Class 6 Science Food: Where Does It Come From?: NCERT Solutions for Question 4
Fill up the blanks with the words given:
herbivore, plant, milk, sugarcane, carnivore
(a) Tiger is a ____________________ because it eats only meat.
(b) Deer eats only plant products and so, is called ______________.
(c) Parrot eats only _________________ products.
(d) The ________________ that we drink, which comes from cows, buffaloes and goats is an animal product.
(e) We get sugar from ___________________.
(a) Carnivore The animals which feeds on the meat of other animals are known as carnivores.
(b) Herbivores The animals which feeds only green plants are known as herbivores.
(c) Plant Bird which feeds on plants are known as herbivores (birds can also be the part of carnivores trophic level). They feeds on seeds and helps in dispersal, feeds on nectar of the flower which helps in the pollination.
(d)Milk We get milk from the animals and they are called animal products and they are the main source of food.
(e) Sugarcane Sugarcane is a plant. After cultivation, at the industrial land, we get sugar crystals and jaggery from the sugarcane.
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