Class 6 SCIENCE CHAPTER 1 SOLUTION

Chapter 1 Food where does it comes from

Here is some important points and answer of chapter 1 (Food where does it comes from) NCERT science of class 6 which helps students to better understand the topics of this chapter.

Keynotes:

1.Food:- The eatable substances eaten by hjman and animals to get energy for various activities growth development etc. is known as food.

2. Ingredients :- Items which are used to prepare any food dish are called food ingredients.

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3.Edible things:- things whichare suitable to eat for human beings are called edible things.

4.Nectar:- the sweet juice collect from flowers by honey bee to make honey is known as nectar.

5. Sprouted seeds:- when small edible structure grown out from the seeds and starts germinate.

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6. Herbivores :- animals which eat only plants and plant product are known as herbivores.for eg cow, rabbit etc.

7.carnivores :- animals which eat flesh of other animal are called carnivores.for eg. Lion,tiger etc.

8.omnivores :- animals which eat both plant and animals are known as omnivores.for eg. Dog etc.

Answers of text book questions

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.

For eg: cow and buffalo eat grass and grains, cat eats small animals.etc

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) Carrot: root
(ii) Pea : seeds
(iii)Apple : fruit
(iv) Cabbage: leaves
(v) Potato plant: stems

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