Lecture 7

Question 1

The definition of vegetables excludes ___ and ___.

Answer 1

fruits, seeds

Question 2

Beets, rutabagas, and carrots are examples of ___ ___.

Answer 2

taproots

Question 3

Celery and rhubarb are examples of ___.

Answer 3

petioles

Question 4

Potatoes and water chestnuts are examples of ___ ___.

Answer 4

underground stems

Question 5

Onions are examples of ___ and ___ ___.

Answer 5

leaves, underground stems

Question 6

A pumpkin is an example of a ___.

Answer 6

fruit

Question 7

Brussels sprouts are examples of ___ ___.

Answer 7

auxiliary buds

Question 8

The average person consumes around ___ ___ of carrots annually.

Answer 8

10 lbs

Question 9

During the first year, carrots store food in the ___. These are harvested after the first season, but if allowed to continue, in the second season, they would ___.

Answer 9

taproot, flower

Question 10

Carrots get their orange color from the pigment ___, which is good for vitamin ___.

Answer 10

beta-carotene, A

Question 11

Carrots supply (in alphabetical order) ___, ___, ___, and ___.

Answer 11

calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sugar

Question 12

A radish is a ___ ___ composed of a ___ and ___.

Answer 12

composite vegetable, root, hypocotyl

Question 13

The base of a stem is called a ___.

Answer 13

hypocotyl

Question 14

Lettuce supplies ___ and vitamins ___ and ___.

Answer 14

calcium, A, C

Question 15

The basic types of lettuce are ___, ___ ___, and ___ (a long, non-compact cylindrical head).

Answer 15

head, loose leaf, cos

Question 16

Asparagus supplies ___ ___ (the deficiency of which can cause heart disease), and vitamins ___ and ___.

Answer 16

folic acid, A, C

Question 17

Asparagus is one of the few ___ ___ that we eat.

Answer 17

aerial stems

Question 18

Broccoli is a mass of fertile ___ ___ on an ___ ___.

Answer 18

flower buds, enlarged stem

Question 19

Cabbage is comprised of an ___ ___, ___, and ___.

Answer 19

apical meristem, leaves, stem

Question 20

The stalk that joins a leaf to a stem is called a ___.

Answer 20

petiole

Question 21

Examples of flowers that are vegetables include ___ and ___.

Answer 21

broccoli, cauliflower