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FRUITS-

FRUITS   are   most   common  raw   food  eaten   by  both   humans   and  animals. They  are  full  of  nutrients   thus   good  for  health .They   give  us  diseases   fighting  vitamins  and  minerals..Thus  it is  said  "eating  an   apple   daily  keeps  doctor  away "thus  we  should  eat  a  lots  of  fruits
What  are  fruits  ?To   reproduce   ,  a  flowering  plant makes    seeds   inside  each   flower's  ovary. Around  a  seed  or  seeds,  the  ovary  grow  into  a fruit.Fruits  come  in all  shapes  and  sizes,   and  can be     juicy  and  succulent  ,  or  dry  and   hard.
They  protect  the  seeds ,  and  help  them  disperse
far  away   from  the  parent  plant  so  new  plants  don't  compete   for  water  and  light. 
WHY  FRUIT  IS  IMPORTANT - Yes  ,fruits  are  very  important  .If  you   eat  fruits  such  as   oranges  ,  apples,  peaches,  you  not   only  get  a  juicy  treat   but  also    a  supply   of   essential  vitamins  and  minerals.This  will  keep  diseases   away.
HOW  A  FLOWER  TURNS  INTO  A  FRUIT.
The  flower's  brightly  colored  petals   attracts  insects.
It  allows   an  insect  to   pollinate   the  flower.
After  pollination,  seeds   form  inside   the   flower's   ovary.
No   longer  required  ,the  petals  falls  off   and  ovary  began  to  swell
Soon   grown  a  ripe   fruit.Ready  to  eat.

HOW  SEED  SPREAD-
There  are  number  of  ways  by  which  seeds  spreads   in different  plants-
Raspberries-Eaten  by  animals  ,the  seed  come  out  in   droppings.
Burrs   -  Their   spines  or  hooks  stick  to  animal  furs.
Pea pods-  Pods  dry  out  and   explode, launching  seeds into  the  wind.

Poppy seeds-  The  head  of  a  poppy  acts  like  a  pepper  pot  to  release  seeds.
Sycamore  seeds- These  have ' wings'   that  spin  through   the  air  like  a  helicopter.
C coconuts-  It  fell   into  the   sea  and are carried  by the currents .
Brazil  nuts- Its  seeds  are  buried  by  the  animals , such  as  rodents.
Squirting  cucumber- It  explode  under  high  pressure    showering   seeds.  
The  world's  smallest    seed  -bearing  plant,the water meal  is 0.1cm  wide.It  produces  fruits  that  are  tinnier  than salt  grains.While the biggest  seed    is   produced  by  coco  de mer,  or   double   coconut  palm.It   weight  20  kg,  and  grows  in  the  Seychelles   islands  in  the  Indian  ocean .
FRUIT   FIGHTS-The   battle  of  the  oranges  takes  place   in  the  Italian  town  of 'Ivrea' .Every  February  ,  thousands  of  locals ,  divided into  teams   through   oranges  at   each other.Why  they  practice  such  game   in  not   known.
The  world  's biggest   fruit  fight  is  La  Tomatina
In   Spanish   town  of    Bunol  ,tens  of  thousands
of    people   throw  tonnes   of   ripe   ,squashy   tomatoes  at  each  other. 

INTERESTING  FACTS-
  • The  oldest  seed    that  have   been   germinated  belong  to  the  Judean  date  palm and  are  approximately  2,000  year  old.
  • The   heaviest   cultivated  fruit   is  the  pumpkin.It  can  reach   an  astonishing  600  kg (1,322lb)-the  same  as  the  combined  weight of eight  adult men.
SOME  VEGETABLES  ARE  ACTUALLY  FRUITS-
Pumpkin,  Tomato,  Cucumber,Chilli pepper  ,Winter melon,Tinda, sweet pepper, sweet  corn,eggplant,  squash,Zucchini, bitter melon,Avocado Bell pepper,though   eaten  as  vegetables  these  are   technically   fruits.They  bear  seeds.
FRUITS





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