plants Crossword Puzzles
Taxonomy Crossword 2025-03-25
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- Aves are the remains of ________
- Chondrichthyes fish have skeletons of cartilage and have ____
- Vascular plants have ____ roots and leaves
- Osteichthyes fish have skeletons made of ___
- I am a fern
- Can be multicellular or unicellular
- Mammalia has _____
- Plants undergo ________ to create sugars
- Slime molds are _____ like protists
- Reptilia has ________ eggs
- Bacteria cell walls are made of sugars and _______
- Fungi have cell walls made of _____
- I am a catfish
- seeds Gymnosperms are also known as __________ _______
- Archaea cell walls are made of _______
- I am a pine tree
- Most animals that are mammals give ____ birth
- Absorb water directly from the ground
- Reproduce with spores and seeds
- In gymnosperms seeds develop on the ______ of reproductive systems
- Algae are _____ like protists
- Aves lay _____
- Animals are always ________
- Chondrichthyes fish have skeletons made of ______
- Have xylem and phloem
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- Algae ________ to get food
- Agnatha are also known as ______ fish
- Archaea and bacteria are both what size?
- plants Angiosperms are also known as _________ ____________
- In Angiosperms seeds develop in an _______ of a fruit of flower
- Agnatha is _______
- ______ is the only domain that can be multicellular
- _____ is a domain that does not like harsh conditions
- Seedless plants use _____ to reproduce but are vascular
- Nonvascular plants use ______
- Slime molds absorb ______ like fungi
- A Eukaryote is a cell with a _____
- _______ is a protist that ingests food
- Most protists are _______
- Require _____ environments to live
- Have two lives
- Protozoa are _____ like protists
- _______ has scales that are watertight
- Amphibia's skin allows the passage of ____
- Heterotrophic and motile
- Seed plants always reproduce with _____
46 Clues: I am a fern • I am a catfish • Have two lives • Aves lay _____ • I am a pine tree • Agnatha is _______ • Mammalia has _____ • Have xylem and phloem • Heterotrophic and motile • Most protists are _______ • Algae ________ to get food • Reptilia has ________ eggs • Animals are always ________ • Nonvascular plants use ______ • Algae are _____ like protists • Reproduce with spores and seeds • ...
ANNUAL BEDDING TERMS 2026-03-03
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- The process of moving plants from one container to another or from a container to the ground
- Small plants grown in a small amount of media in divided trays
- Term for soil or media
- The difference between the day and night time temperatures
- Refers to the development of lateral branches that contribute to a bushy appearance
- The ability of seeds to germinate under optimum conditions
- Grown to saleable size
- A term used to describe procedures used to prepare plants for a post-production environment
- Molded plastic containers divided into separate growing compartments used for bedding plants
- Hanging baskets are propagated from seed
- The process in which soluble salts are washed from a growing medium as water flows through the media
- Hanging baskets that contain plants that are propagated by cuttings
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- Refers to the time the plant maintains its health while on display for sale
- The percentage of seeds capable of germinating
- The practice of fertilizing while irrigating
- Herbaceous plants that grow from seed to flower in one season before dying
- Planting of seeds
17 Clues: Planting of seeds • Term for soil or media • Grown to saleable size • Hanging baskets are propagated from seed • The practice of fertilizing while irrigating • The percentage of seeds capable of germinating • The difference between the day and night time temperatures • The ability of seeds to germinate under optimum conditions • ...
Unit 4 2024 Review 2025-01-06
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- plants plants without vessels for transporting water
- a flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a fruit
- to organizing living things
- plants plants with vessels for transporting water
- a plant that produces seeds exposed to air
- organisms with a backbone
- to begin to grow from a seed
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- organisms without a backbone
- key chart with choices that helps you identify things
- broadest level of classification
- smallest level of organism classification
- part of the flower that produces pollen
- reproductive cell in nonflowering plants
- part of a flower that receives pollen
14 Clues: organisms with a backbone • to organizing living things • organisms without a backbone • to begin to grow from a seed • broadest level of classification • part of a flower that receives pollen • part of the flower that produces pollen • reproductive cell in nonflowering plants • smallest level of organism classification • a plant that produces seeds exposed to air • ...
plant internal anatomy (lecture 14-21) 2017-12-11
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- composed of dead cells
- dominant in trees stems
- living structure released from roots, increase root/soil ratio
- yellow pigments in plants
- main conducting cells in angiosperm phloem
- giberellin added to fruit result in seedless or X fruits
- structure produced by ectotrophic fungi between the plant cells
- first structure to emerge from a seed
- main photosynthetic parts of most plants (pl)
- limiting nutrient in plants, found in DNA and Amino acids
- roots, young leaves and meristems are examples of this
- allow gas exchanges in primary tissues (pl)
- plant equivalent to human stem cells
- this hormone inhibit lateral growth
- outer part of the zone of maturation
- respiration method often used by plants living in dry area
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- will generate vascular tissues
- explain how leaf evaporation allow water to climb the xylem
- transports of water between cells via plasmodesmata
- plants grow in dry area
- attraction of water molecules to other water molecules
- a callus treather with a low IAA/CK will produce
- produce the secondary xylem
- allow gas exchanges in secondary tissues (pl)
- C4 stomata arrangement
- a gaseous hormone
- this hormone encourage lateral growth
- with few tracheids (5%)
- meristem allow grasses to quickly regrow aften been eaten
- allow storage of air in aquatic plants
- origin of the sugar in maple syrup (pl)
- produce cork outside and phelloderm inside
32 Clues: a gaseous hormone • composed of dead cells • C4 stomata arrangement • plants grow in dry area • dominant in trees stems • with few tracheids (5%) • yellow pigments in plants • produce the secondary xylem • will generate vascular tissues • this hormone inhibit lateral growth • plant equivalent to human stem cells • outer part of the zone of maturation • ...
