Chapter 1Food Where Does It Come From
NCERT Class 6 Science Chapter 1 Food Where Does It Come From
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NCERT Class 6 Science Chapter 1 Food Where Does It Come From
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NCERT Class 6 Science Chapter 1 Food Where Does It Come From
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1. Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?
Ans. No, we know that the different organisms eat different kinds of food. For example, human being eats roti, dal, rice, bread, vegetables and rice, etc. Buffalo, cow and some other animals eats grass, oil cake, grains, hay, etc. Cat and dog eats small animals, milk, roti, bread and birds, etc. Tiger, lion eat other animals. Thus, we can say that different living beings eat different kind of food.
2. Name the five plants and their parts that we eat?
Ans. Plants:
Radish, Carrot, Mustard, Potato, Maize
Parts that we eat:
Roots and leaves, Roots, Seeds, oil and leaves, Roots, Fruits
3. Match the items in Column A with that in Column B.
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Column A |
Column B |
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Milk, curd, paneer, ghee |
eat other animals |
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Spinach, cauliflower, carrot |
eat plants and plant products |
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Lions and tigers |
are vegetables |
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Herbivores |
are animal products |
(ii) (c)
(iii) (a)
(iv) (b)
4. Fill up the blanks with the words gives:
herbivore, plant, milk, sugarcane, carnivore
(a) Tiger is a ………… because it eats only meat.
(b) Deer eats only plants 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.
Projects And Activities
Activity 1.
You must have seen a garden lizard around your home. Next time whenever you see it, observe carefully and find out what it takes for food. Is the food different from that of a house lizard?
Ans. A garden lizard takes mosquitoes, house flies for food while a house lizard takes insects only.
Activity 2.
Make a list (with pictures, when possible) of food items generally taken by people of different regions of India. Place these on a large outline map of India to display in your classroom?
Ans. (For self attempt)
Activity 3.
Find out the names of plants that grow in water and which are eaten as food?
Ans. Lotus, lily, algae and chest – nut, etc. are grow in water and which are eaten as food.
Activity 4.
Make a table to show that the type of food the animals eat?
Answer:
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Name of the Animal |
Food |
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Buffalo |
Grass, oilcake, hay, grains |
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Cat |
Small animals, birds milk |
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Rat |
Grains |
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Lion |
Animals |
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Tiger |
Animals |
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Spider |
Insects and flies |
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House lizard |
Insects, mosquitoes |
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Cow |
Grass, hay and grains |
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Human beings |
Cooked food, plants |
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Butterfly |
Flowers nectar |
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Crow |
Grains and insects |
Activity 5.
In the table given below names of some of the things are given. Write their uses and sources in front of them?
Ans. (For self attempt)
Activity 6.
Prepare a table to show animals which eats only plants, other animals and both plants and animals?
Ans. (For self attempt)
Activity 7.
Make a table that what do your friends eat?
Ans. (For self attempt)
Activity 8.
Make a table to show some food items and their ingredients?
Ans. (For self attempt)
Activity 9.
Prepare a table to show ingredients used to prepare food items and their sources?
Ans. (For self attempt)
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