Summary + MCQS – Class 6 Science Chapter 1 (Food: Where Does it Come From?)
The component that we consume, which provides nourishment to the body, is called food.
E.g., Rice, chapati, curry, fruits, vegetables, cheese, bread, milk, curd, butter, etc.
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Class 6 Science Chapter 1 Full Lecture
What is food, variety of food, Ingredients of food?
Food is source of nutrition that living organisms ear, drink or absorb to maintain life and growth.
There are many different places where we buy food like markets, shop, supermarkets etc.
We eat different variety of foods like fish, rice, bread, vegetables meat etc.
Ingredients
The components or materials required to prepare a food item are called as ingredients.
E.g., different types of vegetables, spices are ingredients for sambar.
Use of food in our body
- For energy
- For work
- For body function
- For good health
- For wound healing
Sources of food
There are two main sources of food :
- Plants
- Animals
There are many different types of food that come from animals:
- Eggs come from chicken.
- Cows, goat and buffaloes are some common animals which gives us milk and milk products like butter, cream, cheese and curd.
- Bacon come from a pig.
- Honey is made by bees. Honey bee collects fruit juices (nectar) from flowers and stores in their hive.
- Fish cakes are made from fish
There are many different types of food that comes from plants:
- Roots as food – Carrot, Beetroot, Radish, Turnip, etc.
- Stem as food – Potato, Ginger, Sugarcane.
- Leaves as food – Spinach, Coriander, Cabbage, Onion etc.
- Flowers as food – Rose, Cauliflower etc.
- Fruits as food – Apple, Banana, Grapes etc.
- Seeds as food – Corn, Wheat, Maize, Pulses etc.
- Some plants have two or more edible parts: Mustard seeds give us oil and its leaves are also used as vegetables.
Classification of animals based on food they Eat
Herbivores
Animals which eat only plants of plant products as their food are called as Herbivores.
Herbivores animals have sharp teeth for biting and cutting, and very strong teeth for grinding as plant food needs to be chewed a lot as it is very rich in a substance called cellulose.
Examples: Cow, goat, horse etc.
Carnivores
Animals which eat the flesh of other animals are called Carnivores.
Most of the carnivores animals have very sharp teeth for tearing out the flesh of its prey.
Examples: Lion, tiger, snake and lizard ( it eats insects i.e., other animals)
Omnivores
Animals which eat both plants and animals are called omnivores.
Examples: Dog, man.
MCQs based on the chapter
1. What is the primary source of rice?
A) Wheat plant
B) Paddy plant
C) Sugarcane plant
D) Potato plant
Answer
B) Paddy plant
Rice comes from the paddy plant, which is grown in water-logged fields.
2. Which part of the mustard plant is used as food?
A) Leaves and seeds
B) Stem and roots
C) Flowers and stem
D) Roots and seeds
Answer
A) Leaves and seeds
Leaves are used as vegetables, and seeds are used for oil.
3. Which among these is not a milk-yielding animal?
A) Cow
B) Goat
C) Buffalo
D) Hen
Answer
D) Hen
Hens are primarily used for eggs and meat, not milk.
4. What is nectar primarily used for by bees?
A) Making honey
B) Building hives
C) Protecting flowers
D) Attracting predators
Answer
A) Making honey
Bees collect nectar from flowers to produce honey.
5. Which of these is a root vegetable?
A) Broccoli
B) Potato
C) Carrot
D) Rice
Answer
C) Carrot
Carrots are the roots of the plant consumed as food.
6. What are sprouts?
A) Boiled seeds
B) Germinated seeds
C) Dried seeds
D) Crushed seeds
Answer
B) Germinated seeds
Sprouts are seeds that have begun germinating, making them rich in nutrients.
7. Which flower is consumed as food?
A) Jasmine
B) Cauliflower
C) Marigold
D) Sunflower
Answer
B) Cauliflower
Cauliflower is an edible flower consumed as a vegetable.
8. Which plant part is sugarcane?
A) Root
B) Stem
C) Leaf
D) Flower
Answer
B) Stem
Sugarcane is the stem of the plant used to extract sugar.
9. What is the main ingredient of curd?
A) Cheese
B) Butter
C) Milk
D) Water
Answer
C) Milk
Curd is made by fermenting milk using a culture of bacteria.
10. Which of these is not a food derived from plants?
A) Rice
B) Egg
C) Mango
D) Wheat
Answer
B) Egg
Eggs are an animal-based food product.