Sources of Food Materials Class 6 Science

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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Sources of Food Materials Class 6 Science