plants Crossword Puzzles

Animal and Plants Organelles 2023-11-16

Animal and Plants Organelles crossword puzzle
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  1. situation in which the extracellular fluid has the same osmolarity as the fluid inside the cell, resulting in no net movement of water into or out of the cell
  2. situation in which extracellular fluid has a higher osmolarity than the fluid inside the cell, resulting in water moving out of the cell
  3. process of passing bulk material out of a cell
  4. transport of water through a semipermeable membrane according to the concentration gradient of water across the membrane that results from the presence of solute that cannot pass through the membrane
  5. single-celled organism that lacks organelles and does not have nuclei surrounded by a nuclear membrane
  6. smallest fundamental unit of structure and function in living things
  7. phospholipid bilayer with embedded or attached proteins, that separates the internal content of the cell from its surrounding environment
  8. cell that has a membrane-bound nucleus and several other membrane-bound compartments or sacs
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  1. passive process of transport of low-molecular weight material according to its concentration gradient
  2. materials diffuse across the plasma membrane with the help of membrane proteins.
  3. situation in which extracellular fluid has a lower osmolarity than the fluid inside the cell, resulting in water moving into the cell
  4. type of active transport that moves substances, including fluids and particles, into a cell
  5. core of an atom; contains protons and neutrons
  6. small structures that exist within cells and carry out cellular functions
  7. method of transporting material that requires energy
  8. a biological concept that states that all organisms are composed of one or more cells; the cell is the basic unit of life; and new cells arise from existing cells

16 Clues: process of passing bulk material out of a cell • core of an atom; contains protons and neutrons • method of transporting material that requires energy • smallest fundamental unit of structure and function in living things • small structures that exist within cells and carry out cellular functions • ...

plants and plant parts 2023-10-12

plants and plant parts crossword puzzle
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  1. a creeping underground stem,usually horizontal,that produces roots and leaves at the nodes
  2. the tissue that transports water and nutrients up from the roots to the stem and leaves
  3. the tissue that transports nutrients from the leaves to the roots
  4. small openings under the leaf for breathing or transportation
  5. an enlarged, bulb-like,fleshy structure found at the base of the stem
  6. small green particles that give leaves their green color
  7. female organs of the flower
  8. a creeping above ground stem that grows horizontal, that produces roots and leaves at the nodes
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  1. the space between the nodes on the stem
  2. middle layer of the leaf tissue containing specialized cells like chloroplasts
  3. where leaves develop
  4. the growing point of the stem and can be either leaf or flower buds
  5. the stalk of the leaf
  6. produces pollen
  7. a shoot or stem that originates from the roots
  8. a swollen, modified stem grows underground

16 Clues: produces pollen • where leaves develop • the stalk of the leaf • female organs of the flower • the space between the nodes on the stem • a swollen, modified stem grows underground • a shoot or stem that originates from the roots • small green particles that give leaves their green color • small openings under the leaf for breathing or transportation • ...

Native and Invasive Plants 2023-05-29

Native and Invasive Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. This plant is big, prickly and has yellow flowers.
  2. This plant has poisonous leaves that can hurt animals and insects.
  3. This plant has sweet fruit that pests love to eat.
  4. This plant has huge thorns and a pink flower.
  5. This plant has long spiky leaves when it's young.
  6. These types of plants have always lived in New Zealand and are important to our ecosystem.
  7. This plant has flowers that look like a native parrot's beak.
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  1. This plant can look like herbs but has green or white flowers.
  2. This plant needs erosion or flooding for its seeds to grow.
  3. This plant has zigzag branches and white heart flowers.
  4. These types of plants are introduced to New Zealand and can hurt our ecosystem.
  5. This plant is known for its nectar which creates a dark, earthy honey.
  6. This plant stops other plants from growing by covering the ground and other trees.
  7. This plant has purple flowers in the Summer and pale pink or lilac flowers in the spring.
  8. This plant can be mistaken for parsley or vegetables but it's poisonous to humans, plants, and animals. .
  9. This plant can grow as tall as a giraffe (4m).

16 Clues: This plant has huge thorns and a pink flower. • This plant can grow as tall as a giraffe (4m). • This plant has long spiky leaves when it's young. • This plant is big, prickly and has yellow flowers. • This plant has sweet fruit that pests love to eat. • This plant has zigzag branches and white heart flowers. • ...

Sustainability 2021-04-29

Sustainability crossword puzzle
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  1. a forest that receives a lot of rain
  2. the result of cutting down trees
  3. green plants turn water into carbon dioxide
  4. a small animal
  5. the gradual destruction
  6. all the plants that live
  7. land with grass
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  1. land covered with trees and bushes
  2. able to be used without being completely used
  3. the protection of animals and plants
  4. everything that exists
  5. a divine that is used to find direction

12 Clues: a small animal • land with grass • everything that exists • the gradual destruction • all the plants that live • the result of cutting down trees • land covered with trees and bushes • a forest that receives a lot of rain • the protection of animals and plants • a divine that is used to find direction • green plants turn water into carbon dioxide • ...

Nature 2022-09-07

Nature crossword puzzle
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  1. The direction the sun rises in
  2. The dirction the sun sets in
  3. tides
  4. A land mass surrounded by water on three sides
  5. What do plants produce
  6. A land mass surrounded by water
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  1. A low laying area with uncultivated waterand high humidity
  2. The base of a tree
  3. A river meet an ocean
  4. What do plants need
  5. What causes the Earth'
  6. Where sugar is produced in plants

12 Clues: tides • The base of a tree • What do plants need • A river meet an ocean • What causes the Earth' • What do plants produce • The dirction the sun sets in • The direction the sun rises in • A land mass surrounded by water • Where sugar is produced in plants • A land mass surrounded by water on three sides • A low laying area with uncultivated waterand high humidity

flower 2020-05-26

flower crossword puzzle
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  1. m
  2. w
  3. v
  4. a
  5. y
  6. d
  7. k
  8. The outer layer of cells that cover the plant leaves Epiphyte, Non parasitic plants that grow on other plants/trees for support Flask, A container used in the germination of orchid seed Foliage, Plant leaves . Genera, Plural of genus Genus, A subdivision of one or more orchid species with like characteristics Grex, Name applied collectively to the progeny of an orchid cross Habitat, Place where a plant normally lives or occurs naturally
  9. r
  10. r
  11. The outside layer of cells of the epidermis Cultivar, A plant variety produced in cultivation by selective breeding Diploid, A cell that contains two sets of chromosomes Division, Propagating plants by dividing the pseudo-bulbs or rhizomes
  12. w
  13. h
  14. j
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  1. t
  2. e
  3. u
  4. f
  5. An enlarged petal of an orchid flower. Lithophyte, Orchids growing on rocks, gaining nutrients from air and humus Monopodial, A single growth rhizome growing up from centre of the plant Ovary, Part of the female orchid pistil which contains the seeds Peloric, Where the petals fashion themselves in the lip colours and/or shape Petal, One of the segments of a flower Pistil, The seed bearing organ of the orchid flower Ploidy, Is the number of sets of chromosomes Pollen, The fertiliser grains in the anther Progeny,- A genetic descendant Bulb, A storage organ/bulb Raceme, A stem of flowers Rhizome, A root bearing stem on or underground which produces shoots Seed, The propagative part of a plant Pod, The ripened fruit of fertilisation Seedling, A plantlet produced from a union of two different parent plants Sepal, Bottom petals of flowers forming part of the outer covering of flowers Sheath, The protective leaf growth which surrounds the orchid flower stem Shoot, A new growth from the root of a plant Species, Species plants are the lowest taxonomy group Spike, An upright stem of orchid flowers Stamen, The pollen producing male reproductive organ Stigma, The female part of the flower which is receptive to male pollen Stomata, Minute structures on outer parts of leaves containing guard cells
  6. u
  7. Sympodial orchids have pseudo-bulbs used for water and food storage which spring from the previous pseudo-bulb Terrestrial, Growing naturally in the ground or soil Tetraploid, A cell that contains four sets of chromosomes Triploid, A cell that contains three sets of chromosomes
  8. l
  9. q
  10. A natural jelly based substance which comes from seaweed Anther, The terminal part of the stamen which contains the pollen Cell, The basic structural and functional unit of all plants Chlorophyll, Green pigment found in the leaves of almost all plants Chloroplast, Contains chlorophyll developed in cells exposed to light Chromosome, DNA thread like structures in the nucleus of each cell Clone, A plantlet with parent plant vegetative attributes - identical to parent Column, Finger like structure of flower containing the stamens and pistils
  11. The percentage of water vapour in the air Hybrid, Plants created as a result of reproduction union of species/ hybrids Keiki, A little plantlet growing on the stem of another Labellum, An enlarged petal of an orchid flower
  12. p
  13. s
  14. n

28 Clues: t • e • u • f • m • w • v • u • l • a • y • q • d • k • r • p • s • r • w • n • h • j • ...

Gardener's Glossary 1 - Compiled by Robert A. Wearne, a Horticulturist with the Extension Service. 2018-05-27

Gardener's Glossary 1 - Compiled by Robert A. Wearne, a Horticulturist with the Extension Service. crossword puzzle
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  1. Soil that consists of less than 52% sand, 28% to 50% silt, and between 7% - 27% clay, resulting in a soil texture ideal for gardening.
  2. Systematic examination of soils in the field and in laboratories; publishing of descriptions and classifications; mapping of kinds of soils; and interpretation of soils according to their adaptability to various crops such as fruits, vegetables, and trees.
  3. Vegetables that do not thrive in summer heat, such as cabbage, English peas, lettuce, or spinach.
  4. Materials such as straw, leaves, lawn clippings, sawdust, black plastic sheets, or newspapers laid on the soil surface to conserve moisture, maintain an even soil temperature, and control weeds.
  5. Root system upon which named varieties of fruit have been grafted. For example, apple varieties are grafted onto dwarfing or size-controlling rootstocks.
  6. an open lattice structure used for shade or to support plants.
  7. Slender twining organ found along stems of some plants such as grapes, which helps the vine to both climb and cling to a support.
  8. Period between last killing frost in spring and first killing frost in fall.
  9. An enclosed, unheated but covered frame useful for growing and protecting young plants in early spring. The top is covered with glass or plastic and located so it is heated by sunlight.
  10. British Thermal Unit, a heat unit.
  11. Soil with a pH above 7; some fruits and vegetables will grow in mildly alkaline (7.4-8.0) soils, such as asparagus, beans, leeks, okra, grapefruit, lemons.
  12. e.g. Trace Elements
  13. Free movement of air through the root zone of plants; prevented in compacted or waterlogged soils.
  14. Structure built of wood lath for protecting plants from too much sunlight or frost.
  15. Material included in pesticide solutions that reduces suriface tension and helps to completely cover the surface or foliage area of the plant being sprayed. (See Spreader.)
  16. Alive, such as seed capable of germinating.
  17. Region on a plant stem between the nodes.
  18. Sprouting of a seed, and beginning of plant growth.
  19. Digging up a plant and moving it from one location to another.
  20. Small onion bulbs used for early planting.
  21. Stem growth stops when the terminal bud becomes a flower bud. Tomato plants of this type are also known as self-topping or self-pruning.
  22. Same as "cutting". A way of vegetatively propagating plants.
  23. Growth on plant roots caused by nematodes.
  24. Lack of green color in leaves; may be caused by nutritional deficiencies, environmental conditions, or disease.
  25. Treating soil by fumigation, chemicals, heat or steam to destroy disease-causing organisms.
  26. Caused by the sun warming trunks and large branches during winter, resulting in cracking and splitting of the bark. It can be prevented by shading or whitewashing tree trunks and larger branches. Sunscald may also occur on fruit exposed to direct sunlight.
  27. Fertilizer solution applied to plants at time of transplanting.
  28. Variety Protected Plant varieties protected by the Government plant variety law granting exclusive rights to the holder.
  29. Applying vaporized water to cuttings in the propagating stage.
  30. Temporary storing of bare-rooted trees and shrubs by placing the roots in a trench and covering with soil or sawdust.
  31. Native to a particular region. Opposite of exotic.
  32. Stem that rises from a root or rootstock and should be removed from grafted trees.
  33. Plant parts such as stems, leaves, and roots remaining in or on the soil after a crop is harvested.
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  1. Single row of shrubs or trees which provides a screen or wildlife food and cover, improves the landscape, or serves as a fence or a windbreak.
  2. Increasing the number of plants by planting seed or by vegetative means from cuttings, division, grafting, or layering.
  3. Trees or shrubs which lose their leaves annually.
  4. Any microscopic animal or plant that may cause a plant disease or have the beneficial effect of decomposing plant and animal residue that becomes humus.
  5. Inability of plants to restrict activities of a specified pest, or to wittrstand an adverse environmental condition.
  6. Mosses which grow in bogs and when decomposed become peat moss.
  7. Leaf An ordinary leaf, which functions in the production of food by a plant.
  8. Treatment of seed with bacteria that stimulate development of bacteria nodules on plant roots. Used on legumes such as peas and beans.
  9. Chemical process by which the plant absorbs water and carbon dioxide from the air and releases oxygen into the air.
  10. Transfer of pollen from male part of one flower to female part of the same flower, or to another flower on the same plant.
  11. Tobacco extract used as insecticide for controlling sucking insects such as aphids.
  12. Fruits produced on bushes, vines, or low growing plants as compared to fruits produced on trees.
  13. Chemical which aids in suspending one liquid in another.
  14. Soils with a pH below 7; most fruits and vegetables grow best when the pH is between 5.2 to 7.1.
  15. Applying a herbicide to the soil to kill weed seeds before they germinate, or after a crop is planted but before it germinates and seedlings emerge above the soil's surface.
  16. Any material added to soil to improve physical and productive qualities.
  17. Generally refers to a soil that crumbles when handled. A loam soil with physical properties that provide good aeration and drainage, easily tilled. Friable condition is improved or maintained by annual applications of organic matter.
  18. Compound containing calcium and/or magnesium, applied to soils to reduce acidity.
  19. Soil particles that are between sand and clay in size.
  20. Seed leaf or leaves containing stored food for initial seedling growth.
  21. Paint or paste used to cover and protect wounds of a tree caused by limb breakage or pruning.
  22. Mechanical loosening of the soil to facilitate water and air circulation.
  23. Removing small or young plants from a row to provide remaining plants with more space to grow and develop.
  24. Enlarged fleshy base of a stehi, bulb-like but solid, in which food accumulates. Propagated by division of the cloves. Examples: Dasheen (Taro), garlic, and shallots.
  25. Young plant developing from a germinating seed. It usually has the first true leaves developed.
  26. Combination of soil and other ingredients such as peat, sand, perlite, or vermiculite designed for starting seed or growing plants in containers.
  27. Recently deposited waterlaid materials which have been changed very little by weather elements. Found on flood plains and valleys.
  28. Production of flowers and seeds by such plants as spinach, lettuce, and radishes, generally occurring when days are long and temperatures warm.
  29. Soils with a pH below 7; most fruits and vegetables grow best when the pH is between 5.2 to 7.1.
  30. Deep digging of garden soil and mixing in compost, manure, or some other soil conditioner.
  31. Plants whose fruits contain a pit or stone such as cherries, peaches, plums, or apricots.

64 Clues: e.g. Trace Elements • British Thermal Unit, a heat unit. • Region on a plant stem between the nodes. • Small onion bulbs used for early planting. • Growth on plant roots caused by nematodes. • Alive, such as seed capable of germinating. • Trees or shrubs which lose their leaves annually. • Native to a particular region. Opposite of exotic. • ...

Vocabulary Words from 7-1 & 7-2 2018-01-22

Vocabulary Words from 7-1 & 7-2 crossword puzzle
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  1. An organism that only eats plants is a...
  2. The non-living things of an ecosystem
  3. An organism that only eats meat is a...
  4. Light energy used to help plants make glucose and produce oxygen
  5. An organelle found in the leaves of a plant
  6. The process of creating cell energy
  7. A plant's food
  8. The representation of energy getting passed through trophic levels
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  1. An organism that eats both plants and meat is a...
  2. An area where there are living things and non-living things
  3. Organisms that produce food through photosynthesis
  4. An organism that eats secondary consumers
  5. An organism that eats dead animals is a...
  6. A living part of an ecosystem
  7. Organisms that eat other organisms
  8. A pigment found in chloroplast

16 Clues: A plant's food • A living part of an ecosystem • A pigment found in chloroplast • Organisms that eat other organisms • The process of creating cell energy • The non-living things of an ecosystem • An organism that only eats meat is a... • An organism that eats secondary consumers • An organism that only eats plants is a... • An organism that eats dead animals is a... • ...

