Class 6th Science

Food Where does it come from?

Exercises

Page No: 6

1. Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?

Answer

No, the food requirements of all living organisms are different. Depending on the food requirements, living organisms are grouped into three categories:

• Herbivores: Animals which eat only plants and plant products are called herbivores. For example: Cow, elephant, rabbit, horse, etc.

• Carnivores: Animals which eat other animals are called carnivores. For example: Lion, tiger, lizard, etc.

• Omnivores: These animals eat both plants and animals. For example: Dog, cat, crow, etc.

2. Name five plants and their parts that we eat.

Answer

Plants - edible parts

Carrot - root

Potato - stem

Carrot - root

Apple - fruit

Cabbage - leaf

3. Match the items given in Column A with that in Column B

Column A

Column B

Milk, curd, paneer ghee

eat other animals

Spinach, cauliflower, carrot

eat plant and plants products

Lions and tigers

are vegetables

Herbivores

are all animal products

Answer

Column A

Column B

Milk, curd, paneer ghee

are all animal products

Spinach, cauliflower, carrot

are vegetables

Lions and tigers

eat plant and plants products

Herbivores

eat other animals

Page No: 7

4. Fill up the blanks with the words given:

Herbivore, plant, milk, sugarcane, carnivore

(a) Tiger is a _________ because it eats only meat.

► carnivore

(b) Deer eats only plant products and so, is called _________.

► Herbivore

(c) Parrot eats only _________ products.

► plant

(d) The _______that we drink, which comes from cows, buffaloes and goats is an animal product.

► milk

(e) We get sugar from _________ .

► sugarcane