Food: Where dose it come from

Question 1

Two Sources of Food

Answer 1

Plants & Animal

Question 2

Photosynthesis

Answer 2

Plants take carbon-di-oxide from air and soil from water to prepare its food using chlorophyll (the green pigment in) leaves

Question 3

Pulses

Answer 3

Seeds of plants - beans, kidney beans, etc are called pulses.

Question 4

Sprouting

Answer 4

Process of sprouting seeds for sometime, after which they are drained and kept undisturbed till shoots emerge from them.

Question 5

Why do people sprout the seeds

Answer 5

Sprouted seeds are very nutritious

Question 6

Parts of plants as foods

Answer 6

Roots, Leaves, Stems, Flower, Seeds, Fruits, Vegetables

Question 7

Some other parts of foods

Answer 7

Tea leaves and coffee beans
Oil
Dry fruits
Spices

Question 8

Animal Foods

Answer 8

Meat
Milk
Honey

Question 9

Why we need food

Answer 9

Food provides with energy for growth, movement and repair

Question 10

Based on eating habits, animals are divided into

Answer 10

OCH

Omnivores
Carnivores
Herbivores

Question 11

Omnivores

Answer 11

Animals that eats plants as well as the flesh of other animals. Eg cats, monkeys, rats, human beings

Question 12

Special features of Omnivores

Answer 12

1. Dentition - teeth to eat both plants and animals

Question 13

Human Dental System as omnivores

Answer 13

Blade like incisors to bite
sharp canines to tear
Flatter and broader molars and premolars to chew

Question 14

Scavengers

Answer 14

Organisms that feed mainly on dead and decaying animal and plant matter - eg. Vultures Hyenas etc

Question 15

Decomposers

Answer 15

Organisms that obtain nutrients by breaking down the remains of dead organic matters Eg. Fungi, microorganisms such as bacteria

Question 16

Herbivores

Answer 16

Animals that eat only plants or plant parts - eg rabbits, elephants

Question 17

Dentition in herbivores

Answer 17

premolars and molars which break down the plant materials to fine particles - flat and broad surfaces with many folds to grind the plant materials.

Sharp incisors to bite off plants

Question 18

Carnivores

Answer 18

Animals that eat only flesh of other animals - eg lizards, eagles, lions

Question 19

Dentition in carnivores

Answer 19

sharp and pointed canines to tear off large pieces

Question 20

Carnassial Teeth

Answer 20

Sharp and unevenly edges molar and premolar in carnivores