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Wednesday November 17th Program Wednesday November 17th Program

Round 2, Fourth Category Round 2, Fourth Category

PLANT SCIENCE PLANT SCIENCE

Instructions:  move the mouse pointer over the blank “Solution” area to see the correct solution.
Category 1
400 THE NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS, A CLIMBING TYPE OF THIS DESERT PLANT, BLOOMS FOR ONLY ONE NIGHT
Solution WHAT IS CACTUS?
800 TRANSPLANTED FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN TO CALIFORNIA, THE ADRIATIC TYPE OF THIS FRUIT IS THE PRIME CHOICE FOR BARS & PASTES
Solution WHAT ARE FIGS?
1200 SPRUCE NEEDLES ARE GREEN ALL AROUND, AND IN CROSS SECTION YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE SQUARE.  FLATTER NEEDLES WITH TWO LIGHT, LENGTHWISE STRIPS ON THE UNDERSIDE ARE FROM THIS 3-LETTER TREE
Solution WHAT IS THE FIR?
1600 IN THE AUTUMN MANY TREE LEAVES TURN YELLOW OR ORANGE BECAUSE OF THIS 8-LETTER PIGMENT
Solution WHAT IS CAROTENE?
2000 WHEN A WETLAND BECOMES COVERED WITH PLANT MATERIAL, THE LACK OF OXYGEN HINDERS DECAY, SO THAT OVER TIME A LAYER OF PARTIALLY DECAYED MATTER IS FORMED, CALLED THIS
Solution WHAT IS PEAT?