Class 6 Science Chapter 1 MCQ

There are some animals which eat both plants and animals, called Omnivores.

We know that food is essential for all living organisms and it provides energy to perform various functions, helps in growth and development. Although, it protects our body from various diseases.

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.

There are some animals which eat other animals called carnivores.

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.

Producers can prepare their own food e.g. green plants. Therefore, grasses, shrubs, trees are called, producers because they make Food.

Materials required to prepare a food item are called Ingredients. As an example, we take raw rice and boil it in water. Just two materials or ingredients are needed to prepare a dish of boiled rice.

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.

In each set, the term with its edible sources are given. [D] is the odd set because butter and milk are not obtained from plant.

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.

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.

Chicken meat is known as “Chicken”, meat of cow is called “Beef”, deer’s meat is known as “Venison” and goat’s meat is known as “Chevon or Mutton”

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 boiled seeds fail to sprout because boiling denatures or damages certain enzymes or proteins that are required for germination. Thus, boiling kills the seeds.

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).

Soya bean oil is a vegetable oil that extracted from the seeds of the Soya bean plant. It is also incredibly versatile and can be used in a variety of cooking methods including frying, baking and roasting.

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