Forces in Plants Crossword Puzzle 2013-09-19

Forces in Plants Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. pressure Causes a plant to be rigid and stand up
  2. What the vacuole stores
  3. Growth response of a plant to water
  4. Tropisms are a type of what in plants
  5. When growth is towards a stimulus
  6. Growth response of a plant to gravity
  7. Structure on plants that have negative geotropism
  8. When growth is away from a stimulus
  9. Structure on plants that have positive geotropism
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  1. A growth of an organism in response to an environmental stimulus
  2. Force that attracts a body to the center of the Earth
  3. Cell structure that stores water
  4. Growth response of a plant to light
  5. How an organism reacts to a stimulus
  6. Vacuoles create pressure on this cell structure
  7. A change in an organism's environment

16 Clues: What the vacuole stores • Cell structure that stores water • When growth is towards a stimulus • Growth response of a plant to water • Growth response of a plant to light • When growth is away from a stimulus • How an organism reacts to a stimulus • Tropisms are a type of what in plants • Growth response of a plant to gravity • A change in an organism's environment • ...

Branches of Biology 2024-04-07

Branches of Biology crossword puzzle
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  1. The study of viruses.
  2. The study of life in the sea.
  3. The study of parasites.
  4. The science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers or ornamental plants.
  5. The study of metabolism of organisms and their parts.
  6. The science that deals with immunity.
  7. The study of reptiles.
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  1. The science of naming, grouping and classifying species.
  2. The study of chemical reactions which take place inside the living organism.
  3. The study of birds.
  4. The study of form and structure of plants and animals.
  5. The study of diseases in plants and animals.
  6. The science which aims to improve the human race through controlled heredity.
  7. The technique of producing silk by raising silkworms.
  8. The study of algae.
  9. The science of transmission of body characteristics.

16 Clues: The study of birds. • The study of algae. • The study of viruses. • The study of reptiles. • The study of parasites. • The study of life in the sea. • The science that deals with immunity. • The study of diseases in plants and animals. • The science of transmission of body characteristics. • The technique of producing silk by raising silkworms. • ...

Ecosystems Study Guide, October 2024 2024-10-07

Ecosystems Study Guide, October 2024 crossword puzzle
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  1. Decomposers get their energy from eating _______ organisms.
  2. An animal's home.
  3. These consumers get their energy by eating plants
  4. These animals hunt for their food.
  5. Owls, lions, alligators, and snakes are examples of _____ _______.
  6. These animals are classified as secondary and tertiary consumers.
  7. Where producers get their energy from.
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  1. How plants convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into sugars (food) and oxygen.
  2. Fungi, bacteria, and mold are examples of _________.
  3. The sun, wind, rain, and rocks are examples of ______ _______.
  4. ________ are living things.
  5. Get their energy from the sun and produce their own food.
  6. These animals are hunted by other animals.
  7. Rabbits, squirrels, and deer examples of ____ _____.
  8. These animals are classified as primary consumers.
  9. Examples of producers.

16 Clues: An animal's home. • Examples of producers. • ________ are living things. • These animals hunt for their food. • Where producers get their energy from. • These animals are hunted by other animals. • These consumers get their energy by eating plants • These animals are classified as primary consumers. • Fungi, bacteria, and mold are examples of _________. • ...

Soil in the Environment 2026-03-25

Soil in the Environment crossword puzzle
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  1. a layer of solid rock
  2. clay has particles that are ___ in size
  3. one component of soil
  4. soil provides ______ for animals and insects
  5. layer of soil where plants grow best
  6. living things that break down dead plants and animals
  7. soil that is made up of organic matter
  8. a mixture of sand, silt and clay
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  1. an example of a decomposer
  2. _____ help to spread seeds that grow in the soil
  3. this animal helps to eat harmful insects in the soil
  4. sand has particles that are ______ in size
  5. ______ has particles that are medium in size
  6. dead plants and animals
  7. insects and animals dig holes in the soil which helps to bring in _______
  8. feels gritty when dry

16 Clues: a layer of solid rock • one component of soil • feels gritty when dry • dead plants and animals • an example of a decomposer • a mixture of sand, silt and clay • layer of soil where plants grow best • soil that is made up of organic matter • clay has particles that are ___ in size • sand has particles that are ______ in size • soil provides ______ for animals and insects • ...

Criss cross applesauce 2026-03-31

Criss cross applesauce crossword puzzle
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  1. a fancier word for the things you eat
  2. one of the outcomes from Cellular respiration
  3. a process just used by plants
  4. humans need it to survive
  5. requires oxygen
  6. the little holes on the bottom of a leaf.
  7. humans breathe it out
  8. the thing that uses photosynthesis
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  1. a process used by both plants and animals
  2. what comes out of each process
  3. some things take place in the - for Cellular respiration
  4. the scientific term for energy
  5. every output of one process is an input to the other, this is called a...
  6. something in the sky for plants to grow

14 Clues: requires oxygen • humans breathe it out • humans need it to survive • a process just used by plants • what comes out of each process • the scientific term for energy • the thing that uses photosynthesis • a fancier word for the things you eat • something in the sky for plants to grow • a process used by both plants and animals • the little holes on the bottom of a leaf. • ...

National Gardening Week 2026-05-27

National Gardening Week crossword puzzle
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  1. Plants breathe in _____.
  2. The term for a non-native plant that is a pest.
  3. This part of the plant drinks up water.
  4. Earthworms make _____ for water and air to enter the soil.
  5. Name for a plant that lives 1 year.
  6. The green pigment in plants.
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  1. Legumes fix this in the soil.
  2. This fruit has seeds on the outside.
  3. Native peoples planted the "Three Sisters" corn, ____, and beans.
  4. Yellow dust made inside flowers.
  5. Colorful butterfly you know so well.
  6. Used pea plants to discover inheritance of traits.
  7. Tallest type of grass.
  8. Sunflowers can ______ the sun's movements.

14 Clues: Tallest type of grass. • Plants breathe in _____. • The green pigment in plants. • Legumes fix this in the soil. • Yellow dust made inside flowers. • Name for a plant that lives 1 year. • This fruit has seeds on the outside. • Colorful butterfly you know so well. • This part of the plant drinks up water. • Sunflowers can ______ the sun's movements. • ...

Organic farming 2020-03-19

Organic farming crossword puzzle
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  1. fight against smth
  2. natural fertiliser
  3. a wild plant that you do not want to grow in your garden
  4. mixture put on plants to help them grow more successfully
  5. natural substances that help animals/plants to grow
  6. different vehicls
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  1. not using artificial chemicals when keeping animals or growing plants for food
  2. Chemicals to kill insects/bugs
  3. have been using for a long time; usual; traditional
  4. all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment
  5. animal droppings that help plants to grow in a natural way

11 Clues: different vehicls • fight against smth • natural fertiliser • Chemicals to kill insects/bugs • have been using for a long time; usual; traditional • natural substances that help animals/plants to grow • a wild plant that you do not want to grow in your garden • mixture put on plants to help them grow more successfully • ...

Animal and Plants crossword puzzle 2020-10-12

Animal and Plants crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. male structure in plants that makes pollen
  2. one of the leaflike parts that cover and protect the flower bud
  3. to receive the characteristics from an organism's parents
  4. the process in which plants make sugar
  5. something that causes a reaction in a living thing
  6. the qualities and organism has
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  1. the process in which a sperm cell and an egg cell combine
  2. a behavior that is inherited
  3. the substance in plants that makes their parts green and captures energy from sunlight
  4. a female structure in plants that produces egg cells
  5. to start to grow

11 Clues: to start to grow • a behavior that is inherited • the qualities and organism has • the process in which plants make sugar • male structure in plants that makes pollen • something that causes a reaction in a living thing • a female structure in plants that produces egg cells • the process in which a sperm cell and an egg cell combine • ...

Ecosystems 2 2024-09-08

Ecosystems 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. A consumer that eats only plants
  2. An organism that cannot make their own food(animals) obtains energy by consuming other animals
  3. Organisms that find and eat dead animals or rotting plants
  4. These organisms breakdown waste and dead organisms(bacteria) obtain energy from breaking down waste
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  1. A consumer that only eats meat
  2. The non living objects in an ecosystem
  3. The living organisms in an ecosystem
  4. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
  5. Job or role an organism plays in its community
  6. An organism that makes its own food/plants
  7. Any living thing

11 Clues: Any living thing • A consumer that only eats meat • A consumer that eats only plants • The living organisms in an ecosystem • The non living objects in an ecosystem • An organism that makes its own food/plants • A consumer that eats both plants and animals • Job or role an organism plays in its community • Organisms that find and eat dead animals or rotting plants • ...

Science- Natural Resources pg. 92-93 2025-12-09

Science- Natural Resources pg. 92-93 crossword puzzle
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  1. the power to make something change
  2. a resource that comes from land plants
  3. food added to soil to help plants grow
  4. energy energy that comes from the sun
  5. objects that make work easier to do
  6. a resource that comes from ocean plants
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  1. resources things found on Earth that people use to meet their needs
  2. a mixture of rock pieces, water, and air in which plants can grow
  3. source of power used for heat, light, and equipment
  4. hard substances made in Earth
  5. the substance used to make something

11 Clues: hard substances made in Earth • the power to make something change • objects that make work easier to do • the substance used to make something • a resource that comes from land plants • food added to soil to help plants grow • energy energy that comes from the sun • a resource that comes from ocean plants • source of power used for heat, light, and equipment • ...

mushroom disease 2022-05-13

mushroom disease crossword puzzle
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  1. The cycle of development of a virus and its effect on the host
  2. A specific part of a plant that is particularly susceptible to a parasite
  3. Fungi that have symbiotic relationships with plants by there roots
  4. rot due to overwatering. Can also be cause by fungal diseases
  5. A pathogen that can not cause disease
  6. A fungus that infects crops like rye. Eating these crops can cause poisoning
  7. Natural toxins produced by fungi
  8. A fungus that spreads infection through airborne spores
  9. Means currently having a disease
  10. The level of ability that a pathogen can create a disease
  11. Disease distributed by long distances
  12. The growth of a parasite within the host
  13. Parasite enters the host and spreads
  14. A parasite that is entirely dependent on the host for nutrients
  15. A fungus that causes white mold disease in plants
  16. Disease that travels through soil
  17. A soilborne disease constricts around the stems of plants to kill the top
  18. Infects plants during a growing season, and produces infected tissue at the end of said growing season
  19. A parasite that can get nutrients from other means rather than a host
  20. Organisms that produce spores and eat organic matter
  21. Living as a parasite in other organisms
  22. That process that inoculum is applied to a host
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  1. A disease that has more than one life cycle in a year
  2. The study of outbreaks and the spread of infectious disease
  3. A widespread infection of a disease
  4. A disease that can be categorized be information about the host and symptoms of disease
  5. The severity of effects that a disease has on the host
  6. If the host is overrun by insects or animals. Does not always mean infection
  7. A fungus that lives in decaying organic materials
  8. Parasitic fungus that can infect soil and plants. A soilborne disease that infects plants by moving infected soil. Can cause wilting, stunt plant growth and even lead to death
  9. A disease that affects leaves of plants and trees
  10. A part of an organism that can propagate an infection
  11. A term used to describe a factor that governs disease and injury
  12. Disease distributed by short distances
  13. Having the traits of a pathogen
  14. Something that grows and lives in or on wood
  15. The increase or decrease per unit or time in a given plant population.
  16. A permenant disease within a certain area
  17. A fungus that can cause diseases such as crown rot or head blight
  18. A disease that only as one life cycle in a year
  19. The study of what causes disease
  20. A condition common to houseplants and less commonly to outdoor plants that causes roots
  21. Infections that come from a primary infection and start during growing season
  22. A pathogen that can cause disease
  23. The study of what causes disease
  24. Travel of disease by animal, insect, or grafting

46 Clues: Having the traits of a pathogen • Natural toxins produced by fungi • Means currently having a disease • The study of what causes disease • The study of what causes disease • A pathogen that can cause disease • Disease that travels through soil • A widespread infection of a disease • Parasite enters the host and spreads • A pathogen that can not cause disease • ...

AFNR 5.2 Vocab Review 2026-03-11

AFNR 5.2 Vocab Review crossword puzzle
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  1. A stored form of glucose that plants keep for energy.
  2. The colorful part of a flower that attracts pollinators.
  3. A flower that has either male parts (stamens) or female parts (pistil), but not both.
  4. The tube-like structure that connects the stigma to the ovary.
  5. A flower that has all four main parts: sepals, petals, stamens, and pistil.
  6. The main plant structure where photosynthesis usually takes place.
  7. The reproductive structure of a flowering plant.
  8. The sticky top part of the pistil where pollen lands.
  9. A substance that plants need to grow, develop, and stay healthy.
  10. A simple sugar produced during photosynthesis that plants use for energy.
  11. An edible part of a plant such as roots, stems, leaves, or flowers that people eat.
  12. Reproduction that involves the joining of male and female cells to produce a new organism.
  13. The process by which plants produce new plants.
  14. The outermost whorl of a flower made up of sepals that protect the developing bud.
  15. Tiny grains produced by the anther that contain male reproductive cells.
  16. A flower that only has female reproductive parts.
  17. The thin stalk of the stamen that supports the anther.
  18. A flower that is missing one or more of the four main parts (sepals, petals, stamens, pistil).
  19. The process where the male cell from pollen joins with the female cell in the ovule to form a seed.
  20. A flower that contains both male (stamens) and female (pistil) reproductive parts.
  21. The part of the plant that anchors it in the soil and absorbs water and nutrients.
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  1. The female reproductive part of a flower, made up of the stigma, style, and ovary.
  2. The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make glucose and oxygen.
  3. The structure inside the ovary that becomes a seed after fertilization.
  4. The mature ovary of a plant that contains seeds.
  5. The part of the plant that supports leaves and flowers and transports water and nutrients.
  6. A tube that grows from a pollen grain down through the style to reach the ovule during fertilization.
  7. The collective term for all the petals of a flower.
  8. A leaf-like structure that protects a flower bud before it opens.
  9. The process plants use to break down glucose to release energy for growth and life processes.
  10. A flower that only has male reproductive parts.
  11. rate The percentage of seeds that successfully sprout out of the total planted.
  12. The part of the stamen that produces and releases pollen.
  13. A young plant inside a seed that will grow into a new plant.
  14. The green pigment in plants that absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis.
  15. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
  16. A plant structure that contains the embryo and stored food needed to grow a new plant.
  17. The part of the pistil that contains ovules and later develops into fruit after fertilization.
  18. The process in which a seed begins to grow into a new plant.
  19. The male reproductive part of a flower made up of the anther and filament.

40 Clues: A flower that only has male reproductive parts. • The process by which plants produce new plants. • The mature ovary of a plant that contains seeds. • The reproductive structure of a flowering plant. • A flower that only has female reproductive parts. • The collective term for all the petals of a flower. • A stored form of glucose that plants keep for energy. • ...

