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NCERT Exemplar · Class 6 · Science

Chapter 1: Food: Where Does It Come From?

Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.

Very Short Answer Questions

5 questions
Q7Written answer

Read the clues and fill up the blanks given below each of them.

(a) Honey Bees suck from flowers.

N ___ ___ T ___ R

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Ans: N E C T A R

Honey bees collect nectar from the flowers then carry it to their hives where they convert this into honey. They stored honey in the form of food for themselves.

(b) Animals which eat other animals.

___ A ___ N ___ V ___ R ___ S

Ans:  C A R N I V O R O S

The example includes Tiger, Lion & Eagle etc.

(c) Animals which eat only plants and plant products.

H E ___ B ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___

Ans: H E R B I V O R E S

The example includes Cow & Sheep etc.

(d) Animals which eat both plants and animals.

___ M N I ___ O ___ ___ ___

Ans: O M N I V O R E S

The example includes Human beings & Cockroaches etc.


Q8Written answer

Why do boiled seeds fail to sprout?

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Ans: This is because they lose the tendency to germinate. Boiling of seeds causes its death.


Q9Written answer

Where do bees store honey?

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Ans: Honey bees collect nectar from the flowers then carry it to their hives where they convert this into honey. They stored honey in the form of food for themselves in their hives.


Q10Written 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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Ans: The ingredients in our food that are not obtained from plants or animals are-:

Name

Source

Salt

It is obtained from rocks & sea water.

Water

It is obtained from rivers through the taps , tube wells etc.


Q11Written answer

Given below are jumbled words which are names of parts of a plant. Rearrange them to get the correct words.

(a) L I L C H I

(b) I T R U F

(c) S E A N B O Y A

(d) G U R S A

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Ans: CHILLI

Ans: FRUIT

Ans: SOYABEAN

Ans: SUGAR

(e) R O U N D G U N T

Ans: GROUNDNUT