goats is
an animal product.
(e) We get sugar from___________ .
Ans. (a) carnivore                                   (b) herbivore                 (c) plant
(d) milk                                     (e) sugarcane

Extra Questions for Class 6 Science Chapter 1

Class 6 Science Chapter 1 VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Q. 1. Give two examples where two or more parts of a single plant are used as food.
Ans. Mustard — seeds and leaves,
Pumpkin — fruit and flowers.

Q.2. Name any one plant that grows in water and is eaten as food.
Ans. Lotus — Stem of lotus is eaten as food.

Q.3. Suggest any three ways you can think of to avoid wastage of food.
Ans. (i) Avoid leaving food uneaten in meals.
(ii) “Eat to live” and not “live to eat” — excess eating should be avoided.
(iii) Raw food like pulses, grains should be stored properly.

Q.4. Name two sugar producing plants.
Ans. (a) Sugarcane                                           (b) Sugarbeet.

Q.5. Name a non-green plant that we eat.
Ans. Mushroom.

Q.6. What do you call the habit of an individual to eat a particular type of food items commonly?
Ans. Food habit.

Q.7. Compare your food habits with food habits of your friend who lives in Tamil Nadu.
Ans. My food habit: Chapatti, pulses, lassi, rice, vegetables, mustard oil.
Food habit of my friend: Idli, dosa, sambhar, bara, rasam, upma and coconut oil, etc.

Q.8. What items are used to prepare cooked rice?
Ans. Raw rice and water.

Q.9. Study the ingredients of various food items. Do they have some common food ingredients?
Ans. Yes, they have some common ingredients like: water, salt and oil or ghee.

Q.10. What are the two common sources of most of the ingredients of food items?
Ans. (i) Plants                                                  (ii) Animals

Q.11. Name the three products each provided by plants and animals.
Ans. Plant products: Grains, cereals and vegetables.
Animal products: Milk, egg and meat.

Q.12. Name three edible (eatable) parts of plants.
Ans. (i) Roots                                        (ii) Fmits                                (iii) Leaves

Q.13. Which part of the plants do we eat generally?
Ans. We generally eat fruits of many plants.

Q. 14. Which type of seeds give more energy, sprouted seeds or normal seeds?
Ans. Sprouted seeds give more energy than normal seeds.

Q.15. What is honey? 
Ans. A sweet substance (liquid) prepared by bees from the riectar, i.e., sweet juice collected from flowers is called honey.

Q.16. Where would you place human beings on the basis of food that they eat?
Ans. Omnivores.

Class 6 Science Chapter 1 SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Q.l. What is food?
Ans. The eatable substances eaten by humans and other animals to get energy for various activities for growth and development is called food.

Q.2. Why should we eat cooked food?
Ans. We should eat cooked food because by cooking we can kill harmful germs and make it germless. Cooked food can be easily digested and absorbed by our body. Cooking also improves the taste of food.

Q.3. Explain the importance of food for living organisms.
Ans. Importance of food is:
(i)  It provides energy to do various activities.
(ii) It helps in growth.
(iii) It helps to repair and replace damaged parts of the body.
(iv) It protects us from infections and diseases.

Q.4.  Explain the various sources of food items and ingredients with the help of examples.
Ans.  There are mainly two sources of ingredients of various food items:
(i) Plants: Plants provide us fruits, vegetables, pulses, grains, cereals, etc.
(ii) Animals: Animals provide us milk, eggs, meat etc.

Q.5. Define the term herbivores.
Ans. The animals which eat only plants or plant products are called herbivores. For example, cow, goat and buffalo.

Q.6. What are carnivores? Explain with examples.
Ans. The-animals which eat other animals are called carnivores. For example, lion and tiger. Carnivores generally eat herbivores and other carnivores.

Q.7. Define the term omnivores.
Ans. The animals which eat both the plants and animals are called omnivores. For example, cat, dog and human beings.

Class 6 Science Chapter 1 LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Q. 1. With the help of a flow chart show various contributors involved when we eat a chapatti.

Q.2. Make flow charts for the preparation of honey and ghee.
Ans. Preparation of honey:

Q. 3. Differentiate between herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. Give two examples of each

Q. 4. (i) Name the different parts of a banana plant that are used as food.
(ii)  Animal food we get from water resources.
(iii) Four fruits which we eat as vegetables.
Ans. (i) Flower, fruit and stem of banana.
(ii) Fish, prawn, lobustar and crabes.
(iii) Fruits of tomato, brinjal, Ladyfinger (bhindi), cucumber (Loki).