plants Crossword Puzzles

photosynthesis & cellular respiration 2022-12-13

photosynthesis & cellular respiration crossword puzzle
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  1. electromagnetic of the sun that reaches the earth
  2. a natural substance that produces color in plants
  3. a process in which glucose is broken down by cells
  4. reactions that happen during the day
  5. source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level
  6. respiration oxygen is used to make energy using carbohydrates
  7. converts light energy into chemical energy
  8. dioxide gas found in our atmosphere
  9. a chemical process that occurs in plants
  10. cells and tissues that give structure to organs, glands and other tissues
  11. reactions that can only happen at night
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  1. liquid that makes life on earth possible
  2. small structures in a cell found in a cytoplasm
  3. type of sugar
  4. transport chain a series of 4 protein complexes
  5. disc-like sacs inside a chloroplast
  6. colorless, odorless gas
  7. an organism that produces its own food using light water and carbon dioxide
  8. cycle chain of reactions occuring in the mitochondria
  9. pigment present in green plants

20 Clues: type of sugar • colorless, odorless gas • pigment present in green plants • disc-like sacs inside a chloroplast • dioxide gas found in our atmosphere • reactions that happen during the day • reactions that can only happen at night • liquid that makes life on earth possible • a chemical process that occurs in plants • converts light energy into chemical energy • ...

Photosynthesis 2019-11-20

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
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  1. when plants photosynthesize, suns energy is not destroyed it is ________
  2. toxic gas needed as a starting material for photosynthesis
  3. a product of photosynthesis that plants use for energy
  4. organisms that seek/hunt their food
  5. conservation of energy/mass is considered a ____because it will not change
  6. part of plant that moves water to the leaves and flower
  7. number of ending products made from photosynthesis
  8. another name for glucose
  9. part of plant that absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis
  10. green pigment inside chloroplasts that turn the plant green
  11. part of plant that absorbs water and nutrients
  12. a product of photosynthesis that humans need to survive
  13. the ultimate energy for life on earth
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  1. starting material that is absorbed through the roots
  2. number of starting materials for photosynthesis
  3. process where plants make food
  4. prefix that means "green"
  5. photosynthesis is a ______change
  6. the organelle in a plant cell responsible for photosynthesis
  7. organisms that make their own food are called:
  8. part of plant that is the reproductive organs

21 Clues: another name for glucose • prefix that means "green" • process where plants make food • photosynthesis is a ______change • organisms that seek/hunt their food • the ultimate energy for life on earth • part of plant that is the reproductive organs • organisms that make their own food are called: • part of plant that absorbs water and nutrients • ...

Energy 2020 2020-10-27

Energy 2020 crossword puzzle
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  1. water transpired through here..
  2. molecule of energy
  3. gross ATP generated by cellular respir..
  4. main component that moves during last stage(CR)
  5. energy pathway created WITH oxygen
  6. "light"
  7. first stage of cellular respiration
  8. why we see blue, it is....
  9. electricity (energy) is movement of ...
  10. natural form of sugar in fruit
  11. color of all light emitted by sun
  12. stored energy in muscles
  13. another name for sugars, category of energy
  14. molecule broken during glycolysis
  15. influences rate of photosynthesis
  16. energy pathway created WITHOUT oxygen
  17. light energy converts to this energy
  18. reactant to photosynthesis
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  1. process of making ethanol
  2. product of cellular respiration
  3. product of photosynthesis
  4. molecule split by light energy
  5. oil and coal are made initially from this..
  6. C6H12O6
  7. respiration opposite of photosynthesis
  8. plants that make their own food
  9. color of light plants love
  10. removed to create energy in the body
  11. created when "burn" felt in muscles
  12. light absorbing molecules in a plant
  13. once living material
  14. excess sunlight not used by plant
  15. half charged battery

33 Clues: C6H12O6 • "light" • molecule of energy • once living material • half charged battery • stored energy in muscles • process of making ethanol • product of photosynthesis • color of light plants love • why we see blue, it is.... • reactant to photosynthesis • molecule split by light energy • natural form of sugar in fruit • water transpired through here.. • product of cellular respiration • ...

Ecology 2021-01-07

Ecology crossword puzzle
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  1. Example: a puddle drying up
  2. Preformed by plants. Makes oxygen.
  3. Black rhinos and pandas are considered critically__ species.
  4. The fox in the rabbit/fox relationship.
  5. The maximum number of a species that can survive in one place.
  6. Example: rain
  7. Plant eating organisms.
  8. The living factors in an ecosystem
  9. Plants losing water through their leaves.
  10. Organism eating organisms.
  11. Some ecosystems depend largely on a __ species.
  12. Autotrophs are also known as__
  13. Example: morning dew
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  1. Preformed by animals. Makes CO2.
  2. Humans and fish have very different __ curves.
  3. Most common form of Nitrogen
  4. Form of nitrogen that can be used by plants.
  5. The impact of a human of community on its surrounding environment.
  6. Help breakdown dead animals.
  7. How individuals distribute themselves across an ecosystem.
  8. A__ species is unnatural to its current environment.
  9. Measure of the different species found in one area.
  10. The rabbit in the rabbit/fox relationship.
  11. The nonliving factors in an ecosystem
  12. The study of organisms and their physical surroundings.

25 Clues: Example: rain • Example: morning dew • Plant eating organisms. • Organism eating organisms. • Example: a puddle drying up • Most common form of Nitrogen • Help breakdown dead animals. • Autotrophs are also known as__ • Preformed by animals. Makes CO2. • Preformed by plants. Makes oxygen. • The living factors in an ecosystem • The nonliving factors in an ecosystem • ...

Producers / Consumers / Decomposers pg. 237-240 2021-10-04

Producers / Consumers / Decomposers pg. 237-240 crossword puzzle
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  1. Animals that eat other animals.
  2. These eat dead wood.
  3. One type of fungi is this.
  4. These break down animal matter into chemicals.
  5. In oceans these are the most important producers.
  6. This ecosystem is on land (starts with "T").
  7. Algae use this to make their own food.
  8. Animals that eat dead organisms.
  9. Most algae are this size.
  10. These animals eat roots.
  11. Animals that only eat plants.
Down
  1. Animals that eat plants and animals.
  2. Some bacteria can cause this.
  3. These are the smallest organisms in the world.
  4. These break down dead plants into tiny pieces.
  5. The "cleanup crew".
  6. These only eat dead animals.
  7. Spiders eat these.
  8. This ecosystem is in water (starts with "A").
  9. In any ecosystem there is a lot of this going on.
  10. These organisms make their own food.
  11. In oceans algae are food to these animals.
  12. This means to "break into parts".
  13. These organisms cannot make their own food.

24 Clues: Spiders eat these. • The "cleanup crew". • These eat dead wood. • These animals eat roots. • Most algae are this size. • One type of fungi is this. • These only eat dead animals. • Some bacteria can cause this. • Animals that only eat plants. • Animals that eat other animals. • Animals that eat dead organisms. • This means to "break into parts". • Animals that eat plants and animals. • ...

Producers / Consumers / Decomposers pg. 237-240 2021-10-04

Producers / Consumers / Decomposers pg. 237-240 crossword puzzle
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  1. Animals that eat other animals.
  2. These eat dead wood.
  3. One type of fungi is this.
  4. These break down animal matter into chemicals.
  5. In oceans these are the most important producers.
  6. This ecosystem is on land (starts with "T").
  7. Algae use this to make their own food.
  8. Animals that eat dead organisms.
  9. Most algae are this size.
  10. These animals eat roots.
  11. Animals that only eat plants.
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  1. Animals that eat plants and animals.
  2. Some bacteria can cause this.
  3. These are the smallest organisms in the world.
  4. These break down dead plants into tiny pieces.
  5. The "cleanup crew".
  6. These only eat dead animals.
  7. Spiders eat these.
  8. This ecosystem is in water (starts with "A").
  9. In any ecosystem there is a lot of this going on.
  10. These organisms make their own food.
  11. In oceans algae are food to these animals.
  12. This means to "break into parts".
  13. These organisms cannot make their own food.

24 Clues: Spiders eat these. • The "cleanup crew". • These eat dead wood. • These animals eat roots. • Most algae are this size. • One type of fungi is this. • These only eat dead animals. • Some bacteria can cause this. • Animals that only eat plants. • Animals that eat other animals. • Animals that eat dead organisms. • This means to "break into parts". • Animals that eat plants and animals. • ...

APES Irrigation 5.5 2023-01-22

APES Irrigation 5.5 crossword puzzle
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  1. rate that water permeates into an aquifer
  2. one of the largest aquifers in the world
  3. inefficient method of irrigation of digging troughs next to plants
  4. water underground available for humans
  5. aquifer recharges quickly
  6. filling of space
  7. most efficient method of irrigation, but expensive
  8. easy method of irrigation of covering field in water
  9. empty spaces in soil
  10. build up of salt in the soil
  11. water stored in pores of permeable sedimentary rock
  12. blocked aquifer, long-term recharge rate
  13. water transfer along the surface causing soil erosion
  14. travel downwards into the soil
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  1. water use for livestock and irrigation
  2. poking holes in soil to get air, water and nutrients into the soil
  3. too much water for plants
  4. loss of land fertility due to soil salinization and desertification
  5. water transfer from liquid to gas
  6. process of supplying water to land
  7. growth of deserts
  8. efficient, but must pay for equipment and energy to pump water
  9. water use at home
  10. water use for power plants

24 Clues: filling of space • growth of deserts • water use at home • empty spaces in soil • too much water for plants • aquifer recharges quickly • water use for power plants • build up of salt in the soil • travel downwards into the soil • water transfer from liquid to gas • process of supplying water to land • water use for livestock and irrigation • water underground available for humans • ...

Nutrient cycle 2023-04-24

Nutrient cycle crossword puzzle
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  1. this is not found in a free state in nature
  2. too much CO2 in the atmosphere can be responsible for this
  3. this type of animals stores carbon
  4. this bacteria is used to break down ammonia into gaseous nitrogen
  5. plants go through this process to make sugar
  6. this is needed to make proteins
  7. man made phosphorus in water
  8. plants and animals can’t use all the nitrogen in this
  9. animal waste decay creates this
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  1. the percentage of nitrogen gas in our atmosphere
  2. this is the main regulator of CO2 in the atmosphere
  3. the kind of cycle this chapter is about
  4. places phosphorus from soil can be washed away
  5. volcanoes are a natural source of this
  6. too much phosphorus in water leads to plant…..
  7. animals use this in the process of respiration
  8. phosphorus can be contained in this
  9. along with rocks, phosphorus can be contained in this
  10. plants go through photosynthesis to make this
  11. this is essential nutrient for life as it makes up important chemicals

20 Clues: man made phosphorus in water • this is needed to make proteins • animal waste decay creates this • this type of animals stores carbon • phosphorus can be contained in this • volcanoes are a natural source of this • the kind of cycle this chapter is about • this is not found in a free state in nature • plants go through this process to make sugar • ...

Unit 4 - Chapter 5 - How Ecosystems Work 2013-10-03

Unit 4 - Chapter 5 - How Ecosystems Work crossword puzzle
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  1. one species benefits and the other is not harmed/helped
  2. beneficial to both species
  3. the final, stable community in the environment
  4. breaksdown the complex compounds of dead plants/animals
  5. occurs on a surface where no ecosystem existed before
  6. gradual process of change and replacement of the types of species in a community
  7. lightning and bacteria convert nitrogen into usuable forms
  8. shows all possible feeding relationships in a community
  9. eats plants
  10. colonizes an uninhabited area that starts an ecological cycle
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  1. one species benefits and the other is harmed
  2. occurs where an ecosystem has previously existed
  3. evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation
  4. photosynthesis and respiration cycle carbon and oxygen through environment
  5. eats meat
  6. they ingest food containing the sun's energy
  7. eats both plants and meat
  8. simple model that shows how matter and energy move
  9. a feeding step in the transfer of energy in ecosystem
  10. they trap energy from the sun, bottom of the food chain

20 Clues: eats meat • eats plants • eats both plants and meat • beneficial to both species • one species benefits and the other is harmed • they ingest food containing the sun's energy • the final, stable community in the environment • occurs where an ecosystem has previously existed • simple model that shows how matter and energy move • ...

Kingdom Plantae Crossword Puzzle 2014-05-27

Kingdom Plantae Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Look like leaves and protect the flower.
  2. Tissue that carries water from the roots to the rest of the plant.
  3. Tissue that transports nutrients and the products of photosynthesis.
  4. Site of photosynthesis.
  5. Cluster of water-conducting tissue in leaves.
  6. Sticky portion of the flower that collects pollen.
  7. ______ plants contain water-conducting tissue.
  8. Organ that absorbs water and minerals.
  9. Connects roots and leaves, supports the plants, and transports water and minerals.
  10. Organ that absorbs sunlight and does photosynthesis.
  11. Long thin stalk that supports the pollen-producing part of the flower.
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  1. Female gametophytes.
  2. Long stalk that supports the pollens producing part of the flower.
  3. All the female parts of the flower make up the ______.
  4. Opening in a leaf that allows for gas exchange.
  5. ______ plants do not contain water-conducting tissue.
  6. Produces pollen.
  7. Contains the female gametophytes.
  8. All the male parts of the flower a make up the ______.
  9. They are brightly colored to attract pollinators.

