| Board | CBSE |
| Textbook | NCERT |
| Class | Class 6 |
| Subject | Science |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Chapter Name | Food Where does it Come From |
| Number of Questions Solved | 4 |
| Category | NCERT Solutions |
NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 1 Food Where does it Come From
NCERT TEXTBOOK EXERCISES
(Pages 6-7)
Question 1.
Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?
Answer:
All living beings do not need the same kind of food. We know that different organisms eat different kinds of food. This is because of the differences in their structures, requirements, habitats, etc.
Question 2.
Name five plants and their parts that we eat.
Answer:
| New of the plant | Edible part |
| 1. Lotus | (a) Seeds (makhana) (b) Stem(vegetables) |
| 2. Water nut (Singhara) | (a) Fruit |
| 3. Gram | (a) Seeds (pulse) (b) Leaves (vegetables) |
| 4. Radish | (a) Roots (vegetables) (b) Leaves (vegetables) |
| 5. Mustard | (a) Seeds (oil, spices) (b) Leaves (vegetables) |
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 in 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
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