Class-6 Science, Chapter-1 Food: Where Does it Come From? , Additional Exercises with solutions in line with NCERT book / CBSE Syllabus

Chapter 1
Food: Where does it come from?
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Additional Exercises

Exercises from Textbook

Tables from Textbook

Additional Exercises

Choose the correct answer:

1.    Seed of which of the following plants gives us oil?

a.    Mango plant

b.    Mustard plant (√)

c.    Rose plant

d.    Spinach plant

2.    Which part of the banana plant is used as food?

a.    Flower

b.    Fruit

c.    Shoot

d.    All the above (√)

3.    Which of the following flower is consumed as food?

a.    Pumpkin flower

b.    Banana flower

c.    Rose flower

d.    All the above (√)

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Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternative:

1.    Plants are the sources of food ingredients like grains, cereals, vegetables and fruits. (Plants / animals)

2.    Animals provide us with milk, meat products and eggs. (plants / animals)

3.    Cows, goats and buffalos are some common animals give us milk.  (wool / milk)

4.    Honey come from honey bees. (honey bees / plants)

Answer these questions:

Q. How is honey obtained?

Ans-  Honey is obtained from honey-bees. Bees collect nectar (sweet juices) from flowers, convert it into honey and store it in their hive.

Q. What are herbivores? Give two examples.

Ans- Herbivores are the animals which eat only plants ir plant products. For example- Deer, Cow

Q. What are carnivores? Give two examples.

Ans- Carnivores are the animals which eat the flesh of other animals. For example- Tiger, Lion

Q. What are omnivores? Give two example.

Ans- Omnivores are the animals which eat both plants and animals. For example- Bear, Pig

Exercises from Textbook

Q. Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?
Ans- No, different living beings need different kind of food. It greatly depends on the age, work and health of person.

Q. Name five plants and their parts that we eat.
Ans- Name of plant, part that we eat

Mango	fruit
Radish	root
Spinach	leaves
Onion	shoot
Bamboo	stem

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

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

Fill up the blanks with the words given:

Herbivore

plant

milk

sugar cane

carnivore

1.    Tiger is a carnivore because it eats only meat.

2.    Deer eats only plant products and so, is called herbivore.

3.    Parrots eat only plant products.

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

5.    We get sugar from sugarcane.

Projects and activities
(a) You must have seen a garden lizard around your home. Next time whenever you see it, observe carefully and find out what it takes for food. Is the food different from that of a house lizard?

(b) Make a list (with pictures, when possible) of food items generally taken by people of different regions of India. Place these on a large outline map of India to display in your classroom.

(c) Find out the names of plants that grow in water and which are eaten as food.

(d) What are the things we can think of to avoid wastage of food.

Tables from the textbook

Table 1.1 What do we eat?

Name of the student / friend	Food items eaten in a day
Anuja	Rice, Dal, Roti, Curry, Milk
Srividya	Idli, Sambar, Rice, Rasam
Manoj	Bajare ki roti, Bharta, Dal
Alok	Dal-bafla, rice, sabji, laddu

Table 1.2 Food items and their ingredients

Food Items	Ingredients
Roti/ Chapati	Atta, water
Dal	Pulses, water, salt, oil/ghee, spices
Vegetable curry	Vegetable, oil, spices, water
Idli	Rice, dal, water, salt
Halwa	Aata, ghee, sugar, water
Kheer	Milk, rice, sugar

Table 1.4 Plant parts as food

Food items with plant as the major source	Ingredients / source	Plant part which gives us the ingredients
1.    Brinjal curry	Brinjal	Fruit
	Chilli as spice (any other)	Fruit
	Oil from groundnut, mustard, soybean, any other plant	Seed
2.    Dal	Pulses	Seeds
	Water	-
	Oil	Seeds
	spices	Seeds, root, fruits
3.    Apple sauce	Apple	Fruit
	Sugar	Stem
	Cinnamon	Bark

Table 1.5 Animals and their Food

Name of the animal	Food that animal eats
Buffalo	Grass, oilcake, hay, grains
Cat	Small animals, birds, milk
Rat	Grains, vegetable, fruits, seeds, nuts
Lion	Antelopes, buffaloes, zebras, young elephants
Tiger	Moose, deer, pig, cow, horse, goat
Spider	Insects, leaves, nectar
House Lizard	Flies, ants, beetles, fruits
Cow	Grass, fruits, vegetables
Human beings	Grains, fruits, vegetables
Butterfly	Nectar, rotting fruits
Crow	Insects, small reptiles, eggs, nectar, grains, human food

Table 1.6

Herbivore	Carnivore	Omnivore
Cow	Lion	Dog
Deer	Hawk	Duck
Elephant	Snake	Pig
Giraffe	Wolf	Bear
Sheep	Penguins	Desert rat

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