Is fruit salad a mixture or solution?

* Mixtures are combinations of two or more substances where each substance retains its own properties.

* Solutions are special types of mixtures where one substance (the solute) dissolves completely into another substance (the solvent).

In a fruit salad:

* You can see the individual fruits (like apples, oranges, strawberries).

* Each fruit retains its own taste, texture, and color.

* The fruits don't chemically combine, they are simply mixed together.

Therefore, fruit salad is a heterogeneous mixture, meaning the components are not evenly distributed and can be easily separated.