Fruits and Nuts

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Across
  1. 5. A flowering plants unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant.
  2. 6. The act of transferring pollen grains from the male anther to the female stigma.
  3. 7. Natural sugars found in fruits.
  4. 10. Process by which fruits are cleaned under running water to remove dirt and surface germs.
  5. 14. The outermost layer that makes up the peel.
  6. 15. The process of sexual reproduction in plants that occurs after pollination and germination
  7. 17. Time Periods when the weather allows plants to grow.
  8. 18. Prolonged periods of little to no rainfall.
  9. 20. Severe allergic reaction after exposure to an allergy. The immune system sends a wave of chemicals that make the body go into shock.
  10. 21. Piece of land planted with fruit or nut trees.
  11. 22. Process in which the inedible parts of a plant are removed.
Down
  1. 1. Process in which produce is submerged in boiling water or steam for a short time.
  2. 2. Organisms whose DNA has been altered in a non-natural way
  3. 3. The edible, fleshy, middle layer of the fruit.
  4. 4. Process in which 80 percent of moisture in a fruit is removed.
  5. 8. Process in which picked produce is coated in wax to prevent moisture loss and bruising during shipping.
  6. 9. The process by which an organism grows from a seed or spore.
  7. 11. Process of removing a fruits outer skin.
  8. 12. When there is an overflow of water onto land.
  9. 13. The development of fruit without prior fertilization.
  10. 15. The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seeds and can be eaten as food.
  11. 16. The innermost layer where the seed is located.
  12. 19. Market Food markets at which farmers sell their produce directly to consumers.
  13. 23. Fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around edible parts or an edible seed.