NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 1 Food Where Does It Come From
Answer :
No, all living beings do not need the same kind of food. Because any living beings have other habits of eating. There are three types of animals on the basis of eating habit
(i) Herbivores: - Those animals which eat plants and product of plant is called herbivores. Because they have wide and strong teeth which is not able to eat flesh or meat.
examples: - Cow, Goat, Buffalo etc.
(ii) Carnivores: - Those animals which eat other animal and flesh is called carnivores. Because they have sarp and pointed teeth which allow to eat flesh or meat.
examples: - Lion, tiger, hyena etc.
Omnivores: - Those animals which eat plant product and flesh both is called omnivores. Because they have both type of teeth which is allow to eat flesh and any product of plant.
examples: - human, cat, dog etc.
Q3 )
Match the items given in Column A with that in Column B
Column A
Milk, Curd, Paneer, Ghee
Spinach, Cauliflower, carrot
Lions and tigers
Herbivores
Column B
Eat other animals
Eat plants and plant products
Are vegetables
Are all animal products
NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 1 Food Where Does It Come From
Answer :
Column A.
Milk, Curd, Paneer, Ghee
Spinach, Cauliflower, carrot
Lions and tigers
Herbivores
Q4 )
Fill up the blanks with the words given: herbivore, plant, milk, sugarcane, carnivore
(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 ___________________.
NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 1 Food Where Does It Come From
Answer :
(a) Tiger is a
(b) Deer eats only plant products and so, is called
(c) Parrot eats only
(d) The
(e) We get sugar from