Gardening Cross Word 2024-04-11
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- Material used to cover soil in a garden for protection or improvement.
- A diverse and widespread family of flowering plants, often grown indoors.
- Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer.
- Begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
- A gardening technique where tissues from one plant are inserted into those of another.
- Animal life, especially the animals that are native to a specific region or environment.
- The uppermost layer of soil, which has the highest concentration of organic matter and microorganisms.
- Swollen underground plant stems that store nutrients.
- Non-flowering plants with feathery or leafy fronds.
- A fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs.
- The upper layer or 'roof' of trees in a forest.
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- Climbing plants that grow horizontally along the ground or up structures.
- A plant adapted to hot, dry climates, known for its thick, fleshy parts.
- Plants with savory or aromatic properties, used for flavoring and garnishing food.
- To trim or cut away dead or overgrown branches or stems.
- A tool used for digging or cutting earth and roots.
- Plant life; the plants of a particular region or period.
- Fine powder from flowers, vital for plant reproduction.
- To produce flowers; also refers to the flower itself.
- The embryonic form of plants, often used for sowing.
20 Clues: The upper layer or 'roof' of trees in a forest. • A tool used for digging or cutting earth and roots. • Begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed. • Non-flowering plants with feathery or leafy fronds. • Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer. • The embryonic form of plants, often used for sowing. • ...
Unit 5 2024-04-18
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- The cultivation of plants.
- Chemicals used to kill insects.
- A plant cultivated by people.
- Using technology to work.
- Changing crop activity from one field to another.
- Watering land to assist the production of plants.
- The farming of aquatic organisms.
- Large farm that grows one or two crops.
- Commerical grazing livestock over an extensive area.
- Organize food productions for commercial purposes.
- Production of crops and animals for sale.
- Altering genetics of plants to benefit.
- Destruction of fertile area by natural causes.
- Harvesting two crops in a year.
- Reproduction of plants through seeds.
- Connection of links to many places of production.
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- Planting different crops sequentially on the same land.
- Growth of specific crops.
- Area cleared for farming using slash and burn.
- The trade of plants, animals, and diseases.
- Natural process where material is shifted away.
- Breeding or raising animals for dairy products.
- Subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals.
- Plants grown for feeding grazing animals.
- Large production of crops shipped to the market.
- Usage of expanded fertilizers and seeds.
- area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied.
- Uses a large amount of land.
- Process where fertile land changes into dryland.
- Farmers traveling around with a group of animals.
- An area where livestock are fattened up.
31 Clues: Growth of specific crops. • Using technology to work. • The cultivation of plants. • Uses a large amount of land. • A plant cultivated by people. • Chemicals used to kill insects. • Harvesting two crops in a year. • The farming of aquatic organisms. • Reproduction of plants through seeds. • Large farm that grows one or two crops. • Altering genetics of plants to benefit. • ...
Photosynthesis 2026-01-22
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- The pair of cells that control the opening and closing of a stoma
- The carbohydrate used to build plant cell walls
- The loose layer of leaf cells with air spaces for gas diffusion
- The process that releases energy from glucose in cells
- The vascular tissue that transports sucrose and amino acids
- The gas absorbed by plants during photosynthesis
- The protective layer of cells on the bottom of a leaf containing stomata
- The process of transporting sugars in the phloem
- Ions needed by plants to make chlorophyll
- The waxy, waterproof layer on the leaf surface
- The sugary liquid produced to attract insects for pollination
- A green pigment found in chloroplasts that transfers light energy into chemical energy
- Ions needed by plants to make amino acids
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- The organelle where photosynthesis occurs
- Pores in the leaf epidermis that allow gas exchange
- The sugar used in respiration to provide energy
- The transparent, protective layer of cells on the top of a leaf
- The process by which plants synthesise carbohydrates from raw materials using energy from light
- The mesophyll layer containing most chloroplasts for photosynthesis
- The vascular tissue that transports water and minerals
- The insoluble carbohydrate used as an energy store in plants
- The gas released by plants during photosynthesis
- The process of removing starch from leaves before photosynthesis experiments
- The sugar transported in the phloem
24 Clues: The sugar transported in the phloem • The organelle where photosynthesis occurs • Ions needed by plants to make chlorophyll • Ions needed by plants to make amino acids • The waxy, waterproof layer on the leaf surface • The sugar used in respiration to provide energy • The carbohydrate used to build plant cell walls • The gas absorbed by plants during photosynthesis • ...
6th Grade Quarterly Review 2026-03-16
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- A population of animals that feed on animals below it in the food chain
- An interconnected web of food chains with consumers and producers
- the number of one single species in an area
- The gas given off by animals breathing
- the base of the food chain made up of plants
- A population of organisms that is a source of food for another organism.
