Class 6 chapter 1.

2. Classification of animals on biases of
food eating habits:
CARINVORES , HEBIVORES , OMNIVORES

3. Nutrients
• Nutrients are compounds in foods essential to
life and health, providing us with energy, the
building blocks for repair and growth and
substances necessary to regulate chemical
processes.
• There are six major nutrients: Carbohydrates
(CHO), Lipids (fats), Proteins, Vitamins,
Minerals

4. Vitamins classification
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin B
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin D
B1
B2

5. Carbohydrates
• A substance that is rich in energy and is made
up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

6. Fats
• Fats are a type of nutrient that you get from
your diet. It is essential to eat some fats,
though it is also harmful to eat too many.
The fats you eat give your body energy that it
needs to work properly.

7. Dietary Fiber
• Dietary fiber is a type of carbohydrate that
cannot be digested by our bodies enzymes. It
is found in edible plant foods such as cereals,
fruits, vegetables, dried peas, nuts, lentils and
grains.
• It is required to increase bulk feaces.

8. Minerals
• As a group, minerals are one of the four
groups of essential nutrients.

9. Availability
• A major question of making is availability of
the resource. A major question is that if the
item is available or not the following slides
answer my question.

10. Where do crops come from
Q.What are the major crops grown in India?
• The major crops in India can be divided into
four categories viz. Food grains (Rice, Wheat,
Maize, Millets and Pulses),
Cash Crops (Cotton, Jute, Sugarcane, Tobacco,
and Oilseeds), Plantation Crops (Tea, Coffee,
Coconut and, Rubber) and
Horticulture crops such as Fruits and
Vegetables.

13. Photosynthesis
Sunlight is energy and photosynthesis is
the process plants use to take the energy from
sunlight and use it to convert carbon dioxide
and water into food. Plants need three basic
things to live: water, sunlight, and carbon
dioxide. Plants breathe carbon dioxide just like
we breathe oxygen.

14. Edible
parts
• Edible plant stems are one part of plants that
are eaten by humans. Most plants are made
up of stems, roots, leaves, flowers, and
produce fruits containing seeds.

16. Questions
Q1.What is the classification of Vit.?
Q2.What are nutrients?
Q3. Name various types of nutrients?Explin
Q3.Why is dietary fibers required in our body?

17. Questions with ans
Q1. Why shall food be cooked?
A1. We should eat cooked food because by cooking
we can kill harmful germs and make it germless.
.Cooked food can be easily digested and absorbed
by our body.
.Cooking also improves the taste of food.
Q2.What are carnivores?
A2.The-animals which eat other animals are called
carnivores. For example, lion and tiger. Carnivores
generally eat herbivores and other carnivores.

18. Q3. What shall be done to avoid wastage of
food?
A3.(i) Avoid leaving food uneaten in meals. (ii)
“Eat to live” and not “live to eat” — excess
eating should be avoided. (iii) Raw food like
pulses, grains should be stored properly.

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