CBSE Class 6 Science Food Where Does It Come From Notes

CBSE Class 6 Science - Food Where Does it Come from Learning the important concepts is very important for every student to get better marks in examinations. The concepts should be clear which will help in faster learning. The attached concepts made as per NCERT and CBSE pattern will help the student to understand the chapter and score better marks in the examinations. 

Class-6  Term-1 Science 

Chapter- Food Where Does it Come from

Q1) Why does an organism need food?

Ans1-1.To get energy.

2. For growth , repair and maintenance of the body.

3. To fight diseases.

Q2)Why is glucose given to sportspersons?

Ans2-glucose is a type of carbohydrate, which can be quick source of energy.

Q3)Why do we cook food?

Ans3-1.to make food digestible and to improve its taste.

2. cooking also kills the germs that are sometimes present in food.

Q4)Why is it necessary to drink about 1.5 litres of water everyday?

Ans4-Excretion ,sweating and breathing makes us lose about 2-3 litres of water everyday. About 1.5 litres is made up for by drinking water and other liquids.

Q5)Why water is needed for our body?

Ans4-1. Water helps to carry digested food around the body.

2. Water help to carries wastes out of the body

3. It helps to regulate the body temperature.

Q5) List the various edible parts of the plants, mention some examples also.

Ans5-ROOT-carrot, raddish, beetroot, turnip, sweet potato

STEM  -   sugar cane, ginger, onion, potato, colocasia (arbi)

LEAF  -  spinach, cabbage, lettuce, methi

FLOWER  -  cauliflower, broccoli, banana, pumpkin, clove, saffron

FRUIT  -  banana, mango, brinjal, tomato, cucumber

SEED  -  pulses, peanuts, coconut, methi seeds, almonds

Q6) Classify the following as herbivore, carnivore or omnivore.

Ans6-Herbivore-cows, goats, horses, elephants, giraffes, parrot, squirrel

Carnivore-crocodile, shark, tigers, lions, snake

Omnivore-bears, crow, humanbeing, cockroach

Q7)Where does honey come from?

Ans7- Bees collect NECTAR(sweet juices) from flower, convert it into honey and store it in their hive.

Q8) Mention the source of food as plant or animal, for the following food items.

a)Chicken-animal    b)rice-plant      c)onion-plant      d)oil-plant and animal

e)sugar-plant         f)milk-animal     g)egg-animal      f)wheat flour-plant.

Q9)What are sprouted seeds?

Ans9- A small white structure grown out of the seeds, which will be future shoot of the plants.

Q10)Write the ingredients and sources(plant or animal) for the given food items?

Ans10)

FOOD ITEM                 INGREDIENTS                           SOURCE

Potato curry                  1.potato,garlic, onion, tomato       plant

2. oil/ghee                   plant or animal

3. spices                            plant

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