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FOOD WHERE DOES IT COME FROM MCQs

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Question 21. What are plant food products? Give examples [2 MARKS]
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Definition: 1 Mark
Examples: 1 Mark
Plant food products are the different types of food that we get from plants. Green plants are the primary source of food. Examples of plant-based foodare vegetables, fruits, cereals, pulses, spices, nuts andoils.
Question 22. What is a poultry farm? [1 MARK]
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Poultry farm is a place that is used to rear birds for their eggs and meat.
Question 23. What are herbivores? Give two examples of herbivorous animals. [2 MARKS]
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Examples: 1 Mark
Animals that do not eat anything except plants are called herbivorous animals. They are also called grass-eating animals.
Examples are cows, goats anddeer.
Question 24. What are animal food products? Explain three methods of obtaining animal food products. Where do animals get their food from? [5 MARKS]
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Methods: 1 Mark each
Animal food source: 1 Mark
Animal food products comprise all the different types of food that we get from animals. Examples are milk, eggs, poultry, meat andhoney.
There are different ways of obtaining foods from animals:

1. Rearing birds to obtain their eggs and meat happens in a poultry farm.
2. Buffaloes, goats, cows, sheep and pigs are kept in a shed for rearing in a dairy farm. We use these animals to obtain their milk and meat. Milk is also used to prepare dairy products.
3. Aquaculture includes rearing of organisms like fish, crabs, and lobsters for their meat. Aquaculture includes both freshwater and saline habitats.
Animals obtain their food from plants or other animals.
Question 25. What does an ingredient mean? [1 MARK]
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An ingredient is a part of a mixture. In food, an ingredient is a specific constituent of the food. For example, in pizzas, cheese is an ingredient.Ingredients vary with different types of food. Ingredients can be obtained from plant sources and animal sources.
Question 26. Give three reasons why food is important for us. [3 MARKS]
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Reasons: 1 Mark each
Any three:
1. Foodprovides energy.
2. Food is needed for growth.
3. Food helps in maintaining good health.
4. Food maintains body functions.
Question 27. What are the edible parts of a plant? Mention any four plant part with examples of each. [5 MARKS]
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Parts + example: 1 Mark each.
Mostparts of a plant are edible to human beings.The edible parts of someplants are listed below: -
Any 4:
1. Flower - Pumpkin, cauliflower.
2.Seeds - Rice, peas, beans.
3. Leaf - Spinach, cabbage.
4. Stem - Sugarcane, onions, potato.
5. Root - Carrot, beetroot, radish
6. Fruit - Brinjal, guava, mango.
Question 28. To make rice, we need two ingredients. One is rice. The other is______
  1.    Onion
  2.    Water
  3.    Chilly powder
  4.    Wheat
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Answer: Option B. -> Water
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B
Rice is cooked when it is boiled with water. So the other ingredient is water.
Question 29. Which of the following is the fruit of a plant?
  1.    Brinjal
  2.    Spinach
  3.    Potato
  4.    Carrot 
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Answer: Option A. -> Brinjal
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A
Brinjal is the fruit of the plant. Potato is a modified underground stem, carrot is the modified root and spinach is theleaf.
Question 30. Which among the following is the odd one out?
  1.    Potato
  2.    Radish
  3.    Carrot
  4.    Sweet potato
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Answer: Option A. -> Potato
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Sweet potato, radish and carrot are modified roots whereas potato is a modified underground stem. Plants store food in these modified roots and stems.

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