Photosynthesis Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-01

Photosynthesis Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. An organism, such as bacteria or fungi, that breaks down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.
  2. The process by which green plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into food (glucose) and oxygen.
  3. Plant tissue that carries the food made in the leaves to other parts of the plant.
  4. A network of interconnected food chains showing how energy and nutrients flow through an ecosystem.
  5. An artificial light source designed to stimulate plant growth by emitting light appropriate for photosynthesis.
  6. The movement and exchange of matter, like nutrients and gases, between living and nonliving parts of the environment.
  7. A type of sugar that plants produce during photosynthesis, which serves as their food and energy source.
  8. A green pigment in plants that absorbs light, helping to convert it into energy for photosynthesis.
  9. An organism that creates its own food through photosynthesis and serves as a food source for other organisms in a food chain.
  10. The transfer of energy from the sun to plants (producers) and then to animals (consumers) in a food chain.
  11. A molecule that carries energy within cells; produced during photosynthesis and used for various cellular activities.
  12. A graph showing the rate of physiological activity plotted against wavelength of light, indicating which wavelengths are most effectively used in a specific chemical reaction.
  13. An organism, like a plant, that can make its own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
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  1. The first stage of photosynthesis where light energy is captured and used to make energy-rich molecules.
  2. A graph showing how much light is absorbed by pigments at each wavelength.
  3. A method of growing plants without soil, using mineral nutrient solutions in water.
  4. The inner tissue of a leaf where most photosynthesis occurs.
  5. An environmental condition that restricts the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism or a process, such as photosynthesis.
  6. A community of living things, along with their environment, interacting as a system.
  7. (Light-Independent Reactions) The second stage of photosynthesis where the energy-rich molecules from the first stage are used to produce glucose.
  8. Plant tissue that transports water from the roots to the leaves.
  9. A stack of thylakoids within a chloroplast.
  10. A gas in the air that plants use, along with water and sunlight, to make their food during photosynthesis.
  11. A membrane-bound compartment inside chloroplasts where the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place.
  12. A substance that gives color to plant parts; in photosynthesis, pigments like chlorophyll absorb light energy.
  13. A gas produced by plants during photosynthesis and released into the air; it’s essential for animals and humans to breathe.
  14. Tiny openings on the underside of leaves that allow gases like carbon dioxide and oxygen to move in and out of the plant.
  15. A part of plant cells that captures sunlight to help make food through photosynthesis.
  16. An energy-carrying molecule produced during the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis, used in the Calvin cycle to help make glucose.

29 Clues: A stack of thylakoids within a chloroplast. • The inner tissue of a leaf where most photosynthesis occurs. • Plant tissue that transports water from the roots to the leaves. • A graph showing how much light is absorbed by pigments at each wavelength. • Plant tissue that carries the food made in the leaves to other parts of the plant. • ...

PHOTOSYNTHESIS 2024-05-02

PHOTOSYNTHESIS crossword puzzle
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  1. Name the metal present in chlorophyll
  2. Name the pigment which is responsible for absorption of light in plants?
  3. Carbon dioxide enter plants through the
  4. ultimate source of energy
  5. The two raw materials in photosynthesis are water and ______________
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  1. photosynthesis is a ______ process
  2. Plants use energy from the sun to produce ________________ and sugars.
  3. Plants manufacture food through
  4. Plants make their own food using energy that comes from the

9 Clues: ultimate source of energy • Plants manufacture food through • photosynthesis is a ______ process • Name the metal present in chlorophyll • Carbon dioxide enter plants through the • Plants make their own food using energy that comes from the • The two raw materials in photosynthesis are water and ______________ • ...

Plant Adaptation Chapter 7 2022-07-19

Plant Adaptation Chapter 7 crossword puzzle
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  1. Breathing roots that grow vertically upwards above the soil in mangrove swamp.
  2. Plants that live in a condition like in the desert.
  3. Plants that live in swampy habitats such as mangrove tree.
  4. The stomata in the cactus are ____ to reduce water evaporation from the leaves.
  5. Examples are mango tree, hibiscus plant, rubber tree.
  6. Adjustment of an organism to the environment.
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  1. Area of soil with low oxygen content and very salty.
  2. Hydrophytes has ____ which provide large surface area and trap air bubbles to stay floating.
  3. Light tissues with many air spaces in floating plants.
  4. A waxy layer to make sure stomata of hydrophyte leaves always open.
  5. The roots of xerophytes can ____ deep into soil to find water in a dry area.
  6. Pores in the mangrove roots for efficient gaseous exchange.
  7. Plants that live in aquatic habitats, such as Lotus sp.
  8. Modified leaves of xerophytes to reduce water loss and protection against animals.

14 Clues: Adjustment of an organism to the environment. • Plants that live in a condition like in the desert. • Area of soil with low oxygen content and very salty. • Examples are mango tree, hibiscus plant, rubber tree. • Light tissues with many air spaces in floating plants. • Plants that live in aquatic habitats, such as Lotus sp. • ...

Biology vocab 2023-09-14

Biology vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other plants and/or animals to get energy.
  2. a nonliving part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.
  3. the role an organism plays in a community
  4. an organism that mostly feeds on plants.
  5. an organism that creates its own food or energy.
  6. an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals.
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  1. an organism that eats plants and animals.
  2. all of the food chains in an ecosystem.Autotrophs
  3. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients.
  4. an organism that mostly consumes decaying biomass, such as meat or rotting plant material.
  5. a living organism that shapes its environment.
  6. a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.
  7. an organism that breaks down dead organic material
  8. a place where an organism makes its home

14 Clues: an organism that mostly feeds on plants. • a place where an organism makes its home • an organism that eats plants and animals. • the role an organism plays in a community • a living organism that shapes its environment. • an organism that creates its own food or energy. • all of the food chains in an ecosystem.Autotrophs • ...

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration 2024-03-13

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration crossword puzzle
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  1. a simple sugar, often in form of a carbohydrate, produced through photosynthesis
  2. a product of photosynthesis
  3. one of the reactants of photosynthesis
  4. the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of human activities
  5. a gradual increase in the temperature of the Earth's surface caused by human activities
  6. a process used by plants to create food by using water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight
  7. the process by which food is broken down into simpler substances by the body
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  1. an energy-producing organelle found in nearly all cells of plants and animals
  2. the process of chemical change wherein yeast convert sugar to alcohol
  3. a green pigment present in all green plants
  4. small openings in the leaves of plants through which gas exchange happens
  5. an organelle where photosynthesis happens
  6. requiring oxygen to live or work
  7. living organisms inhale this gas to live
  8. a compound that provides energy to living organisms

15 Clues: a product of photosynthesis • requiring oxygen to live or work • one of the reactants of photosynthesis • living organisms inhale this gas to live • an organelle where photosynthesis happens • a green pigment present in all green plants • a compound that provides energy to living organisms • the process of chemical change wherein yeast convert sugar to alcohol • ...

Earth and Human Vocabulary Part 1 2025-04-25

Earth and Human Vocabulary Part 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. The outer layer of the Earth that includes rocks and soil.
  2. The best mix of sand, silt, clay, and humus.
  3. Very tiny particles that feel sticky.
  4. The top layer of soil. It’s where most plant roots grow and is full of nutrients.
  5. How soil feels based on the size of its particles.
  6. Medium-sized particles that feel soft, like flour.
  7. Large soil particles that feel gritty.
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  1. The layer under topsoil. It has fewer nutrients and more clay.
  2. content How much of the food (nutrients) plants need is in the soil.
  3. Parts of soil that were never alive, like sand, clay, or minerals.
  4. Things in the soil that once were alive, like dead leaves or roots.
  5. The process of breaking down dead plants and animals into nutrients.
  6. How good the soil is at helping plants grow.
  7. Dark, rich part of soil made from decomposed plants and animals.

14 Clues: Very tiny particles that feel sticky. • Large soil particles that feel gritty. • The best mix of sand, silt, clay, and humus. • How good the soil is at helping plants grow. • How soil feels based on the size of its particles. • Medium-sized particles that feel soft, like flour. • The outer layer of the Earth that includes rocks and soil. • ...

Iyla's Science Crossword Puzzle 2022-11-01

Iyla's Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. An organism that feed on other organisms and cannot make their own food like bears
  2. The green organelles inside of a plant cell. The organelles responsible for carrying out photosynthesis.
  3. The beginning of the food chain that uses photosynthesis like green grass
  4. Carbon dioxide
  5. A producer that makes its own food, starts a food web like flowers
  6. Glucose
  7. The process in which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce glucose and oxygen to be used by other plants and animals
  8. The process where plants and animals use glucose and oxygen to produce energy and carbon dioxide
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  1. The process where plants and animals use glucose & oxygen to produce energy and carbon dioxide
  2. The organelle that is responsible for creating energy for the cell to use an carrying out cellular respiration.
  3. Oxygen
  4. + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O Respiration
  5. Water
  6. An organism that doesn’t make it’s own food and realized on other autotroph and heterotroph like humans
  7. The end result of a chemical reaction.

15 Clues: Water • Oxygen • Glucose • Carbon dioxide • + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O Respiration • The end result of a chemical reaction. • A producer that makes its own food, starts a food web like flowers • The beginning of the food chain that uses photosynthesis like green grass • An organism that feed on other organisms and cannot make their own food like bears • ...

Charlotte guys amazing crossword 2022-10-07

Charlotte guys amazing crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. an animal that feeds on other animals
  2. warm-blooded animals defined by its hair or fur
  3. when you make another animal or plant like the first one
  4. the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy
  5. the interactions between plants and animals within the environment
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  1. cold-blooded animals defined by its dry scaly skin
  2. covers around 20% of the earth’s surface
  3. cold-blooded animals that are distinguished by having an aquatic gill-breathing larval stage
  4. an animal that feeds on both plants and other animals
  5. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
  6. are born incompletely developed and are typically carried in a pouch on the mother's belly
  7. Spend the winter in a dormant state
  8. a substance that provides nourishment for for growth and energy
  9. an animal that feeds on plants
  10. can be differentiated by the orgasms residing there and the climate

15 Clues: an animal that feeds on plants • Spend the winter in a dormant state • an animal that feeds on other animals • covers around 20% of the earth’s surface • warm-blooded animals defined by its hair or fur • cold-blooded animals defined by its dry scaly skin • an animal that feeds on both plants and other animals • when you make another animal or plant like the first one • ...

Seeds 2020-01-20

Seeds crossword puzzle
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  1. when something is inactive. This is when the seed is sleeping, before it is given water.
  2. the part of the plant that grows up and supports the plant.
  3. structure inside the seed that contains the tiny leaves and the root.
  4. young plants that grow from seeds.
  5. growing plants in water and nutrients (no soil).
  6. essential chemicals healthy plants need.
  7. slimy cotton like growth that develops on moist materials.
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  1. the part of the fruit that holds the young plant.
  2. flat green parts of that plant that grow from the stem or up from the roots.
  3. main part of the seed that stores the food for the young plant.
  4. the structure of a flowering plant where the seeds are.
  5. when a seed begins to develop after it was dormant. This occurs after the seed is watered.
  6. all living things (plants & animals)
  7. coat, layer covering the seed.
  8. one of the first structures to grow. They grow downward and hold the plant into the ground.

15 Clues: coat, layer covering the seed. • young plants that grow from seeds. • all living things (plants & animals) • essential chemicals healthy plants need. • growing plants in water and nutrients (no soil). • the part of the fruit that holds the young plant. • the structure of a flowering plant where the seeds are. • slimy cotton like growth that develops on moist materials. • ...

Botany - Roots 2023-02-15

Botany - Roots crossword puzzle
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  1. a deficiency in this nutrient interferes with chlorophyll synthesis and results in thin stems
  2. outer covering of a root
  3. the xylem and phloem that are found in the middle of the root
  4. plants that are deficient in this nutrient will have curled leaves
  5. increase surface area of the root to allow water and minerals to enter
  6. protects the meristem
  7. plants that are deficient in this nutrient will have stunted growth and pale, yellow leaves
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  1. waterproof zone of the endodermis
  2. long, thick root that gives rise to smaller branch roots
  3. encloses the vascular cylinder in the middle of the root
  4. plants that are deficient in this nutrient will have weak stems and the edges of leaves will turn brown
  5. root system with equally sized branch roots
  6. plants that are deficient in this nutrient will have difficulty flowering
  7. made of ground tissue, this is where starch is stored in a root
  8. the process that causes water to move into plant cells

15 Clues: protects the meristem • outer covering of a root • waterproof zone of the endodermis • root system with equally sized branch roots • the process that causes water to move into plant cells • long, thick root that gives rise to smaller branch roots • encloses the vascular cylinder in the middle of the root • the xylem and phloem that are found in the middle of the root • ...

biomes 2025-02-07

biomes crossword puzzle
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  1. = Decomposers - group of organisms that recycle the remains and waste produced by other organisms
  2. = is the variety of all living things and different species present in the area
  3. = ability of the ecosystem to survive bad conditions
  4. = they are producers
  5. = type of animal that eats plants and hebs
  6. = ability of ecosystem to keep the number of organisms stable over time
  7. = type of animal that eats both the plant food and animal food
  8. = group of organisms that use photosynthesis to make food
  9. = is basically an area where plants and animals as well as landscapes and weather work together to form life
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  1. = type of living organisms that consume food
  2. = group of organisms who eat that food and do nothing else
  3. = process of turning water and air into organic food using sunlight
  4. = type of animal that hunts and eats other animals
  5. = are areas with a similar climate and landscape where similar plants and animals live
  6. chains = inks between organisms that determine which organism consumes which

15 Clues: = they are producers • = type of animal that eats plants and hebs • = type of living organisms that consume food • = type of animal that hunts and eats other animals • = ability of the ecosystem to survive bad conditions • = group of organisms that use photosynthesis to make food • = group of organisms who eat that food and do nothing else • ...

Brooklyn Clark - Unit 1 2025-03-21

Brooklyn Clark - Unit 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Millions of tiny chemical reactions due to the energy being used by this.
  2. organisms with more than one cell. Ex: plants, animals, and fungi.
  3. Parts of the environment that are non-living. Ex: rocks.
  4. Single-celled organisms. Ex: bacteria and amoeba.
  5. Organsims that et other organisms to obtain their energy. Ex: animals.
  6. Parts of an environment in which are alive or dead. Ex: dead and alive animals, plants, and fungi.
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  1. An organism's ability to remain in a stable internal condition.
  2. When organisms have offspring with genes split between the two parents.
  3. When organisms have offspring identical to themself (do not need a mate).
  4. When using quantities to describe something. Ex: temperature, weight, and height.
  5. When cells split up into specific types
  6. Get their food directly from the sun using photosynthesis. Ex: plants.
  7. When using your 5 senses to describe something. Ex: smell, color, and taste.
  8. An organism with no nucleus (all unicellular). Ex: bacteria and amoeba.
  9. An organism with a nucleus (all multicellular). Ex: plants, animals, and fungi.

15 Clues: When cells split up into specific types • Single-celled organisms. Ex: bacteria and amoeba. • Parts of the environment that are non-living. Ex: rocks. • An organism's ability to remain in a stable internal condition. • organisms with more than one cell. Ex: plants, animals, and fungi. • Get their food directly from the sun using photosynthesis. Ex: plants. • ...

Ecology Vocabulary 2025-03-25

Ecology Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. An organism that only eats plants.
  2. An organism that eats both plants and meat.
  3. An organism that is hunted by other larger organisms.
  4. A system where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscapes, work together to form a bubble of life.
  5. An organism that hunts other smaller organisms.
  6. the study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them.
  7. An organism that eats only meat (other animals).
  8. Many living organisms in an area.
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  1. A predator at the top of a food chain, without natural predators of its own.
  2. A diagram that shows all the intertwined food chains in a single ecosystem.
  3. Any organism that breaks down or eats dead or decaying material for its energy.
  4. Organisms that make their own food using energy from the sun.
  5. Many organisms of the same species.
  6. An organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other plants and/or animals to get energy.
  7. One single organism.

15 Clues: One single organism. • Many living organisms in an area. • An organism that only eats plants. • Many organisms of the same species. • An organism that eats both plants and meat. • An organism that hunts other smaller organisms. • An organism that eats only meat (other animals). • An organism that is hunted by other larger organisms. • ...

Lakes and Ponds 2025-02-21

Lakes and Ponds crossword puzzle
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  1. Sizable inland body of water, usually where light does not reach bottom
  2. zone Area of surface penetration down to 1% of surface light
  3. nighttime, warm water, pollution
  4. Collective term for animal and plant matter
  5. Plants plants completely underwater
  6. transition area between temperature layers
  7. Lake that stores water for human use.
  8. Microscopic organisms living in aquatic environments including both phytoplankton (plants) and zooplankton (animals).
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  1. Volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot
  2. FEEDERS organism that takes in water to filter out the food and then releases the extra water (clam, oysters, sponge)
  3. Small body of water where sunlight reaches bottom
  4. Plants Aquatic vegetation that is rooted on the bottom but has leaves that float on the surface or protrude above the water.
  5. Human-made structures that hold back water of a river or stream.
  6. photosynthesis, cold water, lack of pollution
  7. CHAIN A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

15 Clues: nighttime, warm water, pollution • Plants plants completely underwater • Lake that stores water for human use. • transition area between temperature layers • Collective term for animal and plant matter • photosynthesis, cold water, lack of pollution • Small body of water where sunlight reaches bottom • Volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot • ...

food web crossword 2024-11-22

food web crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. – Microscopic plants that form the base of the aquatic food web. (14 letters)
  2. – Tiny aquatic organisms that are an essential food source for many marine creatures. (12 letters)
  3. web – A system of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem. (8 letters)
  4. – Relating to water. (7 letters)
  5. – The process by which plants convert sunlight into energy. (14 letters)
  6. – The ability to do work, often transferred through the food chain. (6 letters)
  7. – Animals that primarily eat other animals. (9 letters)
  8. consumers – Predators at the top of the food chain. (17 letters)
  9. consumers – Herbivores that feed on producers. (17 letters)
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  1. – Animals that primarily consume plants. (9 letters)
  2. – A community of living organisms interacting with each other and their environment. (9 letters)
  3. – Organisms that make their own food, usually through photosynthesis. (8 letters)
  4. levels – Different stages in a food chain or web. (13 letters)
  5. – Animals that eat both plants and animals. (9 letters)
  6. consumers – Organisms that eat primary consumers. (18 letters)

15 Clues: – Relating to water. (7 letters) • – Animals that primarily consume plants. (9 letters) • – Animals that eat both plants and animals. (9 letters) • – Animals that primarily eat other animals. (9 letters) • consumers – Herbivores that feed on producers. (17 letters) • levels – Different stages in a food chain or web. (13 letters) • ...

