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What Is It? Fruits and Veggies Edition

Question: A nectarine is a peach without fuzz.
Answer: Nectarines and peaches are the same species; nectarines have a genetic variation that gives them smooth skin.
Question: Asparagus is a:
Answer: Asparagus stalks are edible stems topped with modified, scale-like leaves.
Question: A broccoli crown is topped with:
Answer: Broccoli is grown for its edible flower buds and stalk.
Question: A carrot is not a true root.
Answer: A carrot is large taproot.
Question: A potato is a:
Answer: Potato tubers are modified stems that store starch.
Question: Tomatoes are fruits.
Answer: Although tomatoes are listed as vegetables for nutrition, they are fruits botanically.
Question: Peanuts are root nodules.
Answer: Peanuts are fruits that the plant matures underground.
Question: An orange is a fleshy ovary.
Answer: Technically, all fruits are ovaries that protect the plant embryos (e.g., seeds).
Question: A watermelon is a berry.
Answer: Botanically, a berry is a fruit produced from a single flower with one ovary. A watermelon is thus a berry.
Question: The “seeds” on the outside of a strawberry are actually fruits.
Answer: The red part of a strawberry is called an accessory. The true fruits, each of which bears a single seed inside, are the “seeds” embedded on the outside of the flesh.