Solution for Class 6 Science chapter 1 Food Where does it come from ?

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Exercise

 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. Different living beings need different kinds of food. Some animals eat plant as a food  such animals are called Herbivores, some animals eat meat of other animals as food ,such animals are called Carnivores and Some animals eat food from plant source as well as  animals such living beings are called Omnivores. 

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

Ans:

    Paddy plant   -      Seed

    Pea plant      -       Seed

    Potato               Stem

    Carrot          -       Root

    Brinjal         -        Fruit


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

Ans:

Column AColumn B
Milk, curd, paneer, gheeare all animal products
Spinach, cauliflower, carrotare vegetables
Lions and tigerseat other animals
Herbivoreseat 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.