| 400 | THE NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS, A CLIMBING TYPE OF THIS DESERT PLANT, BLOOMS FOR ONLY ONE NIGHT |
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| 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? |