CBSE Class 6 - Science - Food: Where Does It Come From? - Important Points (#cbsenotes)

Food: Where Does It Come From? - Important Points

Different Types of Foods
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① Food is a combination of various substances that is taken into the body for nourishment and living.

② There is a lot of variety in the food eaten in different regions of India.

③ The main sources of our food are plants and animals.

④ Grains, cereals, vegetables and fruits are plant sources of food.

⑤ Animals provide us milk, eggs and meat.



⑥ Animals which eat only plants are called herbivores.

⑦ Animals which eat only animals are called carnivores.

⑧ Animals which eat both plants as well as other animals are called omnivores.

⑨ Various parts of plants are used as food.

⑩ Leaves of spinach, mint, basil (tulsi) are used as food.

⑪ Roots of radish, carrot are edible.

⑫ Stems of potato, ginger are used as food.

⑬ Seeds of mustard and cereals are used as food.

⑭ Flowers and their nectar are used in the form of honey.

⑮ Autotrophs are also known as producers of food.
Plants make their food from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight through the process of photosynthesis.

⑯ Animals that feed or eat flesh of dead and decaying animals’ body are called scavengers.

⑱ Examples of herbivores are: cows, buffalos, goats, giant panda etc.

⑲ Examples of carnivores are: lions, tigers, hyneas, foxes, polar bear etc.

⑳ Examples of omnivores are: humans, pigs, bears, squirrels, rats etc.