Sources of Food Materials Class 6 Science
Food: All living things require energy for development, function, and repair, and food is a source of energy.
Sources of Food Materials
There are two primary sources of food: Plants and Animals
Foods derived from plants include fruits, vegetables, grains like wheat and rice, sugar, chocolate, and others. Certain plant parts, such as the flower, roots, leaves, stem, and seeds, are used to provide food for us.
The following table shows the food get from the parts of the plant.
Part of the plant Food
Root Radish, potato, turnip, sweet potato, beetroot, etc
Stem In certain plants, stem grows underground and store food. Ginger, potato and onion etc.
Leaf Spinach, lettuce, trigonella, etc
Fruits Apple, Guava, mango, papaya, orange, etc.
Seeds Seeds of many plants are used to extract oil. Mustard seeds for mustard oil, sunflower, soyabean, etc.
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