WorksheetsFruits & Vegetables Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 15mins
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Fruits
Organs developed from the ovary of a flowering plant
Fructose
Natural form of sugar found in fruit
Summer Fruits
Flourish and ripen in the summer months
Tropical Fruits
Grow in tropical conditions and can be harmed in frost conditions
Winter Fruits
Flourish in the winter and ripen in winter conditions
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Fruit/Vegetable Fruits
Commonly mistaken for vegetables but have internal seeds
Capsaicin
Enzyme in the seeds and flesh of peppers which are hot on the palate
Enzymatic Browning
Effect when oxygen reacts with the flesh of certain fruits
Vegetable
Edible, herblike plant
Onions and Bulbs
Vegetable group which contains all variations of onions
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Sulfur
Element in onions which reacts with oxygen and causes the eyes to water
Flowering Vegetables
Flower portion is consumed
Gourds and Squashes
Product of a climbing or vine plant
Summer Squashes
Have a very thin skin and can be consumed raw or cooked
Match the following types of vegetables with their characteristics: Winter Squashes, Green, Leafy Vegetables, Root and Tuber Vegetables, Stalk Vegetables
Have a very thick skin and must be cooked to consume
Have a very thick skin and must be cooked to consume
Green and leafy; can be consumed raw or cooked
Green and leafy; can be consumed raw or cooked
Grown below the surface of the ground; roots are located by a stalk above ground
Grown below the surface of the ground; roots are located by a stalk above ground
Stalk is the primary portion consumed
Stalk is the primary portion consumed
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Eyes
Part of the potato where the roots grow into the potato
Solanine
Chemical naturally produced by chlorophyll as a defense mechanism against insects, disease, and predators
Pod and Seed Vegetables
Interior portion and seeds are consumed
Legumes
Bean category within pod and seed vegetables