- The gas given off by plants
- all of the living matter in an ecosystem
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- recycle nutrients from dead plants and animals back into the soil or water
- what plants make from carbon dioxide and water
- when two animals strive for the same resource
- the organelle where photosynthesis takes place
- When one animal hunts and kills another animal for food
- all of the organisms live in an area
- all of the non living matter in an ecosystem
- an organism that eats other plants and animals for food
- when one organism lives on or in another host organism causing the host harm
- Process where plants use the suns energy to make glucose from carbon dioxide and water
- on a food web, the flow of this is shown by an arrow
- where an animal lives such as the desert
- the organelle where celluar respiration takes place
- A relationship where both species benefit
- all the living and non living things in an area
23 Clues: The gas given off by plants • all of the organisms live in an area • The gas given off by animals breathing • where an animal lives such as the desert • all of the living matter in an ecosystem • A relationship where both species benefit • the number of one single species in an area • all of the non living matter in an ecosystem • ...
Choice board 2023-02-15
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- eats both meat and plants
- plants reacting to light
- breaking of rock by chemical process
- breaking of rock by physical forces
- plants reacting to gravity
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- can make a delta
- a small piece of rock broken off by weathering
- only eats plants
- has to eat another organism to obtain energy
- plants reacting to touch
- makes its own food
- only eats meat
- movement of rocks/sediments to a new location
13 Clues: only eats meat • can make a delta • only eats plants • makes its own food • plants reacting to touch • plants reacting to light • eats both meat and plants • plants reacting to gravity • breaking of rock by physical forces • breaking of rock by chemical process • has to eat another organism to obtain energy • movement of rocks/sediments to a new location • ...
Healthy Habitats 2016-03-26
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- how plants and animals in a habitat connect through their food
- levels of organisms where each feeds on those below and is eaten by those above
- organisms such as fungi that break down animal and plant matter into nutrients
- everything that influences that affect animals and plants
- the special elements found in food that animals and plants need to survive
- the green material in plants that enables them to use sunlight to produce food
- a place where an animal or plant lives or grows
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- an animal that eats both plants and animals
- a meat-eating animal
- the process that occurs when plants use chlorophyll and sunlight to make food
- a form of pollution that comes mostly from power-plant smokestacks
- all the living plants and animals in one habitat
- a plant-eating animal
- the role an animal plays in its habitat
14 Clues: a meat-eating animal • a plant-eating animal • the role an animal plays in its habitat • an animal that eats both plants and animals • a place where an animal or plant lives or grows • all the living plants and animals in one habitat • everything that influences that affect animals and plants • how plants and animals in a habitat connect through their food • ...
Unit 8 A: Photosynthesis 2024-04-07
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- where the light dependent reactions occur
- the gaseous product plants make during photosynthesis
- the orange/red pigment plants use to absorb light energy
- the process of using sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugar and oxygen
- organisms that are able to use light energy from the sun to produce food
- the molecule that is created during photosynthesis as the metabolic energy source for plants
- the green pigment plants use to absorb light energy
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- carbon ________, the gaseous reactant plants use in photosynthesis
- the source of energy in photosynthesis
- organisms that cannot use the sun’s energy to create chemical energy
- the part of the electromagnetic spectrum plants obtain their energy from
- the protein that is responsible for determining the color of an organism
- where the light independent reactions/Calvin cycle occurs
- the organelle in plants and certain algae that is the site of photosynthesis
14 Clues: the source of energy in photosynthesis • where the light dependent reactions occur • the green pigment plants use to absorb light energy • the gaseous product plants make during photosynthesis • the orange/red pigment plants use to absorb light energy • where the light independent reactions/Calvin cycle occurs • ...
Science 2022-09-27
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- Different populations that live together
- Breaks down animals and dead stuff
- not alive
- Abiotic and biotic living together
- Eats only meats
- alive
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- Single living thing
- Where animals live
- how energy moves
- Eats animals or plants
- Eats both animals and plants
- Carnivore that eats only dead animals
- All member of one spices
- web Crossing food chain
- Makes own energy
- Eats only plants
- One organism Eats another
- Study of ecosystems
18 Clues: alive • not alive • Eats only meats • how energy moves • Makes own energy • Eats only plants • Where animals live • Single living thing • Study of ecosystems • Eats animals or plants • All member of one spices • One organism Eats another • Eats both animals and plants • web Crossing food chain • Breaks down animals and dead stuff • Abiotic and biotic living together • ...
Tricky Plants 2014-11-22
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- A tissue that moves food from the leaves through the plant
- A seed plant that flowers
- The loss of water through a plant's leaves
- A green chemical that helps with photosynthesis in plants
- The outermost layer of a root
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- A seed plant that does not flower
- A tissue that moves water and minerals up from roots to leaves
- The food making process in green plants that uses sun
- A root system that has one single root going straight down
- The layer that separates the xylem from the phloem
10 Clues: A seed plant that flowers • The outermost layer of a root • A seed plant that does not flower • The loss of water through a plant's leaves • The layer that separates the xylem from the phloem • The food making process in green plants that uses sun • A green chemical that helps with photosynthesis in plants • A tissue that moves food from the leaves through the plant • ...
Tricky Plants 2014-11-21
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- The process of making food.
