Food: Where Does it Come From? | Chapter Assessment | English | Grade 6

Organisms that depend only on plants for their food are known as __________ .

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Scavengers

Answer explanation

Organisms that eat only plants are known as herbivores. Examples of herbivores are cow, buffalo, elephant, etc.

Organisms that eat plants as well as animals are called ___________ .

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Decomposers

Answer explanation

Organisms that eat plants as well as animals are called omnivores. Examples of omnivores are humans, chickens, etc

Match the columns:

• (i) - (c) (ii) - (b) (iii) - (a)

• (i) - (a) (ii) - (c) (iii) - (b)

• (i) - (b) (ii) - (a) (iii) - (c)

• (i) - (b) (ii) - (c) (iii) - (a)

Answer explanation

Choose the incorrect pair among the following.

• Tiger - Grass

• Lion - Meat

• Human - Vegetables

• Deer - Trees

Answer explanation

All pairs are provided with food habits of the respective organisms. Here Tiger is carnivores. It feeds on meat and flesh. Lion is carnivore, it feed on meat and flesh. Human beings are omnivores, they feed on plants as well as animal. Deer is herbivores, it eats plants. So the incorrect pair is Tiger - Grass.

Honeybees make honey from _________ .

• bud of flower

• petals of flower

• nectar of flowers

• nectar of leaves

Answer explanation

Honey bee makes honey from the nectar of flowers.

Meena wants to make a list of omnivores organisms. She has almost completed her list, but she is in short of one organism. Which of the following should she choose.

• Panda

• Dog

• Zebra

• Leopard

Answer explanation

Dog is an omnivore. So Meena should choose option 2.

Following are some animals Cow, Leopard, Elephant, Raccoon. Choose the correct pair of herbivores animals.

• Cow, Leopard

• Leopard, Raccoon

• Cow, Elephant

• Elephant, Raccoon

Answer explanation

Option 3 is correct because Cow and Elephant both are herbivores. Option 1 is incorrect because, Cow is herbivores and Leopard is carnivores Option 2 is incorrect because, Leopard is carnivores and Raccoon is omnivores Option 4 is incorrect because, Elephant is herbivores and Raccoon is omnivores

Find the odd one out with respect to food habit of animal.

• Rat

• Pig

• Spider

• Raccoon

Answer explanation

Rat, Pigs and Raccoons are omnivores. Spider is a carnivore. Correct answer is option 3.