Class 6 Science Chapter 1
Food : Where does it come from?
| Textbook | NCERT |
| Class | Class 6 |
| Subject | Science |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Chapter Name | Food : Where does it come from? |
| Category | Questions and Answers, NCERT Solutions |
Question 1. Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?
Answer : No, different living organisms eat different kinds of food.
Herbivores – Animals that eat only plants e.g. deer, rabbit, cow etc.
Carnivores – Animals which eat other animals e.g. lion, tiger, fox etc.
Omnivores – Animals which eat both plants and animals e.g. humans, dog, bear etc.
Question 2. Name five plants and their parts that we eat.
Answer : Carrot: Root
Onion: Stem
Cabbage : leaves
Apple: Fruit
Wheat: seed
Question 3. Match the items given in Column A with that in Column B
| Column A | Column B |
| milk, curd, paneer, ghee | eat other animals |
| spinach, cauliflower, carrot | eat plants and plant products |
| Lions and Tigers | are vegetables |
| Herbivores | are all animal products |
Answer :
| 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 |
Question 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 ___________________.
Answer :
(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.
Topic wise detailed notes from Chapter 1, Food : Where does it come from
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