- A seed plant that produces flowers.
- THey do not grow deep in the ground.
- A seed plant that does not produce a flower.
- A series of tubes that moves water and minerals up the steam.
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- traps the energy of the light.
- When the plant is low on water the gourd cells shrink.
- Roots that never touch the ground.
- IT seperates Xylem phloem.
- Moves sugars that are made in the plants.
10 Clues: IT seperates Xylem phloem. • The process of making food. • traps the energy of the light. • Roots that never touch the ground. • A seed plant that produces flowers. • THey do not grow deep in the ground. • Moves sugars that are made in the plants. • A seed plant that does not produce a flower. • When the plant is low on water the gourd cells shrink. • ...
Tricky Plants 2014-11-21
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- The process of making food.
- A seed plant that produces flowers.
- THey do not grow deep in the ground.
- A seed plant that does not produce a flower.
- A series of tubes that moves water and minerals up the steam.
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- traps the energy of the light.
- When the plant is low on water the gourd cells shrink.
- Roots that never touch the ground.
- IT seperates Xylem phloem.
- Moves sugars that are made in the plants.
10 Clues: IT seperates Xylem phloem. • The process of making food. • traps the energy of the light. • Roots that never touch the ground. • A seed plant that produces flowers. • THey do not grow deep in the ground. • Moves sugars that are made in the plants. • A seed plant that does not produce a flower. • When the plant is low on water the gourd cells shrink. • ...
PLANTS & ANIMALS 2015-07-19
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- > grows on our fields at the moment and is yellow
- > shy animal that lives in our forests
- > lots of cows and bulls
- > lives mainly in the American desert, Native Americans hunt it
- > symbol for Halloween
- > birds can loose it, it is part of their “fur”
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- > unhealthy because it is in cigarettes
- > big bird with very good eyes
- >> crocodile
- > any vertebrate has it in its body, so do humans. Dogs like to chew on it.
10 Clues: >> crocodile • > symbol for Halloween • > lots of cows and bulls • > big bird with very good eyes • > shy animal that lives in our forests • > unhealthy because it is in cigarettes • > birds can loose it, it is part of their “fur” • > grows on our fields at the moment and is yellow • > lives mainly in the American desert, Native Americans hunt it • ...
PLANTS & ANIMALS 2015-07-19
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- > grows on our fields at the moment and is yellow
- > shy animal that lives in our forests
- > lots of cows and bulls
- > lives mainly in the American desert, Native Americans hunt it
- > symbol for Halloween
- > birds can loose it, it is part of their “fur”
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- > unhealthy because it is in cigarettes
- > big bird with very good eyes
- >> crocodile
- > any vertebrate has it in its body, so do humans. Dogs like to chew on it.
10 Clues: >> crocodile • > symbol for Halloween • > lots of cows and bulls • > big bird with very good eyes • > shy animal that lives in our forests • > unhealthy because it is in cigarettes • > birds can loose it, it is part of their “fur” • > grows on our fields at the moment and is yellow • > lives mainly in the American desert, Native Americans hunt it • ...
flowering plants 2021-01-27
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- stores and transfers nutrients to the embryo
- root system of monocots
- Flowers with leaves that are branched
- Tissue in plants that transports water and minerals
- seeds from coconut are dispersed by
- to protect the tiny embryo and endosperm inside seeds are surrounded by this
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- Flowers with petals in multiples of 3 are called
- Seeds from dandelion are blown away, this is called _______ dispersal
- root system of dicots
- Tissue called the epidermis of the plant
10 Clues: root system of dicots • root system of monocots • seeds from coconut are dispersed by • Flowers with leaves that are branched • Tissue called the epidermis of the plant • stores and transfers nutrients to the embryo • Flowers with petals in multiples of 3 are called • Tissue in plants that transports water and minerals • ...
Growing Plants 2021-05-18
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- this cell forms at the end of fertilisation
- where pollen comes into contact with stigma
- part of a seed that grows into roots and shoots
- growth of a seed
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- artificial propagation invloving rooting powder
- process plants make energy with light
- after fertilisation the ovary becomes the...
- structural compound made from glucose
- type of seed dispersal
- horizontal stem
10 Clues: horizontal stem • growth of a seed • type of seed dispersal • process plants make energy with light • structural compound made from glucose • this cell forms at the end of fertilisation • where pollen comes into contact with stigma • after fertilisation the ovary becomes the... • artificial propagation invloving rooting powder • ...
plants tropism 2021-11-10
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- a part of a cell that holds water
- gravity tropism
- water moving in and out of a plant
- touch tropism
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- light tropism
- a response to something internal or external in a plant
- stimuli, a stimuli that happens outside the organism
- pressure, pressure in a cell cuased by water
- when a plant loses water
- stimuli, a stimuli inside the organism
10 Clues: light tropism • touch tropism • gravity tropism • when a plant loses water • a part of a cell that holds water • water moving in and out of a plant • stimuli, a stimuli inside the organism • pressure, pressure in a cell cuased by water • stimuli, a stimuli that happens outside the organism • a response to something internal or external in a plant
Plants parts 2022-01-20
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- carrot is the example of edible ...
- Rambutan tree is the example of ... stem.
- Flowers help plants ...
- ... carry water from the roots.
- ... places where the temperature is not too high or too low.