20 Clues: Produces pollen. • Female gametophytes. • Site of photosynthesis. • Contains the female gametophytes. • Organ that absorbs water and minerals. • Look like leaves and protect the flower. • Cluster of water-conducting tissue in leaves. • ______ plants contain water-conducting tissue. • Opening in a leaf that allows for gas exchange. • ...

Atmosphere 2015-01-14

Atmosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the number of oxygen atoms in ozone
  2. holds the atmosphere to the earth
  3. releases nitrogen back into the air from matter
  4. the two most abundant compounds in the air are water vapor and ___.
  5. the second most abundant element in the atmosphere
  6. process by which plants make oxygen
  7. type of radiation the ozone protects us from
  8. process that takes water from ocean,lakes,rivers
  9. particles in the air
  10. water vapor to liquid
  11. the percent of nitrogen in the air
  12. from emissions and sunlight to make ozone
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  1. barometer that is sealed with a vacuum
  2. takes nitrogen from the air and makes it usable for plants
  3. instrument used to measure air pressure
  4. process by which plants and animals give off water vapor
  5. a mixture of gases that surround the earth
  6. studies the atomosphere
  7. a pattern of similar pressures
  8. the element that makes up the smallest percent of the atmosphere
  9. force per unit

21 Clues: force per unit • particles in the air • water vapor to liquid • studies the atomosphere • a pattern of similar pressures • holds the atmosphere to the earth • the percent of nitrogen in the air • the number of oxygen atoms in ozone • process by which plants make oxygen • barometer that is sealed with a vacuum • instrument used to measure air pressure • ...

Ecosystems and Biomes 2015-03-09

Ecosystems and Biomes crossword puzzle
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  1. Typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time
  2. Consumer that only eats plants
  3. Consumer that eats both plants and animals
  4. A tree that produces its seeds in cones and has needle shaped leaves
  5. Area populated by grass and other nonwoody plants
  6. When gas changes to a liquid
  7. A leafy roof formed by tall trees in a forest
  8. A grassland close to the equator
  9. The continuous process where water moves from earths surface to the atmosphere and back
  10. Can make its own food
  11. Carnivore that feeds off the bodies of dead animals
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  1. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail
  2. Consumer that only eats animals
  3. A tree that sheds its leaves and grows new ones each year
  4. Species that are carried into a new location by people
  5. When liquid changes to gas
  6. Soil that is frozen all year
  7. Extremely dry and cold biome
  8. Obtains energy from feeding on other organisms
  9. Area that receives less than 25 cm of precipitation per year

20 Clues: Can make its own food • Rain, snow, sleet, or hail • When liquid changes to gas • Soil that is frozen all year • Extremely dry and cold biome • When gas changes to a liquid • Consumer that only eats plants • Consumer that only eats animals • A grassland close to the equator • Consumer that eats both plants and animals • A leafy roof formed by tall trees in a forest • ...

Vocab in Chapter 2 2015-03-09

Vocab in Chapter 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead animals into raw minerals
  2. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
  3. Grasslands located close to the equator
  4. A process of changing nitrogen into another form of nitrogen
  5. A consumer that eats only animals
  6. An organism that is carried into a new environment by humans
  7. Can make its own food
  8. A consumer that eats only plants
  9. Food chains overlapping
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  1. A series of events that show which animal eats another for energy
  2. A biome populated by mostly grasses and non-woody plants
  3. Eats other organisms
  4. Trees that shed their leaves each year, to grow new ones later
  5. Shows the amount of energy moving through feeding levels
  6. The way continents slowly move
  7. Describing the environments on Earth
  8. Group of land ecosystems with similar climates and characteristics
  9. The typical weather pattern over a period of time
  10. The movement of animals into another place
  11. A type of carnivore that feeds on dead animals

20 Clues: Eats other organisms • Can make its own food • Food chains overlapping • The way continents slowly move • A consumer that eats only plants • A consumer that eats only animals • Describing the environments on Earth • Grasslands located close to the equator • The movement of animals into another place • A consumer that eats both plants and animals • ...

Biology Term Project 2016-01-07

Biology Term Project crossword puzzle
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  1. Where glycolysis takes place
  2. Relies on other substances for food
  3. The type of sugar plants make in photosynthesis
  4. the addition of electrons from a substance
  5. This is broken down in light independent reactions
  6. Breaking molecules down, as in respiration
  7. Where light dependent reactions take place
  8. In the ___ cycle, plants take in ___ dioxide in photosynthesis and water
  9. Uses pyruvic acid made in glycolysis to create hydrogen ions
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  1. An organism that makes its own food
  2. The first step of respiration in which glucose is split
  3. movement of electrons from one molecule to another
  4. Glycolysis, the Kreb's cycle, and the ETC make up___
  5. the loss of electrons from one molecule to another
  6. where Krebs cycle occurs in mitochondria
  7. Plants release ___ when they die, completing the ___ cycle
  8. takes hydrogen ions from Krebs cycle to make ATP
  9. Another name for the Kreb's Cycle
  10. Building molecules up, as in photosynthesis
  11. The final electron acceptor in glycolysis

20 Clues: Where glycolysis takes place • Another name for the Kreb's Cycle • An organism that makes its own food • Relies on other substances for food • where Krebs cycle occurs in mitochondria • The final electron acceptor in glycolysis • the addition of electrons from a substance • Breaking molecules down, as in respiration • Where light dependent reactions take place • ...

damian 2016-09-15

damian crossword puzzle
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  1. land in a very hot climate with very little rainfall and few plants
  2. important to a religion
  3. something that stands for something else
  4. actions for a special event
  5. stated clearly in detail,leaving no room for confusion or doubt
  6. plants and trees
  7. land under a governments control
  8. a
  9. farming
  10. a small river that joins into a bigger one
  11. dry area with plants and trees
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  1. treeless plain with soil that is always frozen
  2. cold evergreen forest
  3. sun-backed bricks made of clay and straw
  4. village of stacked adobe houses
  5. healer and religious leader
  6. normal weather in a place
  7. a conclusion or opinion that is formed because of known facts or evidence
  8. story passed down that may or may not be true
  9. the world around us
  10. free time
  11. the way people live
  12. the state of being poor
  13. high flat land like a table
  14. a group of families with the same background and culture
  15. large family group

26 Clues: a • farming • free time • plants and trees • large family group • the world around us • the way people live • cold evergreen forest • important to a religion • the state of being poor • normal weather in a place • healer and religious leader • actions for a special event • high flat land like a table • dry area with plants and trees • village of stacked adobe houses • ...

Keegan Lang's fantastic science vocab crossword!!!!!!!!!!!! 2016-05-20

Keegan Lang's fantastic science vocab crossword!!!!!!!!!!!! crossword puzzle
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  1. a large stream
  2. where a river flows into a lake or ocean
  3. parts of an environment that are or were alive
  4. the role a animal plays in an ecosystem
  5. a environment with biotic and abiotic factors interacting with one another
  6. cone shaped rock deposit that hangs from the celing
  7. the process that breaks down rocks on earths surface
  8. a stream that flows into a larger stream
  9. material on earths surface plants grow on
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  1. animal that eats only meat
  2. my favorite color
  3. animal that eats both meat and plants
  4. organism that breaks down other organisms remains
  5. soil made up of equal parts of clay, sand, and silt
  6. parts of an environment that has never been alive
  7. the preserved remains of living things
  8. animal that eats only plants
  9. a cone shape rock deposit that comes up from the floor
  10. any factor that changes in an experiment
  11. study of how living organisms interact with each other
  12. organic material in soil

21 Clues: a large stream • my favorite color • organic material in soil • animal that eats only meat • animal that eats only plants • animal that eats both meat and plants • the preserved remains of living things • the role a animal plays in an ecosystem • where a river flows into a lake or ocean • any factor that changes in an experiment • a stream that flows into a larger stream • ...

Ecology crossword 2017-05-23

Ecology crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. one being harmed in a symbiotic relationship
  2. when more than one individual or population tries to use the same limited resource
  3. eats both plants and animals
  4. type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits and the other is not harmed or helped
  5. an organism that consumes only plants
  6. located in body of water
  7. another name for producer
  8. organisms that break down remains of dead plants and animals
  9. eats only meat
  10. Organism that can't make food, but must eat other organisms
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  1. any relationship between 2 organisms in which at least one organism benefits
  2. organism that performs photosynthesis
  3. another name for consumer
  4. organism that hunts its food
  5. a water ecosystem with salt
  6. type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed or killed
  7. located on land
  8. type of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit
  9. one benefiting in a symbiotic relationship
  10. organism that is hunted

20 Clues: eats only meat • located on land • organism that is hunted • located in body of water • another name for consumer • another name for producer • a water ecosystem with salt • organism that hunts its food • eats both plants and animals • organism that performs photosynthesis • an organism that consumes only plants • one benefiting in a symbiotic relationship • ...

B4 revision 2017-05-25

B4 revision crossword puzzle
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  1. carbon in the atmosphere is constantly ____
  2. a type of plant, with mutualistic properties, whose roots contain nitrogen fixing bacteria
  3. living factors
  4. a relationship where both organisms benefit
  5. the gas that makes up 78% of the atmosphere
  6. process by which plants produce glucose
  7. non living factors
  8. process by which animals and plants release CO2 back into the atmosphere
  9. when life attempts to take the upper hand in a situation
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  1. a process that repeats itself, usually in the same manner
  2. all the organisms living in a habitat
  3. a factor that living things compete for
  4. as the number of predators increases the number of prey
  5. turns atmospheric N2 into nitrogen compounds usable by plants
  6. is broken down into ammonia
  7. all the organisms of one species in a habitat
  8. all the living and non living things in an area
  9. a natural process which convert atmospheric N2 into nitrates
  10. an organism that breaks down living matter
  11. a life form that lives off another host life form

20 Clues: living factors • non living factors • is broken down into ammonia • all the organisms living in a habitat • a factor that living things compete for • process by which plants produce glucose • an organism that breaks down living matter • carbon in the atmosphere is constantly ____ • a relationship where both organisms benefit • the gas that makes up 78% of the atmosphere • ...

Cycles Crossword 2023-09-29

Cycles Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. process where nitrogen can enter food chain
  2. rainwater runs along surface and collects
  3. the basis for all living organisms
  4. Plants and animals cannot form found in the ____.
  5. excess fertilizers cause overgrowth of algae
  6. organisms break down dead material
  7. 2% of earth's freshwater is in ______
  8. one organism eats another
  9. Nitrogen in the atmosphere is in this form
  10. sun heats liquid on surface that becomes vapor
  11. process puts nitrogen back to N2
  12. burning of fossil fuels or wood
  13. Nitrogen cycle occurs with help from living ___
  14. water vapor collects in the clouds
  15. Bacteria and ______ can fix nitrogen for consumption
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  1. rain, sleet, snow
  2. plants make their own food
  3. rainwater seeps through the ground
  4. organisms break down food for energy
  5. water cycle is driven by the _____
  6. urine and feces converted to ammonia
  7. water vapor leaves plants and returns to atmosphere
  8. 97% of earth's water is in the ___
  9. carbon's form in the atmosphere
  10. most important living organism to break down nitrogen

25 Clues: rain, sleet, snow • one organism eats another • plants make their own food • carbon's form in the atmosphere • burning of fossil fuels or wood • process puts nitrogen back to N2 • rainwater seeps through the ground • the basis for all living organisms • water cycle is driven by the _____ • organisms break down dead material • 97% of earth's water is in the ___ • ...

Nutrition Vocab 2023-11-21

Nutrition Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a molecule that combines with other amino acid molecule to make proteins
  2. a carbohydrate with a more complex chemical structure
  3. sugar with a single chemical unit
  4. sugar that is extracted from plants and used to sweeten foods
  5. form of carbohydrate that supplies energy to the body
  6. Process by which plants make sugar out of sun light
  7. an unstable substance that can damage body cells
  8. a sugar made if several monosaccharides
  9. the basic building block of fats
  10. green pigment in plants
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  1. getting enough water to meet all the body's needs
  2. a carbohydrate with a simple chemical structure
  3. sugar made of two monosaccharide
  4. The body's main source of energy
  5. a carbohydrate that requires more work for the body to digest
  6. plant material that cannot be digested
  7. poisons from too much of a substance
  8. a craving for things that are not normally eaten
  9. high salt intake
  10. a protein that transports oxygen in blood to cells in your body

20 Clues: high salt intake • green pigment in plants • sugar made of two monosaccharide • The body's main source of energy • the basic building block of fats • sugar with a single chemical unit • poisons from too much of a substance • plant material that cannot be digested • a sugar made if several monosaccharides • a carbohydrate with a simple chemical structure • ...

Jhett's Scrumdidilyumptious crossword 2023-12-14

Jhett's Scrumdidilyumptious crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. anything that has never lived
  2. anything that eats or drinks
  3. a system that organizes what eats what
  4. an animal that only eats plants
  5. any animal that has fur AND gives birth
  6. anything that makes its own food
  7. organisms that have certain ability because of where they live or what they hunt
  8. animals that eat meat and plants
  9. an organism that kills and consumes its prey
  10. what blind or nearly blind animals use to know where they are
Down
  1. an animal that only eats meat
  2. what an organism eats and drinks
  3. a variety of organisms working as a unit
  4. a region of land with a certain climate and organisms
  5. any form of water that falls from clouds
  6. what temperature it is
  7. anything that has ever lived
  8. what a predator hunts
  9. animals that have scales and lay eggs
  10. what plants use to make their own food
  11. how cold or hot it is

21 Clues: what a predator hunts • how cold or hot it is • what temperature it is • anything that eats or drinks • anything that has ever lived • an animal that only eats meat • anything that has never lived • an animal that only eats plants • what an organism eats and drinks • anything that makes its own food • animals that eat meat and plants • animals that have scales and lay eggs • ...

