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These NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science<\/a> Chapter 1 Food: Where Does it Come From? Questions and Answers are prepared by our highly skilled subject experts to help students while preparing for their exams.<\/p>\n

Food: Where Does it Come From? NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 1<\/h2>\n

Class 6 Science Chapter 1 Food: Where Does it Come From? Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers<\/h3>\n

Question 1.
\nDo you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?
\nAnswer:
\nNo, different organisms eat different kinds of food. For example, animals such as buffalo and cow eat grass while human beings eat bread, rice, fruits and vegetables. In this way, we can say that different organisms eat different kinds of food.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nName five plants and their parts that we eat.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name of the plant<\/td>\nParts that we eat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. Carrot<\/td>\nRoots<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Wheat plant<\/td>\nSeeds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Mustard plant<\/td>\nSeeds and leaves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. Brinjal<\/td>\nFruits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. Lotus<\/td>\nStem and leaf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Question 3.
\nMatch the items given in column A with that in column B.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Column A<\/td>\nColumn B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. Milk, curd, paneer, ghee<\/td>\n(a) eat other animals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Spinach, cauliflower, carrot<\/td>\n(b) eat plants and plant products<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Lions and tigers<\/td>\n(c) are vegetables<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. Herbivores<\/td>\n(d) are all animals products<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Question 4.
\nFill up the blanks with the words given:
\nherbivore, plant, milk, sugarcane, carnivore<\/p>\n

a. Tiger is a ………….. because it eats only meat.
\nAnswer:
\nTiger is a carnivore because it eats only meat.<\/p>\n

b. Dear eats only plant products and so, is called …………..
\nAnswer:
\nDear eats only plant products and so, is called herbivore.<\/p>\n

c. Parrot eats only ………….. products.
\nAnswer:
\nParrot eats only plant products.<\/p>\n

d. The ………….. that we drink, which comes from cows, buffaloes and goats is an animal product.
\nAnswer:
\nThe milk that we drink, which comes from cows, buffaloes and goats is an animal product.<\/p>\n

e. We get sugar from …………..
\nAnswer:
\nWe get sugar from sugarcane.<\/p>\n

NCERT Extended Learning Activities and Projects<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nYou 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?
\nHint: Garden lizard feeds on crickets, moths, slaters, earthworms, grubs and caterpillars, grasshoppers, cockroaches, etc. House lizards eat flies, mosquitoes, small insects, etc.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nMake 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.
\nHint: Do it yourself.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nFind out the names of plants that grow in water and which are eaten as food.
\nHint: Some aquatic plants are used by humans as a food source. This includes wild rice, Chinese water chestnut, Indian lotus, water spinach, etc.<\/p>\n

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Question 4.
\nIn Chapter 10, you will find out ways of measuring length of curved lines. In your mathematics classes you will learn to prepare bar graphs. After you learn these, try the following interesting project. Prepare some sprouts of moong as discussed in the chapter. Wash them in water everyday and drain all the water. Let them grow for a week until the whole of the seeds grow into young plants. Measure the lengths of the sprouts everyday using a string. Take care that they do not break. Prepare a bar graph of the number of sprouts having lengths in different ranges.
\nHint: Do it yourself.<\/p>\n

Activity 1<\/span><\/p>\n

Objective: To list certain food items and mention their ingredients.
\nMaterials Required: Various cooked dishes.
\nProcedure: Observe the procedure of cooking certain food items and guess the various ingredients.<\/p>\n

Observations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Food items (Dish)<\/td>\nMajor ingredients<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. Boiled rice<\/td>\nRice and water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Chapati<\/td>\nAtta and water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Curry<\/td>\nVegetable, salt, spices, oil and water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. Dal<\/td>\nPulses, salt, spices, oil and water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. Omelette<\/td>\nEggs, salt, spices, iol\/butter and water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Conclusion: The various food items or dishes which we eat daily are usually made up of more than one ingredient.<\/p>\n

Sources of Food Ingredients: The main sources of food ingredients are:
\ni. Plants: We get ingredients like fruits, vegetables, grains, cereals, etc., from plants.
\nii. Animals: We get milk, eggs and meat from animals. Milk products such as butter, ghee, cheese, etc., are widely used in different food items.
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Photosynthesis: It is the process by which green plants use sunlight to make food from carbon dioxide and water. Oxygen is released in this process which is used by us for breathing. This food prepared by photosynthesis gets stored in various plant parts. Since plants can make their own food, they are called producers.<\/p>\n

Edible: Anything that people can safely eat ‘ is described as edible.<\/p>\n

Plant Parts as Food: Various plant parts such as roots, stem, leaves, flowers, fruits, etc., are edible and used by us as food.
\ni. Root: carrot, radish, sweet potato, etc.
\nii. Stem: Potato, ginger, onion, garlic, etc.
\niii. Leaves: Spinach, cabbage, lettuce, etc.
\niv. Fruit: Apple, orange, mango, banana, etc.
\nv. Flower: Cauliflower, sunflower, etc.
\nvi. Seeds: Mustard, soybean, pea, pulses, etc.<\/p>\n

Sprouts: When the seeds begin to germinate by developing tiny roots in the form of small white structures, they are called sprouts.<\/p>\n

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Activity 2<\/span><\/p>\n

Objective: To make moong sprouted seeds.
\nMaterials Required: A small cup of moong seeds, water and muslin cloth.<\/p>\n

Procedure:<\/p>\n