NCERT solutions for class 6th Science Chapter- 1 FOOD : WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?
TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
Q.1- Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?
Ans- No, all living beings do not need the same kind of food. For example herbivores eat plants and vegetables, carnivores eat flesh and omnivores eat both plants and flesh.
Q.2- Name the five plants and their parts that we eat.
Ans- Five plants and their parts that we eat are :
(1) Radish – Root
(2) Spinach – Leaves
(3) Potato – Stem
(4) Wheat – Seeds
(5) Brinjal – Fruit
Q.3- Match the items given in column ‘A’with that in column ‘B’.
Ans-
Q.4- Fill up the blanks with the words given:
herbivore, plant, milk, sugarcane, carnivore
1) Tiger is a _______ because it eats only meat.
2) Deer eats only plant products and so is called _______.
3) Parrots eat only ______ products.
4) The ______ that we drink, which comes from cows, buffaloes and goats is an animal product.
5) We get sugar from ________.
Ans- (1) carnivore (2) herbivore
(3) plant (4) milk (5) sugarcane