Ecology Terms 2024-04-05

Ecology Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Region on,above,or below Earths surface where life exists
  2. Produces there own food using water, light and/or carbon dioxide
  3. Relationship where one benefits at the cost of the other
  4. Kills for food
  5. Breaks down decaying material
  6. level- Position of organism in the food chain
  7. A group with common characteristics/ interests living in one spot
  8. Eats decaying/dead animals
  9. Only eats plants
  10. The number of people in a country or region
  11. Study of organisms and how they interact with one another
  12. Gets killed for food
Down
  1. Home/environment of a plant or animal
  2. Shows feeding relationships within a community
  3. Eats other plants/animals for energy and nurtrients
  4. Non living part of environment
  5. Living part of environment
  6. Organism that can't make there own food
  7. Eats only meat
  8. Living things linked together by the food they eat
  9. Can make its own food
  10. with a parasite
  11. Eats meat and plants
  12. Individual living species, which has the properties of life

24 Clues: Eats only meat • Kills for food • with a parasite • Only eats plants • Eats meat and plants • Gets killed for food • Can make its own food • Living part of environment • Eats decaying/dead animals • Breaks down decaying material • Non living part of environment • Home/environment of a plant or animal • Organism that can't make there own food • The number of people in a country or region • ...

Ecosystems and Life Processes 2024-03-20

Ecosystems and Life Processes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Chain A series of plants and animals in order of which is eaten by another.
  2. To stop something happening.
  3. To stay alive
  4. Surroundings, the area around you.
  5. A substance that helps to cure an illness.
  6. To be well adapted to its environment, has the right characteristics.
  7. An animal that only eats other animals
  8. Where a plant or animal naturally lives.
  9. The ability to do work
  10. An animal that only eats plants.
Down
  1. An animal that eats both plants and animals
  2. An animal that hunts other animals.
  3. Disease A disease that can spread from one living thing to another.
  4. An animal that is hunted by other animals
  5. Moving around, from one place to another.
  6. Being ill due to a disease.
  7. A living thing that makes its own food from sunlight.
  8. The condition of somethings body or mind
  9. A living thing that eats another living thing
  10. An injection to protect from disease.
  11. To become bigger

21 Clues: To stay alive • To become bigger • The ability to do work • Being ill due to a disease. • To stop something happening. • An animal that only eats plants. • Surroundings, the area around you. • An animal that hunts other animals. • An injection to protect from disease. • An animal that only eats other animals • The condition of somethings body or mind • ...

Ecosystems and Life Processes 2024-03-20

Ecosystems and Life Processes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Chain A series of plants and animals in order of which is eaten by another.
  2. To stop something happening.
  3. To stay alive
  4. Surroundings, the area around you.
  5. A substance that helps to cure an illness.
  6. To be well adapted to its environment, has the right characteristics.
  7. An animal that only eats other animals
  8. Where a plant or animal naturally lives.
  9. The ability to do work
  10. An animal that only eats plants.
Down
  1. An animal that eats both plants and animals
  2. An animal that hunts other animals.
  3. Disease A disease that can spread from one living thing to another.
  4. An animal that is hunted by other animals
  5. Moving around, from one place to another.
  6. Being ill due to a disease.
  7. A living thing that makes its own food from sunlight.
  8. The condition of somethings body or mind
  9. A living thing that eats another living thing
  10. An injection to protect from disease.
  11. To become bigger

21 Clues: To stay alive • To become bigger • The ability to do work • Being ill due to a disease. • To stop something happening. • An animal that only eats plants. • Surroundings, the area around you. • An animal that hunts other animals. • An injection to protect from disease. • An animal that only eats other animals • The condition of somethings body or mind • ...

Spring Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-25

Spring Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an item of clothing made from waterproof fabric or material
  2. warm-blooded animals that have feathers and lay eggs
  3. to open and produce a young animal
  4. long wormlike larvae of a butterfly or moth
  5. direct sunlight unbroken by clouds
  6. a fast-flying, long insect with two pairs of clear wings
  7. a dome-shaped structure where bees live and make honey
  8. a weed that grows with yellow flowers on top
  9. a storm with thunder, lighting, and heavy rain
  10. the physical world, including plants, animals and the landscape
  11. to carry pollen from flower to flower
Down
  1. the stage of a plant before a fruit grows
  2. the only insect with scaly wings
  3. producing flowers
  4. a planned space set aside to grow plants
  5. the season of spring
  6. a young or baby duck
  7. small pools of usually dirty or muddy water
  8. an arch of colors in the sky formed by a reflection of light off water droplets
  9. a fine yellow powder that helps plants grow and survive

20 Clues: producing flowers • the season of spring • a young or baby duck • the only insect with scaly wings • to open and produce a young animal • direct sunlight unbroken by clouds • to carry pollen from flower to flower • a planned space set aside to grow plants • the stage of a plant before a fruit grows • long wormlike larvae of a butterfly or moth • ...

ecology vocabulary 2024-04-26

ecology vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. living organism
  2. the basic sl unit of energy
  3. a organisms that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients
  4. when both species benefit
  5. when a biological matter becomes smaller to release proteins and enzymes
  6. a heterotrophic component of the planktonic community
  7. an organism that makes its own food
  8. an organism often a bacteria that feeds on and breaks down dead plants
  9. kills or repels or control forms of animal and plant life
  10. the process of burning something
Down
  1. a self regulating process to maintain stability
  2. when an organism thrives only in a narrow range of environmental conditions
  3. eats other organisms
  4. a natural home or environment of a plant, animal or any other organism
  5. any living thing (bacteria, plants animals, etc)
  6. non-living organism
  7. levels position on a food chain
  8. the variety of life in a habitat or ecosystem
  9. when 1 species benefits at the expense of the other
  10. a community of living organisms

20 Clues: living organism • non-living organism • eats other organisms • when both species benefit • the basic sl unit of energy • a community of living organisms • the process of burning something • levels position on a food chain • an organism that makes its own food • the variety of life in a habitat or ecosystem • a self regulating process to maintain stability • ...

Ecosystem 2025-02-09

Ecosystem crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - A group of the same species living in an area
  2. - An animal that eats only plants
  3. - The place where an organism lives
  4. - The variety of life in an area
  5. - The movement of energy through an ecosystem
  6. - The process plants use to make food from sunlight
  7. - Breaks down dead organisms and returns nutrients to the soil
  8. - A large region with a specific climate and ecosystem
Down
  1. - An animal that eats only other animals
  2. - A condition that restricts population growth
  3. - An animal at the top of the food chain with no natural predators
  4. - A level in the food chain
  5. - A sequence showing how energy moves through an ecosystem
  6. - A community of living and non-living things interacting together
  7. - Eats other organisms for energy
  8. - Living factors in an ecosystem
  9. - Makes its own food through photosynthesis
  10. - A network of connected food chains
  11. - An animal that eats both plants and animals
  12. - Non-living factors in an ecosystem

20 Clues: - A level in the food chain • - The variety of life in an area • - Living factors in an ecosystem • - An animal that eats only plants • - Eats other organisms for energy • - The place where an organism lives • - A network of connected food chains • - Non-living factors in an ecosystem • - An animal that eats only other animals • - Makes its own food through photosynthesis • ...

Biology Crossword 2025-02-24

Biology Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Organisms that make energy using light.
  2. Living things.
  3. Mass of living things in a group.
  4. Animals that eat other animals and plants regularly
  5. Organisms that make energy using inorganic chemicals.
  6. When an area is settled by organisms where there had been life.
  7. An organism's capacity to do biological functions.
  8. Animals that mostly or only eat other animals.
  9. Non-living things.
  10. When water condenses, collects, and falls.
  11. Organisms that use dead organisms and waste for food.
Down
  1. When an area is settled by organisms where there had never been life before.
  2. Animals that mostly or only eat plants.
  3. Organisms that make their own food.
  4. How organisms break down glucose to make ATP.
  5. Another term for...
  6. Evaporation from plants.
  7. When gases turn into liquid.
  8. An organism's part in a food web or chain.
  9. Organisms that consume other organisms for food.
  10. Biotic and abiotic factors and how they interact in a certain area.

21 Clues: Living things. • Non-living things. • Another term for... • Evaporation from plants. • When gases turn into liquid. • Mass of living things in a group. • Organisms that make their own food. • Animals that mostly or only eat plants. • Organisms that make energy using light. • An organism's part in a food web or chain. • When water condenses, collects, and falls. • ...

Lesson 2 Changes Affect Organisms 2025-04-28

Lesson 2 Changes Affect Organisms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. animals depend on plants for _____
  2. organisms ___ and grow in number
  3. Ranger need to ____ people and animals during a forest fire
  4. _______ depend on one another
  5. planting _____ are helpful to an ecosystem
  6. changes affect ______
  7. Park rangers normally work in ___ or national parks
  8. _____ change ecosystems more than organisms do
  9. when park rangers have to find animals a find a new home or location again
  10. different parts of an ecosystem _______
  11. trees and other plants give off ____ that animals need to survive
  12. grass needs soil, _____, nutrients, air, and water
Down
  1. when an area is very dry and doesnt have water
  2. without ____ the population of animals would rapidly increase
  3. park rangers work _______ a lot of the time
  4. _____ make up an ecosystem
  5. state with wildfires
  6. living things depend on and affect _______ things
  7. ______ have changed our environment
  8. plants use ____ to grow
  9. birds and _____ _______ usually survive wildfires
  10. it can take ____ for an ecosystem to recover from a natural disaster

22 Clues: state with wildfires • changes affect ______ • plants use ____ to grow • _____ make up an ecosystem • _______ depend on one another • organisms ___ and grow in number • animals depend on plants for _____ • ______ have changed our environment • different parts of an ecosystem _______ • planting _____ are helpful to an ecosystem • park rangers work _______ a lot of the time • ...

photosynthesis 2024-09-19

photosynthesis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. organelle where photosynthesis occurs
  2. ion is needed to make chlorophyll
  3. product of photosynthesis that can be stored as starch
  4. microscopic holes allow for gas exchange
  5. soda lime should ______ all carbon dioxide
  6. plants are the _____ in a food chain
  7. process plants convert light energy into chemical energy
  8. helps to extract chlorophyll and help remove the green color of the leaves
  9. ______ epidermis have a large number of stomata
  10. provides wood with support and strength
  11. one of raw materials needed for photosynthesis to happen
  12. organ that carry out photosynthesis
  13. gas expelled by plants during photosynthesis
Down
  1. _____ mesophyll layer that contains many chloroplast
  2. pigment that absorbs light
  3. solution used to test for starch
  4. process breakdown nutrients to release energy
  5. _____ mesophyll layer that contain many air spaces
  6. to test for chlorophyll requirement, we can use ___ leaves
  7. _________ cell responsible for opening and closing of stomata
  8. leaf has ____ cuticle to stop too much water lost by transpiration

21 Clues: pigment that absorbs light • solution used to test for starch • ion is needed to make chlorophyll • organ that carry out photosynthesis • plants are the _____ in a food chain • organelle where photosynthesis occurs • provides wood with support and strength • microscopic holes allow for gas exchange • soda lime should ______ all carbon dioxide • ...

Biodiversity 2024-10-26

Biodiversity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Interaction between different organisms living closely
  2. Changes in organisms to survive in their environment
  3. Variety of all forms of life on Earth
  4. Related to living organisms
  5. Single-celled microorganisms
  6. Includes plants, fungi, and animals
  7. Microscopic life forms such as bacteria
  8. Access to natural services like water cleansing
  9. Study of interactions among organisms and their environment
  10. Remains of ancient organisms
  11. Most numbered vertebrate animals found on Earth
Down
  1. Specific geographic areas
  2. Different environments on the planet, such as deserts and rainforests
  3. Estimated number of species of plants on Earth
  4. Species found only in one specific location
  5. Natural environment of an organism
  6. Groups of organisms that can reproduce together
  7. Flowering plants that dominate plant species
  8. Variety of species in a specific area
  9. Most numbered invertebrate animals found on Earth
  10. Provides sources of food, energy, water, and clean air
  11. Reefs Marine ecosystems made of coral
  12. Areas with extremely high levels of biodiversity under threat
  13. Medicines derived from microorganisms

24 Clues: Specific geographic areas • Related to living organisms • Single-celled microorganisms • Remains of ancient organisms • Natural environment of an organism • Includes plants, fungi, and animals • Variety of species in a specific area • Variety of all forms of life on Earth • Reefs Marine ecosystems made of coral • Medicines derived from microorganisms • ...

