Sources of food

sources of food

1. SOURCES OF FOOD PART-2 EXTRA QUESTIONS BY: MISS RITIMA APS RAKHMUTHI

2. - 1.Give some examples of the different varieties of foods? Ans . Some examples of the different varieties of foods are- vegetable curry, idli , rice, omlet etc 2.Can some ingredients be common for different food items? Give example. Ans. Yes some ingredients are common for different food items. For example water is used in both roti and dal . 3. What are the two main sources of food materials? Ans . The two main sources of food materials are plants source & animals source . 4. Give 3 example of foods from both plants source and animal source. Ans . Plants source: wheat, potatoes, cabbage. Animal source: egg, milk, meat .

3. - 5 . Mention some common animals which give us milk? Ans . Cow, Buffalo, goat are some common animals which give us milk. 6. What are Different edible parts of plants? Ans . We eat many  leafy  vegetables. We eat  fruits  of some plants. Sometimes  roots , sometimes  stems  and even  flowers  . 7. Define herbivores, omnivores, carnivorous? Ans.  The definition of all three are given below. Animals which eat only plants are called herbivores . The Animals which eat only animals are called carnivores. Animals which eat both plants as well as other animals are called omnivores .

4. - 8. Give 3 examples of   herbivores, omnivores, carnivorous? A.  Herbivores: cow, goat, elephant. Omnivores: bear, dog, cat. Carnivorous: lion ,tiger, wolf. 9. How is honey produced? A.  Honey is produced by honeybees in following ways: Bees collect  nectar  (sweet juices) from flowers, convert it into honey and store it in their hive. Flowers and their nectar may be available only for a part of the year. So, bees store this nectar for their use all through the year.   10.  Give example of few plants whose seeds are source of food for us. A . Example of few plants whose seeds are source of food for us are gram, moong ,dal .

5. Ncert solutions 1.Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food? Ans wer. No. Different living beings need different kinds of food. Q2. Name five plants and their parts that we eat. Ans . The name of Five plants and their parts we eat are :- Plants Parts 1.Apple Fruit 2. Mango Fruit 3. Onion Stem 4. Cabbage Leaf 5. Guava Fruit and seed

6. - 4. Fill up the blanks with the words given: (a) Tiger is a  carnivore  because it eats only meat. (b) Deer eats only plant products and so, is called  herbivore . (c) Parrot eats only  plants  products. (d) The  milk  that we drink, which comes from cows, buffaloes and goats is an animal product. (e) We get sugar from  sugarcane .