CBSE Class 6 Science Food Where Does It Come From Worksheet Set A

Question. Food chains show us the flow of energy from a source to a user.
What should come in place of the empty box?

(a) Soil
(b) Water
(c) The Sun
(d) Human beings

Answer : C

Question. Shown below is a representation of a food chain. Use it to answer the question.
Which of these would be a primary consumer?

(a) Goat
(b) Tiger
(c) Lion
(d) Hawk

Answer : A

Question. Shown below is a representation of a food chain. Use it to answer the question.
Predators are animals that prey on other animals. Thus predators would be __________.

(a) Producers
(b) Primary Consumers
(c) Secondary Consumers
(d) Decomposers

Answer : C

Question. Which one of the following food chains is correct? (Remember the arrow points towards the organism that eats the other.)

(a) Mussel-----------> Lobster----------> Seaweed
(b) Plankton-----------> Mussel---------> Lobster
(c) Plankton----------> Limpet----------> Seaweed
(d) Limpet-----------> Lobster------------------> Plankton

Answer : B

Question. The immediate effect of the disappearance of seaweeds will be a decrease in the number of

(a) Limpets
(b) Lobsters
(c) Planktons
(d) Mussels

Answer : A

Question. Lions eat deer. It was observed in a forest that the lion population decreased due to certain reasons. If there were no other changes in the forest, what is likely to be the effect on the deer population?
(a) The deer population will be unaffected.
(b) The deer population will increase.
(c) The deer population will decrease.
(d) The deer population is not related to the lion population - it may increase or decrease.

Answer : B

Question. Shown below is a FOOD WEB. The arrows in the food web indicate flow of energy. Study it carefully and answer the question.
Apart from showing the flow of energy, the arrows:

(a) point FROM that which is eaten TO that which eats it.
(b) point TO that which is eaten FROM that which eats it.
(c) point FROM smaller animals TO bigger animals that live in the same place.
(d) point FROM animals that have fewer babies TO those that have more.

Answer : A

Question. Shown below is a FOOD WEB. The arrows in the food web indicate flow of energy. Study it carefully and answer the question.
If the rabbit population increased suddenly due to external reasons, what is likely to happen to the OWL population?

(a) It will not change
(b) It will decrease immediately
(c) It will decrease over 1-2 years
(d) It will increase over 1-2 years

Answer : A

Question. Shown below is a FOOD WEB. The arrows in the food web indicate flow of energy. Study it carefully and answer the question.
If the rabbit population increased suddenly due to external reasons (as described above), what is likely to happen to the MICE population?

(a) It will not change
(b) It will decrease immediately
(c) It will decrease over 1-2 years
(d) It will increase over 1-2 years

Answer : C

Question. The relationship between Hawks and Snakes in the given food web is likely to be that of ____?

(a) Host and Parasite
(b) Predator and Prey
(c) Producer and Consumer
(d) Host and Prey

Answer : B

Question. A few food chains of an eco-system are given below.
1. Crickets eat grass
2. Birds eat seeds and crickets
3. Mice eat grain and crickets
4. Snakes eat mice
5. Hawks eat snakes, mice and birds.
Which of the following could 'X' represent in the food web?

(a) Crickets
(b) Snakes
(c) Mice
(d) Birds

Answer : B

Question. Of which of these plants do we eat the STEM?
(a) Spinach
(b) Ginger
(c) Brinjal
(d) Carrot

Answer : B

Question. In a forest, there is an animal P that eats another animal Q. Which of these actions is MOST LIKELY to cause P to attack domestic animals in a village next to the forest?
(a) Hunting of Q by the villagers
(b) Heavy rains in the region
(c) Building of a fence around the village
(d) Plans to build a factory near the village

Answer : A

Question. Which parts of a plant are the vegetables we eat?
(a) fruits only
(b) fruits and roots only
(c) roots and stem only
(d) May be any part of a plant

Answer : D

            Questions

            Very Short Answer

Q1)      What are the main ingredients of kheer?

Q2)      What are the two main sources of our food?

Q3)      What is food variety?

Q4)      What kind of food items come from animals?

Q5)      What is the use of the seeds and leaves of mustard plants?

            Short Answer

Q6)      What are the source of wheat and rice?

Q7)      Why food variety is important?

Q8)      What do you understand by omnivores?

Q9)      Why plants are the important source of our food?

Q10)    Why sprayed seeds are better for us?

            Long Answer

Q11)    Explain what are the ways we can think of to avoid wastage of the food?

Q12)    State the difference between herbivores and carnivores?

Q13)    Write short note on plants and animals as the source of food?

Q14)    State the difference between plants and animals?

Q15)    Explain the different edible parts of the plants?

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