Nature and Lanscapes 2025-03-11

Nature and Lanscapes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Big ice that moves slowly. (G _ _ _ _ _ _ )
  2. Tiny animals like ants and bees. (I _ _ _ _ _ _ )
  3. Living things like dogs, cats, and birds. (A _ _ _ _ _ _ )
  4. A place with many trees. (F _ _ _ _ _ )
  5. Water falling from a high place. (W _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ )
  6. A place with sand next to the sea. (B _ _ _ _ )
  7. Land surrounded by water. (I _ _ _ _ _ )
  8. A very big body of saltwater. (O _ _ _ _ )
  9. Low land between mountains. (V _ _ _ _ _ )
  10. A tall plant with a trunk and leaves. (T _ _ _ )
  11. A small river. (S _ _ _ _ _ )
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  1. Food that grows on trees and plants. (F _ _ _ _ _ )
  2. A mountain that erupts lava. (V _ _ _ _ _ _ )
  3. A place with lots of trees, like a forest. (J _ _ _ _ _ )
  4. Colorful plants that smell nice. (F _ _ _ _ _ _ )
  5. Animals that swim in water. (F _ _ _ )
  6. A very dry place with lots of sand. (D _ _ _ _ _ _ )
  7. Water that moves through land. (R _ _ _ _ )
  8. A small body of water, not the sea. (L _ _ _ )
  9. A hole inside a mountain or rock. (C _ _ _ )
  10. Green living things that grow in soil. (P _ _ _ _ _ _ )
  11. A smaller ocean. (S _ _ )
  12. A big tall landform. (M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ )

23 Clues: A smaller ocean. (S _ _ ) • A small river. (S _ _ _ _ _ ) • Animals that swim in water. (F _ _ _ ) • A place with many trees. (F _ _ _ _ _ ) • A big tall landform. (M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ) • Land surrounded by water. (I _ _ _ _ _ ) • A very big body of saltwater. (O _ _ _ _ ) • Low land between mountains. (V _ _ _ _ _ ) • Big ice that moves slowly. (G _ _ _ _ _ _ ) • ...

Ecology Practice v.2 2025-10-28

Ecology Practice v.2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large region with similar climate and living things
  2. Eat other living things
  3. Non-living parts of an environment
  4. Eats only plants
  5. Trees with needles that stay green all year
  6. Chemicals that kill pests
  7. Ground that stays frozen all year
  8. Add nutrients to soil to help plants grow
  9. When a species disappears forever
  10. Cold forest biome with evergreen trees
Down
  1. Break down dead things
  2. Eats only meat
  3. When a species is close to extinction
  4. Biome Large open area with grasses and few trees
  5. Shows how energy moves from one organism to another
  6. When poisons build up in living things over time
  7. Trees Lose their leaves each fall
  8. Living parts of an environment
  9. Many food chains linked together
  10. Cold and dry biome with frozen ground
  11. Unwanted organisms that damage crops
  12. Make their own food from sunlight
  13. Eats both plants and animals
  14. Too much fertilizer causes algae to grow in water

24 Clues: Eats only meat • Eats only plants • Break down dead things • Eat other living things • Chemicals that kill pests • Eats both plants and animals • Living parts of an environment • Many food chains linked together • Trees Lose their leaves each fall • Make their own food from sunlight • Ground that stays frozen all year • When a species disappears forever • ...

Plant Systems Crossword 2025-12-03

Plant Systems Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. true or nope: Is Coach Jacques' wedding anniversary this month?
  2. ________ tracts or other agricultural production esthablishments
  3. incorporating ________ Biology & information science
  4. plan & organize _________
  5. how many daughters does Coach Jacques have?
  6. supervise & _______ activities of the agricultural crops
  7. who's the 5th highest paid job in these notes
  8. can specialize in several areas
  9. helping ________ of food, feed & fiber crops
  10. prepare _______ production & other records
  11. carries out to dectect harmful _________
  12. use ________ findings to solve problems
  13. use ________ engineering to create [est resostamt crops
  14. Highest degree in these notes
  15. help _____ producers provide food & fibeer for the population
  16. true or nope: are there 2 jobs with the same salaries?
  17. ________ are met & schedules are kept
Down
  1. uses truck ______ lifts & power pruners
  2. communicate research & project results
  3. develop technologies which are environmental friendly
  4. keeps roads, sidewalks, & utilities clear
  5. Careers focus on plants & their ________
  6. maintainging ________ plants & applying fertilizer & pesticides
  7. assign product ________, grading & equipment maintance
  8. focus on increasing the _______ & nutritional value of seeds & crops
  9. Providing plants & other ______ entities for the aesthetic & environment
  10. Who's the 2nd highest paid job in these notes

27 Clues: plan & organize _________ • Highest degree in these notes • can specialize in several areas • ________ are met & schedules are kept • communicate research & project results • uses truck ______ lifts & power pruners • use ________ findings to solve problems • Careers focus on plants & their ________ • carries out to dectect harmful _________ • ...

Basic Ecological Concepts 2 2025-05-26

Basic Ecological Concepts 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number of organisms per unit area.
  2. Drought-resistant shrubs, hot summers, cold winters.
  3. Specialized roots for breathing in waterlogged soils.
  4. Waterlogged area with high humidity and breathing roots.
  5. Found in states like Edo and Delta; has dense canopies and buttress roots.
  6. Found on highlands like Plateau; has cooler temperatures and grazing grasslands.
  7. Coastal biome with waterlogged soil and breathing roots.
  8. Plants adapted to dry environments, e.g., cactus.
  9. Hot, dry, and sparsely vegetated; found in extreme northern Nigeria.
  10. Method for estimating fast-moving animal populations.
Down
  1. Line used to sample distribution along a path.
  2. Influenced by birth, death, immigration, and emigration.
  3. Plants that grow on other plants for support.
  4. Vegetation changes with mountain height.
  5. Total number of organisms of a species in an area.
  6. Area occupied by a species.
  7. Square frame used to sample plant populations.
  8. Grassland has scattered trees divided into Southern Guinea, Northern Guinea, and Sahel.
  9. How often a species appears in a sample.
  10. Icy with permafrost and no deep-rooted vegetation.

20 Clues: Area occupied by a species. • Number of organisms per unit area. • Vegetation changes with mountain height. • How often a species appears in a sample. • Plants that grow on other plants for support. • Line used to sample distribution along a path. • Square frame used to sample plant populations. • Plants adapted to dry environments, e.g., cactus. • ...

biography crossword 2026-03-11

biography crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – An organism that uses sunlight to produce its own food.
  2. – Microscopic photosynthetic organisms floating in water.
  3. – Living components of an environment.
  4. – Making food using energy from chemical reactions instead of sunlight.
  5. – An organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
  6. – Organisms that make their own food from sunlight or chemicals.
  7. – An organism that eats both plants and animals.
  8. – An organism that gets energy from chemical compounds.
  9. – Organisms that eat other organisms for energy.
  10. – A community of organisms interacting with their physical environment.
Down
  1. – Photosynthetic bacteria often called blue-green algae.
  2. – Using sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into food.
  3. – Nonliving factors in an environment (e.g., water, temperature).
  4. – Organisms that create energy-rich food for an ecosystem.
  5. – The total mass of living organisms in a given area.
  6. – An animal that eats only plants.
  7. – An animal that eats other animals.
  8. – Organisms that obtain food by consuming other organisms.
  9. – Organisms that break down dead plants and animals.
  10. consumer – An organism that feeds directly on producers.

20 Clues: – An animal that eats only plants. • – An animal that eats other animals. • – Living components of an environment. • – An organism that feeds on dead organic matter. • – An organism that eats both plants and animals. • – Organisms that eat other organisms for energy. • – Organisms that break down dead plants and animals. • ...

Plants and their environment 2013-08-12

Plants and their environment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Produced in tips of roots and shoots and promote growth by rapid elongation of cells, especially between stem and nodes. Also breaks dormancy of seeds and buds
  2. length of day a plant needs more or less of in order to flower
  3. layer of cells where leaves and fruit will fall from tree
  4. Absorbs far-red light and is the biologically active form
  5. regulation of activity by the length of daylight
  6. plants that need long nights before they are able to flower
  7. rapid reversible movements made in response to a change in stimulus. Not directed by stimulus. Not towards or away.
Down
  1. plants that need short nights before they are able to flower
  2. produced in tips of roots and promotes cell division, and growth in young fruit, slows aging of tissues
  3. plants that flower independently of length of photoperiod
  4. produced in tips of roots and shoots to promote elongation and differentiation of cells
  5. occurs when a plant species is able to produce and release a chemical that prevents or inhibits the growth of the other plant species in the area around it.
  6. growth responses made to stimuli with the response being directed by the stimulus. Can be positive and negative
  7. Absorbs red light and is the inactive form
  8. promotes formation of abscission zone
  9. produced and accumulates in aging fruit to promote ripening

16 Clues: promotes formation of abscission zone • Absorbs red light and is the inactive form • regulation of activity by the length of daylight • plants that flower independently of length of photoperiod • layer of cells where leaves and fruit will fall from tree • Absorbs far-red light and is the biologically active form • ...

Plants of Lake Mead 2016-08-13

Plants of Lake Mead crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sand __________ are sticky, hairy creepers that have flower stalks up to 10 inches long, with stems trailing up to 3 feet.
  2. The wood is used to barbecue food and lends a distinct flavor to whatever is cooked over it.
  3. This common cactus can be recognized by flattened stems, called pads, that grow from joints. Typically have yellow flowers.
  4. __________ weed, also known as Sacred Datura, has white flowers which open after dusk and close by mid-morning of the following day. It is also extremely poisonous.
  5. These trees rely solely on the female Yucca Moth for pollination. No other animal or insect transfers the pollen from one flower to another.
  6. These are shaped like a swinging zoo animal's face.
  7. The stems of this bush are covered with dense, fine greyish white hairs. The plant has both male and female flowers on the same plant.
  8. An inverted, funnel-shaped desert plant with several woody, spiny, whip-like, straight branches angling outward from the base and rising as high as 20 feet.
Down
  1. Also known as sore-eye poppy, because the star-shaped hairs may get in your eyes if you handle the plant.
  2. This bush has small, round leaves which look and feel oily or sticky. This coating called "lac” which helps to keep water from being lost to the dry air.
  3. The flowers of this small colorful plant are barely visible. A "brush" of bright orange or red surrounds the tiny flowers. The top of the plant looks as if it has been dipped in paint.
  4. Do not pick the flowers -- the stinging hairs are vicious!
  5. The only cactus with papery sheaths covering their spines. These sheaths are often bright and colorful, providing the cactus with its distinctive appearance.
  6. A cylindrical shaped cactus; flowers always grow at the top.
  7. This common desert plant has inch wide yellow flowers. These flowers look like small sunflowers on tall stalks.
  8. A species of flowering plant in the mint family. After the blossoms have passed, the dried stems and heads shake out an abundance of small, gray seeds which are edible and full of nutrients.

16 Clues: These are shaped like a swinging zoo animal's face. • Do not pick the flowers -- the stinging hairs are vicious! • A cylindrical shaped cactus; flowers always grow at the top. • The wood is used to barbecue food and lends a distinct flavor to whatever is cooked over it. • ...

Glucose used in plants 2025-06-12

Glucose used in plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. energy source for photosynthesis
  2. gas taken in by leaves
  3. the organelle where photosynthesis occurs
  4. the solution used to test the presence of starch
  5. gas released in photosynthesis
  6. glucose is stored in this form
  7. alcohol used to extract chlorophyll
  8. it is made to build cell walls
  9. the magic number for balancing the equation for photosynthesis
Down
  1. the colour iodine turns into in the presence of starch
  2. the liquid reactant of photosynthesis
  3. main sugar made in leaves
  4. process of making glucose
  5. green pigment in leaves
  6. a vegetable that stores a lot of starch underground
  7. part of the plant that photosynthesises

16 Clues: gas taken in by leaves • green pigment in leaves • main sugar made in leaves • process of making glucose • gas released in photosynthesis • glucose is stored in this form • it is made to build cell walls • energy source for photosynthesis • alcohol used to extract chlorophyll • the liquid reactant of photosynthesis • part of the plant that photosynthesises • ...

plants and animals reproduction 2026-03-31

plants and animals reproduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The part that grows into a new plant
  2. Tiny grains from the stamen
  3. The part that makes food from sunlight
  4. The female part of a flower
  5. The male part of a flower that makes pollen
  6. The part that supports the plant and moves water
  7. The part that holds and protects seeds
  8. Needed for plants to grow
Down
  1. When pollen moves from one flower to another
  2. The colorful part of a flower that attracts insects
  3. The light plants use to make food
  4. The egg inside the ovary that becomes a seed
  5. The part that takes in water and nutrients
  6. A young plant that just started to grow
  7. The part of the plant that makes seeds
  8. The part of the pistil that holds the eggs

16 Clues: Needed for plants to grow • Tiny grains from the stamen • The female part of a flower • The light plants use to make food • The part that grows into a new plant • The part that makes food from sunlight • The part that holds and protects seeds • The part of the plant that makes seeds • A young plant that just started to grow • The part that takes in water and nutrients • ...

Environment 2023-06-20

Environment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Protecting resources so that they do not run out
  2. Effect When heat gets trapped in the Earth's atmosphere and causes global warming
  3. The variety of animals and plants in a particular area
  4. The natural world around us that includes animals and plants
  5. Energy Energy that comes from things that can be reused and won't run out
  6. Change Changes in the Earth's weather that happen over a long time
  7. Protecting nature and its animals and plants
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  1. Conservation The responsible use and protection of clean water
  2. Quality How clean or dirty the air we breathe is
  3. A community of animals and plants in a certain area
  4. Harmful things that can be found in our environment
  5. The destruction of large areas of forests
  6. Using things more than once to help reduce waste
  7. Layer A layer in the Earth's atmosphere that protects us from harmful UV rays
  8. Footprint The amount of carbon dioxide that a person or activity produces

15 Clues: The destruction of large areas of forests • Protecting nature and its animals and plants • Protecting resources so that they do not run out • Quality How clean or dirty the air we breathe is • Using things more than once to help reduce waste • A community of animals and plants in a certain area • Harmful things that can be found in our environment • ...

