{"id":7101,"date":"2022-03-31T10:07:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T04:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conceptsdk.com\/?page_id=7101"},"modified":"2022-03-31T12:00:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T06:30:20","slug":"chapter-1-food-where-does-it-come-from","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conceptsdk.com\/?page_id=7101","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 1 Food : Where does it come from"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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QUICK REVISION CONCEPTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Food: Nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink, or that plants absorb. In<\/p>\n\n\n\n

order to maintain life and growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a lot of variation in the food eaten in different regions of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main sources of our food are plants and animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food sources from plants:- vegetables, pulses, spices, cereals, fruits, oils, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food sources from animals:- milk, egg, honey, meat, fish, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other sources of food are salt and water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animals which eat only plants are called herbivores. Example: cow, goat, sheep etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animals which eat only animals are called carnivores. Example: tiger, lion, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animals which eat both plants as well as other animals are called omnivores. Example: bears, foxes, dogs, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animals that live on dead and decayin food is called scavengers. Example: hyenas, vulture, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NCERT Solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer:- No, the food requirements of all living organisms are different. Depending on the food requirements, living organisms are grouped into three categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Herbivores: Animals which eat only plants and plant products are called herbivores. For<\/p>\n\n\n\n

example: Cow, elephant, rabbit, horse, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carnivores: Animals which eat other animals are called carnivores. For example: Lion, tiger,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

lizard, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omnivores: These animals eat both plants and animals. For example: Dog, cat, cr ow, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Name five plants and their parts that we eat.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plants – edible parts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carrot – root<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Potato – stem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carrot – root<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple – fruit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cabbage – leaf<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Match the items given in Column A with that in Column B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Fill up the blanks with the words given:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(a) Tiger is a _________ because it eats only meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Herbivore, plant, milk, sugarcane, carnivore<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25ba carnivore<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(b) Deer eats only plant products and so, is called _________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25ba Herbivore<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(c) Parrot eats only _________ products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25ba plant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(d) The _______that we drink, which comes from cows, buffaloes and goats is an animal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25ba milk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(e) We get sugar from _________ .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25ba sugarcane<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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