Class 6 Chapter 1 Notes

Chapter – 1
Nutrition in Plants
Exercise
1. Why do organisms need to take food?
Answer:
All the organisms need to take food which provides us with the
energy to perform daily activities like walking, breathing, etc. and for
the growth and the maintenance of the body.
The various components present in our food such as carbohydrates,
proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals provide energy to our body.
Thus, food intake by the organism is necessary for the survival of the
organism in the surroundings.
2. Distinguish between a parasite and a saprotroph.

Answer:
Differences between a parasite and a saprotroph are:
Parasite Saprotrop
Parasites live on or in other Saprophytes obtain their food

organisms (host) and obtain their from dead and decaying
food from them. organisms. They do not require
any host.
They harm the body of host. They are cleaning agent.
Leech is an example of parasite. Fungi is an example of

saprotroph.
3. How would you test the presence of starch in leaves?
Answer:
The presence of starch in leaves can be tested by iodine test. Iodine
turns starch into blue-black colour. When few drops of dilute iodine
solution is dropped on a boiled leaf, it becomes blue-black which
proves the presence of starch in it.
4. Give a brief description of the process of synthesis of food in green

plants.
Answer:
The Leaves are the food factories of the plant. the food is produced in
the leaves of the plant in the manner given below:
1) Water and mineral present in the soil are absorbed by the roots and
transported to the leaves.
2) Carbon dioxide from the air is taken in through the tiny pores
present on the surface of the leaves.
3) The leaves of a plant have a green pigment chlorophyll. It helps the
leave to capture the energy of the sunlight.
4) This energy is used to synthesise food from carbon dioxide and
water. This process of synthesis of food in the presence of sunlight is
called photosynthesis.
The process of photosynthesis can be represented as:
Sunlight
Carbon dioxide + water → Carbohydrates + Oxygen
Chlorophyll
Schematic diagram showing photosynthesis is given below
5. Show with the help of a sketch that the plants are the ultimate
source of food.
Answer:
Plants are the basic source of food for all living organisms.
 Plants prepare their food by the process of photosynthesis.
Hence, they're called producers.
 Every organism, primary consumer or a secondary consumer,
needs food for getting energy to perform various tasks.
 Primary consumers feed directly on the plants and secondary
consumers eat primary consumers.
 So, without plants primary consumers wouldn't be able to
survive and without primary consumers secondary consumers
wouldn't survive.
 Hence, plants are the basic food source for all organisms.
6. Fill in the blanks:

a. Green plants are called _______ since they synthesize their own
food.
b. The food synthesized by the plants is stored as _______.
c. In photosynthesis solar energy is captured by the pigment
called________.
d. During photosynthesis plants take in _______ and release
__________.
Answer:
a. autotrophs.
Green plants can synthesize their own food by the process of
photosynthesis.
b. starch.
The food prepared in the plant by the process of photosynthesis is
glucose (a carbohydrate) then it gets stored in plant leaves in the form
of starch.
c. chlorophyll.
Chlorophyll absorbs the light energy from the sun that is required for
photosynthesis.
d. Carbon dioxide (𝐶𝑂2 )., Oxygen (𝑂2 ).
In the process of photosynthesis, carbon dioxide gas is used and
oxygen gas is produced.
7. Name the following:

i. A parasitic plant with yellow, slender and tabular stem.
ii. A plant that has both autotrophic and heterotrophic mode of
nutrition.
iii. The pores through which leaves exchange gases.
Answer:
i. Cuscuta is a parasitic plant with yellow, slender and tabular stem.
ii. Pitcher plant has both autotrophic and heterotrophic mode of
nutrition.
iii. The pores through which leaves exchange gases are called
stomata.
8.
(A) Amarbel is an example of:
i. autotroph
ii. Parasite
iii. Saprotroph
iv. host
Answer:
Amarbel (Cuscuta) is an example of parasite.
It does not have chlorophyll. It gets readymade food from the plant on
which it is climbing.
(B) The plant which traps and feeds on insects is:
i. Cuscuta
ii. China rose
iii. pitcher plant
iv. Rose
Answer:
The plant which traps and feeds on insects is pitcher plant. Such
insect-eating plants are called insectivorous plants.
9. Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II:

Column I Column II
Chlorophyll Bacteria
Nitrogen Heterotrophs
Amarbel Pitcher plant
Animal Leaf
Insects Parasite
Answer:
Chlorophyll: Leaf
The chlorophyll is found in the chloroplasts present in the plant
cells in the leaves.
Nitrogen: Bacteria
The nitrogen fixing bacteria transform the atmospheric nitrogen
into fixed nitrogen
Amarbel: Parasite
Amarbel is an example of parasite. It grows over host plants and is
a leafless and rootless parasite.
Animals: Heterotrophs
Heterotrophs are those which cannot make their own food. They
consume *autotrophs or other heterotrophs.*Autotrophs are those
which make their own food.
Insects: pitcher plant
10. Mark ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if it is false.

i. Carbon dioxide is released during photosynthesis. (T/F)
ii. Plants which synthesize their food themselves are called
saprotrophs. (T/F)
iii. The product of photosynthesis is not a protein. (T/F)
iv. Solar energy is converted into chemical energy during
photosynthesis. (T/F)
Answer:
i. False.
In the process of photosynthesis, carbon dioxide gas is used and
oxygen is released.
ii. False.
plants which synthesize their food themselves are called autotrophs.
iii. True.
In the process of photosynthesis, carbohydrate is produced.
iv. True.
During the process of photosynthesis, solar energy absorbed by the
chlorophyll converted into chemical energy.
11. Choose the correct option from the following:

Which part of the plant gets carbon dioxide from the air for
photosynthesis?
i. root hair
ii. Stomata
iii. Leaf veins
iv. Sepals.
Answer:
Plants need carbon dioxide for the process of photosynthesis. They
take carbon dioxide from the air. Carbon dioxide enters the leaves
through tiny pores present on the leaves’ surface called stomata.
12. Choose the correct option from the following:

Plants take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere mainly through their:
(i) root
(ii) stem
(iii) flowers
(iv) Leaves
Answer:
(iv) Leaves
Plants need carbon dioxide for the process of photosynthesis. They
take carbon dioxide from the air. Carbon dioxide enters the leaves
through tiny pores present on the leaves’ surface called stomata.

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Chapter – 1

2. Distinguish between a parasite and a saprotroph.

Parasites live on or in other Saprophytes obtain their food

They harm the body of host. They are cleaning agent.

Leech is an example of parasite. Fungi is an example of

4. Give a brief description of the process of synthesis of food in green

Schematic diagram showing photosynthesis is given below

6. Fill in the blanks:

7. Name the following:

9. Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II:

10. Mark ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if it is false.

11. Choose the correct option from the following:

12. Choose the correct option from the following:

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