- fungi,bacteria and parasites cause .. plants.
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- .. is a measure how hot or cold something is.
- Leaves make ... for plants.
- ... absorb or take in water from the soil.
- Spinach is the example of ... stem.
10 Clues: Flowers help plants ... • Leaves make ... for plants. • ... carry water from the roots. • carrot is the example of edible ... • Spinach is the example of ... stem. • Rambutan tree is the example of ... stem. • ... absorb or take in water from the soil. • .. is a measure how hot or cold something is. • fungi,bacteria and parasites cause .. plants. • ...
Tropical plants 2023-11-14
10 Clues: FicusBenjamina • DracaenaSpecies • EpipremnumAureum • MarantaLeuconeura • ChlorophytumComosum • NephrolepisExaltata • FicusElasticaDecora • DieffenbachiaMaculata • AraucariaHeterophylla • PhilodendronScandensOxycardium
Tropical plants 2023-11-14
10 Clues: FicusBenjamina • DracaenaSpecies • EpipremnumAureum • MarantaLeuconeura • ChlorophytumComosum • NephrolepisExaltata • FicusElasticaDecora • DieffenbachiaMaculata • AraucariaHeterophylla • PhilodendronScandensOxycardium
Transgenic plants 2023-10-15
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- Golden rice 2 was made by replacing _______ transgene of Golden rice 1 to have improved levels of Beta carotene.
- Transgenic canola contains an antisense copy of a stearate desaturase gene, resulting in accumulation of ____________.
- Selectable marker gene used for selection of transformed plant cells in the cointegrate type Ti plasmid vector used for generation of transgenic tomato plants with a truncated Bt toxin gene.
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- Which lignin biosynthesis enzyme was targeted to make transgenic alfalfa plants for biofuel production?
- Tobacco plants transformed with _________ gene showed increased drought tolerance by delaying drought induced leaf senescence.
- Which fruit ripening associated enzyme was inhibited in Flavrsavr tomatoes?
- Arabidopsis plants transformed with ____________ gene under transcriptional control of a seed-specific promoter, resulted in increased levels of Vitamin E.
- Tobacco plants were transformed using hemoglobin gene from_________ bacteria to improve oxygen content and plant yield.
- A low-molecular-weight nontoxic compound synthesized by plants that facilitates resistance to salt stress.
- In transgenic Bt plants, the modified protoxin gene was placed under control of ______ promoter and downstream of a chloroplast transit peptide sequence, so that the over-produced protoxin became localized within the chloroplast.
10 Clues: Which fruit ripening associated enzyme was inhibited in Flavrsavr tomatoes? • Which lignin biosynthesis enzyme was targeted to make transgenic alfalfa plants for biofuel production? • A low-molecular-weight nontoxic compound synthesized by plants that facilitates resistance to salt stress. • ...
Plants 1 2020-08-19
Unusual Plants 2019-04-15
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- I am an aquatic plant
- I grow in salt water and have breathing roots
- my leaf can grow into a new plant
- I grow in deserts
- I breathe through areal roots
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- I close my leaves when touched
- I eat insects
- I am an underwater plant
- I am a yellow parasitic plant
- I grow on the mountains and have needle like leaves
10 Clues: I eat insects • I grow in deserts • I am an aquatic plant • I am an underwater plant • I am a yellow parasitic plant • I breathe through areal roots • I close my leaves when touched • my leaf can grow into a new plant • I grow in salt water and have breathing roots • I grow on the mountains and have needle like leaves
plants 2 2024-05-09
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- Dense evergreen shrub often used for hedges and topiary.
- Perennial with large, fragrant flowers in various colors.
- Deciduous shrub known for its fragrant purple or white flowers.
- Hardy annual flower known for its vibrant colors.
- Shade-tolerant perennial with large, decorative leaves.
- Aromatic perennial herb known for its purple flowers.
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- Popular perennial flowering plant with thorny stems and fragrant blooms.
- Annual plant often used in bedding and container gardens.
- Perennial plant with brightly colored blooms, often used in fall gardens.
- Perennial with trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom for a single day.
10 Clues: Hardy annual flower known for its vibrant colors. • Aromatic perennial herb known for its purple flowers. • Shade-tolerant perennial with large, decorative leaves. • Dense evergreen shrub often used for hedges and topiary. • Annual plant often used in bedding and container gardens. • Perennial with large, fragrant flowers in various colors. • ...
plants 3 2024-05-09
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- Tree known for its vibrant fall foliage and sweet sap used for syrup.
- Evergreen shrub with large clusters of bell-shaped flowers.
- Shrub with large, showy flower heads that can change color based on soil pH.
- Tree with distinctive white bark and slender branches.
- Large, long-lived tree with lobed leaves and acorns.
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- Tree with long, slender leaves and flexible branches, often found near water.
- Coniferous tree with long needles and cones.
- Flowering shrub with vibrant blooms, often seen in spring.
- Early-blooming shrub with bright yellow flowers.
- Tree with beautiful spring blossoms and edible fruit.
10 Clues: Coniferous tree with long needles and cones. • Early-blooming shrub with bright yellow flowers. • Large, long-lived tree with lobed leaves and acorns. • Tree with beautiful spring blossoms and edible fruit. • Tree with distinctive white bark and slender branches. • Flowering shrub with vibrant blooms, often seen in spring. • ...
