Fun Facts: Fruits & Vegetables

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  1. 2. This fruit is native to North America where they grow throughout the woods and mountainous regions in the United States and Canada.
  2. 4. This vegetable takes 3 years from seed to harvest
  3. 5. This was the first vegetable grown in space
  4. 8. Chemicals and nutrients from a _________ can react with boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma.
  5. 10. The only fruit that wear their seeds on the outside
  6. 11. These trees can live to be about 100 years old and are a member of the rose family of plants
  7. 14. The flower of this plant is edible
  8. 15. This fruit isn’t always red. They can be yellow, pink, purple, black and even white!
  9. 16. One bushel of ______ will sweeten more than 400 cans of Coca-Cola.
  10. 17. China is the largest world producer of this fruit, with Italy second.
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  1. 1. Wild ___________ originated in South Africa
  2. 3. They look like mini cabbages because they’re members of the same cruciferous vegetable family.
  3. 6. Most winter _______ have long shelf lives and can last in a cool, dry place for weeks or even months!
  4. 7. The wood from _____ fruit trees can be used to create instruments, furniture, and other items
  5. 9. This fruit was once a symbol for kindness
  6. 12. This fruit is not a pine or an apple. It's actually a berry.
  7. 13. the yellow fruit is classified as a berry