Exam 4 review quiz 2026-04-27

Exam 4 review quiz crossword puzzle
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  1. Fruits that have a moist, soft, typically edible mesocarp.
  2. _____________ seed dispersal involves fruits with explosive mechanisms.
  3. Dry fruits that open on their own to release their seeds when mature.
  4. ______________ fruits developed from several flowers clustered in an inflorescence.
  5. A ______________ cell inside each pollen grain divides to produce two sperm cells.
  6. The family of plants that includes daisies and sunflowers
  7. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
  8. Grasses and many edible crops are included in this flowering plant family
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  1. The outermost layer of flower structures.
  2. The ____________ exchange was the transport of crops, diseases and cattle between the Americas and the old world.
  3. The layers of the fruit surrounding the seed are collectively known as the ____________.
  4. Plants with red tubular flowers are most likely pollinated by _____________.
  5. Triploid ______________ functions as energy storage tissue in most flowering plants
  6. ______________ fertilization happens in flowering plants but not gymnosperms.
  7. A name given to designate the current period in which human activity has severely affected the Earth's ecosystems.

15 Clues: The outermost layer of flower structures. • The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma. • The family of plants that includes daisies and sunflowers • Fruits that have a moist, soft, typically edible mesocarp. • Dry fruits that open on their own to release their seeds when mature. • _____________ seed dispersal involves fruits with explosive mechanisms. • ...

Ecosystems and Biomes 2015-03-09

Ecosystems and Biomes crossword puzzle
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  1. a leafy roof formed by tall trees in a forest
  2. the pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
  3. a layer of shorter plants that grow in the shade of a forest canopy
  4. the study of where organisms live
  5. the movement of organisms from one place to another
  6. a diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web
  7. an organism that obtains food buy feeding on other organisms
  8. a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
  9. consumers that eat both plants and animals
  10. a carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
  11. an area that is populated mostly by grasses and other non woody plants
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  1. an organism that can make its own food
  2. consumers that only eat animals
  3. the process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
  4. a group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
  5. consumers that only need plants
  6. soil that is frozen all year long
  7. organisms that break down wastes and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the ecosystem
  8. an area that receives less than 25 centimeters of rain per year
  9. a grassland close to the equator that receives as much as 120 centimeters of rain per year

20 Clues: consumers that only eat animals • consumers that only need plants • the study of where organisms live • soil that is frozen all year long • an organism that can make its own food • consumers that eat both plants and animals • a leafy roof formed by tall trees in a forest • the movement of organisms from one place to another • ...

Habitats et interactions Mots croisés. Bonne Chance! 2019-11-26

Habitats et interactions Mots croisés. Bonne Chance! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Consumer Consumer that eats only plants and consumers
  2. Animal that eats other animals
  3. Organism making its own food, such as plants and producers
  4. Animals that find dead animals to eat them
  5. A physical feature an animal has to assist them in living
  6. Vegetation Native vegetation thats unchanged when the area is changed (e.g forestry)
  7. Process used by plants to make their own food
  8. Relationship between two or more organism living close together
  9. Plants usually in a poetical area of a habitat
  10. Unusual number of organisms causing damage to the environment
  11. Web Has all food chains of an ecosystem
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  1. Global ecological system integrating living organism and their relationship
  2. Consumer Consumer that eats the secondary consumer
  3. Types of living organisms
  4. An organism that breaks down a dead animal or plant
  5. Interaction where an organism lives in a type of organism (Host). The host can be harmed or killed
  6. Species A species that has low numbers of life in large areas
  7. The weather of an area
  8. An organism taking food or shelter, the host will get nothing in return but might be harmed.
  9. Group of the same organisms which live in the same area
  10. Interacting orgamnsisms and their physical environment
  11. Species A Specie experiencing rapid decline of population. Very close to extension
  12. Consumer Consumer that eats the primary consumer

23 Clues: The weather of an area • Types of living organisms • Animal that eats other animals • Web Has all food chains of an ecosystem • Animals that find dead animals to eat them • Process used by plants to make their own food • Plants usually in a poetical area of a habitat • Consumer Consumer that eats the primary consumer • Consumer Consumer that eats the secondary consumer • ...

Sustainable Biomes - Word List 2021-07-08

Sustainable Biomes - Word List crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dry and cold forest. Trees are always green. Largest land biome.
  2. An area of land found at the top of the world. No trees. The soil is always frozen.
  3. A large open area of land covered with grass.
  4. The weather in an area.
  5. Using genetic science to alter the genes of a fruit, vegetable or animal.
  6. A forest which has high rain and mild temperature.
  7. Somewhere a plant, animal or human lives.
  8. Cold and dry all year round. The ground is covered by ice.
  9. A forest which has rain all year and warm temperature.
  10. A large group of plants and animals living together
  11. Always being able to get healthy food.
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  1. Changing a fruit, vegetable or animal in some way.
  2. A group of plants, animals or humans.
  3. The cutting down of large amounts of trees.
  4. The salt in the land and water.
  5. Farming.
  6. Oceans or lakes and the plants and animals that live in it
  7. An area of land that has the same temperate, animals and plants.
  8. A city or town that has little or no fresh food for the people living there.
  9. How food is made and how it gets to our homes.
  10. The size of the land needed to make food or clothes.
  11. A large grassland with few trees. Has only two seasons - rainy and dry.
  12. Using or doing something for a longterm.

23 Clues: Farming. • The weather in an area. • The salt in the land and water. • A group of plants, animals or humans. • Always being able to get healthy food. • Using or doing something for a longterm. • Somewhere a plant, animal or human lives. • The cutting down of large amounts of trees. • A large open area of land covered with grass. • ...

Science Revision 2021-08-15

Science Revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. living things will __________
  2. takes the shape of container, fixed volume and cannot be compressed
  3. part of plant where food is made
  4. animal group that has six legs
  5. system where blood travels around the body
  6. animal group that breathe through gills
  7. living thing seen through microscope
  8. living things ______ by itself
  9. When a liquid cools, there is heat ________
  10. living things _________ to changes
  11. plants need this air to make food
  12. system where breathing is involved
  13. living things need air, food and _______
  14. will appear first when seed germinates
  15. second stage in a 4-stage life cycle
  16. animal group that has feathers
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  1. system where food is broken down
  2. living thing reproduce by spores
  3. animal group that has hair or fur
  4. will appear after the root in germination
  5. process where plants make food
  6. one of the groups of living things
  7. seeds need air, warmth and water
  8. second stage in a 3-stage life cycle
  9. green substance in a leaf for making food
  10. has definite shape and volume, cannot be compressed
  11. living things can ________
  12. contains food in the seed
  13. plants also need this to make food
  14. third stage in a 4-stage life cycle
  15. living things can ________ its young
  16. no definite shape and volume, can be compressed

32 Clues: contains food in the seed • living things can ________ • living things will __________ • process where plants make food • animal group that has six legs • living things ______ by itself • animal group that has feathers • system where food is broken down • living thing reproduce by spores • part of plant where food is made • seeds need air, warmth and water • ...

Paleocropology 2024-08-27

Paleocropology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Chemical compounds found in coprolites.
  2. The study of ancient ecosystems.
  3. Fossil**: A type of fossil that records the activity or behavior of an organism.
  4. Electron Microscope (SEM)**: A powerful microscope.
  5. The study of ancient or fossilized feces.
  6. Pellet**: A small, compact piece of feces, which can become a cropolite.
  7. Fossilized feces from ancient animals.
  8. Organisms that live in or on another organism.
  9. Tiny fossilized remains, such as pollen or spores.
  10. The male reproductive cells of plants.
  11. An animal that primarily eats other animals.
  12. Microscopic silica structures found in some plants.
  13. The disturbance of sediment by living organisms.
  14. The consumption of feces by an animal.
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  1. The process by which organic material is replaced by minerals.
  2. The process of drying out, which can preserve feces.
  3. An animal that primarily eats plants.
  4. Diffraction**: A technique used to study the mineral composition of coprolites.
  5. The study of sediments and sedimentary rocks.
  6. The process by which food is broken down in an animal's body.
  7. Microorganisms that produce methane.
  8. The study of rock layers.
  9. Analysis**: A scientific technique used to determine the composition of elements in coprolites.
  10. An animal that eats both plants and animals.
  11. Stones swallowed by some animals to aid in digestion.
  12. Coprolite**: The original specimen of a coprolite used to describe and name a new species.

26 Clues: The study of rock layers. • The study of ancient ecosystems. • Microorganisms that produce methane. • An animal that primarily eats plants. • Fossilized feces from ancient animals. • The male reproductive cells of plants. • The consumption of feces by an animal. • Chemical compounds found in coprolites. • The study of ancient or fossilized feces. • ...

Paleocropology 2024-08-27

Paleocropology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of ancient or fossilized feces.
  2. Fossilized feces from ancient animals.
  3. The process of drying out, which can preserve feces.
  4. An animal that primarily eats plants.
  5. A type of fossil that records the activity or behavior of an organism.
  6. The study of rock layers.
  7. A scientific technique used to determine the composition of elements in coprolites.
  8. The process by which organic material is replaced by minerals.
  9. Stones swallowed by some animals to aid in digestion.
  10. The study of sediments and sedimentary rocks.
  11. The original specimen of a coprolite used to describe and name a new species.
  12. Organisms that live in or on another organism.
  13. The disturbance of sediment by living organisms.
  14. A small piece of feces which can become a cropolite.
  15. Chemical compounds found in coprolites.
  16. The consumption of feces by an animal.
  17. The study of ancient ecosystems.
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  1. An animal that primarily eats other animals.
  2. A technique used to study the mineral composition of coprolites.
  3. The male reproductive cells of plants.
  4. Tiny fossilized remains, such as pollen or spores.
  5. The process by which food is broken down in an animal's body.
  6. A powerful microscope, (SEM).
  7. Microorganisms that produce methane.
  8. Microscopic silica structures found in some plants.
  9. An animal that eats both plants and animals.

26 Clues: The study of rock layers. • A powerful microscope, (SEM). • The study of ancient ecosystems. • Microorganisms that produce methane. • An animal that primarily eats plants. • The male reproductive cells of plants. • Fossilized feces from ancient animals. • The consumption of feces by an animal. • Chemical compounds found in coprolites. • ...

Forest management 2023-05-16

Forest management crossword puzzle
Across
  1. growth layer in a tree root trunk or limb
  2. plants that do not lose their leaves on a yearly bases
  3. cells that carry manufacturing food areas of the plant
  4. - large group of trees and shrubs
  5. ring rings in a cross section of a tree root trunk or limb representing one year’s growth
  6. - forest land land capables of producing over 20 ft of industrial wood per year.
  7. wood from deciduous trees
  8. woody perennial plants that normally grow low produce many stems or shoots from base and don’t reach more than 15ft high
  9. wood from conifers
  10. construction material made of thin layers of wood glued together
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  1. vessels of the vascular bundle that carry the water and nutrients from roots to Leaves
  2. evergreen trees with need like leaves
  3. a unit of measurement for lumber that equals 1”x12”x12”
  4. Thin sheet of wood used in panaeling and furniture
  5. - woody plants that produce a main trunk and have a more or less distinct and elevated head.
  6. plants that lose their leaves every year
  7. wood used for making fiber for paper and other products
  8. -land at least 10 percent shocked by forest trees
  9. cut removal of all marketable trees from an area
  10. Boards cut from trees
  11. transport water and minerals upward in tree roots trunks and stems

21 Clues: wood from conifers • Boards cut from trees • wood from deciduous trees • - large group of trees and shrubs • evergreen trees with need like leaves • plants that lose their leaves every year • growth layer in a tree root trunk or limb • cut removal of all marketable trees from an area • -land at least 10 percent shocked by forest trees • ...

First Semester 2021-11-29

First Semester crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ENERGY IN THE PYRAMID IS THE _____ AT THE BOTTOM
  2. CYCLE THAT INVOLVES CONDENSATION
  3. PLANTS USE THIS ORGANELLE FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS
  4. ALL LIVING THINGS CAN BE ________ AND USED WITHIN A LIFECYCLE.
  5. CATALYST THAT WILL HELP ORGANISMS METABOLIZE.
  6. GAS NEEDED TO BREAK DOWN ATP
  7. GLUCOSE IS A ________ MOLECULE
  8. USING OXYGEN TO METABOLIZE
  9. GRAPH THAT SHOWS UNLIMITED RESOURCES
  10. ELEMENT THAT COMES FROM THE SOIL VERY COMMON
  11. IF YOU CAN PHOTOSYNTHESIS YOU ARE CONSIDERED THIS
  12. ALL ENERGY INDIRECTLY COMES FROM THE _______.
  13. POLYSACCARIDES ARE CONSIDERED THIS SIZE MOLECULE
  14. ANYWHERE LIFE IS CAPABLE OF LIVING ON EARTH
  15. ORGANISMS THAT DON'T NATURALLY LIVE IN AN ENVIRONMENT BUT ARE PLACED THERE
  16. GRAPH THAT SHOWS BALANCE IN A POPULATION
  17. VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL ECOSYSTEMS AND RECYCLING
  18. DETRITIVORES ARE WORMS AND _______.
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  1. ANIMALS ARE CONSUMERS AND ARE CALLED.
  2. IF YOU ARE ON TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN.
  3. CYCLE THAT PLANTS PRODUCE OXYGEN.
  4. IF I CONSUME ONLY PLANTS THEN LIKE A RABBIT
  5. PLANTS GIVE US OXYGEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS, IT IS A PROCESS.
  6. A NEEDED COMMON ELEMENT BY ALL LIVING THINGS
  7. ENERGY MOLECULE FOUND IN ANIMAL CELLS
  8. ORGANISMS WHO CONSUME FOOD.
  9. IF YOU ________ AN ORGANISM FROM A ECOSYSTEM IT WILL AFFECT ALL LIVING IN THAT ECOSYSTEM
  10. IS CONSIDERED A NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE.
  11. PLANTS NEED WHAT NEEDED GAS FROM ANIMALS.
  12. A GREAT DECOMPOSER.
  13. BIOME WITH THE MOST BIOMASS

31 Clues: A GREAT DECOMPOSER. • USING OXYGEN TO METABOLIZE • ORGANISMS WHO CONSUME FOOD. • BIOME WITH THE MOST BIOMASS • GAS NEEDED TO BREAK DOWN ATP • GLUCOSE IS A ________ MOLECULE • CYCLE THAT INVOLVES CONDENSATION • CYCLE THAT PLANTS PRODUCE OXYGEN. • DETRITIVORES ARE WORMS AND _______. • IF YOU ARE ON TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN. • GRAPH THAT SHOWS UNLIMITED RESOURCES • ...

