Revision Notes

Class 6 Science
Chapter 1 - Food: Where Does it Come From?

● Food: Nutritious substance that living creatures eat or drink, or that

plants absorb. In order to keep life and growth alive.
Both plants and animals require nourishment to survive.

● Food’s applications in our body:

A. for the purpose of generating energy for growth
B. for the purposes of bodily functioning
C. for the healing of wounds
D. for the sake of health

● Food Source from plant

A. Plant roots are used as a source of nutrition. Carrot, turnip, radish, and
beetroot, for example.
B. Food made from plant stems: Potato, coriander, and sugarcane are just a
few examples.
C. Use of plant leaves as a food source: For example, spinach, cabbage, and
onion.
D. Blossoms from a plant that is used to make food: Rose, cauliflower, and
Bauhinia are just a few examples (kachnar)
E. Fruits on the plant that are eaten include pulpy fruits such as grapes,
bananas, and apples.
• Almonds, currants, and other nuts and dried fruits (kismis)
• Brinjal, tomato, gourd, and beans are fruits that are utilised as vegetables.
F. Food-grade seeds include:
• Paddy (rice), maize (corn), wheat pulses (dal): gramme (chana), green
gramme (mung), pigeon pea
• Mustard (sarson), sesame (til), and coconut oil are examples of seeds that
produce edible oil.

● Food that comes from Animals

A. Milk
B. Eggs
C. Meat from Animals
D. Fish, Prawns, Crabs

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E. Honey

● The food consumed in different parts of India differs significantly.

A. Plants and animals are the primary sources of our food.
B. Vegetables, legumes, spices, cereals, fruits, oils, and other plant-based
foods
C. Animal-based foods include milk, eggs, honey, meat, fish, and so on.
D. Salt and water are two other dietary sources.
E. Herbivores are animals that only consume plants. For example, a cow, a
goat, or a sheep.
F. Carnivores are animals that only devour other animals. Tiger, lion, and
other animals are examples.
G. Omnivores are animals that consume both plants and other animals.
Bears, foxes, dogs, and other animals are examples.
H. Vegetarians eat only plant-based foods.
I. Non-vegetarians consume animal products such as meat, fish, poultry,
J. and eggs.

● Scavengers are animals that feed on dead and decaying food. Hyenas,
vultures, and other predatory animals are examples.

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