Question

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ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

I. Which part of plant carrot is?

II. Name the different parts of a banana plant that are used as food.

III. Which parts of mustard plants are edible?

IV. Why do we cook food? Does food loss its nutrition value when they are cooked?

V. Explain the importance of food for living organisms.



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Answer 1

Answer:

i) Carrot is in root

ii) flowers and fruits

iii) seeds

iv) We cook food for taste and for loss of germs on the food. Yes food sometime loss

Answer 2

Explanation:

1no. Ans- The most commonly eaten part of the plant is the taproot, although the stems and leaves are also eaten. The domestic carrot has been selectively bred for its greatly enlarged, more palatable, less woody-textured taproot.

2 no. ans-The different parts of a banana plant that are used as food are its fruit, flower, stem and leaves.

3 no. ans-The mustard plant with edible part as seed and leaf is used widely. The mustard seeds are used as species. The seeds are pressed to make mustard oil and edible leaves are consumed as mustard greens.

4 no. ans-Heat diminishes vitamins and phytonutrients (beneficial plant compounds other than vitamins or minerals) in fruits and vegetables. The longer they cook, and the higher the temperature, the greater the nutrient destruction. Even chopping food can begin to erode some of the nutrients.

5 no.. ans-Organisms need to take food to get energy and perform life processes. A living organism undergoes many life processes like nutrition, respiration, digestion, transportation, excretion, blood circulation, and reproduction. To perform all these life processes, the organism needs energy and nutrients.