Plant Nutrients 2025-03-04

Plant Nutrients crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The letter abbreviation for the main three plant nutrients
  2. The type of acids that make up DNA and proteins
  3. plants that produce fruit in pods like beans or lentils
  4. Lowest part of the plant, takes up water
  5. Opposite of rare
  6. Wet wind off of an ocean or other salt water body
  7. The sweet tasting part of a plant that humans often eat
  8. To feed on land covered by grass
  9. Often referred to as "water, earth, fire and air"
  10. A mineral that's made of calcium and magnesium
  11. The most common place to plant seeds
  12. A soil color known for it's rich brown tones
  13. Not in balance, or lacking equilibrium
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  1. the process by which water carries nutrients and contaminants down through the soil
  2. A type of soil that develops in moist climates and has a light-colored surface layer and a dark subsurface layer
  3. The process by which plants make food from the sun
  4. Opposite of light
  5. What all living things use to live and move
  6. Another name for a sickness or other illness
  7. Nutrients such as calcium or iron
  8. Feeding an animal only grain foods
  9. Relating to or derived from living matter
  10. This makes the green color in plants
  11. The color most plants are
  12. A type of salt used in gardening and baths

25 Clues: Opposite of rare • Opposite of light • The color most plants are • To feed on land covered by grass • Nutrients such as calcium or iron • Feeding an animal only grain foods • This makes the green color in plants • The most common place to plant seeds • Not in balance, or lacking equilibrium • Lowest part of the plant, takes up water • Relating to or derived from living matter • ...

asexual propagation 2023-11-02

asexual propagation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this layering is where a branch is laid down
  2. First thing to gather when taking cuttings
  3. piece of plant at the top of the graft
  4. this vein must be cut in order to make roots form
  5. Is joining separate plant parts together so that they form a union and grow together to make one plant
  6. form of grafting when a bud is used instead of a scion
  7. Once rooted cuttings should be
  8. this form of Layering is Making an incision at the node
  9. a 4-6 inch piece of the plant and forcing roots to grow is what
  10. a point along a plant stem where leaves or other stems are attached
  11. will give you a plant identical to the parent plant
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  1. these plants are soft-tissue plants
  2. should be done to lower leaves on a cutting
  3. Cutting apart rhizomes, tubers, runners, stolons, or suckers to get new plants
  4. dip the cutting in this help speed up rooting
  5. The best time of day to take a stem, leaf or root cutting
  6. main form of asexual propagation
  7. Separating natural structures of a plant without making a cut
  8. New plants are the same as the parent plant
  9. piece of the plant at the root or bottom of the graft
  10. layering where soil is piled up around a branch
  11. this class name

22 Clues: this class name • Once rooted cuttings should be • main form of asexual propagation • these plants are soft-tissue plants • piece of plant at the top of the graft • First thing to gather when taking cuttings • should be done to lower leaves on a cutting • New plants are the same as the parent plant • this layering is where a branch is laid down • ...

Ecology/Jacob 2024-11-19

Ecology/Jacob crossword puzzle
Across
  1. collection of organisms that live in a particular place
  2. a group of organisms that can reproduce and produce fertile offspring
  3. a complex diagram that shows the feeding relationships between all the organisms in an ecosystem
  4. a diagram that shows the distribution of energy, organisms, or other resources in an ecosystem by trophic level
  5. the sequence of transfers of matter and energy in the form of food from organism to organism.
  6. a level or a position in a food chain, a food web, or an ecological pyramid
  7. an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material
  8. The study of living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment
  9. a renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals and can be used as an energy source
  10. the process by which food is made by bacteria or other living things
  11. can make there own food
  12. another word for autotroph
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  1. only eats plants
  2. an animal which feeds on dead organic material
  3. doesn't make there own food
  4. all life on earth
  5. only eats meats
  6. another word for heterotroph
  7. plants prcess
  8. eat meats and plants
  9. assemblages of different populations that live together
  10. the total number of people or other inhabitants in a specific area
  11. a group of ecosystems that have the same climate

23 Clues: plants prcess • only eats meats • only eats plants • all life on earth • eat meats and plants • can make there own food • another word for autotroph • doesn't make there own food • another word for heterotroph • an animal which feeds on dead organic material • a group of ecosystems that have the same climate • collection of organisms that live in a particular place • ...

Taxonomy by colt beresssssss 2025-03-25

Taxonomy by colt beresssssss crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fern is an example of what?
  2. We have Rhizoids
  3. Agnetha have no what?
  4. Agnetha are Ectothermic or Endothermic?
  5. Tubes for carrying water in vascular plants.
  6. What do Chondrichthyes have that Agnetha don’t?
  7. Plants cell walls made of what?
  8. Fungi use spores to what?
  9. Reptiles use what to reproduce?
  10. I have true roots and true leaves.
  11. Osteichthyes are known as ____ fish
  12. Use spores instead of seeds, are vascular
  13. All animals are what size?
  14. Plants get energy how?
  15. Reptile scales are
  16. Archaea and Bacteria both also have no what
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  1. Example of Chondrichthyes
  2. Amphibians live on___________
  3. Eukaryotes all have a what?
  4. Gymnosperms are also known as a what kind of plant? Gymnosperm Conifers are an example of a
  5. I have no nucleus and like harsh conditions
  6. We have feathers and lay eggs
  7. Both archaea and bacteria, what size?
  8. I have a nucleus and mitochondria
  9. A Rose is an example of what kind of plant?
  10. Archaea and bacteria both reproduce how?
  11. Plants that don’t use spores use what? Seed A ro is an example of what kind of plant?
  12. Angiosperms are also known as what kind of plant?
  13. Algae, Slime molds, Protozoa
  14. This is a non-vascular plant that has leaflike structures
  15. Fungi cell walls are made of this
  16. All animals are what? (how they get energy)
  17. Protists usually require a ______ environment to live.

33 Clues: We have Rhizoids • Reptile scales are • Agnetha have no what? • Plants get energy how? • Example of Chondrichthyes • Fungi use spores to what? • All animals are what size? • Fern is an example of what? • Eukaryotes all have a what? • Algae, Slime molds, Protozoa • Amphibians live on___________ • We have feathers and lay eggs • Plants cell walls made of what? • ...

biology-scopes and branches 2025-04-08

biology-scopes and branches crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Relation with environment
  2. Also known as "The Father of Botany"
  3. The study of reptiles
  4. The study of algea
  5. The science that deals with the phenomena and causes of immunity
  6. The study of geographical distribution of plants and animals
  7. The study of origin and descent of organism
  8. The study of parasites
  9. The study of plants
  10. The study of prehistoric forms of life through fossils of plants and animals
  11. The study of metabolism of organism and their parts
  12. The study of bacteria
  13. The study of birds
  14. This is also calles as Systematics
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  1. The study of gross structure of the organs in an organism
  2. The study on minute structures or tiny bits of the body at tissue level
  3. The study of fishes
  4. The study of structure and function of animals and plant cells
  5. Includes the understanding and interpretetion of structure
  6. Who is known as the "Father of Medicine"
  7. The Father of Zoology
  8. The study of animals
  9. The study of chemicals and reactions that takes place in the living things
  10. The study of viruses
  11. The science which aims to improve the human race through controlled heredity
  12. The study of diseases of plants and animals
  13. The study of formation and devolopment
  14. The science of the transmission of body charecteristics from parent to offspring
  15. The study of insects
  16. The study of fungi

30 Clues: The study of algea • The study of fungi • The study of birds • The study of fishes • The study of plants • The study of animals • The study of viruses • The study of insects • The study of reptiles • The Father of Zoology • The study of bacteria • The study of parasites • Relation with environment • This is also calles as Systematics • Also known as "The Father of Botany" • ...

biology ch:1 0ne shot 2025-04-20

biology ch:1 0ne shot crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Study of chemical compounds and chemical processes in living organisms.
  2. Study of metabolic activities or functions of different parts and organs of living organisms.
  3. Study of interrelationship between living organisms and their environment.
  4. Study of internal structure of living organisms by dissection.
  5. Study of plants.
  6. Microscopic study of tissues of plants and animals.
  7. Study of origin of life and differentiation of new species from pre-existing ones along with the causes and mechanisms of evolution.
  8. Study of viruses.
  9. Study of forms and structure of plants and animals. It includes the study of external form, size, shape, color, and structure of different parts of living organisms.
  10. Study of structure and function of cells and cell organelles.
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  1. Study of protists.
  2. Study of animals.
  3. Study of fossils of plants and animals.
  4. Study of identification, nomenclature and classification of living organisms and is also called Systematics.
  5. Study of application of physical principles to biological processes.
  6. Study of the body's defense mechanisms against pathogens.
  7. Study of heredity and variations in living organisms.
  8. Study of parasites.
  9. Study of techniques to utilize enzymes, living organisms or their parts to produce products and processes useful to human beings.
  10. Study of development of an animal or plant from zygote to new individual.
  11. Study of the biology of behavior.
  12. Study of microorganisms like bacteria, viruses etc.

22 Clues: Study of plants. • Study of animals. • Study of viruses. • Study of protists. • Study of parasites. • Study of the biology of behavior. • Study of fossils of plants and animals. • Microscopic study of tissues of plants and animals. • Study of microorganisms like bacteria, viruses etc. • Study of heredity and variations in living organisms. • ...

Spring 2025-05-14

Spring crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Something you hold to stay dry in the rain
  2. A flying insect with colorful wings
  3. Tiny parts of a plant that grow into new plants
  4. A coat that keeps you dry in the rain
  5. A gentle heat that comes with spring weather
  6. Water that falls from the sky in drops
  7. Bright and colorful plants that bloom in spring
  8. The sound bees make
  9. A small pool of water on the ground
  10. Eating outside on a blanket
  11. When a flower opens up
  12. Planting and taking care of flowers and vegetables
  13. A small, fluffy animal that hops
  14. A bird's home made of twigs and grass
  15. A toy that flies in the wind on a string
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  1. A tiny plant just starting to grow
  2. The fifth month of the year
  3. Small bumps on plants that grow into flowers or leaves
  4. Light rain that falls in spring
  5. A baby chicken
  6. Colors in the sky after rain and sunshine
  7. When a baby bird comes out of an egg
  8. The fourth month of the year
  9. A cup-shaped flower that blooms in spring
  10. The color plants turn in spring
  11. Warm light that comes from the sun
  12. A bird that sings and returns in spring
  13. Oval things laid by birds or Easter symbols
  14. A yellow flower that blooms early in spring
  15. A light wind

30 Clues: A light wind • A baby chicken • The sound bees make • When a flower opens up • The fifth month of the year • Eating outside on a blanket • The fourth month of the year • Light rain that falls in spring • The color plants turn in spring • A small, fluffy animal that hops • A tiny plant just starting to grow • Warm light that comes from the sun • A flying insect with colorful wings • ...

Ecology! 2024-04-05

Ecology! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Organism that a produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide etc.
  2. Organism that eats plants or animals for energy
  3. All of the food chains in an ecosystem
  4. Organism that only eats meat
  5. Organism that breaks down dead animal/plant matter and dispersing the nutrients into the environment
  6. Non-living part of a ecosystem that shapes an environment
  7. An organism that can't make its own food, has to eat other living things
  8. An individual living thing
  9. A larger organism that supports a smaller one
  10. Organism that eats a mix of plants and meat
  11. Group of same species living together
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  1. Region of Earth that encompasses all living organisms
  2. An organism that feeds upon prey
  3. Many different types of living species interacting together (plants, animals, etc)
  4. Organisms that prey upon already dead organisms
  5. An organism that is hunted upon by predators
  6. Living components that shape an environment
  7. Organisms that make their own food
  8. How energy passes from Producer to consumer
  9. Group of different species living together
  10. Position of organisms on a food chain
  11. Study of how organisms interact with their environment
  12. Natural home or environment of a plant, animal, or other organism.
  13. Organism that mainly feeds on plants
  14. Relationship between two animals where one is harmed for another's benefit

25 Clues: An individual living thing • Organism that only eats meat • An organism that feeds upon prey • Organisms that make their own food • Organism that mainly feeds on plants • Position of organisms on a food chain • Group of same species living together • All of the food chains in an ecosystem • Group of different species living together • ...

Ecology Vocabulary 2024-04-05

Ecology Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An interacting group of various species in a common location
  2. Organisms that make their own food
  3. An organism that eats other plants or animals for nutrition
  4. An animal that is hunted by another animal
  5. Study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them
  6. A group of food chains in an ecosystem that interlock
  7. The natural home or environment of an organism
  8. An organism with a parasite
  9. Non-living things in an ecosystem that influence it
  10. Living things in an ecosystem that influence it
  11. A living thing
  12. The position or level of an organism in the food chain
  13. An animal that preys/hunts other organisms
  14. A series of organisms that eat each other
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  1. An organism that breaks down dead organic materials
  2. An organism that eats meat or other animals
  3. An animal that feeds on dead organisms
  4. An organism that eats both plants and animals
  5. An area where living and non-living things interact
  6. An organism that lives as a parasite
  7. Total number of people living in a particular area or region
  8. Region on, above, and below the Earth's surface where life exists
  9. An organism that can produce their own food using inorganic substances
  10. An organism that feeds on plants
  11. An organism that must eat other plants or animals to get energy as they cant make their own energy

25 Clues: A living thing • An organism with a parasite • An organism that feeds on plants • Organisms that make their own food • An organism that lives as a parasite • An animal that feeds on dead organisms • A series of organisms that eat each other • An animal that is hunted by another animal • An animal that preys/hunts other organisms • An organism that eats meat or other animals • ...

chapter 5 vocabulary for science 2021-08-23

chapter 5 vocabulary for science crossword puzzle
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  1. characteristics that help an organism to survive in its environment
  2. organisms that get the energy they need by breaking down dead matter and waste products
  3. a consumer that eats a first-order consumer
  4. part of the stem, root or leaf that is able to grow into a new plant
  5. an animal that eats only plants
  6. an interaction between two organisms in which one of them benefits but the other one is not affected
  7. organisms that have the same food source and live in the same habitat
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  1. species that is experiencing a rapid population decline and is in danger of becoming extinct if the drop in numbers continues
  2. non-living factors in the environment
  3. times of the year when fires are mostly likely to occur
  4. the process used by plants to make their own food
  5. an animal that is eaten by a predator
  6. the term used to describe different types of living things
  7. another name for interdependence
  8. an animal that eats both plants and animals
  9. individuals that are exactly the same as each other
  10. active or hunting at night
  11. raised bank built top prevent water reaching buildings
  12. an organism able to manufacture its own food plants are producer organisms
  13. a number of food chains combined
  14. an organism in or on which a parasite lives

21 Clues: active or hunting at night • an animal that eats only plants • another name for interdependence • a number of food chains combined • non-living factors in the environment • an animal that is eaten by a predator • a consumer that eats a first-order consumer • an animal that eats both plants and animals • an organism in or on which a parasite lives • ...

Gardening Midterm 2022-03-09

Gardening Midterm crossword puzzle
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  1. An ingredient in soil (spelled similarly to a chickpea dip that tastes great with pita bread).
  2. During ___, ammonia is converted into nitrite and nitrate.
  3. During ____, nitrogen from animal waste or decaying bodies is returned to the soil as ammonia by bacteria and decomposers.
  4. Seeds that have not been genetically modified (not artificially at least).
  5. Shredded, chipped, or ground-up pieces of wood (mentioned many times in the Back to Eden video)
  6. Do not store your seeds here.
  7. The process where a seed sprouts into a plant.
  8. PH __ encourages nutrients and discourages harmful elements in the soil.
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  1. The process in which plants absorb nitrogen.
  2. Another chemical in addition to nitrogen that is essential for plants (atomic number 15 on the periodic table).
  3. Seeds that come from two different species.
  4. “Improved” seeds are __ modified.
  5. __ rotation helps plants to grow better and healthier.
  6. In a process called nitrogen ___, bacteria convert nitrogen gas into ammonia.
  7. According to the Back to Eden video, this is the ideal way to water.
  8. Seeds that are suitable for consumption.
  9. About 78% of the atmosphere is made up of this gas (atomic number 7 on the periodic table).
  10. During ___, nitrate is changed into nitrogen gas which becomes part of the atmosphere.
  11. Wild plants that grow where they are not wanted.
  12. Is made up of inorganic and organic material, air, and water.

20 Clues: Do not store your seeds here. • “Improved” seeds are __ modified. • Seeds that are suitable for consumption. • Seeds that come from two different species. • The process in which plants absorb nitrogen. • The process where a seed sprouts into a plant. • Wild plants that grow where they are not wanted. • __ rotation helps plants to grow better and healthier. • ...