Aquatic Plants 2024-04-21
10 Clues: Water margin plant • Large brown seaweed • Pondfloating flower • Tiny floating plant • Invasive water plant • Simple aquatic plant • Free-floating seaweed • Flowering water plant • Featherlike water plant • Marine plant, often edible
Rare Plants 2024-08-04
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- - Plant known for its foul odor
- - Tree known for its large trunk and longevity
- - Plant with two long, strap-like leaves
- - Carnivorous plant with pitcher-shaped leaves
- - Carnivorous plant that traps insects
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- - Plant that reacts to touch
- - Rare and elusive flowering plant
- - Plant used to make a traditional beverage
- - Succulent plant with round, fleshy leaves
- - Flower with the largest bloom in the world
10 Clues: - Plant that reacts to touch • - Plant known for its foul odor • - Rare and elusive flowering plant • - Carnivorous plant that traps insects • - Plant with two long, strap-like leaves • - Plant used to make a traditional beverage • - Succulent plant with round, fleshy leaves • - Flower with the largest bloom in the world • - Tree known for its large trunk and longevity • ...
Extraordinary Plants 2024-08-04
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- - Sensitive plant that reacts to touch
- - Flower with the largest single bloom
- - Carnivorous plant that catches insects in its trap
- - Tree with red resin and an umbrella-like canopy
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- - Carnivorous plant with a pitcher-shaped trap
- - Plant with a strong, unpleasant odor
- - Ornamental plant with bright orange flowers
- - Tree known for its enormous size and age
- - Tree known for its large trunk and longevity
- - Plant with two long, ribbon-like leaves
10 Clues: - Plant with a strong, unpleasant odor • - Sensitive plant that reacts to touch • - Flower with the largest single bloom • - Plant with two long, ribbon-like leaves • - Tree known for its enormous size and age • - Ornamental plant with bright orange flowers • - Carnivorous plant with a pitcher-shaped trap • - Tree known for its large trunk and longevity • ...
Native Plants 2024-08-12
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- used to make mush, soap, bread, biscuits, and chips
- used as fresh, dried, and powdered food - stems are very prickly!
- used as beads and food
- used as fresh food, dried into raisins, or cordage from vines
- used for shelters, mats, canoes, clothes, cordage, and dolls
- used as soap, food, brushes, glue, and fish stupefier.
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- used as salad in Spring
- used in basket weaving to make reddish-brown designs
- used in smudging and many other medicinal uses - symbol of peace
- used to make flutes, whistles, and clapper sticks - know as “Tree of Music”
10 Clues: used as beads and food • used as salad in Spring • used to make mush, soap, bread, biscuits, and chips • used in basket weaving to make reddish-brown designs • used as soap, food, brushes, glue, and fish stupefier. • used for shelters, mats, canoes, clothes, cordage, and dolls • used as fresh food, dried into raisins, or cordage from vines • ...
Plants(1) 2023-08-02
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- A type of tree with acorns and large, spreading branches.
- A climbing plant with tendrils that attach to walls or fences.
- A green plant that covers the ground and is often found in lawns.
- A tall plant with a thick trunk and branches, usually found in forests.
- A tall plant with a large, round flower that follows the sun's movement.
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- A small, white flower with a yellow center, commonly found in meadows.
- A desert plant with spines instead of leaves, which stores water.
- A plant with delicate, feathery leaves often found in shady areas.
- A fragrant flower with thorns on its stem, often given as a gift.
- A colorful part of a plant that blooms and attracts bees and butterflies.
10 Clues: A type of tree with acorns and large, spreading branches. • A climbing plant with tendrils that attach to walls or fences. • A desert plant with spines instead of leaves, which stores water. • A green plant that covers the ground and is often found in lawns. • A fragrant flower with thorns on its stem, often given as a gift. • ...
Plants & More! 2025-04-15
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- plant tissue/tube used to transport minerals and water
- part of a plant that soaks up water and minerals
- plant tissue/tube used to transport sugars so food gets to where it needs to go
- the type of gas that is released into the air after photosynthesis
- the process that plants use to make food
- part of a plant that makes food
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- the type of food that plants make in their leaves (also known as sugar)
- a green pigment that is found in plants' leaves that help the plant make food
- the type of gas that plants need for photosynthesis
- part of a plant used for support and has tubes for carrying food, minerals and water
10 Clues: part of a plant that makes food • the process that plants use to make food • part of a plant that soaks up water and minerals • the type of gas that plants need for photosynthesis • plant tissue/tube used to transport minerals and water • the type of gas that is released into the air after photosynthesis • ...
animals/ plants 2025-05-05
10 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • are herbivores • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • have three hearts • bear skin is black • Likes to chase mice • make their own food • have names for each other
Plants trivia 2026-03-23
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- Reproductive structure of angiosperms
- Main site of photosynthesis
- Supports plant and transports substances
- Absorbs water and minerals from soil
- Colored part that attracts pollinators
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- Green pigment for photosynthesis
- Tall woody perennial plant
- Seedless vascular plant
- Protects the flower bud
- Contains embryo of a new plant
10 Clues: Seedless vascular plant • Protects the flower bud • Tall woody perennial plant • Main site of photosynthesis • Contains embryo of a new plant • Green pigment for photosynthesis • Absorbs water and minerals from soil • Reproductive structure of angiosperms • Colored part that attracts pollinators • Supports plant and transports substances
PLANTS AND ANIMALS NUTRITION AND GAS EXCHANGE 2019-07-09
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- providing energy for the process of photosynthesis to occur.
