How Does a Clam Make Its Shell?
If you have ever examined a clam shell, you may have wondered how the shell got bigger as the clam grew. A clam is born with a shell just the right size for its body....
Read MoreIf you have ever examined a clam shell, you may have wondered how the shell got bigger as the clam grew. A clam is born with a shell just the right size for its body....
Read MoreHow Do Apple Blossoms Turn into Apples? When you eat an apple, you are eating, the fleshy seed case of the tree. Before an apple tree can bear apples, the tree must...
Read MoreIs the Tomato a Fruit or Vegetable? Although we use tomatoes as vegetables, they are actually classified by botanists as fruits. The word “fruit” usually...
Read MoreWhat Is the World’s Largest Flower? The world’s largest blooming flower is the stinking corpse lily (Rafflesia arnoldi), which grows in the deeply shaded forests...
Read MoreAlthough it is difficult to say exactly what the difference is between fruits and vegetables, the popular distinction is that fruit, in general, is the fleshy part of...
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