BIOCHEMISTRY 2023-05-28

BIOCHEMISTRY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _______ is the study of the chemical processes within living organisms
  2. Fatty acids present in the body responsible for blockage of heart
  3. Endocrine gland is often referred to as the "master gland"
  4. Hormone that regulates water balance in the body
  5. ______acids are the building blocks of proteins
  6. The process by which plants convert light energy into electrical energy
  7. Hormone responsible for regulating blood sugar levels
Down
  1. Plant hormone that is involved in the regulation of apical dominance and lateral bud growth
  2. The process by which glucose is stored as glycogen in the liver and muscles
  3. The process by which plants convert nitrates into nitrogen gas
  4. The process by which a protein's shape is altered, causing it to lose its function
  5. The pigment responsible for the green color of plants
  6. Endocrine gland that produces the hormone insulin
  7. ________ hormone is produced by the pineal gland and helps regulate sleep-wake cycles
  8. The carbohydrate storage molecule found in plants

15 Clues: ______acids are the building blocks of proteins • Hormone that regulates water balance in the body • Endocrine gland that produces the hormone insulin • The carbohydrate storage molecule found in plants • The pigment responsible for the green color of plants • Hormone responsible for regulating blood sugar levels • ...

Final exam crossword 2025-01-10

Final exam crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. genetic information in the body
  2. the process that moves carbon between plants and animals
  3. A process for plants that converts sunlight into food
  4. a process of biological fuels breaking down in the presence of a hydrogen acceptor
Down
  1. the cells found in animals
  2. the cells present in green plants
  3. makes food for the plants
  4. the structure in a cell that contains the chromosomes
  5. the major importance of all living things(makes up 60% of the human body)
  6. proteins that speeds up metabolism
  7. helps humans breath and helps organisms grow

11 Clues: makes food for the plants • the cells found in animals • genetic information in the body • the cells present in green plants • proteins that speeds up metabolism • helps humans breath and helps organisms grow • the structure in a cell that contains the chromosomes • A process for plants that converts sunlight into food • ...

3. SCIENCE OF PLANTS - BOTANY 2024-10-15

3. SCIENCE OF PLANTS - BOTANY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who discovered the cell
  2. The study of fossil plants
  3. Name the branch of Botany which deals with Pteridophytes
  4. Name the branch of Botany which deals with Bryophytes
  5. Which group of plants is called amphibians of plant kingdom
  6. What are the groups of plants that live as symbionts in lichens
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  1. Name the study of lichens
  2. Which group of plants is called vascular cryptogams
  3. Name the branches of Botany which deal with the chlorophyllous autotrophic thallophytes
  4. The book written by Robert Hooke
  5. Name the branches of Botany which deal with thenon-chlorophyllous heterotrophic thallophytes

11 Clues: Who discovered the cell • Name the study of lichens • The study of fossil plants • The book written by Robert Hooke • Which group of plants is called vascular cryptogams • Name the branch of Botany which deals with Bryophytes • Name the branch of Botany which deals with Pteridophytes • Which group of plants is called amphibians of plant kingdom • ...

Food Webs 2024-02-29

Food Webs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an organism that makes its own food
  2. eats only other animals
  3. a wild animal that hunts or preys on other animals for food
  4. where the energy starts in all food chains
  5. eats only plants
  6. something that breaks down dead plants and animals (Ex: fungus, mushrooms, earthworms, vultures)
Down
  1. the flow of energy from one organism to another
  2. A group of food chains in an ecosystem
  3. eats both plants and animals
  4. an animal hunted or killed by another animal for food
  5. an organism that eats plants and animals for energy

11 Clues: eats only plants • eats only other animals • eats both plants and animals • an organism that makes its own food • A group of food chains in an ecosystem • where the energy starts in all food chains • the flow of energy from one organism to another • an organism that eats plants and animals for energy • an animal hunted or killed by another animal for food • ...

flowwer 2020-05-26

flowwer crossword puzzle
Across
  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 • ...

Plants March 20 2023 2023-03-20

Plants March 20 2023 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. nuts
  2. seeds
  3. leave
  4. grow
  5. root
  6. sprout
  7. pea
  8. dandelion
Down
  1. grass
  2. sunflower
  3. tree
  4. stem
  5. seed
  6. fruit
  7. flower
  8. coconut

16 Clues: pea • tree • nuts • stem • seed • grow • root • grass • seeds • leave • fruit • flower • sprout • coconut • sunflower • dandelion

NLCS Reproduction in Plants 2025-10-16

NLCS Reproduction in Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pollination between the flowers of the same plant
  2. Needed for germination
  3. Disperse acacia seeds by eating them
  4. Way in which the seeds of the sea bean are dispersed
  5. Stores the food in a bean seed
  6. pollination between two individual plant species
  7. A feature that surrounds the seed
Down
  1. Results from sexual variation
  2. method of seed dispersal
  3. formed by the pollen prior to fertilisation
  4. It produces pollen
  5. Attracts insect pollinators
  6. Describes the pollen from an insect pollinated flower
  7. Describes the stigma of a wind pollinated plant.
  8. Produces nectar
  9. Outside of the seed

16 Clues: Produces nectar • It produces pollen • Outside of the seed • Needed for germination • method of seed dispersal • Attracts insect pollinators • Results from sexual variation • Stores the food in a bean seed • A feature that surrounds the seed • Disperse acacia seeds by eating them • formed by the pollen prior to fertilisation • Describes the stigma of a wind pollinated plant. • ...

Photosynthesis 2023-01-31

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plastid in green plant cells which contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.
  2. cell structures in the epidermis of tree leaves and needles that are involved in the exchange of carbon dioxide and water between plants and the atmosphere.
  3. a product of photosynthesis that is released as a byproduct
  4. a white, granular, organic chemical that is produced by all green plants.
  5. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water.
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  1. the breakdown of any particular substance in presence of light.
  2. plants take this in as well as carbon dioxide to allow photosynthesis to occur
  3. The part of the plant that is responsible for taking in light and allowing for gas exchange with the air around them.
  4. Plants use the energy of the sun to change water and carbon dioxide into a sugar called ________.
  5. a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in air and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.
  6. a green pigment, present in all green plants and in , which is responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis.

11 Clues: a product of photosynthesis that is released as a byproduct • the breakdown of any particular substance in presence of light. • a white, granular, organic chemical that is produced by all green plants. • plants take this in as well as carbon dioxide to allow photosynthesis to occur • ...

Weird and Wonderful Plants 2014-12-15

Weird and Wonderful Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "pebble plants"
  2. Venus fly trap's cunning cousin
  3. sports whiskers and wings
  4. deadliest flower
  5. endemic to the Great Karoo(S. Africa)
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  1. part of banana family
  2. smells like death
  3. sticky, dew-like tendrils
  4. also smells like death
  5. source of arrow-tip poison
  6. colossal lily pad
  7. "bottle tree"
  8. rhythmic leaf movements
  9. 200 million yrs. old
  10. smallest flower
  11. spawns pineapple

16 Clues: "bottle tree" • "pebble plants" • smallest flower • deadliest flower • spawns pineapple • smells like death • colossal lily pad • 200 million yrs. old • part of banana family • also smells like death • rhythmic leaf movements • sticky, dew-like tendrils • sports whiskers and wings • source of arrow-tip poison • Venus fly trap's cunning cousin • endemic to the Great Karoo(S. Africa)

Animals, Plants, and Life 2023-10-21

Animals, Plants, and Life crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 4 letter word; wild dog
  2. commonly found on lawns; starts with g
  3. 5 letter word; extra virgin oil; can be green or black; has l and i as it’s second and third letter
  4. R-r--u--ion; the production of offspring
  5. slender reptile; 5 letters long; often venomous
  6. needed for survival; -ut-iti--
  7. 5 letter word; evolved from great apes; sentient
  8. 5 letter word; crucial ingredient for bread; starts with w; ends with t
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  1. 5 letter word; another word for stallion
  2. 4 letter word; famous for their manes
  3. first letter is w; common term for dihydrogen monoxide; liquid that rains on earth
  4. 5 letters; striped animal
  5. 3 letter word; tiny house tigers
  6. comes from the sun; s--li--t
  7. 4 letter word with e and a as its second and third letter; comes in black, brown, and polar
  8. 4 letter word; starts with d; has antlers

16 Clues: 4 letter word; wild dog • 5 letters; striped animal • comes from the sun; s--li--t • needed for survival; -ut-iti-- • 3 letter word; tiny house tigers • 4 letter word; famous for their manes • commonly found on lawns; starts with g • 5 letter word; another word for stallion • R-r--u--ion; the production of offspring • 4 letter word; starts with d; has antlers • ...

Hiking & Native CA Plants 2025-04-12

Hiking & Native CA Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hiking essential: carries snacks and water
  2. A bright yellow flower with a name that suggests midday
  3. Tall, ancient trees found in foggy coastal forests
  4. A prickly plant found in desert hikes
  5. This flower has a cheerful name and loves sunlight
  6. Hiking trail snack that mixes nuts and sweets
  7. The state flower of California
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  1. Oak species with lobed leaves, native to much of California
  2. This coastal plant has silvery leaves and a minty scent
  3. This helps prevent sunburn
  4. California-native succulent with spiky leaves
  5. The plant whose name means "little sage" in Spanish
  6. Woody shrub with tiny blue berries, common on dry slopes
  7. These help you grip the trail
  8. Popular national park with Half Dome and giant sequoias
  9. Essential for navigation when hiking

16 Clues: This helps prevent sunburn • These help you grip the trail • The state flower of California • Essential for navigation when hiking • A prickly plant found in desert hikes • Hiking essential: carries snacks and water • California-native succulent with spiky leaves • Hiking trail snack that mixes nuts and sweets • Tall, ancient trees found in foggy coastal forests • ...

Plants, Photosynthesis, Cellular Respiration 2025-03-03

Plants, Photosynthesis, Cellular Respiration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Energy molecule produced during cellular respiration.
  2. The sugar produced during photosynthesis, used as an energy source.
  3. that part of the plant that becomes fruit once fertilization occurs
  4. Process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy.
  5. transports water in the plant
  6. Gas absorbed by plants during photosynthesis.
  7. part of the plant where photosynthesis mainly occurs
Down
  1. female part of the plant that includes the stigma, style, and ovary
  2. The green pigment in plants that captures sunlight for photosynthesis.
  3. Gas released as a byproduct of photosynthesis and used in respiration.
  4. part of the plant that takes up nutrients and water
  5. Tiny openings on leaves that allow gas exchange.
  6. male part of the plant that includes the anther and the filament
  7. Organelle where cellular respiration occurs in eukaryotic cells.
  8. Molecule needed for photosynthesis that is retrieved from the soil.
  9. tissue type that is the outer part of the plant

16 Clues: transports water in the plant • Gas absorbed by plants during photosynthesis. • tissue type that is the outer part of the plant • Tiny openings on leaves that allow gas exchange. • part of the plant that takes up nutrients and water • part of the plant where photosynthesis mainly occurs • Energy molecule produced during cellular respiration. • ...

Mother's Day and Plants 2025-05-13

Mother's Day and Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. another word for "kids"
  2. the opposite of late
  3. the colour of an iris
  4. where you plant flowers or vegetables
  5. meal between breakfast and lunch
  6. another word for poison
  7. the opposite of dry
  8. hair on a man's chin
  9. not 100%
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  1. how you do make cookies or cake
  2. eg. rose, iris, daisy, tulip
  3. people go here on Sunday to worship God
  4. something you do regularly (ie. at Christmas)
  5. the mother of your mother or father
  6. another word for present
  7. to do something fun for a special time

16 Clues: not 100% • the opposite of dry • the opposite of late • hair on a man's chin • the colour of an iris • another word for "kids" • another word for poison • another word for present • eg. rose, iris, daisy, tulip • how you do make cookies or cake • meal between breakfast and lunch • the mother of your mother or father • where you plant flowers or vegetables • ...

Yellowstone Ecosystem 2021-02-04

Yellowstone Ecosystem crossword puzzle
Across
  1. make their own food
  2. animals that are eaten by other animals
  3. show the relationships of plants and animals
  4. animals who eat meat
  5. is with energy of one living thing go to the other
  6. all the nonliving things
  7. animals that eat both plants and meat
Down
  1. animals who eat plants
  2. break down waste into smaller parts
  3. animals that eat other animals
  4. all the living things
  5. hunt food because they cannot make their own

12 Clues: make their own food • animals who eat meat • all the living things • animals who eat plants • all the nonliving things • animals that eat other animals • break down waste into smaller parts • animals that eat both plants and meat • animals that are eaten by other animals • show the relationships of plants and animals • hunt food because they cannot make their own • ...