- released by plants in the atmosphere.
- is a kind of animal that eats either other animals or plants.
- is the process of breaking sugar into a form that the cell can use as energy.
- organisms are able to make their own food.
- is the energy currency of life.
- allows plants to absorb energy from light.
- the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter.
- the absorption and digestion of food or nutrients by the body or any biological system.
- typically found in plant leaves but can also be found in some stems.
- is the process in your body that turns simple structures into more complex structures.
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- responsible for gas exchange called respiration.
- are animals that only eat plants.
- intake by plants.
- to continue to exist, and not to fail or be destroyed.
- provides energy for vital processes and for synthesizing new organic material.
- is an important organic compound in metabolism.
- is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy.
- are animals that gets food from killing and eating other animals.
- is a condition in which something takes in another substance.
- the breakdown of complex molecules in living organisms to form simpler ones.
- are mainly sugars and starches that the body breaks down into glucose.
- organisms that can’t make its own food supply, so they have to eat other things, like plants or other animals, to survive.
- which the plant collects through its roots.
- delivers substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells.
25 Clues: intake by plants. • is the energy currency of life. • are animals that only eat plants. • released by plants in the atmosphere. • organisms are able to make their own food. • allows plants to absorb energy from light. • which the plant collects through its roots. • is an important organic compound in metabolism. • responsible for gas exchange called respiration. • ...
Unit 2 Review 2017-11-08
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- Algae and Protozoa belong to this kingdom.
- This kingdom is made up of microscopic organisms that don't have bodies.
- Mammals are ____. They reproduce with babies.
- How many kingdoms are there?
- Worms and snails are_____
- seed Some plants are _____ plants such as mosses and ferns.
- These invertebrates have an exoskeleton and jointed legs.
- Mussles, snails and oysters are examples of _____
- These animals have bodies covered with sharp spikes.
- Fungi produce ____ that are carried by the wind to reproduce.
- Amoebas move with these, they are also called false feet.
- Fish have bodies that are covered in ______.
- These animals have a long, soft body that is divided into rings.
- Mushroom, Mould, and Yeast are all examples of ______.
- Mosses are anchored to the ground with these____.
- Vertebrates have a _______ column and skeleton
- When amphibians are young, they breathe with _____.
- Groups of living things with similiar cells
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- These plants grow flowers and are also called flowering plants.
- These plants produce cones. They are called conifers.
- These animals have a soft body and some have tentacles.
- Apples have ____ that can be found inside the apples.
- _____and Mold belong to the Fungi Kingdom
- Monerans that make their own food are called.
- These plants have special leaves called fronts.
- ____and hair cover mammals' bodies
- Birds have ______ bodies. Their bones are light and thin.
- Reptiles have ____ to breathe in air.
- These plants produce capsules.
- Many fungi have a ___, a steam, and a network of hyphae.
- Sponges belong to this group.
- Some conifer seeds are called ____.
- Leeches and _____ are examples of annelids
- Monerans reproduce by _______.
34 Clues: Worms and snails are_____ • How many kingdoms are there? • Sponges belong to this group. • These plants produce capsules. • Monerans reproduce by _______. • ____and hair cover mammals' bodies • Some conifer seeds are called ____. • Reptiles have ____ to breathe in air. • _____and Mold belong to the Fungi Kingdom • Algae and Protozoa belong to this kingdom. • ...
M1 BASIC PLANT STRUCTURE AND REPRODUCTION 2025-06-25
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- – A cell formed when an egg (ovum) and a sperm come together during reproduction.
- – A way plants make new plants without seeds, using parts like roots or stems (e.g., ginger).
- – A flower that has all four main parts: sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils.
- – The cells that open and close the stomata to control water loss.
- – A factor that affects how much the stomata open during the day, increasing transpiration.
- – A way plants make new plants using flowers and the joining of egg and sperm cells.
- – A type of root that stores food; an example of a taproot.
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- – The process where water evaporates from a plant’s leaves.
- – The part of a plant that grows underground and absorbs water and nutrients.
- – The movement of water through a membrane from a place of more water to less water.
- – The plant tissue that carries water and minerals from the roots to the leaves.
- – A flower that is missing either the male part (stamen) or female part (pistil), like a papaya flower.
- – Affects how fast water evaporates from the plant; higher temperature means more transpiration.
- – Roots that grow above the ground, often seen in orchids and other air plants.
- – Water stored in the soil that plants absorb through their roots.
- – Refers to how much water is in the air; less moisture makes plants lose water faster.
- – The plant tissue that carries food (sugar) from the leaves to other parts of the plant.
- – Small openings on the surface of leaves that let air and water in and out.
- – The movement of particles from a place of high concentration to low concentration.
- – Moves moist air away from the leaf surface, increasing water loss through transpiration.
20 Clues: – The process where water evaporates from a plant’s leaves. • – A type of root that stores food; an example of a taproot. • – The cells that open and close the stomata to control water loss. • – Water stored in the soil that plants absorb through their roots. • – Small openings on the surface of leaves that let air and water in and out. • ...
