03 The Mystery of Food – Very Short Answer Questions

Q1. What tiny living things spoil food?
Ans: Microbes

Q2. What grows on food when it spoils?
Ans: Mould

Q3. What removes water from food to preserve it?
Ans: Drying

Q4. What keeps air out of pickles?
Ans: Oil

Q5. What slows down microbes in food?
Ans: Cold

Q6. What is made from butter that does not need refrigeration?
Ans: Ghee

Q7. What spice helps keep food from spoiling?
Ans: Pepper

Q8. What in the mouth helps digest food?
Ans: Saliva

Q9. Which teeth cut food?
Ans: Incisors

Q10. Which teeth tear food?
Ans: Canines

Q11. Which teeth grind food?
Ans: Molars

Q12. What causes holes in teeth?
Ans: Cavities

Q13. What helps an upset stomach?
Ans: Curd

Q14. What preserves food in factories?
Ans: Canning

Q15. What makes the idli batter soft and fluffy?
Ans: Microbes