Crossword 2021-02-05

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An organism that gets its energy from the sun
  2. An animal that is hunted
  3. Multiple intertwined food chains
  4. An animal that only eats other animals
  5. The order in which energy transfers
  6. Non living
  7. An animal that eats both plants and animals
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  1. An animal that only eats plants
  2. An organism that eats dead plants and animals
  3. An animal that eats other animals
  4. Living
  5. An organism that eats other animals

12 Clues: Living • Non living • An animal that is hunted • An animal that only eats plants • Multiple intertwined food chains • An animal that eats other animals • An organism that eats other animals • The order in which energy transfers • An animal that only eats other animals • An animal that eats both plants and animals • An organism that gets its energy from the sun • ...

Photosynthesis 2021-04-07

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. CO2(Spelled in one word)
  2. Chemical reaction where light energy turns into chemical energy/glucose.
  3. Lets oxygen out of leaves/plants and CO2 into plants
  4. Organelles that do photosynthesis
  5. Green molecules that absorbs sunlight.
  6. Making something new by combining other things.
Down
  1. Transports water throughout the plant.
  2. What is latin for light?
  3. What is made from chemical reactions?
  4. H2O
  5. What are needed to make chemical reactions?
  6. Transports nutrients(glucose) throughout plants.

12 Clues: H2O • CO2(Spelled in one word) • What is latin for light? • Organelles that do photosynthesis • What is made from chemical reactions? • Transports water throughout the plant. • Green molecules that absorbs sunlight. • What are needed to make chemical reactions? • Making something new by combining other things. • Transports nutrients(glucose) throughout plants. • ...

ecology 2025-11-05

ecology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something living
  2. animals that can effectivly reproduce
  3. the entire atmostphere
  4. animal that only eats plants
  5. animal that eats plants and animals
Down
  1. somthing not living
  2. all the diffrent types of animals in the world
  3. animal that only eats animals
  4. many diffrent populations in a area
  5. the amount of animals in a species
  6. a animals role in the enviroment
  7. the community of plants and animals that occur in an area

12 Clues: something living • somthing not living • the entire atmostphere • animal that only eats plants • animal that only eats animals • a animals role in the enviroment • the amount of animals in a species • many diffrent populations in a area • animal that eats plants and animals • animals that can effectivly reproduce • all the diffrent types of animals in the world • ...

Deserts and Grasslands Vocabulary Crossword 2022-11-08

Deserts and Grasslands Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Special body parts that help organisms survive its environment.
  2. Pressure caused by water in the central vacuole of a cell that presses the cell membrane against the cell wall.
  3. The non-living parts of an ecosystem.
  4. the process by which plants use radiant energy from the sun to make food from carbon dioxide and water.
  5. The populations of different organisms in an area that interact with each other.
  6. An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
  7. Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds like glucose.
  8. a plant’s response to gravity.
Down
  1. The change in how an organism acts to help it survive.
  2. The living or once living parts of an ecosystem.
  3. A group of organisms of the same species in an area that can breed.
  4. Energy plants get from the sun.
  5. a plant’s response to light.
  6. the narrow tubes in plants that bring glucose downward from the leaves.
  7. the narrow tubes in plants that bring water and dissolved nutrients from the root to the chloroplasts for photosynthesis.
  8. a community of organisms interacting with the abiotic factors in their environment.

16 Clues: a plant’s response to light. • a plant’s response to gravity. • Energy plants get from the sun. • The non-living parts of an ecosystem. • The living or once living parts of an ecosystem. • The change in how an organism acts to help it survive. • An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form. • Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds like glucose. • ...

Science Practice Puzzle 2023-09-01

Science Practice Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. As such, plants look green because they absorb red light most efficiently and the green light is reflected.Aug 28, 2019
  2. each of a pair of curved cells that surround a stoma, becoming larger or smaller according to the pressure within the cells.
  3. dioxide a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in air (about 0.03 percent) and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.
  4. 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.
  5. a process in living organisms involving the production of energy, typically with the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide from the oxidation of complex organic substances.
  6. a thing or person that is the result of an action or process.
  7. a cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant
  8. the vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves.
  9. any 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.
  10. in the region of the electromagnetic spectrum perceptible to human vision.
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  1. (in green plant cells) a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.
  2. a colorless, odorless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air.
  3. a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction.
  4. the star around which the earth orbits.
  5. a simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.
  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.
  7. is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.

17 Clues: the star around which the earth orbits. • a cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant • a thing or person that is the result of an action or process. • a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction. • in the region of the electromagnetic spectrum perceptible to human vision. • ...

Ecosystems 2021-01-20

Ecosystems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. shows the path of energy in an ecosystem from plants to animals
  2. an animal that eats only other animals
  3. the process where plants make their own food
  4. an animal that eats both plants and animals
  5. when two or more food chains overlap they form this
  6. a living thing that breaks down the remains of dead organisms
  7. an animal that feeds on the remains or wastes of other animals
Down
  1. a process of breaking down materials into a different form that can be used again
  2. an animal that eats only plants
  3. to break down into simpler materials
  4. an animal that is hunter for food by another animal
  5. a tiny living thing that can be seen with only a microscope
  6. an animal that hunts other animals for food

13 Clues: an animal that eats only plants • to break down into simpler materials • an animal that eats only other animals • an animal that hunts other animals for food • an animal that eats both plants and animals • the process where plants make their own food • an animal that is hunter for food by another animal • when two or more food chains overlap they form this • ...

Biology 2021-10-18

Biology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process that allows plants to create sugars
  2. this organ system in humans can help fight against infection
  3. this organ system in animals breaks down large materials into smaller ones for easier absorption
  4. the vascular tissue in plants that transports products of photosynthesis
  5. the structure in animals that is created by having bones outside of the body
  6. this organ can allow aquatic animals to breathe
  7. the process of moving substances in the phloem
Down
  1. tiny openings in the leaf surface
  2. a type of process that plants do everyday for 24 hours
  3. the vascular tissue in plants that transports substances from the roots
  4. the organelle that is very important in photosynthesis
  5. the stomata has 2 of these to allow it to open or close
  6. dioxide this gaseous substance can go in or out of the stomata
  7. this tissue type in animals allow movement

14 Clues: tiny openings in the leaf surface • this tissue type in animals allow movement • the process of moving substances in the phloem • the process that allows plants to create sugars • this organ can allow aquatic animals to breathe • a type of process that plants do everyday for 24 hours • the organelle that is very important in photosynthesis • ...

Carbohydrates 2018-09-21

Carbohydrates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. simple carbohydrates chemically foxes from plants; made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
  2. a green pigment that must be in the plant for photosynthesis to occur
  3. your main source of energy
  4. the chemical process that makes carbohydrates
  5. when two monosaccharides combine chemically
  6. carbohydrates with complicated structure; starches
  7. consists of plant materials that can't be digested by human enzymes
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  1. formed when plants combine single glucose units into more complicated chemical structures
  2. sugars formed from simple one- and two-unit structures
  3. sugars with a single-unit chemical structure
  4. substances used in place of sugar to sweeten foods yet add few or no calories
  5. sugars that are extracted from plants and used to sweeten foods
  6. complicated chemical arrangements that plants form by combining single glucose units to build starches

13 Clues: your main source of energy • when two monosaccharides combine chemically • sugars with a single-unit chemical structure • the chemical process that makes carbohydrates • carbohydrates with complicated structure; starches • sugars formed from simple one- and two-unit structures • sugars that are extracted from plants and used to sweeten foods • ...

Unit 4 Plant Organization 2022-03-04

Unit 4 Plant Organization crossword puzzle
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  1. a plant that has flowers and produces seeds enclosed within a fruit
  2. process plant use to create food (glucose)
  3. break down of glucose to create ATP
  4. organ in plants where photosynthesis can occur
  5. conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from root
  6. a plant that has seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit
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  1. reproductive structures of gymnosperm
  2. process where plants absorb water through roots and then give off water vapor through the stomata
  3. absorbs water an nutrients; anchor plants
  4. the vascular tissue in plants that transports sugars an other metabolic products downward from the leaves
  5. an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering
  6. reproductive structures of angiosperm
  7. transfer of pollen from the anthers of a flower to the stigma pf the same flower or of another flower; before fertilization

13 Clues: break down of glucose to create ATP • reproductive structures of gymnosperm • reproductive structures of angiosperm • absorbs water an nutrients; anchor plants • process plant use to create food (glucose) • organ in plants where photosynthesis can occur • conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from root • a plant that has seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit • ...

Producers / Consumers 2021-11-22

Producers / Consumers crossword puzzle
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  1. The struggle between animals of the same or different species for a limited resource is called ___________.
  2. An organism that eats only plants.
  3. An organism that eats primary consumers.
  4. An organism that feeds on plants.
  5. An organism that can eat both plants and animals.
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  1. Organisms that break down dead animals and recycle nutrients back into the soil.
  2. The process that producers use to make their own food.
  3. A _____________ includes all of the living and non-living things in an area and how they interact with each other.
  4. A diagram that shows how food chains are related.
  5. Any living thing.
  6. A role of an organism in an ecosystem.
  7. Organisms that feed off of other plants and animals for energy.
  8. An organism that eats only meat.

13 Clues: Any living thing. • An organism that eats only meat. • An organism that feeds on plants. • An organism that eats only plants. • A role of an organism in an ecosystem. • An organism that eats primary consumers. • A diagram that shows how food chains are related. • An organism that can eat both plants and animals. • The process that producers use to make their own food. • ...

Plant's Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-05

Plant's Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The name of the process plants use to make food.
  2. The part of the plant that uses bright colors to attract pollinators.
  3. Where do plants get energy to make food?
  4. What part of the asparagus plant do we eat?
  5. What part of the carrot plant do we eat?
  6. The part of the plant that will grow into a new plant.
  7. The part where the plant makes most of its food for itself.
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  1. This is a waste product of photosynthesis.
  2. Plants use this to trap energy from sunlight.
  3. What do plants make from carbon dioxide and water?
  4. Any part of the plant that is ABOVE the ground.
  5. The part of the plant that protects and contains the seeds.
  6. The part of the plant that carries water and food through the plant.
  7. What part of the lettuce plant do we eat?
  8. The part of the plant that takes in water and nutrients.

15 Clues: Where do plants get energy to make food? • What part of the carrot plant do we eat? • What part of the lettuce plant do we eat? • This is a waste product of photosynthesis. • What part of the asparagus plant do we eat? • Plants use this to trap energy from sunlight. • Any part of the plant that is ABOVE the ground. • The name of the process plants use to make food. • ...

Biology 2023-12-05

Biology crossword puzzle
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  1. food web consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem.
  2. an organism that eats pants and animals
  3. chain a group of organisms linked in order of the food they eat
  4. where sunlight is converted into food and energy for the plant
  5. the source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level
  6. membrane bound cell organelles
  7. the process in which green plants use sunlight to make their own food
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  1. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients
  2. the act or process of breathing
  3. a organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide,or other chemicals.
  4. is an organism that eats mainly plants and other producers.
  5. a pigment that gives plants their green color
  6. an animal that feeds on flesh

13 Clues: an animal that feeds on flesh • membrane bound cell organelles • the act or process of breathing • an organism that eats pants and animals • a pigment that gives plants their green color • is an organism that eats mainly plants and other producers. • where sunlight is converted into food and energy for the plant • ...

global systems crosswords 2013-05-15

global systems crosswords crossword puzzle
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  1. important natural cycle
  2. a living thing other than a human being
  3. it is reused
  4. remains of a living thing
  5. its an important part of the atmosphere
  6. where plants grow and animals live
  7. prevailing weather conditions
  8. particular air
  9. hot ball of fire
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  1. humans survive by breathing it
  2. humans live on it
  3. an individual
  4. water on the earths surface
  5. a liquid substance
  6. the four seasons
  7. found in all living things
  8. earths surface
  9. they need water to grow

18 Clues: it is reused • an individual • earths surface • particular air • the four seasons • hot ball of fire • humans live on it • a liquid substance • important natural cycle • they need water to grow • remains of a living thing • found in all living things • water on the earths surface • prevailing weather conditions • humans survive by breathing it • where plants grow and animals live • ...

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

AG Terms About Bontany and horticulture 2025-11-14

AG Terms About Bontany and horticulture crossword puzzle
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  1. is any living organism, including plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms, that causes damage, annoyance, or a negative effect on humans, livestock, crops, or property
  2. The art or practice of garden culterdation.
  3. is the biological kingdom of all multicellular, photosynthetic, eukaryotic organisms, commonly known as plants.
  4. the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.
  5. is the process of transferring pollen grains from the male part of a flower (the anther) to the female part (the stigma)
  6. plant completes its entire life cycle from seed to seed in a single growing season, after which the plant dies
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  1. is the pigment that gives plants and algae their green color
  2. is the process used by plants, algae, and some bacteria to convert light energy, carbon dioxide, and water into glucose (sugar) and oxygen
  3. to the practice of using compost in agriculture to create a nutrient-rich soil amendment from organic waste
  4. is a plant that lives for more than two years, regrowing each spring after its top growth dies back in winter
  5. are tiny pores on the surface of plants, typically on leaves, that are surrounded by two guard cells that open and close to regulate gas exchange
  6. The scientific study of plants and their structures.

12 Clues: The art or practice of garden culterdation. • The scientific study of plants and their structures. • is the pigment that gives plants and algae their green color • to the practice of using compost in agriculture to create a nutrient-rich soil amendment from organic waste • ...

