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