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NCERT Exemplar Class 6 Food: Where Does It Come From
Class 6 Science Food: Where Does It Come From – NCERT Exemplar – This Page consists of solutions of exemplar workbook/practice workbook of class 6 science.
Given below are names of some animals: (i) Goat (ii) Human beings (iii) Cockroach (iv) Eagle Which of the above animals form a pair of omnivores?
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) (ii) and (iv)
Solution- As herbivores, goats consume only plants and plant products. Since eagles eat meat from other animals, they are carnivores. Cockroaches and humans both consume animal and plant matter, so they are omnivores.
Honeybee makes honey from
(a) pollen
(b) petals
(c) nectar
(d) bud
Honeybees collect nectar from flowers, turn it into honey, and store it as food.
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)
The purpose of sheep and cows is to produce milk.Oxen and horses are used for agriculture/other purposes
Given below is a list of edible plants: Which pair of plants have two or more edible parts?
(i) Banana (ii) Pumpkin (iii) Lady’s finger (iv) Brinjal
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) (i) and (iv)
The part of a banana plant not used as food is
(a) flower
(b) fruit
(c) stem
(d) root
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
Short Answer Type Questions
Read the clues and fill up the blanks given below each of them.
(a) Honeybees suck from flower.
N_ _T_R – Nectar
(b) Animals which eat other animals.
_A _N_V_R_S – Carnivores
(c) Animals which eat only plants and plant products.
HE_B_ _ _ _ E_ – Herbivores
(d) Animals which eat both plants and animals.
_MN I_O_ _ _ – Omnivores
Why do boiled seeds fail to sprout?
Sprouting is impossible with boiled seeds since boiling kills the seed.
Where do bees store honey?
The bees store their honey in beehives.
Name two ingredients in our food that are not obtained from plants or animals. Mention one source for each ingredient.
In our food, we find two ingredients that originate from neither plants nor animals i.e. salt and water. Both rock and sea water are sources of salt. Water comes from rivers, wells, tube wells, and rain.
Given below are jumbled words which are names of parts of a plant. Rearrange them to get the correct words.
(a) LILCHI – Chilli
(b) ITRUF – Fruit
(c) SEANBOYA – Soyabean
(d) GURSA – Sugar
(e) ROUNDGUNT – Groundnut
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