Nursery Operations 2024-09-19

Nursery Operations crossword puzzle
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  1. Large, woody plants with a single main trunk that grow tall and produce branches.
  2. Plants that take two years to complete their life cycle, growing in the first year and flowering in the second.
  3. Plants that complete their entire life cycle in one growing season and must be replanted each year.
  4. Young plants grown from seeds, typically in their early stages of development.
  5. Plants that are grown in pots or containers, making them easy to move and transplant.
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  1. Plants that live for more than two years, blooming and growing seasonally.
  2. A part of a plant, usually a stem or leaf, that is cut off and grown to create a new plant.
  3. Dormant plants sold without soil around their roots, ready for planting directly in the ground.
  4. Woody plants with multiple stems that grow lower to the ground, often used in landscaping.

9 Clues: Plants that live for more than two years, blooming and growing seasonally. • Young plants grown from seeds, typically in their early stages of development. • Large, woody plants with a single main trunk that grow tall and produce branches. • Plants that are grown in pots or containers, making them easy to move and transplant. • ...

Spelling 2 2021-01-25

Spelling 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. fruits that has ____________ or stiff hairs will cling onto the fur of the animals
  2. the process where seeds start to develop into young plants
  3. non-flowering plants reproduces from _______________
  4. seeds that are light and small are dispersed by
  5. rubber trees dispersed their seeds through _________________
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  1. oxygen, water and ______________ are needed for seeds to grow into young plants
  2. fertilisation is the __________ of a male reproduction cell with an egg cell
  3. plants dispersed their seeds to prevent _________________
  4. coconut has fibrous __________ which helps them trap air so they can stay afloat in water
  5. plants disperse their seeds to prevent competition of water, minerals, space and _____________

10 Clues: seeds that are light and small are dispersed by • non-flowering plants reproduces from _______________ • plants dispersed their seeds to prevent _________________ • the process where seeds start to develop into young plants • rubber trees dispersed their seeds through _________________ • fertilisation is the __________ of a male reproduction cell with an egg cell • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle 2015-02-24

Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a typical star that is the source of light and heat for the plants in the solar system
  2. the green pigment found in plant cells, essential to photosynthesis
  3. plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments in plants that carry out photosynthesis
  4. a process used by plants and other organism to convert light energy
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  1. the rays of the sun
  2. a heavy, colorless, odorless gas
  3. energy energy that you can actually see directly
  4. a sweat crystalline substance found in plants: your body uses to store energy
  5. plants, something that produce their own food
  6. colorless and odorless gas that people need to breath

10 Clues: the rays of the sun • a heavy, colorless, odorless gas • plants, something that produce their own food • energy energy that you can actually see directly • colorless and odorless gas that people need to breath • the green pigment found in plant cells, essential to photosynthesis • a process used by plants and other organism to convert light energy • ...

cell parts---Carlos 2024-03-13

cell parts---Carlos crossword puzzle
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  1. provide structural strength and support. Found in plants.
  2. store genetic information. found in both plants and animal.
  3. produce energy through photosynthesis.found in plants.
  4. the site of protein,where synthesis takes place. found in plant cells.
  5. it stores food and takes most of the cells space. found in plant cells.
  6. transport,sorting and modification of protein. found in both animal and plant cells.
  7. produce and assemble the cell's ribosomes. found in both animal and plant cells.
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  1. generate energy for the cell. both plants and animals.
  2. the digestive system of the cell. found in animal cells
  3. provides protection for the cell. found in plants.
  4. jelly like,holds the parts of the cell in place.

11 Clues: jelly like,holds the parts of the cell in place. • provides protection for the cell. found in plants. • generate energy for the cell. both plants and animals. • produce energy through photosynthesis.found in plants. • the digestive system of the cell. found in animal cells • provide structural strength and support. Found in plants. • ...

techniques 2 2024-05-10

techniques 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. SCHEDULE Plan for when and how much to water plants.
  2. Covering the soil surface with material to retain moisture and suppress weeds.
  3. Removing excess seedlings to allow the remaining plants to grow more vigorously.
  4. COMPOSTING Burying compost material in a trench to improve soil.
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  1. Adding nutrients to the soil surface around plants.
  2. CROPS: Plants that live for more than two years.
  3. “…………….SEEDS” Seeds from plants that have been passed down for generations.
  4. Growing different crops together in the same space.
  5. Piling soil around the base of a plant to support growth.
  6. “Green …………….” Crop grown specifically to improve soil fertility.

10 Clues: CROPS: Plants that live for more than two years. • Adding nutrients to the soil surface around plants. • Growing different crops together in the same space. • SCHEDULE Plan for when and how much to water plants. • Piling soil around the base of a plant to support growth. • COMPOSTING Burying compost material in a trench to improve soil. • ...

photosynthesis 2024-05-21

photosynthesis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. dioxide - The gas that plants take in for photosynthesis (13 letters).
  2. - What plants need from the sun to make food (6 letters).
  3. The green pigment in plants that absorbs sunlight (11 letters).
  4. - Tiny openings on leaves that let in carbon dioxide (7 letters).
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  1. - The liquid absorbed by plant roots (5 letters).
  2. - The energy source for photosynthesis (8 letters).
  3. - The sugar produced by plants during photosynthesis (7 letters).
  4. - A gas released by plants during photosynthesis (6 letters).
  5. - The part of the plant that absorbs water (5 letters).
  6. - The parts of the plant where photosynthesis mostly occurs (6 letters).

10 Clues: - The liquid absorbed by plant roots (5 letters). • - The energy source for photosynthesis (8 letters). • - The part of the plant that absorbs water (5 letters). • - What plants need from the sun to make food (6 letters). • - A gas released by plants during photosynthesis (6 letters). • The green pigment in plants that absorbs sunlight (11 letters). • ...

photosynthesis puzzle 2024-05-22

photosynthesis puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. dioxide - The gas that plants take in for photosynthesis (13 letters).
  2. - What plants need from the sun to make food (6 letters).
  3. - The green pigment in plants that absorbs sunlight (11 letters).
  4. - Tiny openings on leaves that let in carbon dioxide (7 letters).
Down
  1. - The liquid absorbed by plant roots (5 letters).
  2. - The energy source for photosynthesis (8 letters).
  3. - The sugar produced by plants during photosynthesis (7 letters).
  4. - A gas released by plants during photosynthesis (6 letters).
  5. - The part of the plant that absorbs water (5 letters).
  6. - The parts of the plant where photosynthesis mostly occurs (6 letters).

10 Clues: - The liquid absorbed by plant roots (5 letters). • - The energy source for photosynthesis (8 letters). • - The part of the plant that absorbs water (5 letters). • - What plants need from the sun to make food (6 letters). • - A gas released by plants during photosynthesis (6 letters). • - The sugar produced by plants during photosynthesis (7 letters). • ...

Horticulture Industry 2026-02-15

Horticulture Industry crossword puzzle
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  1. The process of creating new plants from seeds or cuttings.
  2. The science of growing vegetables.
  3. The branch of agriculture focused on growing fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.
  4. A method of pest control that uses multiple strategies to reduce environmental impact.
  5. Refers to outdoor design and maintenance of lawns and gardens.
  6. The branch of horticulture that focuses on fruit and nut production.
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  1. A structure used to grow plants in a controlled environment.
  2. The study of soil and its relationship to plant growth.
  3. The production of flowering and foliage plants.
  4. The study of how plants function and grow.

10 Clues: The science of growing vegetables. • The study of how plants function and grow. • The production of flowering and foliage plants. • The study of soil and its relationship to plant growth. • The process of creating new plants from seeds or cuttings. • A structure used to grow plants in a controlled environment. • ...

Photosynthesis 2021-09-02

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a seed holds energy in this form
  2. process by which plants make food for growth
  3. water ________ is one of the products of photosynthesis
  4. another word for sugar produced by plants
Down
  1. green plant cells
  2. this chemical in leaves reflects green light
  3. carbon dioxide, sun energy and ______ are needed to make sugar molecules
  4. when producers release oxygen
  5. color reflected by plants during photosynthesis
  6. red and ______ light are absorbed by plants

10 Clues: green plant cells • when producers release oxygen • a seed holds energy in this form • another word for sugar produced by plants • red and ______ light are absorbed by plants • this chemical in leaves reflects green light • process by which plants make food for growth • color reflected by plants during photosynthesis • ...

rainforest 2013-05-13

rainforest crossword puzzle
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  1. plant that lives on another plant
  2. process palnts use to make food
  3. stuff that plants need not water, co2 or light
  4. plant with similar characteristics with a paracite
  5. trees that are so big the are above the canopy
Down
  1. there are 4 of these in the rainforest
  2. plants that hang from trees
  3. plants thet break down dead plants
  4. warm dense wet group of trees
  5. large root that holds tree down

10 Clues: plants that hang from trees • warm dense wet group of trees • process palnts use to make food • large root that holds tree down • plant that lives on another plant • plants thet break down dead plants • there are 4 of these in the rainforest • stuff that plants need not water, co2 or light • trees that are so big the are above the canopy • ...

Photosynthesis 2023-01-20

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where photosynthesis takes place.
  2. an opening on the bottom of a leaf
  3. a substance produced during a reaction
  4. a green pigment in all green plants
  5. a tube that moves water in plants from the roots
Down
  1. the process where plants use sunlight to make food
  2. a substance that undergoes change during a reaction
  3. sugar produced by plants
  4. tissue that moves sugar down from the leaves
  5. the main organs of photosynthesis

10 Clues: sugar produced by plants • where photosynthesis takes place. • the main organs of photosynthesis • an opening on the bottom of a leaf • a green pigment in all green plants • a substance produced during a reaction • tissue that moves sugar down from the leaves • a tube that moves water in plants from the roots • the process where plants use sunlight to make food • ...

Garden 2023-08-08

Garden crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Emerging shoot from a germinated seed.
  2. Nutrient-rich substance enhancing plant growth.
  3. Nutrient-rich layer supporting plant growth.
  4. Trimming plants to promote healthy growth.
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  1. Small, embryonic plants enclosed in a protective coat.
  2. Insect often attracted to flowers in the garden.
  3. Removing unwanted plants from the garden.
  4. Essential source of energy for plant photosynthesis.
  5. Person who cultivates and cares for plants.
  6. Colorful bloom often grown for its beauty.

10 Clues: Emerging shoot from a germinated seed. • Removing unwanted plants from the garden. • Colorful bloom often grown for its beauty. • Trimming plants to promote healthy growth. • Person who cultivates and cares for plants. • Nutrient-rich layer supporting plant growth. • Nutrient-rich substance enhancing plant growth. • Insect often attracted to flowers in the garden. • ...

Interactions in Nature 2026-01-29

Interactions in Nature crossword puzzle
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  1. Organisms that break down dead plants and animals
  2. The place where an organism lives
  3. Green plants that prepare their own food using sunlight
  4. Sequence showing transfer of energy from one organism to another
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  1. Animals that eat both plants and animals
  2. Non-living components of an ecosystem
  3. Group of interconnected food chains
  4. Living components of an ecosystem
  5. Animals that eat other animals
  6. Organisms that depend directly on plants for food

10 Clues: Animals that eat other animals • Living components of an ecosystem • The place where an organism lives • Group of interconnected food chains • Non-living components of an ecosystem • Animals that eat both plants and animals • Organisms that break down dead plants and animals • Organisms that depend directly on plants for food • ...

Science crosswords 2020-10-16

Science crosswords crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lions are top of the ________ chain
  2. Energy for plants
  3. something that eats plants
  4. not alive
  5. eats meat
  6. a cycle in a that keeps things balanced
Down
  1. gets energy from the sun
  2. eats plants for energy
  3. hunts other animals
  4. alive

10 Clues: alive • not alive • eats meat • Energy for plants • hunts other animals • eats plants for energy • gets energy from the sun • something that eats plants • lions are top of the ________ chain • a cycle in a that keeps things balanced

Nutrition in plants 2016-04-20

Nutrition in plants crossword puzzle
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  1. A PART OF STOMATA.
  2. PLANTS WHICH FEED ON INSECTS.
  3. PHOTO MEANS ____________.
  4. CARBON-DIOXIDE IS ABSORBED BY ___________.
  5. INTERDEPENDENT PLANTS.
  6. WATER IS TAKEN FROM.
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  1. TROPHISM MEANS _______________.
  2. AN EXAMPLE OF PARASITES.
  3. SUCK FOOD FROM OTHER PLANTS.
  4. FEED ON DEAD AND DECAYING.

10 Clues: A PART OF STOMATA. • WATER IS TAKEN FROM. • INTERDEPENDENT PLANTS. • AN EXAMPLE OF PARASITES. • PHOTO MEANS ____________. • FEED ON DEAD AND DECAYING. • SUCK FOOD FROM OTHER PLANTS. • PLANTS WHICH FEED ON INSECTS. • TROPHISM MEANS _______________. • CARBON-DIOXIDE IS ABSORBED BY ___________.

