Class 6 Science - Chapter Components of Food NCERT Solutions | Fill in the blanks. (a) ______________
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(a) ______________ is caused by deficiency of Vitamin D.
(b) Deficiency of ______________ causes a disease known as beri-beri.
(c) Deficiency of Vitamin C causes a disease known as ______________.
(d) Night blindness is caused due to deficiency of ____________ in our food.
(a) Rickets The source of vitamin D is sunlight. If the deficiency of vitamin D occurs, then our bones become tilted.
(b) Deficiency, Vitamin B1 Papaya, carrot, mango are the sources of vitamin B1. Due of deficiency of this vitamin, muscles becomes weak.
(c) Scurvy Vitamin C generally found in sour food materials like orange, lemon, tomato etc. Due to deficiency of vitamin C, bleeding gums problems can occur.
(d) Vitamin A Vitamin A is commonly found in green leafy vegetables, milk, fish etc. which keeps our skin and eye sight healthy. Due to its deficiency our eye sight becomes poor and sometimes complete loss of vision occur.
More Questions From Class 6 Science - Chapter Components of Food
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Name two foods each rich in:
(a) Fats
(b) Starch
(c) Dietary fibre
(d) Protein - Q:-
Tick (√) the statements that are correct.
(a) By eating rice alone, we can fulfill nutritional requirement of our body. ( )
(b) Deficiency diseases can be prevented by eating a balanced diet. ( )
(c) Balanced diet for the body should contain a variety of food items. ( )
(d) Meat alone is sufficient to provide all nutrients to the body. ( ) - Q:-
Name the major nutrients in our food.
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Name the following:
(a) The nutrients which mainly give energy to our body.
(b) The nutrients that are needed for the growth and maintenance of our body.
(c) A vitamin required for maintaining good eyesight.
(d) A mineral that is required for keeping our bones healthy.
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Rearrange the boxes given below to make a sentence that helps us understand opaque objects.
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(b) Leaves hold the plant upright.
(c) Roots conduct water to the leaves.
(d) The number of petals and sepals in a flower is always equal.
(e) If the sepals of a flower are joined together, its petals are also joined together.
(f) If the petals of a flower are joined together, then the pistil is joined to the petal. - Q:-
Fill in the blanks:
(a) Joints of the bones help in the ——————— of the body.
(b) A combination of bones and cartilages forms the _______ of the body.
(c) The bones at the elbow are joined by a ______________________ joint.
(d) The contraction of the _____________ pulls the bones during movement. - Q:-
What is a habitat?
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A bag of cement lying in the open gets wet due to rain during the night. The next day the sun shines brightly. Do you think the changes, which have occurred in the cement, could be reversed?
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(a) Which kind of garbage is not converted into compost by the redworms?
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(i) Stone is transparent, while glass is opaque.
(ii) A notebook has lustre while eraser does not.
(iii) Chalk dissolves in water.
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(vii) Sand settles down in water.
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Fill in the blanks:
(a) Joints of the bones help in the ——————— of the body.
(b) A combination of bones and cartilages forms the _______ of the body.
(c) The bones at the elbow are joined by a ______________________ joint.
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In which part of a flower, you are likely to find the ovary?
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A magnet was brought from different directions towards a toy boat that has been floating in water in a tub. Affect observed in each case is stated in Column I. Possible reasons for the observed affects are mentioned in Column II. Match the statements given in Column I with those in Column II.
Column I Column II
Boat gets attracted towards the magnet Boat is fitted with a magnet with north pole towards its head
Boat is not affected by the magnet Boat is fitted with a magnet with south pole towards its head
Boat moves towards the magnet if north Boat has a small magnet fixed along its length
pole of the magnet is brought near its
headBoat moves away from the magnet Boat is made of magnetic material when north pole is brought near its head
Boat floats without changing its direction Boat is made up non-magnetic material
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