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Science Quiz - Staying Healthy - Food (Sources) (Questions)

Find out which foods come from plants and animals, and how carrots, beans, milk, and eggs help your body grow, play, and think.

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Fascinating Fact:

Vegetables come from plants, and can be roots (carrots), stems (celery), leaves (lettuce), or flowers (broccoli).

In KS1 Science, children learn that food comes from both plants and animals. Understanding food sources helps them see how farms, gardens, and animals provide the nutrients their bodies need.

Key Terms

Food source: Where a food comes from, such as a plant or an animal.
Vegetable: An edible part of a plant, like a root, stem, leaf, or flower.
Nutrient: A useful substance in food that helps the body grow, stay healthy, and make energy.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

Where does our food come from in KS1 science?

In KS1 Science, children learn that many foods come from plants, such as fruits, vegetables, and grains, and others come from animals, such as eggs, milk, meat, and some fats.

What are examples of foods that come from plants?

Foods from plants include apples, carrots, potatoes, peas, rice, and bread made from wheat. These plant foods give us energy, fibre, vitamins, and minerals.

Why is it important to know where food comes from?

Knowing where food comes from helps children choose a mix of plant and animal foods, respect farms and nature, and understand how to eat healthily every day.

Try These Related Quizzes

1.

Where does milk come from?

[ ]	Pigs
[ ]	Trees
[ ]	Factories
[ ]	Cows

2.

Lots of people like to eat yoghurt. What is yoghurt made from?

[ ]	Beef
[ ]	Beans
[ ]	Milk
[ ]	Rice

3.

Adam likes cheese sandwiches. What is cheese made from?

[ ]	Beef
[ ]	Beans
[ ]	Flour
[ ]	Milk

4.

Tom likes eating shepherd’s pie. It has potato on the top and minced beef underneath. Where does the beef come from?

[ ]	Pigs
[ ]	Sheep
[ ]	Fish
[ ]	Cows

5.

We eat a lot of plants. Some we eat raw. Some we cook and then eat. Broccoli, carrots, beans, peas and onions are all __________.

[ ]	Nuts
[ ]	Fruits
[ ]	Meats
[ ]	Vegetables

6.

Bananas, apples, oranges, grapes, pears, strawberries and blackberries all come from plants. They are all:

[ ]	Vegetables
[ ]	Meats
[ ]	Fruits
[ ]	Nuts

7.

Where do eggs come from?

[ ]	Cows
[ ]	Pigs
[ ]	Plants
[ ]	Chickens

8.

Where do potatoes grow?

[ ]	In the ground
[ ]	On trees
[ ]	On leaves
[ ]	On bushes

9.

What is bread made from?

[ ]	Potatoes
[ ]	Rice
[ ]	Oil
[ ]	Flour

10.

This man works in a bakery. He bakes bread. The bread is made from flour. Most flour is made from wheat. What is wheat?

[ ]	The nuts of the wheat tree
[ ]	The grain of the wheat plant
[ ]	The roots of the wheat bean
[ ]	The bark of the wheat tree

Science Quiz - Staying Healthy - Food (Sources) (Answers)

1.

Where does milk come from?

[ ]	Pigs
[ ]	Trees
[ ]	Factories
[x]	Cows

Milk is sold in plastic cartons or in glass bottles

2.

Lots of people like to eat yoghurt. What is yoghurt made from?

[ ]	Beef
[ ]	Beans
[x]	Milk
[ ]	Rice

Do you like yoghurt? What is your favourite flavour?

3.

Adam likes cheese sandwiches. What is cheese made from?

[ ]	Beef
[ ]	Beans
[ ]	Flour
[x]	Milk

Milk, yoghurt, butter and cheese are all called dairy products

4.

Tom likes eating shepherd’s pie. It has potato on the top and minced beef underneath. Where does the beef come from?

[ ]	Pigs
[ ]	Sheep
[ ]	Fish
[x]	Cows

Beef is meat from cows and bulls. Some people call shepherd’s pie by another name. They call it cottage pie

5.

We eat a lot of plants. Some we eat raw. Some we cook and then eat. Broccoli, carrots, beans, peas and onions are all __________.

[ ]	Nuts
[ ]	Fruits
[ ]	Meats
[x]	Vegetables

What is your favourite vegetable?

6.

Bananas, apples, oranges, grapes, pears, strawberries and blackberries all come from plants. They are all:

[ ]	Vegetables
[ ]	Meats
[x]	Fruits
[ ]	Nuts

Which are your favourite fruits?

7.

Where do eggs come from?

[ ]	Cows
[ ]	Pigs
[ ]	Plants
[x]	Chickens

Eggs are sold in cartons. Some cartons have 6 eggs (half a dozen). Some cartons have 12 eggs (a dozen)

8.

Where do potatoes grow?

[x]	In the ground
[ ]	On trees
[ ]	On leaves
[ ]	On bushes

Farmers plant potatoes in the spring. They harvest potatoes in the summer and autumn

9.

What is bread made from?

[ ]	Potatoes
[ ]	Rice
[ ]	Oil
[x]	Flour

Yeast is also used. It makes the bread rise

10.

This man works in a bakery. He bakes bread. The bread is made from flour. Most flour is made from wheat. What is wheat?

[ ]	The nuts of the wheat tree
[x]	The grain of the wheat plant
[ ]	The roots of the wheat bean
[ ]	The bark of the wheat tree

Wheat is a plant. But it is not a tree, and it is not a bean. It is a type of grass. Farmers grow lots of wheat in fields to keep us all fed