Vegetables and Legumes Flashcards

1
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Florida is a major producer of what products?

A

Oranges, melons, and tomatoes

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2
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Vegetables can be classified by what?

A

Roots
Bulbs
Steams
Leaves
Seeds
Flowers

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3
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Examples of fruits

A

Pepper, tomato

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4
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Examples of seeds

A

Beans, corn

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5
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Examples of flowers

A

Cauliflower

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6
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Examples of stems and shoots

A

Asparagus, celery

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7
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Examples of Leaves

A

Collard greens, kale

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8
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Examples of Tubers

A

Potatoes

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9
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Examples of Roots

A

Carrots and sweet potatoes

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10
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Examples of Bulbs

A

Garlic and Onion

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11
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What is a bulb?

A

An underground storage organ formed from the plant stem and leaves

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12
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Basal plate

A

A flat disk at the bottom of the bulb

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13
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The body of the bulb is made up of layers of

A

Fleshy scales

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14
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What is in the center of the bulb?

A

bud

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15
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A tuber is a fleshy storage organ formed from a

A

modified stem

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16
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Middle Lamella is like a ____.

A

Wall

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17
Q

When it starts to over-ripen where does the breakdown occur?

A

in the middle

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18
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Pectic compounds act as cement and give tissue ______ and ______.

A

firmness and elasticity

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19
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Can cellulose be digested?

20
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Gums are polysaccharides with the ability to absorb _________.

21
Q

When lettuce is crispy and tomatoes are juicy what part is responsible?

22
Q

What are the 3 types of parenchyma cells?

A

Lecuplasts, Chloroplasts, and Chromoplasts

23
Q

Leucoplasts:

A

Store starch, lipids, or proteins

24
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Chloroplasts:

A

Contain Chlorophyll

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Chromoplasts:
Contain carotenoid pigments and attract pollinator
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What are fat-soluble pigments?
Carotenoids and Chlorophyll
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What are water-soluble pigments?
Flavonoids
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Fat-soluble is found where?
In the plastid
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Water-soluble is found where?
In the vacuoles
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Examples of Carotenoids
Carotene, lycopene, and xanthophyll
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Brief blanching enhances what?
Green color
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Chlorophyll is what dependent?
pH
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Flavonoids are also pH-dependent. True or False
True
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Fruits and vegetables are abundant in
Phytochemicals
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Oxalate affects what two things?
Joints and kidneys
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What is an anti-nutrient?
Something that prevents you from observing the nutrients
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What are two things that should never be stored together?
Onions and potatoes
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All legumes grow as seeds or
pulses
39
Soy bean products contain
less fat
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TVP stands for
Textured vegetable proteins
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Tofu is the ______ made from soy milk
cheese
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Sufu
Fermented tofu
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Tempeh
Fermented whole soybeans molded into a cake
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Tamari
aged and fermented soy sauce (no wheat)
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Soaking does what to legumes?
Reduce the cooking time and assist in digestibility