| Board | CBSE |
| Textbook | NCERT |
| Class | Class 6 |
| Subject | Science |
| Chapter | Questions & answers for Chapter 1 Food Where Does It Come from |
| Chapter Name | Chapter 1 Food Where Does It Come From |
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Chapter 1 Food Where Does It Come from Questions and Answers for class 6 Science
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Class 6 Science Chapter 1 Food where does it come from Questions & Answer Set-1
Science - MCQ on Food: Where Dots It Come From?
Class VI
Q. 1 Dogs are
a. omnivores.
b. insectivores.
c. herbivores.
d. carnivores.
Answer:
(a) omnivores.
An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).
Q.2 Green plants are
a. primary producers.
b. primary consumers.
c. secondary consumers.
d. tertiary consumers.
Answer:
(a) primary producers.
Green plants are also known as primary producers, occupy the lowermost stratum. They are autotrophic i.e. they produce their own food in their body. E.g., alga, photosynthetic bacteria, mosses, trees, herbs etc.
Q. 3 Sprouted seeds can be taken directly as well as they can also be
a. heated.
b. boiled.
c. spoiled.
d. burn.
Answer:
(b) boiled.
If we wrap the seeds of moong or chana in a piece of wet cloth and leave them for a day then the seeds get sprouted. After washing these sprouted seeds, we can eat them. They can also be boiled.
Q.4 Food is made up of plant is termed as
a. vegetarian.
b. non vegetarian.
c. in vegetarian.
d. plantarian.
Answer:
(a) vegetarian.
Food that contains no animal meat or its byproducts and contains only plants products are called as vegetarian food.
Q.5 All animals including human beings are
a. autotrophs.
b. Phototrophs.
c. saprophytes.
d. heterotrophs.
Answer:
(d) heterotrophs.
All animals including human beings do not produce their own food, so they are heterotrophs. They are known as consumers in food chains and obtain organic carbon by eating other heterotrophs or autotrophs. All animals are heterotrophic, as well as fungi and many bacteria.
Q. 6 Beehive is
a. a place where bees live.
b. honey.
c. sweet juice of flowers.
d. name of queen bee.
Answer:
(a) a place where bees live.
Beehive is a place where bees live and store the honey for their food.
Q.7 A healthy diet that provides all the essential nutrients is called as
a. regular diet.
b. balanced diet.
c. normal diet.
d. overall diet.
Answer:
(b) balanced diet.
Balanced diet is a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity.
Q.8 To carry out life process, nutrients provide
a. oxygen.
b. CO2.
c. energy.
d. water.
Answer:
(c) energy.
Nutrients are substances in food that the organisms use for energy, growth or repair.
Q.9 Carbohydrates are
a. body-building food.
b. roughage.
c. energy-providing food.
d. protective food.
Answer:
(c) energy-providing food.
Carbohydrates are an ideal source of energy for the body. This is because they can be converted more readily into glucose, the form of sugar that's transported and used by the body.
Q. 10 The indigestible material in food is known as
a. vitamins.
b. fats.
c. protein.
d. roughage.
Answer:
(d) roughage.
Dietary fiber, sometimes called "roughage", is the indigestible portion of plant foods that pushes food through the digestive system, absorbing water and easing defecation.
Q. 11 Sheep is a herbivorous animal because it eats
a. insects.
b. meat.
c. plants.
d. other animals.
Answer:
(c) plants.
A herbivore is an animal that gets its energy from eating plants only. Examples are: cow, deer, sheep etc.
Q. 12 Excess fat in food is stored in the form of
a. nervous tissue.
b. epithelial tissue.
c. adipose tissue.
d. muscle tissue.
Answer:
(c) adipose tissue.
Excess fat in food is stored in the form of adipose tissue that can be utilized at some other point of time, when food is scarce.
Q.13 Honey is obtained from
a. cockroach.
b. honeybees.
c. housefly.
d. mosquitoes.
Answer:
(b) honeybees.
Honeybees collect nectar (sweet juices from flowers), convert it into honey and store it in their hive.
Q.14 The plant which two or more parts are considered as edible is
a. wheat.
b. maize.
c. neem.
d. mustard.
Answer:
(d) mustard.
Leaves are used as vegetables and oil is obtained from seeds of mustard plant. Flowers and stems are not used as edible parts.
Q.15 Spinach and carrot are
a. plant products.
b. animal products.
c. man made products.
d. complete diet.
Answer:
(a) plant products.
Spinach and carrot are obtained from the plants, hence, they are plant products.
Q.16 In our diet mostly we get protein from
a. mustard.
b. milk.
c. honey.
d. bread.
Answer:
(b) milk.
Milk is a good source of protein which we get through milk directly or through different milk products.
Q.17 Nutrients required for building up the body tissue is
a. fat.
b. carbohydrate.
c. vitamin.
d. protein.
Answer:
(d) protein.
Proteins are the primary component of numerous body tissues. The most important function of protein is to build up, keep up and replace the tissues in our body.
Q. 18 Lion is
a. carnivore.
b. herbivore.
c. omnivore.
d. chemotrophs.
Answer:
(a) carnivore.
A Carnivore is an animal with a diet consisting mainly of meat, whether it comes from animals living (predation) or dead (scavenging).
Q.19 Eggs are considered as
a. vegetarian.
b. non vegetarian.
c. eggetarian.
d. roughage.
Answer:
(b) non vegetarian.
Non-vegetarian is made of animals or animal products.
Q.20 Milk is obtained from animals and is called as
a. non vegetarian.
b. vegetarian.
c. eggetarian.
d. non edible.
Answer:
(b) vegetarian.
Some animal products are considered under vegetarian food like milk and other milk products as they do not contain the meat.
Class 6 Science Chapter 1 Food where does it come from Questions & Answer Set-2
Q.21 If we wrap the seeds of moong in a piece of wet cloth and leave them for a day then the seeds get
a. sprouted.
b. unsprouted.
c. spoiled.
d. break.
Answer:
(a) sprouted.
Sprouts are actually the initial parts of plants that develop out of moist seeds upon germination. Any dry seed when provided with moisture or water, shows this phenomenon. The sprouts are rich in proteins, vitamins, enzymes and minerals.
Q. 22 Plants make their own food and called as
a. saprotroph.
b. heterotroph.
c. autotroph.
d. phototroph.
Answer:
(c) autotroph.
Organisms that are able to synthesize their own organic substances using an external source of energy are autotrophs.
Q. 23 Bees store the nectar because
a. nectar can be used after the storage only.
b. after storage nectar automatically changes into honey.
c. bees cannot work throughout the year.
d. nectar is not available throughout the year.
Answer:
(d) nectar is not available throughout the year.
Flowers and nectar are not available throughout the year. So bees store this nectar for their use all through the year.
Q.24 As you have seen the madar plant around you, but they are not edible because they contain
a. high nutrients.
b. low nutrients.
c. poison.
d. roughage.
Answer:
(c) poison.
Madar cntains the white fluid which is poisonous and causes allergy, illness and not good for health if eaten. That’s why, it is said that do not try to test unknown pants around you to see if they are edible!
Q. 25 Butterflies are
a. carnivores.
b. herbivores.
c. omnivores.
d. saprotrophs.
Answer:
(b) herbivorous.
A herbivore is an animal that gets its energy from eating plants only. Examples are: cow, deer, butterfly etc.