Biology 2022-12-19

Biology crossword puzzle
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  1. a group of seed-producing plants that have been around far longer than the angiosperms
  2. an important soil bacteria that helps to convert the atmospheric nitrogen into fixed nitrogen
  3. A fist sized organ that pumps blood
  4. helps to protect us against diseases
  5. how we move and live
  6. a cell that grows out of control,
  7. very small particles that can infect animals and plants and make them sick
  8. the most basic, structural and functional unit of life
  9. an important process that is observed in plants and certain microscopic organisms
  10. fluid connective tissue
  11. an essential molecule for life
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  1. found throughout the Earth including on land, in the water, in the air, and even in plants and animals
  2. organisms that consume dead or decaying organic matter
  3. fertilizer that contains living or latent microbes
  4. a part of the nervous system connected to the spinal cord
  5. Natures way of reusing carbon atoms
  6. covers our entire body and keeps the good stuff in and the bad stuff out
  7. a group of tissues in a living organism that has a specific form and function
  8. woody stem and is a perennial
  9. Things you use to see taste touch and so on
  10. we are supposed to have 206 of them
  11. it is the set of processes where traits from parents are passed on to their offspring either through sexual or asexual reproduction

22 Clues: how we move and live • fluid connective tissue • woody stem and is a perennial • an essential molecule for life • a cell that grows out of control, • A fist sized organ that pumps blood • Natures way of reusing carbon atoms • we are supposed to have 206 of them • helps to protect us against diseases • Things you use to see taste touch and so on • ...

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration 2025-10-06

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration crossword puzzle
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  1. The step where glucose is split for energy.
  2. Energy from the sun used in photosynthesis.
  3. The starting materials in a chemical reaction.
  4. The ability to do work; made in respiration and used in photosynthesis.
  5. A gas that plants take in from the air to make food.
  6. A substance made when muscles work without enough oxygen.
  7. The first part of photosynthesis that uses sunlight to make energy.
  8. The process that breaks down food to release energy for the cell.
  9. A liquid plants use in photosynthesis; taken up by roots.
  10. A liquid made during cellular respiration as a waste product.
Down
  1. The green pigment that captures sunlight.
  2. An organism that makes its own food (like a plant).
  3. The part of the cell where respiration happens (“powerhouse of the cell”).
  4. Respiration without oxygen; makes less energy.
  5. The process plants use to make food from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
  6. Respiration that uses oxygen.
  7. A gas made during photosynthesis and released into the air.
  8. The substances made at the end of a reaction.
  9. Dioxide, A gas made when cells break down food for energy.
  10. A gas needed by cells to release energy from food.
  11. The main energy molecule made by cells.
  12. Small openings on leaves where gases enter and leave.
  13. The second part of photosynthesis that makes glucose.
  14. The green part of a plant cell where photosynthesis happens.
  15. A sugar made by plants for energy.

25 Clues: Respiration that uses oxygen. • A sugar made by plants for energy. • The main energy molecule made by cells. • The green pigment that captures sunlight. • The step where glucose is split for energy. • Energy from the sun used in photosynthesis. • The substances made at the end of a reaction. • Respiration without oxygen; makes less energy. • ...

Ecology glossary words 2026-05-10

Ecology glossary words crossword puzzle
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  1. Physical features of an organism's body that help it survive
  2. Non-living components of an ecosystem, such as sunlight, water, temperature, and soil
  3. When organisms compete for the same limited resource
  4. A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unharmed
  5. Plants adapted to live in very watery environments
  6. The surrounding conditions, including both biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors, that affect an organism
  7. Changes in an organism that help it survive and reproduce in its habitat
  8. Plants adapted to live in very salty environments
  9. A community of living organisms interacting with each other and their non-living environment
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  1. Internal body processes that help an organism survive
  2. Actions an organism takes to survive
  3. A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit
  4. A group of individuals of the same species living in their environment at the same time
  5. Plants adapted to live in very dry environments
  6. A thin, waxy, waterproof layer covering the outer surface of leaves
  7. The natural home or environment where an organism lives and grows
  8. When one organism consumes another
  9. A close, long-term relationship between two species where at least one is benefited
  10. A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed
  11. All the different populations of species that live and interact in a particular area
  12. Living components of an ecosystem, including plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms

21 Clues: When one organism consumes another • Actions an organism takes to survive • Plants adapted to live in very dry environments • Plants adapted to live in very salty environments • Plants adapted to live in very watery environments • When organisms compete for the same limited resource • Internal body processes that help an organism survive • ...

Gardening Words 2020-07-12

Gardening Words crossword puzzle
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  1. item made out of dirt in which to place plants
  2. future plant to be put in the ground
  3. take undesirable plants out of garden beds
  4. elongated tool with narrow blade for digging
  5. tool with flat wide tines for uprooting plants
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  1. hand tool to assist with digging holes
  2. long tubular tool used to assist with delivery of water
  3. to put seeds in the ground
  4. small granular thing that are put in the ground
  5. tool on long handle to chop out weeds
  6. to pour water on plants

11 Clues: to pour water on plants • to put seeds in the ground • future plant to be put in the ground • tool on long handle to chop out weeds • hand tool to assist with digging holes • take undesirable plants out of garden beds • elongated tool with narrow blade for digging • item made out of dirt in which to place plants • tool with flat wide tines for uprooting plants • ...

Plant Parts and Needs Crossword 2023-09-13

Plant Parts and Needs Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The base of a tree is called this...
  2. This is where plants live and get their food, another name for dirt...
  3. The arms of a plant or tree
  4. The flat part sticking off of a stem
  5. How plants drink water
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  1. The colorful parts of flowers
  2. Plants drink this through their roots
  3. This comes from the big ball in the sky, and all plants need it to grow
  4. These bloom into flowers
  5. A plant that is usually used to add privacy...
  6. Edible result of some trees, like apples!

11 Clues: How plants drink water • These bloom into flowers • The arms of a plant or tree • The colorful parts of flowers • The base of a tree is called this... • The flat part sticking off of a stem • Plants drink this through their roots • Edible result of some trees, like apples! • A plant that is usually used to add privacy... • ...

Plant Physiology Terms 2026-03-16

Plant Physiology Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Nutrients plants need in relatively large amounts (N, P, K
  2. Loss of water vapor from plant leaves.
  3. Soil condition with a pH lower than 7
  4. Green pigment that allows plants to capture light energy
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  1. Nutrients plants need in very small amounts
  2. Process of plants obtaining and using essential nutrients.
  3. Yellowing of leaves caused by nutrient deficiency
  4. Leaf tissue damage from heat, drought, or chemical stress
  5. Study of how plant parts function and work together
  6. Leaf edges turn brown due to nutrient imbalance or salts
  7. Soil condition with a pH higher than 7

11 Clues: Soil condition with a pH lower than 7 • Loss of water vapor from plant leaves. • Soil condition with a pH higher than 7 • Nutrients plants need in very small amounts • Yellowing of leaves caused by nutrient deficiency • Study of how plant parts function and work together • Leaf edges turn brown due to nutrient imbalance or salts • ...

Coniferophyta 2024-04-15

Coniferophyta crossword puzzle
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  1. most of the plants in this phylum have these instead of leaves
  2. a type of plant that does not produce flowers
  3. plants have ______ tubes for transporting food and water
  4. small, sclerotic leaves that secrete wax
  5. causes these trees to be some of the tallest to exist
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  1. coniferophyta plants grow in cool ________ regions
  2. one of two regions where coniferophyta plants grow
  3. allows for plant expansion over time
  4. a type of tree, also a color
  5. a form of reproduction in most trees in this phylum
  6. another name of this phylum

11 Clues: another name of this phylum • a type of tree, also a color • allows for plant expansion over time • small, sclerotic leaves that secrete wax • a type of plant that does not produce flowers • coniferophyta plants grow in cool ________ regions • one of two regions where coniferophyta plants grow • a form of reproduction in most trees in this phylum • ...

Photosynthesis 2024-09-11

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
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  1. The process of plants absorbing water through their roots and then giving off water through their stomata
  2. The liquid reactant in photosynthesis
  3. Green pigment needed for photosynthesis to occur
  4. Energy needed for photosynthesis to take place
  5. Tiny openings on the bottom of leaves
  6. The food plants produce from photosynthesis
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  1. The process green plants use to produce energy or glucose.
  2. Organelle where photosynthesis takes place
  3. The reactant that is a gas in photosynthesis
  4. The product that is a gas from photosynthesis
  5. Exchange of gases and water between plants and the environment

11 Clues: The liquid reactant in photosynthesis • Tiny openings on the bottom of leaves • Organelle where photosynthesis takes place • The food plants produce from photosynthesis • The reactant that is a gas in photosynthesis • The product that is a gas from photosynthesis • Energy needed for photosynthesis to take place • Green pigment needed for photosynthesis to occur • ...

General Knowledge 2020-06-17

General Knowledge crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Likes to chase mice
  2. Man's best friend
  3. Eight Arms
  4. Studies Plants
  5. Great Wall
  6. Wellington Disaster
  7. Jacinda Ardern's daughter
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  1. Large marsupial
  2. Plants growth
  3. Yellow wiggle
  4. Has a trunk
  5. Kim Kardashian

12 Clues: Eight Arms • Great Wall • Has a trunk • Plants growth • Yellow wiggle • Studies Plants • Kim Kardashian • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • Wellington Disaster • Jacinda Ardern's daughter

Ecosystems 2021-04-15

Ecosystems crossword puzzle
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  1. ecosystem made primarily of grass
  2. Many plants compete for this in dense forest
  3. this makes a desert because they receive very little
  4. all living and nonliving things in an area
  5. nonliving parts of ecosystem
  6. living parts of ecosystem
  7. on adaptation for animals in the tundra
  8. leafy material that are living things
  9. on of the adaptations for wetland plants
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  1. adaptation for whales and dolphins
  2. living organisms that we can not see with the eye
  3. were food goes and considered an ecosystem
  4. Rain, weather, temperature are all this
  5. the most important element in a desert ecosystem

14 Clues: living parts of ecosystem • nonliving parts of ecosystem • ecosystem made primarily of grass • adaptation for whales and dolphins • leafy material that are living things • Rain, weather, temperature are all this • on adaptation for animals in the tundra • on of the adaptations for wetland plants • were food goes and considered an ecosystem • ...

PHOTOSYNTHESIS 2024-01-02

PHOTOSYNTHESIS crossword puzzle
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  1. performs photosynthesis
  2. protects the seeds
  3. supports the plant
  4. a type of sugar, the main source of plant food for growth
  5. gas found in the atmosphere that plants absorb to create glucose during photosynthesis
  6. absorbs water and minerals
  7. a green cell found in plants that absorbs light to make glucose during photosynthesis
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  1. colorless, odorless gas
  2. the amount of matter in a substance
  3. heat, light or food
  4. the process plants use to make glucose using sunlight, air and water
  5. an element, material, or substance that has mass and takes up space
  6. colorless, transparent liquid
  7. helps in reproduction

14 Clues: protects the seeds • supports the plant • heat, light or food • helps in reproduction • colorless, odorless gas • performs photosynthesis • absorbs water and minerals • colorless, transparent liquid • the amount of matter in a substance • a type of sugar, the main source of plant food for growth • an element, material, or substance that has mass and takes up space • ...

life science 2024-03-14

life science crossword puzzle
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  1. - must eat other things to get energy
  2. web - consists of all the food chains in an ecosystem
  3. - a symbiosis where both are benifited
  4. - a symbiosis where neither is helped or harmed
  5. - an organism that only eats meat
  6. - the thing hunting prey
  7. - an organism that only eats plants
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  1. - a symbiosis where one is benifited one is harmed
  2. chain - the flow of energy in an ecosystem
  3. - makes its own food
  4. - process plants go through to make their own food
  5. - breaks down dead and decaying matter
  6. - the bottom of a plant that sucks up water
  7. - an organism that eats both meat and plants
  8. - the thing being hunted

15 Clues: - makes its own food • - the thing hunting prey • - the thing being hunted • - an organism that only eats meat • - an organism that only eats plants • - must eat other things to get energy • - breaks down dead and decaying matter • - a symbiosis where both are benifited • chain - the flow of energy in an ecosystem • - the bottom of a plant that sucks up water • ...

Origins of civilization 2025-08-20

Origins of civilization crossword puzzle
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  1. the study of how humans act or behave
  2. scientists who study Earth's physical materials
  3. people who hunted small animals and gathered fruit/plants.
  4. skilled workers with talent
  5. to change the growth or behavior of plants or animals
  6. remains of animal or plants
  7. trading items without using money
  8. people who moved from place to place following herds
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  1. time before writing
  2. traditions or customs
  3. the name for modern humans
  4. a belief in spirits of the natural world
  5. the system that a community uses to distribute goods
  6. a complex society with a well organized government

14 Clues: time before writing • traditions or customs • the name for modern humans • skilled workers with talent • remains of animal or plants • trading items without using money • the study of how humans act or behave • a belief in spirits of the natural world • scientists who study Earth's physical materials • a complex society with a well organized government • ...

Photosynthesis Crossword 2023-02-09

Photosynthesis Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. consumers
  2. organelles found in cell plants
  3. plants
  4. Calvin cycle
  5. form grana stacks
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  1. pigments
  2. splits water
  3. transportation
  4. energy carrier
  5. energy
  6. enzyme used in the Calvin cycle
  7. Bi product

12 Clues: plants • energy • pigments • consumers • Bi product • splits water • Calvin cycle • transportation • energy carrier • form grana stacks • organelles found in cell plants • enzyme used in the Calvin cycle

Animals and plants 2020-06-17

Animals and plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. They are usually spread out along stems in ways that catch the most light.
  2. Substance in plants that meke their parts green.
  3. They are the qualities an organism has.
  4. It is a characteristic that can help an individual compete.
  5. They grow away from the stem in search of water and nutrients.
Down
  1. Tiny structures in the plant cells.
  2. It is a behavior that helps some animals survive in low temperatures.
  3. The process in which plants make sugar.
  4. It is a physical feature or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment.
  5. It is to receive characteristics from their parents and look very much like them.
  6. They grow toward light.

11 Clues: They grow toward light. • Tiny structures in the plant cells. • The process in which plants make sugar. • They are the qualities an organism has. • Substance in plants that meke their parts green. • It is a characteristic that can help an individual compete. • They grow away from the stem in search of water and nutrients. • ...

animals and plants 2012-10-28

animals and plants crossword puzzle
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  1. plants that do not contain chlorophyll
  2. animals that breathe using gills
  3. a small green plant with leaves but without a stem
  4. these animals have a scaly skin
  5. animals with backbones
  6. green plants with leaves and roots but no seeds
Down
  1. these plants have seeds in cones
  2. a way of classifying objects
  3. to sort out living things into groups
  4. animals that have a constant body temperature
  5. the study of living things

11 Clues: animals with backbones • the study of living things • a way of classifying objects • these animals have a scaly skin • these plants have seeds in cones • animals that breathe using gills • to sort out living things into groups • plants that do not contain chlorophyll • animals that have a constant body temperature • green plants with leaves and roots but no seeds • ...

Moon and Plants 2014-12-23

Moon and Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. a large object that moves around a star
  2. an object that moves around another object in space
  3. plants that lie between the sun and asteroid belt-Mercury, Venus, earth, mars
  4. the movement of one object around another space
  5. the motion of a plant or other object as it turns on its axis
  6. Different shapes of the moon
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  1. plants that lie on the outer side of the asteroid belt-Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  2. the imaginary line that runs through the center of the earth from the North Pole to South Pole
  3. separates the inner and outer plants
  4. a plant made out of most gases-the outer plant
  5. certain path

11 Clues: certain path • Different shapes of the moon • separates the inner and outer plants • a large object that moves around a star • a plant made out of most gases-the outer plant • the movement of one object around another space • an object that moves around another object in space • the motion of a plant or other object as it turns on its axis • ...

~Nutrition In Plants~ 2016-04-26

~Nutrition In Plants~ crossword puzzle
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  1. The green pigment needed for photosynthesis.
  2. The ultimate source of energy.
  3. Organisms that are found near decayed organic matter.
  4. Plants that get their by using ingenious methods.
  5. Fungi reproduce through ______.
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  1. The cells of green leaves and young stems of plants contain numerous green structures called _______.
  2. The only organism which can trap nitrogen.
  3. a stoma is surrounded by _______.
  4. Lichen is an example of _______.
  5. The common name for Cuscuta.
  6. Protein is a great source of ______.

