Understanding Vegetables in Nutrition
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What are vegetables according to the text?

  • Foods derived from fruits, flowers, nuts, and cereal grains
  • Edible plant matter like flowers, fruits, stems, leaves, roots, and seeds (correct)
  • Parts of animals consumed by humans
  • Savoury fruits only
  • When did vegetables enter cultivation according to the text?

  • Around 1,000 BC
  • Around 3,000 BC
  • Around 6,000 BC (correct)
  • Around 8,000 BC
  • Which country is the largest producer of vegetables according to the text?

  • China (correct)
  • Brazil
  • United States
  • India
  • What new way of life developed around 10,000 BC to 7,000 BC according to the text?

    <p>Agricultural way of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do vegetables exclude based on the alternative definition mentioned in the text?

    <p>Cereal grains and nuts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How were vegetables initially collected according to the text?

    <p>From wild by hunter-gatherers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of vegetables in human nutrition?

    <p>High in vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the word 'vegetable' first specifically used to mean a 'plant cultivated for food'?

    <p>In 1767</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How was the word 'vegetable' used in scientific and technical contexts as an adjective?

    <p>Related to plants (edible or not)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which plant part can be considered a vegetable?

    <p>Roots</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term was first used to mean 'a plant grown for food, an edible herb or root'?

    <p>'Vegetable'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the broadest definition of 'vegetable' refer to?

    <p>'Matter of plant origin'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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