Importance of food FOOD LIVING ORGANISMS PRODUCERS CONSUMERS DECOMPOSERS.
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FOOD- WHERE IT COMES FROM
Importance of food
FOOD
LIVING ORGANISMS
PRODUCERS
CONSUMERS
DECOMPOSERS
PRODUCERS
PRODUCERS ARE THE GREEN PLANTS WHICH PRODUCE THEIR OWN FOOD BY THE PROCESS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS.
CONSUMERSTHE ORGANISMS THAT DEPEND ON PLANTS OR OTHER ANIMALS FOR THEIR FOOD
CONSUMER
HERBIVORE
CARNIVORE
OMNIVORE
SCAVENGER
DETRIVORES
INSECTIVORES
Sources of food
animalsplants
Plants produce their own food by the process of photosynthesis
Parts of a plant
Edible parts of plantsRoots of some plants are edible because they store the food prepared by the plantEg: carrot, beet root, radish, turnip, sweet potato
Stems of certain plants are edible.Eg: Sugar cane, potato, ginger, lotus, onion, garlic , celery, asparagus etc
Leaves of certain plants are used as vegetables.Eg- spinach, cabbage, lettuce etcCoriander and mint leaves are used for garnishing as well as to add flavour to food.
Flowers of certain plants are edible Eg- banana, pumpkin, drum stick, broccoli, cauliflower etc
The edible fruits of plants are used as vegetables and fruitsEg- drum stick, papaya, tomato ,chilli, pumpkin etc
The seeds of some plants are used as food.Eg- oil seeds like ground nut, coconut, almond, mustard etc
Pulses like beans, peas, rajma etc
Cereals like rice, wheat, maize etc
Pulses
Cereals
Spices add flavour and taste to food.Cinnamon- barkCardamom- seedPepper- fruitCloves- flower budVanilla- podSaffron- flower[stigma]Cumin- seedDried ginger- stemTurmeric- stemRed chili- fruitCoriander- seed
Garam masala
Beverages stimulates our nervous system as they contain caffeine.Eg- tea, coffee, cocoa
Certain plants have more than one edible partEg- pumpkin, banana, drum stick, coriander, fenugreek, mustard etc
Animals also provide us with food materialsEg- milk, meat, egg, honey, sea food etc
Food habits vary with different regions