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Chapter 9: FRUIT AND NUT PRODUCTION
Answers to Review Questions
TRUE/FALSE
1. Fresh fruit spoils very easily.
True.
2. Most of the fresh apples we enjoy come from South America.
3. Apple trees do best in cool climates.
4. Fruit trees are generally pollinated by insects.
5. Peaches, cherries, plums, and apricots are examples of stone fruits.
6. Citrus pulp makes a good cattle feed.
7. Nuts are grown in the cooler regions of the country.
8. More pecans are produced in the United States than any other nut.
9. Hazelnuts are also known as filberts.
10. Nuts are harvested by using a tree shaker.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The only two pome fruits of importance that are grown in this country are apples
and
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2. The most popular variety of apple is
3. Fruit growers make use of bees to pollinate the
4. The two types of peaches are freestone and
5. Most of the peaches that are marketed fresh are
6. Citrus fruits are thought to have originated in
7. Most nuts are high in fats and
8. Almost all of the almonds grown in the United States are produced in
9. The almond tree resembles the
10. Pecans are grown in the
DISCUSSION
1. In the past, people could only eat fresh fruit during a very brief time of the year.
Why?
2. What are some ways fruit is used?
3. Why are cool nights beneficial to apples?
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4. What is fire blight?
5. What are the two types of peaches?
6. Why are peach trees pruned into an inverted umbrella shape?
7. How was the importance of vitamin C in citrus fruits discovered?
8. In the United States, where is most citrus fruit grown?
9. Which three citrus fruits are processed most often?
10. What are the two types of almonds?