What Is Sugar Made From?
Sugar is made by some plants to store energy that they don’t need straight away like animals make fat. Most of the sugar we eat comes from sugar cane and sugar...
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What Is an Oasis?
Many deserts are almost totally without water. Few plants can live in the dry, moving sands of these deserts. An oasis in the desert is a place where a natural spring,...
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How Did the Strawberry Get Its Name?
How Did the Strawberry Get Its Name? There are several possible explanations of how the strawberry got its name. The name may come from the practice of shoving straw...
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Where Does Rubber Come From?
Where Does Rubber Come From? Natural rubber is made from latex, the milky liquid that is found in many kinds of trees and plants. Latex can be seen oozing from the...
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Where Does Oil Come From?
All of the petroleum, or oil, we get from oil wells was formed from the remains of plants that lived and died in the shallow seas that covered much of the earth...
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