Class.6-Science-Chapter.1-FOOD-WHERE DOES IT COME FROM

Class.6-Science-Chapter.1-FOOD-WHERE DOES IT COME FROM

Exercise Questions
1. Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?

Ans:

No, all living beings do not need the same kind of food. Some animals eat plants as food, and they are called herbivores. Some animals feed on other animals, and they are called as Carnivores. Some others eat food from plant sources as well as animals, and such living beings are called omnivores.

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

Ans:

Brinjal- Fruit

Groundnut- Seed

Potato- Stem

Spinach- Leaves

Beetroot- Roots

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

Ans:

Column A	Column B
Milk, Curd, Paneer, Ghee	Are all animal products
Spinach, Cauliflower, carrot	Are vegetables
Lions and tigers	Eat other animals
Herbivores	Eat plants and plant products

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 _________________ products.

(d) The ________________ that we drink, which comes from cows, buffaloes and goats is an animal product.

(e) We get sugar from ___________________.

Ans:

 (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 milk that we drink, which comes from cows, buffaloes and goats is an animal product.

(e) We get sugar from Sugarcane.