Apple

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/apple

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the cultivar diversity?There are over 7,500 different cultivars of apples grown worldwide
2. Where did apples originally come from?Apples started in Central Asia with a wild ancestor called Malus sieversii. From there they spread across Eurasia and later to North America with European settlers.
3. Why are there so many kinds of apples?Farmers have bred thousands of apple varieties to have different flavors, textures, and uses. Some are great for baking, some for snacking, and some for making juice or cider.

Malus spp.: This is the scientific genus name for apple trees, indicating they belong to a specific group of related plants.
Cultivar: A cultivar is a plant variety that has been produced in cultivation by selective breeding for desirable characteristics.
Clonal Grafting: A horticultural technique where a part of one plant is joined to the root system of another to grow as a single plant.
Rootstock: The lower part of a grafted plant, consisting of the root system, which influences the scion's growth and characteristics.