I didn't know I ate that...

QCA Science link: Helping plants grow well 3B

Some plants have parts which humans eat or make into food, but do you know which part of the plant you are eating? Choose the part of the plant you think these food and drinks are made from and click to see if you are right!

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(WARNING! Some plants may be eaten by animals, but are poisonous to us)

 

No...try again!

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Yes! Crisps are made from potatoes. Although the potato is actually an underground storage organ (called a tuber) attached to the root!

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Yes! Although there's no such thing as the baked bean plant! These are the seeds of the haricot bean plant - they are white naturally and only appear orange because of the tomato sauce they are in.

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Yes! Just the top two leaves are snipped from tea bushes. Did you know that a tea bush can live for 50 to 100 years, and each bush can produce about 800g of tea every year?

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Yes! Fruits are the part of the plant which contain the seeds. The strawberry is unusual because the seeds are on the outside.

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Yes! Although rhubarb is often made into 'fruit' crumble or yoghurt, it is actually the stem of the plant that is eaten.

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Yes! As the name suggests, we eat the flower of the cauliflower plant.

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