Q1Short answer
Food: Where Does It Come From?
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Chapter 1
Class 6 Science · 19 questions · 19 with answers
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Q2Multiple choice
Honeybee makes honey from
- (a)pollen
- (b)petals
- (c)nectar
- (d)bud
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(c) nectar
Q3Multiple choice
Below are names of some animals: (i) Cow (ii) Sheep (iii) Horse (iv) Ox Which of the above are sources of milk for human beings?
- (a)(i) and (iii)
- (b)(i) and (ii)
- (c)(ii) and (iii)
- (d)(iii) and (iv)
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(b) (i) and (ii)
Q4Multiple choice
Given below is a list of edible plants: (i) Banana (ii) Pumpkin (iii) Lady’s finger (iv) Brinjal 2 E XEMPLAR PROBLEMS Which pair of plants have two or more edible parts?
- (a)(i) and (ii)
- (b)(ii) and (iii)
- (c)(iii) and (iv)
- (d)(i) and (iv)
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(a) (i) and (ii)
Q5Multiple choice
The part of a banana plant not used as food is
- (a)flower
- (b)fruit
- (c)stem
- (d)root
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(d) root
Q6Multiple choice
Read each set of terms and identify the odd set
- (a)Cow, milk, butter
- (b)Hen, meat, egg
- (c)Goat, milk, meat
- (d)Plant, vegetable, butter milk
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(d) Plant, vegetable, butter milk
Q7Multiple choice
Read the clues and fill up the blanks given below each of them.
- (a)Honeybees suck from flower. N ___ ___ T ___ R
- (b)Animals which eat other animals. ___ A ___ N ___ V ___ R ___ S
- (c)Animals which eat only plants and plant products. H E ___ B ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
- (d)Animals which eat both plants and animals. ___ M N I ___ O ___ ___ ___ F O O D: WHERE DOES IT CO M E FR O M 3
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(a) Honeybees suck from flower. N ___ ___ T ___ R
(b) Animals which eat other animals. ___ A ___ N ___ V ___ R ___ S
(c) Animals which eat only plants and plant products. H E ___ B ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
(d) Animals which eat both plants and animals. ___ M N I ___ O ___ ___ ___ F O O D: WHERE DOES IT CO M E FR O M 3
Q8Very short answer
Why do boiled seeds fail to sprout?
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Boiling kills the seeds.
Q9Very short answer
Where do bees store honey?
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In beehives.
Q10Very short answer
Name two ingredients in our food that are not obtained from plants or animals. Mention one source for each ingredient.
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(i) Salt from sea water/rocks (ii) Water from river/well/tap/pond/tubewell/rain
Q11Multiple choice
Given below are jumbled words which are names of parts of a plant. Rearrange them to get the correct words.
- (a)LILCHI
- (b)ITRUF
- (c)SEANBOYA
- (d)GURSA (e) ROUNDGUNT
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(a) LILCHI
(b) ITRUF
(c) SEANBOYA
(d) GURSA (e) ROUNDGUNT
Q12Short answer
Identify the animals in the grid given below as Fig. 1.1 and categorise them into herbivore, carnivore and omnivore. Fig. 1.1
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104 E XEMPLAR PROBLEMS Herbivore: COW, GOAT, HEN Carnivore: WOLF, LION, FROG Omnivore: CAT, RAT, CROW, HUMAN, ANT, OWL
Q13Short answer
Why should we avoid wastage of food?
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a- Flower: b- Bud: c- Leaf: d-Stem
Q14Short answer
Why do organisms need food? Write two reasons. 4 E XEMPLAR PROBLEMS
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Hint: Enough food is not available for all of us/Food is very costly and poor people cannot afford to buy/Any other reason.
Q15Match the following
Match the organisms given in Column I with their part/product in Column II that is used by human beings as food.
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Food gives energy to do work/to grow/to repair damaged parts, to protect the body against diseases.(any two)
Q16Short answer
Label and colour the different parts of the plant given below in Fig. 1.2: Fig. 1.2
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a-(iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(v), e-(ii) LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
Q17Long answer
Read the names of animals written in the inner ring of Fig. 1.3. Within the second ring write the types of food they eat and the category to which they belong (based on the eating F O O D: WHERE DOES IT CO M E FR O M 5 habit) in the outermost ring. One example has been worked out for you. Use red, green and blue colours for writing. Fig. 1.3
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Eagle– birds/small animals/ meat/ others– Omnivore Crocodile– fish/snake/animals living near the river banks of river– Carnivore Elephant– grass/sugarcane/leaves/coconut/others– Herbivore Crow– food grains/rat/meat/food items/insects– Omnivore Lion– deer/rabbit/zebra/giraffe/cow/others– Carnivore
Q18Long answer
Connect the animal with the food it eats by an arrow using different colours in Fig. 1.4. One is done for you. Fig. 1.4
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Any four correct answer. Lion → goat, Lizard → insects, spider, Rat → grains; Snake → Rat, Goat → grain/grass, Spider → insects
Q19Long answer
List two of your favourite food items and mention their ingredients.
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Hint: Food item Ingredients Dal Pulses, water, salt, oil, spices. Idli Rice, urad dal, salt, water. Any other item can be given as the answer. ANSWERS 105