Secondary School (English Medium) (5 to 8) Class 6 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

Long Answer Type Questions:

What is a balanced diet? Write the components of a balanced diet.

Name two foods rich in dietary fibre.

Balanced diet for the body should contain a variety of food items.

While using iodine in the laboratory, some drops of iodine fell on Paheli’s socks and some fell on her teacher’s saree. The drops of iodine on the saree turned blue black while their colour did not change on the socks. What can be the possible reason?

‘Minerals and vitamins are needed in very small quantities by our body as compared to other components, yet, they are an important part of a balanced diet’. Explain the statement.

Boojho was having difficulty in seeing things in dim light. The doctor tested his eyesight and prescribed a particular vitamin supplement. He also advised him to include a few food items in his diet.

1. Which deficiency disease is he suffering from?
2. Which food component may be lacking in his diet?
3. Suggest some food items that he should include in his diet, (any four)

Earthworms breathe through their ______.

Choose the odd one out from below with respect to reproduction.

What are the specific features present in a deer that helps it to detect the presence of predators like lion?

Mention one adaptation present in the following animal:

In frogs to enable them to swim.

Mention one adaptation present in the following animal:

In dolphins and whales to breathe in air when they swim near the surface of water.

Very Short Answer Type Questions:

Name two nutrients which protect the body from diseases.

Short Answer Type Questions:

What are deficiency diseases?

What do you mean by germination of seeds?

What are predators?

What is a prey?

What is photosynthesis?

What is the main function of food?

What is breathing?

What is respiration?