Vegetables

Question 1

What is a vegetable?

Answer 1

A vegetable is any plant part not involved in sexual reproduction.

Question 2

What are the botanical names for vegetables?

Answer 2

Roots and tubers, bulbs, stems, flowers, leaves, seeds, fruit

Question 3

Give sources of Roots and Tubers.

Answer 3

Potatoes, carrots and yam

Question 4

Name sources of Bulbs.

Answer 4

Chives, onions and garlic

Question 5

What are some sources of Stems?

Answer 5

Celery, mushrooms and asparagus

Question 6

Give sources of Flowers?

Answer 6

Artichoke, cauliflower and broccoli

Question 7

Name sources of Leaves?

Answer 7

Lettuce, spinach and kale

Question 8

What are sources of Seeds?

Answer 8

Beans, peas and corn

Question 9

Give sources of Fruits?

Answer 9

Cucumber, eggplant and tomato

Question 10

What are the nutrients in vegetables?

Answer 10

Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B’s, Minerals, Chlorophyll and Carbohydrates

Question 11

‘Promotes normal growth of bones and teeth and help maintain healthy skin tissue’…… is what nutrient found in veggies

Answer 11

Vitamin A

Question 12

‘Needed to build bones, soft tissue and other compounds’….is what nutrient found in vegetables?

Answer 12

Minerals

Question 13

Name 1 function of Vitamin C

Answer 13

Helps the body to repair itself in fight infections

Question 14

Define Chlorophyll

Answer 14

Substance found in plants that make them green

Question 15

What function does Carbohydrates contribute?

Answer 15

Supplies the body with energy

Question 16

What nutrient found in vegetables helps prevent Beri-Beri?

Answer 16

Vitamin B’s