NCERT Class 6 Science Chapter 1 | Food: Where Does It Come From

This lesson provides answers to almost all questions that can come from Class 6 Science Chapter 1 Food: Where does it come from? Textbook solutions are also provided.

1. What are ingredients?

Ingredients are the raw materials required to prepare food.

2. What are the main sources of our food?

Plants and animals

3. What do we obtain from plants?

We obtain cereals, grains, fruits, vegetables and leaves from plants.

4. What do we obtain from animals?

We obtain milk, meat and eggs from animals.

5. What is sprouting?

The germination of seeds is called sprouting.

6. What do bees collect from flowers?

Bees collect nectar from flowers and convert it into honey.

7. Where do bees store honey?

Bees store honey in their hives.

8. Name the small white structures grown out of the seed.

Sprout

9. Depending upon their food habits animals can be classified into three groups. What are they?

Carnivores, herbivores and omnivores

Carnivores are animals which eat only animals. Example: lion, tiger, wolf, kangaroo, fox, shark, spider

Herbivores are animals which eat only plants or plant products. Example: goat, cow, horses, elephants, deer, rhinoceros, sheep, buffalo, rabbit, panda, butterflies

Omnivores are animals which eat both plants and animals. Examples: dog, human beings, cat, pigs, rats, bear, chickens, crows, lizards, turtles

10. Identify the plant part from which the following can be obtained.
(cauliflower, spinach, tomato, carrot, coconut, cucumber)

a) cauliflower – flower
b) spinach – leaves
c) tomato – fruit
d) carrot – root
e) coconut – seed
f) cucumber – fruit

True or false

1. Boiled sprouted seeds will grow
2. Tiger is an omnivore
3. Potato is a leafy vegetable
4. Crow is an omnivore

Answers

1. False; 2. False; 3. False; 4. True

Textbook questions

1. Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?

No. All living beings do not eat the same kind of food.

2. Name five plants and their parts we eat?

a) Spinach – leaves
b) Carrot – root
c) Potato – stem
d) Tomato – fruit

e) Rice – seed

Fill ups

1. Tiger is a ………………………….. because it eats only meat. (carnivore / herbivore)

2. Deer eats only plant products so it is called ………………………….. (herbivore / omnivore)

3. Parrot eats only ……………………………. products. (plant / animal)

4. The …………………………… that we drink, which comes from cows, buffaloes and goats is an animal product. (honey / milk)

5. We get sugar from ……………………….. (sugarcane / honeybee)

Answers

1. Carnivore; 2. Herbivore; 3. Plant; 4. Milk; 5. Sugarcane