Mystery #3Tier 2plants / seeds
Why would a plant make its own fruit burn your mouth?
Bite into a chilli and your mouth feels like it is on fire, your eyes water, and you gulp for cool water. The plant built that fire on purpose, spending its own energy to pack it into its fruit. That seems mad, because a fruit is meant to be eaten. So why would a plant go to all that trouble to burn the very mouth eating it?
Your guess
Why might a plant want to burn the mouth eating its fruit?
There's no single magic word to type, have a go in your own words, then reveal the answer to see how close you got.
Make a guess to unlock the hints and the answer.