Be a Genius
1. (a) Why should we avoid wastage of food?
[NCERT Exemplar Problems]
(b) Suggest different ways to avoid wastage of food.
2. Explain the process of sprouting using soaked moong/chana seeds.
3. We eat various plant parts as food. These are called edible parts. In the following food
ingredients, identify which plant part we obtain from:
(1) Spinach
(ii) Carrot
(iii) Pea
(iv) Cauliflower
(v) Sugarcane (vi) Bottle gourd (vii) Potato
4 A number of people and children in our society do not get sufficient food to eat.
Suggest ways in which we can ensure easy and sufficient food to everyone.
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Answers
Answer:a) If food is thrown away or wasted, it will cause harm to the soil. Once they lose its freshness, the bacteria decompose them to produce harmful greenhouse gas which cause harm to the environment. ... Also a huge part of the population cannot afford food..
b)Buy only what you need in absolute quantities.
Try to avoid storing foods in large amounts.
Try to eat food only when you are hungry. ...
Try to organise your kitchen such a way that everything becomes visible to you.
2)Sprouting is basically a process where seeds and legumes are germinated and eventually eaten raw. When seeds are soaked in water for a certain period of time, they germinate, causing their outer layers to tear open and allowing a young shoot to blossom.
3.)Easy and safe food can be ensured by reducing wastage of food and also increasing food production. Instead of wasting food, it can be shared so that everyone gets food. EXPLANATION: Food crops grown must be made easily available and at low prices so that everyone can buy them