11 Clues: The common name for Cuscuta. • The ultimate source of energy. • Fungi reproduce through ______. • Lichen is an example of _______. • a stoma is surrounded by _______. • Protein is a great source of ______. • The only organism which can trap nitrogen. • The green pigment needed for photosynthesis. • Plants that get their by using ingenious methods. • ...

cells and plants 2023-03-27

cells and plants crossword puzzle
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  1. make proteins
  2. organelle that carries out photosynthesis
  3. help plant cells devide
  4. controlles what goes in and out of the cell
  5. the powerhouse of the cell
  6. organelle that contains digestive enzymes
Down
  1. protect the plant cells
  2. storage area in plant cells
  3. packages molecules for the cell
  4. the liquid part of the cell
  5. the control centre for the cell

11 Clues: make proteins • protect the plant cells • help plant cells devide • the powerhouse of the cell • storage area in plant cells • the liquid part of the cell • packages molecules for the cell • the control centre for the cell • organelle that carries out photosynthesis • organelle that contains digestive enzymes • controlles what goes in and out of the cell

how plants grow 2022-12-01

how plants grow crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process plants use to make food
  2. which gas is required for photosynthesis to take place?
  3. type of plant used for decorative purposes
Down
  1. plant's response to physical objects
  2. type of plant used for eating
  3. plant's response to light
  4. simple sugar produced through photosynthesis
  5. area of agriculture that produces plants for food, comfort, and beauty
  6. structure responsible for obtaining carbon dioxide from the air
  7. plant's response to gravity
  8. green pigment in the leaves that gather energy from sunlight

11 Clues: plant's response to light • plant's response to gravity • type of plant used for eating • the process plants use to make food • plant's response to physical objects • type of plant used for decorative purposes • simple sugar produced through photosynthesis • which gas is required for photosynthesis to take place? • ...

ADAPTATIONS IN PLANTS 2023-01-20

ADAPTATIONS IN PLANTS crossword puzzle
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  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9
  4. 1
  5. 5
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  1. 4
  2. 11
  3. 12
  4. 2
  5. 6
  6. 10
  7. 3

12 Clues: 4 • 7 • 2 • 6 • 8 • 9 • 1 • 3 • 5 • 11 • 12 • 10

NUTRITION IN PLANTS 2017-05-08

NUTRITION IN PLANTS crossword puzzle
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  1. the gas released during photosynthesis
  2. a plant that feeds on decomposing materials
  3. a plant that traps and feeds on insects
  4. a soft and white substances foung growing on decomposing materials during the rainy season
  5. the good and friendly relationship between 2 organisms
  6. the numerous openings found on the lower surface of the leaf
Down
  1. the process of taking in food by an organism and its utilization by the body
  2. the process carried out by plants to prepare food for themselves
  3. the pigment in plant that captures solar energy
  4. the bacteria present in the soil which converts the atmospheric nitrogen into the water soluble compounds to be absorbed by the plants
  5. the plant from which a parasitic plant sucks its food

11 Clues: the gas released during photosynthesis • a plant that traps and feeds on insects • a plant that feeds on decomposing materials • the pigment in plant that captures solar energy • the plant from which a parasitic plant sucks its food • the good and friendly relationship between 2 organisms • the numerous openings found on the lower surface of the leaf • ...

Animals and plants 2021-06-11

Animals and plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. insect that is homonym of bat ball game
  2. give us oxygen
  3. also called Cuscuta
  4. also called sea cow
  5. Which is from dog family? Fox or Walrus?
Down
  1. which type of animals eat meat?
  2. king of jungle
  3. where polar bear lives
  4. insect that makes web as home
  5. we get this by sugarcane
  6. the slowest bird

11 Clues: king of jungle • give us oxygen • the slowest bird • also called Cuscuta • also called sea cow • where polar bear lives • we get this by sugarcane • insect that makes web as home • which type of animals eat meat? • insect that is homonym of bat ball game • Which is from dog family? Fox or Walrus?

Plants and Photosynthesis 2023-12-01

Plants and Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
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  1. what happens to the enzyme if it is too hot? It ___.
  2. where does water vapour escape in a leaf?
  3. how do leaves get their green colour?
  4. photosynthesis ___ when light levels decrease
  5. what are the products of photosynthesis
  6. photosynthesis is an ______ reaction
  7. which vessel transports water in a plant?
Down
  1. which mesophyll layer contains many chloroplasts?
  2. the gas reactant in photosynthesis
  3. which piece of apparatus measures transpiration?
  4. open and close stomata

11 Clues: open and close stomata • the gas reactant in photosynthesis • photosynthesis is an ______ reaction • how do leaves get their green colour? • what are the products of photosynthesis • where does water vapour escape in a leaf? • which vessel transports water in a plant? • photosynthesis ___ when light levels decrease • which piece of apparatus measures transpiration? • ...

Photosynthesis and Plants 2023-10-31

Photosynthesis and Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plants produce this and humans breathe it in
  2. one of the ingredients that humans breathe out out and plants breathe in
  3. this part of the plant transport water and nutrients to the leaves
  4. ingredient that is absorbed through the roots
Down
  1. process of changing sunlight to chemical energy to make sugar
  2. the sugar that plants produce
  3. ingredient that is responsible for starting photosynthesis
  4. sugar is stored in here
  5. type of energy that comes from the sun
  6. relationship that at least one species benefit from their interaction
  7. this part of the plant absorbs water and minerals and keeps the plant anchored to the soil

11 Clues: sugar is stored in here • the sugar that plants produce • type of energy that comes from the sun • plants produce this and humans breathe it in • ingredient that is absorbed through the roots • ingredient that is responsible for starting photosynthesis • process of changing sunlight to chemical energy to make sugar • ...

4.2 Plants/Photosynthesis 2023-10-16

4.2 Plants/Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
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  1. the element plants give off as a result of photosynthesis
  2. a tiny, green part in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll
  3. dioxide, plants breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen
  4. the female plant organ located at the center of the plant
  5. the male plant organ that is where pollen can be found
  6. helps water and nutrients travel from the roots to other parts of the plant
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  1. a green pigment in plants that absorbs sunlight, creating energy for photosynthesis
  2. anchors the plant in place and absorbs water and nutrients from the soil
  3. the process plants use to create food and oxygen out of water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight
  4. the food produced for plants through the process of photosynthesis
  5. the location where photosynthesis mainly takes place due to it's position for receiving sunlight

11 Clues: the male plant organ that is where pollen can be found • the element plants give off as a result of photosynthesis • the female plant organ located at the center of the plant • a tiny, green part in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll • dioxide, plants breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen • ...

Reproduction in Plants 2024-11-22

Reproduction in Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. dispersal The process by which seeds are spread away
  2. the parent plant.
  3. The tiny structures that contain the male gametes in plants.
  4. The male reproductive part of a flower.
  5. The female reproductive part of a flower.
  6. The part of the plant that develops into a fruit after fertilization.
  7. The process by which a seed develops into a new plant.
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  1. The process of producing new plants from seeds
  2. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma
  3. The part of the flower that attracts pollinators with its color and scent
  4. A type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes.

11 Clues: the parent plant. • The male reproductive part of a flower. • The female reproductive part of a flower. • The process of producing new plants from seeds • dispersal The process by which seeds are spread away • The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma • The process by which a seed develops into a new plant. • ...

Plants and Animals 2026-01-26

Plants and Animals crossword puzzle
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  1. animal with a backbone
  2. plants that produce cones to protect their seeds
  3. polling moving from one flower to another
  4. a time of rest or deep sleep through the cold winter
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  1. how animals move or interact with their environment and other animals
  2. animal without bones at all
  3. all the living and nonliving things in an area
  4. movement from one place to another
  5. to start growing
  6. process of developing into an adult
  7. similar to seeds but do not store food for its embryo

11 Clues: to start growing • animal with a backbone • animal without bones at all • movement from one place to another • process of developing into an adult • polling moving from one flower to another • all the living and nonliving things in an area • plants that produce cones to protect their seeds • a time of rest or deep sleep through the cold winter • ...

Let's Ponder! 2020-05-08

Let's Ponder! crossword puzzle
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  1. Largest land animal
  2. Highest mountain
  3. Study of plants is known as
  4. What name is given to animals that eat both flesh and plant material?
  5. This is the favourite food of the giant panda.
  6. What is the name of largest ocean on earth?
  7. Largest organ in humans
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  1. Silkworm prefers to eat my leaves.
  2. Which is the only bird able to fly backwards?
  3. Which plant has flowers but no proper leaves?
  4. What liquid do plants need for preparing food?
  5. What is the name of the protective outer layer of trees?
  6. Food collects here after we chew and swallow.
  7. Carnivorous plants are also called
  8. Fastest animal on two legs
  9. I am an unusual plant and is eaten by many people.

16 Clues: Highest mountain • Largest land animal • Largest organ in humans • Fastest animal on two legs • Study of plants is known as • Silkworm prefers to eat my leaves. • Carnivorous plants are also called • What is the name of largest ocean on earth? • Which is the only bird able to fly backwards? • Which plant has flowers but no proper leaves? • ...

Let's Ponder! 2020-05-08

Let's Ponder! crossword puzzle
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  1. Which is the only bird able to fly backwards?
  2. I am an unusual plant and is eaten by many people.
  3. What liquid do plants need for preparing food?
  4. What name is given to animals that eat both flesh and plant material?
  5. What is the name of largest ocean on earth?
  6. Highest mountain
  7. Silkworm prefers to eat my leaves.
  8. Fastest animal on two legs
  9. Which plant has flowers but no proper leaves?
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  1. Carnivorous plants are also called
  2. Largest land animal
  3. This is the favourite food of the giant panda.
  4. Food collects here after we chew and swallow.
  5. What is the name of the protective outer layer of trees?
  6. Study of plants is known as
  7. Largest organ in humans

16 Clues: Highest mountain • Largest land animal • Largest organ in humans • Fastest animal on two legs • Study of plants is known as • Carnivorous plants are also called • Silkworm prefers to eat my leaves. • What is the name of largest ocean on earth? • Which is the only bird able to fly backwards? • Food collects here after we chew and swallow. • ...

Let's Ponder! 2020-05-08

Let's Ponder! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which plant has flowers but no proper leaves?
  2. What is the name of the protective outer layer of trees?
  3. Which is the only bird able to fly backwards?
  4. What name is given to animals that eat both flesh and plant material?
  5. Study of plants is known as
  6. Silkworm prefers to eat my leaves.
  7. Fastest animal on two legs
  8. Carnivorous plants are also called
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  1. What is the name of largest ocean on earth?
  2. Food collects here after we chew and swallow.
  3. I am an unusual plant and is eaten by many people.
  4. Largest land animal
  5. What liquid do plants need for preparing food?
  6. Highest mountain
  7. This is the favourite food of the giant panda.
  8. Largest organ in humans

16 Clues: Highest mountain • Largest land animal • Largest organ in humans • Fastest animal on two legs • Study of plants is known as • Silkworm prefers to eat my leaves. • Carnivorous plants are also called • What is the name of largest ocean on earth? • Food collects here after we chew and swallow. • Which plant has flowers but no proper leaves? • ...

Ag terms 2026-03-30

Ag terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Bib Valve for attaching a water hose
  2. Thermometer determines the temperature of the soil
  3. used to rake away dead leaves and other stuff
  4. Shears Cutting large branches when pruning shrubbery
  5. Tube Obtaining soil for testing
  6. Breaker Reduces impact of water pressure on soil and plants.
  7. Shears Cutting and shaping shrubbery
  8. Bar Used to plant trees quickly
  9. Planter Planting and transplanting bulbs
  10. Tool Preparing woody parts for grafting
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  1. Shears
  2. axe Used to clear thick brush and bushes without using power tools
  3. used to dig up dirt
  4. Used for pruning, felling, or limbing trees
  5. used to see small things naked to the human eye like plant cells
  6. Saw Sawing limbs from shrubbery and trees
  7. used to water plants
  8. Auger Boring holes into soil to get samples
  9. used to dig up spots for plants

19 Clues: Shears • used to dig up dirt • used to water plants • Tube Obtaining soil for testing • used to dig up spots for plants • Bar Used to plant trees quickly • Shears Cutting and shaping shrubbery • Bib Valve for attaching a water hose • Planter Planting and transplanting bulbs • Saw Sawing limbs from shrubbery and trees • Tool Preparing woody parts for grafting • ...

Final Preparation #2 2025-05-15

Final Preparation #2 crossword puzzle
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  1. a baby bird that doesn't fly yet
  2. chemical reaction in plants- makes energy
  3. the smallest amount of an element
  4. a blend of decomposing plant materials
  5. a plant that lives for many years
  6. a plant that lives for a year or less
  7. The primary reproductive structures in plants
  8. a soil particle that is small and flat
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  1. the building blocks of all things on earth
  2. water evaporating off leaves
  3. a soil particle that is small and round- like flour
  4. what you apply to soil before planting
  5. a substance that living things can get
  6. plants growing where you don't want them
  7. two or more atoms bonded together
  8. a soil particle that is large and round

16 Clues: water evaporating off leaves • a baby bird that doesn't fly yet • the smallest amount of an element • two or more atoms bonded together • a plant that lives for many years • a plant that lives for a year or less • what you apply to soil before planting • a substance that living things can get • a blend of decomposing plant materials • a soil particle that is small and flat • ...

Carbon Cycle 2023-12-12

Carbon Cycle crossword puzzle
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  1. When we breathe, our body takes the oxygen from the air, and when we exhale, we release ________ dioxide
  2. breathe! inhale, now exhale. Please pay attention. This process is called
  3. That is why plants are called ________ which means "self-feeding" in Greek.
  4. As a result of this chemical reaction, _________ is produced and released into the air. Hint: you need this gas to breathe
  5. Which impacts the _____________________ by causing changes in the weather
  6. After millions of years being buried under rocks and dirt, the carbon can become ________ fuel.
  7. So, if you are having dinner and eat rice, the carbon that is stored as food in this ______ will go into you
  8. Since animals like you and me can produce our own food like plants do, we need to eat things to get energy and protein. This means we are called ________
  9. Too much of this gas can lead to rise of ________________
  10. This process allows plants to produce their own ___________ which they can use as energy to grow.
  11. We humans have been releasing_____________ carbon dioxide into the air that is captured and stored by natural processes.
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  1. These fuels are burned by humans to release ______________ which we use for things like heating our homes, making electricity, and cooking our food.
  2. Living things like plants or animals are called ____________. When they die, the carbon that it has stored as food will start to change.
  3. Carbon dioxide in the air is captured by plants together with water and energy from the sun in a chemical reaction called
  4. When burned, the carbon that is stored in the fuel is ____________ into the air again
  5. change Changes in weather and temperature over a long period of time and everywhere on our planet is called
  6. Carbon dioxide is a _____________ gas, which means it makes a layer around earth and traps in the heat.

17 Clues: Too much of this gas can lead to rise of ________________ • breathe! inhale, now exhale. Please pay attention. This process is called • Which impacts the _____________________ by causing changes in the weather • That is why plants are called ________ which means "self-feeding" in Greek. • ...