Crossword 2020-04-21

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. clown
  2. air
  3. our
  4. many
  5. habitat
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  1. ecosystem
  2. sound
  3. nature
  4. ground
  5. plants

10 Clues: air • our • many • sound • clown • nature • ground • plants • habitat • ecosystem

organisms 2020-09-16

organisms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fungus
  2. domain
  3. protist
  4. animals
  5. heterotroph
Down
  1. classification
  2. kingdom
  3. plants
  4. autotroph
  5. bacteria

10 Clues: fungus • domain • plants • kingdom • protist • animals • bacteria • autotroph • heterotroph • classification

test 2021-12-21

test crossword puzzle
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  1. Neolithic
  2. harvest
  3. hunting
  4. plants
  5. farming
  6. tools
Down
  1. arts
  2. domestication
  3. gathering
  4. animals

10 Clues: arts • tools • plants • harvest • hunting • animals • farming • Neolithic • gathering • domestication

The 3Rs of the Environment - Kids Songs 2023-03-02

The 3Rs of the Environment - Kids Songs crossword puzzle
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  1. plastics
  2. floor
  3. planet
  4. teeth
  5. plants
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  1. presents
  2. earth
  3. learn
  4. paper
  5. easy

10 Clues: easy • floor • earth • learn • paper • teeth • planet • plants • plastics • presents

Photosynthesis 2024-02-22

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where chlorophyll is stored
  2. the liquid plants need for photosynthesis
  3. The plants use this for photosynthesis
  4. the gas plants release in photosynthesis
  5. the type of sugar made by plants
Down
  1. When plants make their own food with sunlight
  2. dioxide,the gas plants need for photosynthesis
  3. Structure of plant that allows gas exchange to occur

8 Clues: where chlorophyll is stored • the type of sugar made by plants • The plants use this for photosynthesis • the gas plants release in photosynthesis • the liquid plants need for photosynthesis • When plants make their own food with sunlight • dioxide,the gas plants need for photosynthesis • Structure of plant that allows gas exchange to occur

Types of Plants in Plants vs Zombies 2013-01-11

Types of Plants in Plants vs Zombies crossword puzzle
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  1. It shoots 1 pea in three lanes
  2. Helps to regenerate energy
  3. Lets you plant an non-aquatic plants on the water
  4. Creates a more stronger barrier for the zombies
  5. It shoots peas 2x
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  1. It shoots peas 1x
  2. Shoots watermelons
  3. Eats a zombie nearby
  4. Shoots frozen watermelons
  5. Shoots corn and butter
  6. Creates a barrier for the zombies

11 Clues: It shoots peas 1x • It shoots peas 2x • Shoots watermelons • Eats a zombie nearby • Shoots corn and butter • Shoots frozen watermelons • Helps to regenerate energy • It shoots 1 pea in three lanes • Creates a barrier for the zombies • Creates a more stronger barrier for the zombies • Lets you plant an non-aquatic plants on the water

Where Does the Garbage Go? 2022-06-08

Where Does the Garbage Go? crossword puzzle
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  1. to crush
  2. nothing inside
  3. make waste into something new
  4. to make dirty or contaminate
  5. letting nature turn dead plants into fertilizer
  6. food from animals
  7. collect in one place
  8. use over again
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  1. furnace that burns garbage
  2. place where waste is layered and buried
  3. what you eat
  4. all living things are part of this
  5. to put in different groups or places
  6. garbage and trash together
  7. gather things
  8. place to put waste
  9. one on top of another
  10. food from plants

18 Clues: to crush • what you eat • gather things • nothing inside • use over again • food from plants • food from animals • place to put waste • collect in one place • one on top of another • furnace that burns garbage • garbage and trash together • to make dirty or contaminate • make waste into something new • all living things are part of this • to put in different groups or places • ...

William Mason's Photosynthesis 2016-12-08

William Mason's Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cycle of cellular respiration
  2. cycle of photosynthesis
  3. make their own food
  4. chemical energy
  5. captures light energy
  6. fluid filled space outside of grana
  7. when plants turn light into energy
  8. andenesine triphosphate
  9. occurs in cytoplasm
  10. microorganism that produce cheese, yogurt, and sour cream
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  1. membrane sac
  2. when molecules are broken down to release energy
  3. requires oxygen
  4. produces energy
  5. rely on other things to survive
  6. most common pigment in plants
  7. doesn't require oxygen
  8. andenesine diphosphate

18 Clues: membrane sac • requires oxygen • produces energy • chemical energy • make their own food • occurs in cytoplasm • captures light energy • doesn't require oxygen • andenesine diphosphate • cycle of photosynthesis • andenesine triphosphate • cycle of cellular respiration • most common pigment in plants • rely on other things to survive • when plants turn light into energy • ...

carbon and water cycle 2024-11-19

carbon and water cycle crossword puzzle
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  1. first animal to eat plant
  2. evaporation thru leaves
  3. form of freshwater , usually in mountains
  4. helps with breakdown and decay
  5. underground water reservoir
  6. green plants
  7. means living
  8. another word for water cycle
  9. means non-living
  10. major reservoir for carbon
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  1. zinc, iodine, iron
  2. cycle that builds glucose
  3. puts carbon dioxide back into atmosphere
  4. carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, hydrogen
  5. animal that eats animal
  6. starter molecule for glucose
  7. determines plants and animals that live
  8. made from carbon dioxide and water

18 Clues: green plants • means living • means non-living • zinc, iodine, iron • animal that eats animal • evaporation thru leaves • cycle that builds glucose • first animal to eat plant • major reservoir for carbon • underground water reservoir • starter molecule for glucose • another word for water cycle • helps with breakdown and decay • made from carbon dioxide and water • ...

Mussels Lab 2024-04-24

Mussels Lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Eat animals and plants
  2. Measures volume of liquid
  3. Do not have a skeleton
  4. Have several Planes of Symmetry
  5. Eat other animals
  6. Holds small amount of chemicals
  7. Eat plants or algae
  8. Made up of multiple cells
  9. Not symmetrical
  10. Have a skeleton
Down
  1. Octopi, Squids
  2. Clams, oysters, mussels
  3. Eat dead matter
  4. Helps you look at smaller object
  5. Measures Temperature
  6. Holds larger amounts of chemicals
  7. Protects eyes when dealing with materials/chemicals
  8. Slugs and Snails

18 Clues: Octopi, Squids • Eat dead matter • Not symmetrical • Have a skeleton • Slugs and Snails • Eat other animals • Eat plants or algae • Measures Temperature • Eat animals and plants • Do not have a skeleton • Clams, oysters, mussels • Measures volume of liquid • Made up of multiple cells • Have several Planes of Symmetry • Holds small amount of chemicals • Helps you look at smaller object • ...

Environment 2 2015-04-12

Environment 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Too much water can _________ plants and animals, as when there is a flood.
  2. Most organisms cannot survive in extreme _____________, that is water that are too hot or too cold.
  3. Plants need _________ to make food during photosynthesis.
  4. Some bacteria and ___________ break down dead and waste matter into simpler forms which plants can use as nutrients for growth.
  5. If there is a lack of ___________, as in a famine, many organisms will die.
  6. Organisms ________ for food, water, nutrients, air and light.Those which cannot compete are less likely to survive.
  7. Some micro-organisms can cause _____________. They can make other organisms unhelathy or even die.
  8. Organisms need ____________ to carry out an important life processes, otherwise they will die.
  9. Plant, such as trees, provide ___________ and protection to some organisms.
Down
  1. Earthworm that lives in the soil helps to _________ the soil. This help the plant roots to grow an the plants to survive.
  2. Plants need __________ to make food during photosynthesis.
  3. _______________ in the air can affect the health and survival of organisms.
  4. The ____________ of an organism is made up of all the factors in its surroundings which can affect its growth, development or survival.
  5. Other than other organisms, the environment includes ______________ characteristics such as air, water, temperature, light and soil.

14 Clues: Plants need _________ to make food during photosynthesis. • Plants need __________ to make food during photosynthesis. • Too much water can _________ plants and animals, as when there is a flood. • _______________ in the air can affect the health and survival of organisms. • If there is a lack of ___________, as in a famine, many organisms will die. • ...

AGRONOMIA 2024 2024-03-07

AGRONOMIA 2024 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Community of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) interacting with the nonliving components of their environment (sunlight, air, water, mineral soil).
  2. Water containing few dissolved natural solids, such as salt. It is water we use to drink, grow crops, and run our factories.
  3. Applying water to land to supply crops with necessary moisture to grow.
  4. The study of chemical characteristics and processes of living organisms.
  5. Dry, like a desert.
  6. Substance added to soil to provide plant nutrients, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
Down
  1. Producing crops and livestock in a way that protects the land, air, and water.
  2. Removal of water from one area to another. Movement can be on the surface or underground.
  3. A structure, often made of glass or plastic, that controls the light and temperature while plants are growing.
  4. Producing new forms of plants and animals by genetic changes in order to improve them.
  5. Green pigment in plants, algae, and some bacteria that captures light energy for photosynthesis.
  6. Chemical designed to kill weeds.
  7. The science of soil and plants and the application of this knowledge to help farmers produce more sustainable crops.
  8. Period of little to no precipitation. A long period of drought can damage crops.

14 Clues: Dry, like a desert. • Chemical designed to kill weeds. • Applying water to land to supply crops with necessary moisture to grow. • The study of chemical characteristics and processes of living organisms. • Producing crops and livestock in a way that protects the land, air, and water. • ...

Crossword Puzzle 2022-12-28

Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  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.
Down
  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. • ...

PLANTS AND ANIMALS NUTRITION AND GAS EXCHANGE CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2019-07-09

PLANTS AND ANIMALS NUTRITION AND GAS EXCHANGE CROSSWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the process in your body that turns simple structures into more complex structures. It can happen within a single cell (or within a single organelle within a cell), or across multiple cells.
  2. the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter.
  3. is a kind of animal that eats either other animals or plants. (Dogs, Mice, Turtles, Lizards, Ants, etc.)
  4. to continue to exist, and not to fail or be destroyed.
  5. are animal that gets food from killing and eating other animals. (Sharks, Spiders, Tigers, Owls, etc.)
  6. responsible for gas exchange called respiration.
  7. Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound composed of one carbon and two oxygen atoms (needed by plants).
  8. are tiny openings or pores in plant tissue that allow for gas exchange. Stomata also allow a plant to take in carbon dioxide, which is needed for photosynthesis.
  9. is an important organic compound in metabolism and is essential to the flow of energy in living cells. (has 2 phosphate groups)
  10. they cannot build their food inside themselves and intake from other plants or animals.
  11. a colorless, odorless reactive gas (needed by animals and humans).
  12. is a condition in which something takes in another substance
  13. is a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis.
  14. the breakdown of complex molecules in living organisms to form simpler ones, together with the release of energy; destructive metabolism.
  15. provides energy for vital processes and for synthesizing new organic material.
Down
  1. providing energy for the process of photosynthesis to occur.
  2. which the plant collects through its roots.
  3. they prepare their own food for themselves, and also provides some of it to other organisms.
  4. is the energy currency of life. ATP is a high-energy molecule found in every cell. Its job is to store and supply the cell with needed energy. (has 3 phosphate groups)
  5. delivers substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells.
  6. are mainly sugars and starches that the body breaks down into glucose.
  7. the absorption and digestion of food or nutrients by the body or any biological system.
  8. are animals that only eat plants. (Sheep, Cow, Deer, Camel etc.)
  9. the 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.
  10. respiration is a set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert biochemical energy from nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and then release waste products.

25 Clues: which the plant collects through its roots. • responsible for gas exchange called respiration. • the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter. • to continue to exist, and not to fail or be destroyed. • providing energy for the process of photosynthesis to occur. • is a condition in which something takes in another substance • ...

CH. 2 Vocabulary Crossword 2025-05-23

CH. 2 Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A warm grassland with scattered trees, often found in Africa.
  2. A large area of Earth with its own climate, soil, and living things, like a desert or rainforest.
  3. The way water moves through the environment — by evaporating, forming clouds, falling as rain or snow, and collecting in rivers and oceans is called the water ____ .
  4. A _____species is the first living things, like mosses or lichens, to grow in a place where no life was before.
  5. When water falls from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  6. When animals or plants move from one place to another, like seeds blowing in the wind or birds flying to new places.
  7. A plant or animal that has always lived in a certain place — it wasn’t brought there by people is a ____species.
  8. Ground that stays frozen all year under the surface of the tundra.
  9. The study of where animals and plants live and why they live there.
  10. The ____ zone is part of the ocean that’s close to the shore and not too deep — where lots of sea life lives.
  11. A large open area covered mostly with grass and few trees.
  12. The lower layer of a forest, under the canopy, with small trees and shrubs.
  13. A food ___ is a path that shows how energy moves from one living thing to another when one eats another.
  14. When life starts in a place with no soil, like after a volcano erupts is _____succession.
Down
  1. When the sun heats up water and turns it into vapor (a gas), which rises into the air.
  2. When water vapor in the air cools down and turns back into liquid, forming clouds.
  3. The top layer of leaves and branches in a forest, formed by tall trees.
  4. The usual weather a place has over a long time, like how warm or rainy it is.
  5. The natural way an environment slowly changes over time and new plants and animals move in.
  6. A very dry place with little rain and few plants.
  7. When plants and animals return to a place where they lived before but something like a fire or flood cleared them out is ____succession.
  8. An energy ___ picture that shows how much energy each group of living things gets from food in an ecosystem.
  9. A food ___ group of connected food chains that shows how energy moves through many different animals and plants in an ecosystem.
  10. A cold place with no trees, frozen ground, and short plants like mosses.
  11. The ____ zone is an area on the shore that’s underwater at high tide and exposed at low tide.
  12. Where a river meets the ocean, and freshwater mixes with saltwater.

26 Clues: A very dry place with little rain and few plants. • A large open area covered mostly with grass and few trees. • A warm grassland with scattered trees, often found in Africa. • When water falls from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail. • Ground that stays frozen all year under the surface of the tundra. • ...