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Chapter: 6th Science : Term 3 Unit 5 : Plants in Daily Life

Plants as Food

Plants are the main source of food for humans. These plants are known as food plants.

Plants as Food

Plants are the main source of food for humans. These plants are known as food plants.

Do you have a vegetable garden in your house? Have you ever seen harvesting of ripened vegetables?

Which part of the plants is used as food for us?

We eat different parts of plants such as root, stem, leaf, seed unripe and ripe fruits. We can classify the food plants as following.

1. Vegetables

2. Cereals

3. Pulses

Plants also give us coffee, tea, sugar and raw materials for oil.

 

1. Vegetables

We get vegetables from different parts of the plants.

Roots: eg: Beetroot , Carrot.


Leaves: eg: Curry Leaves, Cabbage.


Stems: eg: Potato, Yam.


Flowers: eg:Banana flower, Cauliflower.


Fruits: eg: Amla, Guava.


 

2. Cereals

Cereals are edible components of grain of cultivated grass. Example Rice, Wheat, Bajra, Millet.


 

3. Pulses

Pulses are edible seeds of plants legume family. Pulses are secured in pods. eg: Bengal gram, Green mung bean.



Activity 1Tabulate the names of vegetables, Cereals and pulses you know.


Activity 2How do Rava, Maida, Sago and Vermicelli are made? Discuss with your friends.

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