WONDER #253: Are Tomatoes Fruits or Vegetables?

Question 1 of 3

Scientists define fruits as the parts of a plant that bear what?

  1. fruits
  2. berries
  3. raisins
  4. seeds

Question 2 of 3

Cooks define vegetables as the edible parts of a plant with what kind of flavor?

  1. savory
  2. sweet
  3. sour
  4. bitter

Question 3 of 3

In the 1893 case of Nix v. Hedden, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, for purposes of the Tariff Act of March 3, 1883, tomatoes are what?

  1. fruits
  2. meats
  3. vegetables
  4. pastas

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