Fruits and Vegetable Crossword, Complete the following puzzle and write in each answer at the top and the bottom.

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Across
  1. 1. flourish in the winter and ripen in winter conditions
  2. 4. chemical naturally produced by chlorophyll as a defense mechanism against insects, disease and predators
  3. 7. bean category within pod and seed vegetables
  4. 14. grown below the surface of the ground; roots are located by a stalk above ground
  5. 17. stalk is the primary portion consumed
  6. 18. interior portion and seeds are consumed
  7. 21. grow in tropical conditions and can be harmed in frost conditions
  8. 22. produced by various fruits and vegetables which causes them to ripen or once ripe, spoil
  9. 23. have a very thick skin and must be cooked to consume
  10. 24. part of the potato where the roots grow into the potato
Down
  1. 2. flower portion is consumed
  2. 3. natural form of sugar found in fruit
  3. 5. organs developed from the ovary of a flowering plant
  4. 6. vegetable group which contains all variations of onions
  5. 8. product of a climbing or vine plant
  6. 9. element in onions which reacts with oxygen and causes the eyes to water
  7. 10. green and leafy; can be consumed raw or cooked
  8. 11. edible,herblike plant
  9. 12. flourish and ripen in the summer months
  10. 13. commonly mistaken for vegetables but have internal seeds
  11. 15. rating system based on quality standards focusing on color, size, shape, texture and defects
  12. 16. effect when oxygen reacts with the flesh of certain fruits
  13. 19. have a very thin skin and can be consumed raw or cooked
  14. 20. enzyme in the seeds and flesh of peppers which are hot on the palate