Question

Which part of the plants do we eat generally?

Answer 1

Hint: Plants are the primary producers. They convert solar energy from the sum to chemical energy which can be utilised for the plants. The animals and all other living beings depend of the plants directly and indirectly for food.

Complete answer:
Plants are the ultimate source of energy. The herbivores depend on the plants for food. The carnivores and other animals eat the herbivores and are indirectly dependent on plants for food. We human beings are also totally dependent on the plants. Not all the plants and plant parts can be consumed by us.

Let us discuss the parts of the plant which we generally consume.
i) Fruits- Fruits are the most important produce of the plant which we directly consume as food. For example, apple, mango.
ii) Leaves- The leaves of the plants like spinach, coriander, etc are consumed as food.
iii) Roots- The roots of many plants serve for the purpose of food. For example, potatoes, radish, turnip etc are eaten all over the world.
iv) Flowers- The flowers of many plants like pumpkins are eaten.
v) Seeds- Seeds are an important part of the plant which we generally eat as cereal like rice, wheat. Seeds of some plants produce oil like sunflower, cotton, mustard etc.
vi) Stem- The stem of the plants like cauliflower, broccoli, celery, asparagus, banana are used as food in various parts around the world.

Note: The plants provide various valuable products to the human beings. Apart from providing food, the plants serve as an important source of medicines, herbs, spices, perfumes, wood. There are more than 4 lakh varieties of plants which are non-edible to human beings like calotropis.