Class 6 Science Chapter 1 MCQ

A honeybee starts the honey making process by visiting flowers and gathering some of its nectar (sweet juices). This nectar is converted into honey and store in their hives.

Banana and pumpkin plant has two or more edible parts. Their flowers and fruits are eaten as food. Brinjal and lady’s finger only have their fruit as the edible part.

Rice, pulses, mustard, peanuts, wheat, soya-bean all are the example of seeds that human beings mostly eat as a food.

Stem and leaves are the eatable part of an onion plant. Neither of the part is taken as food of an onion plant.

Dogs are true to the definition of what an omnivore is – an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin. Others [A], [B], [D] are herbivores.

All parts of banana (i.e. fruit, leaves, flowers and stems) except roots are edible.

All leguminous (pulses) plant are rich source of proteins. For growth and repair, protein is essential for our body.

The mustard plant with edible part as seed and leaf is used widely. The mustard seeds are used as species. The seeds are pressed to make mustard oil and edible leaves are consumed as mustard greens.

Cow and sheep are the sources of milk for human beings.

A small white structure grown out of the seeds when they get proper water, moisture, temperature, air. The seeds have sprouted.

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.

Carrot, radish, beetroot, turnip and sweet potato are the example of roots that we eat.

Fruit is eatable part of the banana.

Producers can prepare their own food with the help of sunlight, water and carbon dioxide, called “photosynthesis”. e.g. green plants. Therefore, in all the option only coconut tree is a plant which makes food.

Pulses, peanuts, coconuts, almonds all are comes into seeds category that we eat.

Ingredients are the substance from which the food is made. With the help water [B] and soil [C], plants prepare their own food. The dietary fiber present in food which cannot be digested.

Animals that eat both plants and animals are called Omnivores. Such as, human beings, cockroach, wood peckers, etc. Herbivores are plant eaters, e.g. Goat, Sheep, Horse, etc. Carnivores are meat eaters, e.g. Eagle, Cheetah, etc.

When seeds are planted/wrapped in proper moisture condition, they first grow roots. When this happens, we say that the seed has sprouted. The scientific name for this process is “germination”. As the plant grows and begins to make its own food from nutrients it takes from the soil, it will grow into a larger plant.

With the help of egg, onion, chilies (as spices), oil and salt we can make an “Omelet”. Hence, option [D] is used as ingredients.

These are “stems” which situated under the soil and they store their food as vitamins, minerals and many nutrients.

Rice, urad dal, salt and water are the ingredients which are needed to prepare Idli.

The bees store honey in their nest which is known as beehive. It is a densely packed group of hexagonal cells made of beeswax (honeycomb).

As a “fruit”, we take brinjal for making brinjal curry.

Nutrition is the process by which our body takes in food and uses it for growth and development. We get nutrition from foods and food has many nutrients which are required by our body for maintaining good health.

Plants also give us spices. Cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, pepper, chili, cumin seeds and pepper are some of the plants that give us spices.