Plant structure!
Needs air, water, soil, and sunlight to live
What is a plant/flower/tree
The only fruit which grows seeds on the outside.
Strawberry! 🍓
What vegetable was responsible for the catastrophic 7-year famine in Ireland?
Potato
What things do plants need to grow?
Water, Sunlight, soil
Name the 4 basic parts of a plant?
Roots, stem, leaves and flower
A watermelon is 92% what?
Water!
What vegetable is most purchased in America?
Broccoli!
Who are the 3 sisters?
Corn, squash, bean
How plants transport water from the ground up
What is the most purchased fruit among US consumers?
Bananas
true or false: vegetables are high in sugar?
False! What do vegetables provide a lot of?
Where do we import the most veg from?
Mexico
The part of the plant that would be considered the vegetable
The leaves and stem!
How many seeds are there in the average pomegranate?
about 2000!
On how many acres is corn grown in the US?
500,000
How long may seeds remain dormant in the ground?
A. A few days
B. A few months
C. A few years
what part of the plant turns into a fruit?
The flower!
Which is not a fruit
A. Apple
B. Avocado
C. Zucchini
trick question! they are all fruits!
What is botanically a fruit but legally a vegetable in the US?
Tomato
what does it mean for a plant to be Biennial?
Biennial plants: Have a two-year life cycle, germinating and growing one year, and blooming and dying the following year