Food: Where Does it Come From? || class8th science notes

 FOOD: WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?

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• In order to maintain life and growth we take food nutritious.
• There is a lot of variation in the food eaten in different region of India.
• Ingredients: any food of the foods or substances that are combined to make a particular dish. Example: Dal is made of the pulses, water, salt, oil, spices. so these are ingredients of dal.
• The main sources of our food are plants and animals.
• Food sources from plants: vegetables, pulses, spices, cereals, fruits, oils, etc.
• Food sources from animals: milk, egg, honey, meat, fish, etc.
• Other sources of food are salt and water.
• Animals which eat only plants are called Herbivores. Example: cow, goat, sheep, etc.
• Animals which eat only animals are called Carnivores. Example: tiger, lion, etc.
• Animals which eat both plants as well as other animals are called omnivores. example: bears, foxes, dogs, etc.
• Animals that live on dead and decaying food is called scavengers. Example: hyenas, vulture, etc.

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