NCERT Solutions Class 6th Science Chapter – 1 Food Where Does It Come From Question & Answer

NCERT Solutions Class 6th Science Chapter – 1 Food Where Does It Come From

TextbookNCERT
Class 6th
Subject Science
Chapter1st
Chapter NameFood Where Does It Come From
Category Class 6th Science
Medium English
SourceLast Doubt

NCERT Solutions Class 6th Science Chapter – 1 Food: Where Does It Come From Question & Answer In this Chapter We Will read about Decomposer, Scavenger, Omnivore, Special Characteristics of Omnivores and Special Characteristics of Herbivores etc. and More much. you have provided easy notes which use in your study make progress in education.

NCERT Solutions Class 6th Science Chapter – 1 Food Where Does It Come From

Chapter – 1

Food Where Does It Come From

Question & Answer

NCERT Solutions Class 6th Science (Chapter – 1) Question No – 1

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

NCERT Solutions Class 6th Science (Chapter – 1) Question No – 2

Q.2. Name five plants and their parts that we eat.
Answer – 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

NCERT Solutions Class 6th Science (Chapter – 1) Question No – 3

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

Column AColumn B
Milk, curd, paneer, gheeEat other animals
Spinach, cauliflower, carrotEat plants and plant products 
Lions and tigersAre vegetables
HerbivoresAre all animal products

Answer – 

Column AColumn B
Milk, curd, paneer, gheeAre all animal products
Spinach, cauliflower, carrotAre  vegetables
Lions and tigersEat other animals
HerbivoresEat plants and plant products
NCERT Solutions Class 6th Science (Chapter – 1) Question No – 4

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__________ Products.
(d) The_________ that we drink, which comes from cows, buffaloes and goats is
an animal product.
(e) We get sugar from___________ .
Answer – (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) plant (d) milk (e) sugarcane

EXTRA QUESTIONS

Q. 1. Give two examples where two or more parts of a single plant are used as food.
Answer – Mustard – seeds and leaves,
Pumpkin – fruit and flowers.
Q. 2. Name any one plant that grows in water and is eaten as food.
Answer – Lotus – The stem of the lotus is eaten as food.
Q. 3. Suggest any three ways you can think of to avoid wastage of food.
Answer – 
(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 and grains should be stored properly.
Q. 4. Name two sugar-producing plants.
Answer – (a) Sugarcane (b) Sugarbeet.
Q. 5. Name a non-green plant that we eat.
Answer – Mushroom.
Q. 6. What do you call the habit of an individual to eat a particular type of food items commonly?
Answer – Food habit.
Q. 7. Compare your food habits with the food habits of your friend who lives in Tamil Nadu.
Answer – My food habit – Chapatti, pulses, lassi, rice, vegetables, and mustard oil.
Food habits of my friend – Idli, dosa, sambhar, bara, rasam, Upma and coconut oil, etc.
Q. 8. What items are used to prepare cooked rice?
Answer – Raw rice and water.
Q. 9. Study the ingredients of various food items. Do they have some common food ingredients?
Answer – 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?
Answer – (i) Plants (ii) Animals
Q. 11. Name the three products each provided by plants and animals.
Answer – 
Plant products – Grains, cereals and vegetables.
Animal products – Milk, egg and meat.
Q. 12. Name three edible (eatable) parts of plants.
Answer – 
(i) Roots
(ii) Fmits
(iii) Leaves
Q. 13. Which part of the plants do we eat generally?
Answer – We generally eat fruits of many plants.
Q. 14. Which type of seeds gives more energy, sprouted seeds or normal seeds?
Answer – Sprouted seeds give more energy than normal seeds.
Q. 15. What is honey?
Answer – A sweet substance (liquid) prepared by bees from the nectar, i.e., sweet juice collected from flowers is called honey.
Q. 16. Where would you place human beings on the basis of the food that they eat?
Answer – Omnivores.

SHORT – QUESTION ANSWER

Q. l. What is food?
Answer – The eatable substances eaten by humans and other animals to get energy for various activities for growth and development are called food.
Q. 2. Why should we eat cooked food?
Answer – 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 bodies. Cooking also improves the taste of food.
Q. 3. Explain the importance of food for living organisms.
Answer – The 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.
Answer – There are mainly two sources of ingredients for various food items:
(i) Plants – Plants provide us with fruits, vegetables, pulses, grains, cereals, etc.
(ii) Animals – Animals provide us with milk, eggs, meat etc.
Q. 5. Define the term herbivores.
Answer – 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.
Answer – The animals that eat other animals are called carnivores. For example, lion and tiger. Carnivores generally eat herbivores and other carnivores.
Q.7. Define the term omnivores.
Answer – The animals which eat both the plants and animals are called omnivores. For example, cats, dogs and human beings.

LONG – QUESTION ANSWER

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

Answer – 

Farmer
cultivates the
wheat crops                                 =>		Ripened wheat is
cut and transported
to market        =>		Flour mill buys
wheat and
grinds to make
flour              =>		We buy flour
from the
market                                         =>		Mother cooks
chapati
Q.2. Make flow charts for the preparation of honey and ghee.

Answer – preparation of Honey

Nectar
in flowers =>		Nectar is
collected by
honey bee  =>		Stored in
beehives =>		Honey is
extracted
from beehives

preparation of Honey

Cow        =>Cow gives
milk     =>		Cream is
extracted =>		Butter   =>Butter is
boiled, ghee
is formed
Q. 3. Differentiate between herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. Give two examples of each

Answer – 

HerbivoresCarnivoresOmnivores
Animals that eat only
plants, plant parts and
plant products are called
herbivores.
Example – Cow, Deer
and Elephant.		Animals which
other animals are
called carnivores.
Example – Lion,
Lizards.		An animal that eat both
plants and animals
are called omnivores.
Example – Dog, Human
beings.
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.
Answer – 
(i) Flower, fruit and stem of the banana.
(ii) Fish, prawns, lobster and crabs.
(iii) Fruits of tomato, brinjal, Ladyfinger (Bhindi), cucumber (Loki).

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