Chapter 1: Food – Where Does It Come From Introduction

 

Chapter 1: Food – Where Does It Come From

Introduction

       Food is an essential requirement for living organisms. A living organism will die without food. In this chapter, you will learn about Food – Where Does It Come From. The following points will help you to understand this chapter easily.

• Food is essential for living organisms.
• We get food from plants and animals.
• The animals that provide milk and meat are called milch animals.
• Animals that provide meat and egg are called poultry animals.
• There is a lot of variation in the food eaten in different regions of India.
• The main sources of our food are plants and animals.
• Animals that eat only plants are called herbivores.
• Animals, which eat only animals are called carnivores.
• Animals, which eat both plants, as well as other animals, are called omnivores.

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Q1. Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?

 

Answer.

No, all living beings do not need the same kind of food. There is a lot of variation in the kind of food eaten in the world. Living beings are divided into three categories based on the food they eat, these are herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

Q2. Name five plants and their parts that, we eat.

 

Answer.

Rice plant: seeds

Spinach: leaves

Maize: seeds

Apple plant: fruits

Sugarcane: stem

Q3. Match the items given in Column A with those in Column B

Column A	Column B
Milk, curd, paneer, ghee	eat other animals.
Spinach, cauliflower, carrot	eat plants and plant products.
Lions and tigers	are vegetables.
Herbivores	are all animal products.

 

Answer.

Column A	Column B
Milk, curd, paneer, ghee	are all animal products.
Spinach, cauliflower, carrot	are vegetables.
Lions and tigers	eat other animals.
Herbivores	eat plants and plant products.

Q4. Fill up the blanks with the correct words:

(a) Tiger is a _________ because it eats only meat.

(b) Deer eats only plant products and so, is called _________.

(c) Parrot eats only _________ products.

(d) The _________ that we drink, which comes from cows, buffaloes and goats is an animal product.

(e) We get sugar from _________.

(f) Pulses are rich in _________ while as cereals are rich in _________

(g) Animals which provide both meat and egg are called _________.

 

Answer.

(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 plant products.

(d) The milk that we drink, which comes from cows, buffaloes and goats is an animal product.

(e) We get sugar from plants.

(f) Pulses are rich in proteins while as, cereals are rich in carbohydrates.

(g) Animals, which provide both meat and egg are called poultry animals.

Q5. Why does our body need food?

 

Answer.

Food is an essential requirement for living beings. Our body needs food to grow. Food provides energy to our body to work.

Q6. Why man is called an omnivore?

 

Answer.

Animals, which eat both plants as well as other animals, are called omnivores. Man is called an omnivore because he eats both the products obtained from plants as well as, the products obtained from animals.