Crossword Puzzle 2022-12-28

Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
  2. tissue：Dermal tissue is the outermost layer of plants, analogous to the skin of animals. This layer is more commonly known as the epidermis, the same as our outer layer. They are one of the three types of plant tissues, along with vascular and ground tissue.
  3. spreading of something more widely
  4. sharp explosive cry of certain animals, especially a dog, fox, or seal.
  5. of a plant normally below the ground
  6. sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose, and used as a sweetener in food and drink:
  7. ：a flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant
  8. upper layer of earth that may be dug or plowed and in which plants grow
  9. hard fibrous material that forms the main substance of the trunk or branches of a tree or shrub, used for fuel or timber:
  10. tissue：tissues have undifferentiated cells, which form the building blocks of the specialized plant structures.
  11. to or denoting an organism that contains genetic material into which DNA from an unrelated organism has been artificially introduced
  12. cells：each of a pair of curved cells that surround a stoma, becoming larger or smaller according to the pressure within the cells.
  13. vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves.
  14. ：the main woody stem of a tree as distinct from its branches and roots.
  15. space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of a cell, enclosed by a membrane and typically containing fluid.
  16. meristem：Apical Meristem Definition The apical meristem is the growth region in plants found within the root tips and the tips of the new shoots and leaves. Apical meristem is one of three types of meristem, or tissue which can differentiate into different cell types. Meristem is the tissue in which growth occurs in plants.
  17. main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, typically rising above ground but occasionally subterranean.
  18. green plant cells) a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.
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  1. the color between blue and yellow in the spectrum; colored like grass or emeralds
  2. tissue ：The upper or outer layer of the two main layers of cells that make up the skin
  3. or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow:
  4. of the minute pores in the epidermis of the leaf or stem of a plant, forming a slit of variable width which allows movement of gases in and out of the intercellular spaces. Also called stomate.
  5. chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility
  6. ：the vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root and also helps to form the woody element in the stem. Compare with phloem.
  7. reproduction ：vegetative reproduction, any form of asexual reproduction occurring in plants in which a new plant grows from a fragment of the parent plant or grows from a specialized reproductive structure (such as a stolon, rhizome, tuber, corm, or bulb)
  8. living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll.
  9. sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food:
  10. exchange：Gas exchange is the process by which oxygen and carbon dioxide (the respiratory gases) move in opposite directions across an organism's respiratory membranes, between the air or water of the external environment and the body fluids of the internal environment.
  11. woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.
  12. ：a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyrin ring.
  13. seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) that are typically surrounded by a brightly colored corolla (petals) and a green calyx (sepals).
  14. fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense.
  15. tissue：The outer layers of tissue of woody roots and stems, consisting of the cork cambium and the tissues produced by it, such as cork.
  16. protective and waxy or hard layer covering the epidermis of a plant, invertebrate, or shell.
  17. mesophyll：The spongy mesophyll is a type of photosynthetic tissue found in the leaves of most plants.
  18. culture propagation ： It makes use of parts of a plant to generate multiple copies of the plant in a very short duration. The technique exploits the property of totipotency of plant cell which means that any cell from any part of the plant can be used to generate a whole new plant.
  19. tissue：A ground tissue is a plant tissue other than those of the dermal tissues and the vascular tissues. It arises from the ground meristem. It fills in the soft parts of the plants, such as cortex, pith, pericycle, etc.
  20. meristem：Secondary, or lateral, meristems, which are found in all woody plants and in some herbaceous ones, consist of the vascular cambium and the cork cambium. They produce secondary tissues from a ring of vascular cambium in stems and roots.
  21. tissue： the tissue in higher plants that constitutes the vascular system, consisting of phloem and xylem, by which water and nutrients are conducted throughout the plant.
  22. flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk. Leaves are the main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration

40 Clues: spreading of something more widely • of a plant normally below the ground • or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow: • sharp explosive cry of certain animals, especially a dog, fox, or seal. • upper layer of earth that may be dug or plowed and in which plants grow • ：the main woody stem of a tree as distinct from its branches and roots. • ...

Photosynthesis and Ecosystem 2024-11-10

Photosynthesis and Ecosystem crossword puzzle
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  1. A plant or animal that breaks down dead organisms to recycle nutrients back into the soil
  2. The type of energy needed by the plant to start photosynthesis
  3. The part of the plant that absorbs the water from the soil, which is needed for photosynthesis
  4. This term describes all the living things in an environment, such as plants and animals
  5. This gas is released by plants as a result of photosynthesis.
  6. This gas is taken in by plants during photosynthesis
  7. The food produced by plants through photosynthesis that provides them with energy
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  1. A community of living organisms and their physical environment, interacting together
  2. The process by which plants use sunlight, water, carbon dioxide to make their own food
  3. An animal that hunts and eats other animals
  4. An animal that is hunted and eaten by predators
  5. The part of the plant where photosynthesis mainly occurs

12 Clues: An animal that hunts and eats other animals • An animal that is hunted and eaten by predators • This gas is taken in by plants during photosynthesis • The part of the plant where photosynthesis mainly occurs • This gas is released by plants as a result of photosynthesis. • The type of energy needed by the plant to start photosynthesis • ...

Biology crossword 2026-05-26

Biology crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients.
  2. an animal adapted to eat plants, fungi, or algae
  3. an organism can make its own food.
  4. non-living, physical, and chemical components of an environment that influence living organisms and shape ecosystems.
  5. an organism that regularly consumes a variety of materials from multiple trophic levels, including plants, animals, algae, and fungi.
  6. an individual or entity that creates, grows, or supplies goods.
  7. consumer organisms that get their energy by eating primary consumers
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  1. consumer
  2. an organism—typically bacteria, fungi, or invertebrates—that breaks down dead plants, animals, and waste products.
  3. an organism—such as an animal, plant, or fungus—that meets its nutritional and energy requirements primarily by consuming animal tissues.
  4. life or living organisms.
  5. consumer organisms that feed exclusively on primary producers (like plants and algae) to obtain their energy.

12 Clues: consumer • life or living organisms. • an organism can make its own food. • an animal adapted to eat plants, fungi, or algae • an individual or entity that creates, grows, or supplies goods. • consumer organisms that get their energy by eating primary consumers • an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients. • ...

Plants - From Flowers to Seeds 2020-04-27

Plants - From Flowers to Seeds crossword puzzle
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  1. The tube-like structure found within the female reproductive organ. The function is to hold up the stigma and connect to the ovary
  2. structure of a plant that contains the embryo and food source to produce the next generation through sexual reproduction
  3. Fertilization in angiosperms, in which two sperm cells unite with two cells in the embryo sac to form the (2n) zygote and (3n) endosperm.
  4. type of plants that produce seeds with only one cotyledon, includes the grasses
  5. female organ of a flower that contains the egg cells, once fertilized will turn into the seeds
  6. the most successful vascular land plants that produce flowers, fruit and seeds
  7. tough covering that surrounds and protects the plant embryo and keeps the contents of the seed from drying out
  8. female organ at the base of flowers , contains the ovules, turns into fruit
  9. male reproductive cells that contain the male sperms
  10. chemical substance in plants that are produced by cells and transported to other cells to induce a response such as flowering or producing seeds
  11. the movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant can be done by water, wind, or animals
  12. a reproductive process in which pollen from one plant is transferred to the stigma of another plant of the same species
  13. numerous male structures of a flowering plant, includes the anther and filament
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  1. A reproductive process in plants that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce seeds for the next generation
  2. tip of the female flower structure that traps male pollen and provides nutrients for the pollen to grow it's pollen tube
  3. structure found at the base of most flowers, protects the developing flower, peels downward when the flower is mature and open
  4. the small thin stalk in the male mats of the flower that holds up the anther
  5. Sometimes called the Pistil, the female part of the flowering plant
  6. category of plants that produces seeds with 2 seed- halves, includes most shrubs and trees and any plant NOT in the grass family
  7. means naked seed - vascular, cone bearing plants that produce seeds but no fruit
  8. ferns and their relatives - vascular plants that reproduce by spores (they do not produce seeds)
  9. The seed halves, consists of the food source for the embryo
  10. The male tips of the stamens that contain the pollen grains
  11. modified leaves which are usually bright in color to attract pollinators.
  12. A mature ovary of a flower that protects dormant seeds and aids in their dispersal.

25 Clues: male reproductive cells that contain the male sperms • The seed halves, consists of the food source for the embryo • The male tips of the stamens that contain the pollen grains • Sometimes called the Pistil, the female part of the flowering plant • modified leaves which are usually bright in color to attract pollinators. • ...

BCMB 321 Crossword 2025-09-23

BCMB 321 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. What type of transport describes sugar transport through cell walls and outside the plasma membrane?
  2. Which unbranched starch polymer consists of a α-1,4-linked glucose unit?
  3. What channels connect plant cells to symplastic transport?
  4. Which sulfur containing amino acid is the precursor for many other compounds?
  5. What kind of flow mechanism explains phloem transport based on water pressure differences?
  6. Which positively charged ion (NH₄⁺) is a reduced from of nitrogen taken up by plant roots?
  7. Which intermediate (NO₂⁻) nitrogen assimilation is toxic to plants?
  8. Which lipid molecule consists of glycerol and three fatty acids?
  9. Which anion (NO₃⁻) is the main nitrogen source absorbed from soil?
  10. Which iron storage protein complex keeps free iron from forming harmful superoxides?
  11. Which disaccharide transports carbon from leaves to other plant tissues?
  12. What is the type plant transporter that moves phosphate into roots against the concentration gradient?
  13. Which proteins stabilize oil bodies in plant seeds?
  14. Which polymer of glucose serves as a long-term energy storage molecule in plants?
  15. Which type of amino acids includes phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan?
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  1. Which tripeptide antioxidant contains cysteine?
  2. Which plant peroxisomes convert fats into sugars using the glyoxylate cycle?
  3. Which iron-sulfur protein transfers electrons in photosynthesis and nitrogen assimilation?
  4. Which organelle in non-photosynthetic tissues stores starch?
  5. What relationship between plant roots and fungi improves phosphorus uptake?
  6. Which branched starch polymer contains both α-1,4 and α-1,6 linkages?
  7. What is the name of the clusters that transfer electrons in metabolic reactions?
  8. Which enzyme removes branches from starch molecules?
  9. Which sulfur containing amino acid is essential in human diets?
  10. Which mixture of seed storage proteins in wheat can trigger celiac disease?
  11. What type of transport describes sugar movement directly from cell to cell via cytoplasm connections?
  12. What is the class of enzymes that catalyzes electron-transfer reactions such as nitrate-> nitrite?
  13. What molecule binds ions to iron to make them soluble for plant uptake?
  14. What i the name of the method of growing plants in nutrient rich?
  15. Which carbohydrate polymer made from fructose stores carbon in some plants?
  16. What is the negatively charged ion of sulfur that is taken up by plants from the soil?
  17. Which cells support sieve elements and help with phloem loading?
  18. Which metabolic pathway in plants produces aromatic amino acids and is targeted by glyphosate herbicides?
  19. Which insoluble iron compound in soil limits iron availability to plants? (Hydroxide)
  20. Which specialized phloem elements transport sugars but lack a nucleus?

35 Clues: Which tripeptide antioxidant contains cysteine? • Which proteins stabilize oil bodies in plant seeds? • Which enzyme removes branches from starch molecules? • What channels connect plant cells to symplastic transport? • Which organelle in non-photosynthetic tissues stores starch? • Which sulfur containing amino acid is essential in human diets? • ...

Cycles of Matter 2021-08-22

Cycles of Matter crossword puzzle
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  1. The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from glucose
  2. Building block for the matter that makes up the bodies of living things
  3. bacteria that convert nitrogen in the air into forms that can be used by plants and animals
  4. The process by which green plant cells convert light energy from the Sun to chemical energy by changing carbon dioxide and water to glucose (sugar) and oxygen
  5. water from rain, snowmelt or other sources that flows over the land surfaces
  6. the process by which a gas changes to a liquid
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  1. loss of water from a plant through its leaves
  2. the cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use
  3. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain, snow, hail, sleet or mist)
  4. the process of breaking down the remains of dead plants and animals, returning their nutrients to the environment
  5. water found underground
  6. the process by which liquid water molecules absorb energy and change to a gas
  7. the movement in nature of water from the surface of Earth to the atmosphere and back
  8. bumps on the roots of certain plants that house nitrogen-fixing bacteria
  9. process of converting nitrogen gas into nitrogen compounds that plants can absorb and use

15 Clues: water found underground • loss of water from a plant through its leaves • the process by which a gas changes to a liquid • The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from glucose • Building block for the matter that makes up the bodies of living things • bumps on the roots of certain plants that house nitrogen-fixing bacteria • ...

Ecology Part 1 Review 2022-02-09

Ecology Part 1 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Plants play a role in the carbon cycle through this process-removing CO2 from the atmosphere.
  2. In most of the biogeochemical cycles, this process helps to return nutrients to the soil-as dead organisms are broken down.
  3. _______ factors include nonliving factors of an ecosystem, such as sunlight, soil, and water.
  4. These organisms help to make nitrogen usable by plants.
  5. Sulfuric acid falls to the ground from our atmosphere as _____.
  6. Without nitrogen ________, plants and animals would not be able to obtain the important nutrient.
  7. All energy starts in the _____, then moves to producers-which occupy the first trophic level.
  8. Animals play a role in the carbon cycle through this process-taking in O2 and exhaling CO2.
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  1. Clouds form in our atmosphere through this process.
  2. The phosphorous cycle is unique in that it is largely a rock process, and never enters the ____________.
  3. Sulfur enters the atmosphere through oceanic bacteria, burning of fossil fuels, and through these.
  4. _______ factors include living organisms, such as animals and plants.
  5. Two species cannot occupy the same _______, as one will eventually be out-competed.
  6. Humans can use this to help plants obtain nitrogen and phosphorous when there is not sufficient levels in the soil.
  7. As humans, we are __________, since we cannot make our own food for energy.

15 Clues: Clouds form in our atmosphere through this process. • These organisms help to make nitrogen usable by plants. • Sulfuric acid falls to the ground from our atmosphere as _____. • _______ factors include living organisms, such as animals and plants. • As humans, we are __________, since we cannot make our own food for energy. • ...

GETTING TO KNOW PLANTS 2024-06-25

GETTING TO KNOW PLANTS crossword puzzle
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  1. MONEY PLANT
  2. PUMPKIN
  3. PLANTS WITH THICK WOODY STEM
  4. UNDERGROUND STEM
  5. PROCESS BY WHICH WATER IS GIVEN OUT BY STOMATA
  6. PRODUCTION OF FOOD BY PLANTS
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  1. PROMINENT LINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LEAF
  2. LINES ON A LEAF
  3. DESIGN MADE BY VEINS IN A LEAF
  4. SMALL PLANTS WITH SLENDER GREEN STEM
  5. EDIBLE PART OF SWEET POTATO

11 Clues: PUMPKIN • MONEY PLANT • LINES ON A LEAF • UNDERGROUND STEM • EDIBLE PART OF SWEET POTATO • PLANTS WITH THICK WOODY STEM • PRODUCTION OF FOOD BY PLANTS • DESIGN MADE BY VEINS IN A LEAF • SMALL PLANTS WITH SLENDER GREEN STEM • PROMINENT LINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LEAF • PROCESS BY WHICH WATER IS GIVEN OUT BY STOMATA

Photosynthesis 2025-04-10

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
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  1. Molecules in which energy is stored
  2. Carbon Dioxide
  3. A pigment that reflects green
  4. An ingredient needed by plants for photosynthesis
  5. Water
  6. A type of sugar made by plants
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  1. A molecule that absorbs light
  2. The process in which plants create sugar
  3. Where photosynthesis takes place
  4. How molecules are turned into energy
  5. The formula for glucose

11 Clues: Water • Carbon Dioxide • The formula for glucose • A molecule that absorbs light • A pigment that reflects green • A type of sugar made by plants • Where photosynthesis takes place • Molecules in which energy is stored • How molecules are turned into energy • The process in which plants create sugar • An ingredient needed by plants for photosynthesis

Ecofriendly 2020-03-23

Ecofriendly crossword puzzle
Across
  1. not thin
  2. he/she works without getting any money
  3. without hair
  4. baby wolves
  5. the mouth of a wild animal
  6. how tall you are
  7. put things in groups
  8. you take it when you are ill
  9. eat both plants and animals
  10. shopping
Down
  1. spend the winter sleeping
  2. shops
  3. it sends up water
  4. children can play there
  5. eat only plants and vegetation
  6. marks on the ground you follow
  7. people

17 Clues: shops • people • not thin • shopping • baby wolves • without hair • how tall you are • it sends up water • put things in groups • children can play there • spend the winter sleeping • the mouth of a wild animal • eat both plants and animals • you take it when you are ill • eat only plants and vegetation • marks on the ground you follow • he/she works without getting any money

Photosynthesis Crossword 2021-09-22

Photosynthesis Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. you pour this on roots to help plants grow
  2. green pigment inside plants
  3. small membranes inside plant cell that look like coins, help with photosynthesis
  4. tiny mouths where gases enter and leave the plant
  5. this gas comes out during the photosynthesis, helps us breathe
  6. this light source powers photosynthesis
  7. this sugar is made during photosynthesis
Down
  1. plants take in this gas during photosynthesis
  2. the organelle in the cell where photosynthesis happens
  3. the process of plants receiving energy from the sun
  4. this is the type of cell where photosynthesis happens

11 Clues: green pigment inside plants • this light source powers photosynthesis • this sugar is made during photosynthesis • you pour this on roots to help plants grow • plants take in this gas during photosynthesis • tiny mouths where gases enter and leave the plant • the process of plants receiving energy from the sun • this is the type of cell where photosynthesis happens • ...