Unit 1 Week 1 Vocabulary Crossword 2025-08-29
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- Having to do with farming and growing crops or raising animals for food.
- Balance When all the plants and animals in an area are living together in a healthy, stable way.
- Something made by people instead of happening naturally.
- A living thing that gets energy by eating other plants or animals.
- The natural environment where an animal lives and finds everything it needs to survive.
- When animals eat dead animals that they didn't kill themselves, like vultures eating roadkill
- The tuft of feathers on top of a bird's head.
- Using natural resources in a way that doesn't use them up so future people can still have them.
- The way plants make their own food using sunlight, water, and air.
- Areas of land that are covered with shallow water, like swamps and marshes, where special plants and animals live.
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- A living thing, usually a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight.
- The number or rate of deaths in a group of animals or plants over a certain time period.
- An animal that hunts and eats other animals to survive.
- Protecting animals, plants, and nature so they don't disappear forever.
- Breaking down food in the body to get nutrients and energy.
- Baby deer that are usually brown with white spots.
- The total number of the same type of animal or plant living in one area.
- An animal that can live both in water and on land, like frogs, toads, and salamanders.
- All the living things (plants and animals) in an area and how they work together with their environment.
- Controlled or managed by rules to keep something safe or balanced.
- Bringing something back to the way it used to be, like fixing a damaged forest or pond.
21 Clues: The tuft of feathers on top of a bird's head. • Baby deer that are usually brown with white spots. • An animal that hunts and eats other animals to survive. • Something made by people instead of happening naturally. • Breaking down food in the body to get nutrients and energy. • A living thing that gets energy by eating other plants or animals. • ...
Plants and Animals 2024-11-11
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- Plants that transport nutrients from cell to cell
- Animals can either give live birth or lay ___
- Plants with flowers or cones produce _____ to reproduce
- A _____ is a group of similar organisms that can produce offspring
- One characteristic plants are classified by is how they _____ nutrients
- Animals without backbones
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- The smallest two classification groups are species and _____
- One way scientists classify animals is whether or not they have a ____
- Which animal classification are humans a part of
- Animals with backbones
- To arrange or sort objects according to their properties or characteristics
- Plants that have tubelike structures to transport nutrients
- The other way plants are classified is how they _____
- How many groups of vertebrates are there
- What plants that do not produce seeds reproduce with, it is one cell surrounded by a protective wall
15 Clues: Animals with backbones • Animals without backbones • How many groups of vertebrates are there • Animals can either give live birth or lay ___ • Which animal classification are humans a part of • Plants that transport nutrients from cell to cell • The other way plants are classified is how they _____ • Plants with flowers or cones produce _____ to reproduce • ...
Inside the Chloroplast 2022-04-12
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- this is the place in you home where you would most likely make food
- All living things need energy for their day to day tasks
- plants make food they need so they can grow ________
- a plant gathers sunlight like a _ soaks up water
- these are never in animals and allows plants to make food
- special kind of coloring
- abbreviation is CO2
- Plants end up using the _______ they make
- It gets this gas from the air after animals have __out
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- is pigment found in plants
- plants needs to get _______ from the sun
- a plant needs ________parts of its cell to first make food then a part to use the food
- to take something in and hold it
- but they are also left with ___________
- many sugars stuck together
- the thing we need to _ in order to stay alive is the thing that plants do not need
16 Clues: abbreviation is CO2 • special kind of coloring • is pigment found in plants • many sugars stuck together • to take something in and hold it • but they are also left with ___________ • plants needs to get _______ from the sun • Plants end up using the _______ they make • a plant gathers sunlight like a _ soaks up water • plants make food they need so they can grow ________ • ...
plant classification 2023-02-08
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- plants that complete their life cycle in 2 years/ growing seasons
- part of plant that supports the leaves, flower, and fruit
- means"naked seed" in greek
- the plant or plant products are used by humans
- the process of plants using stored energy
- plants that produce for more than 2 years
- the chemical process converting sunlight into food/energy
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- humans use the animal and animal products that feed on plants a plant products
- means "covered seed" in greek
- the movement and loss of water through evaporation
- part of plant that produces food for plant through photosynthesis
- one of the main uses for plants
- plants that complete their life cycle in one year/growing season
- type of root that has one thick main root
- part of plant that anchors the plant
15 Clues: means"naked seed" in greek • means "covered seed" in greek • one of the main uses for plants • part of plant that anchors the plant • type of root that has one thick main root • the process of plants using stored energy • plants that produce for more than 2 years • the plant or plant products are used by humans • the movement and loss of water through evaporation • ...
Science Review 2026-04-01
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- The part of a plant that supports the plant and carries water and food.
- The process of taking in water from the soil.
- hairs Tiny structures on roots that help absorb water.
- The part of a plant that absorbs water from the soil.
- The green substance in leaves that captures sunlight.
- Small openings on leaves that allow gas exchange.
- The part of a plant where food is made.
- The place where plants get water and nutrients.
- A gas plants release during photosynthesis.
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- The evaporation of water from plant leaves.
- When a plant becomes weak and droops from lack of water.
- The process plants use to make food using sunlight.
- dioxide A gas plants take in to make food.
- Energy from the sun that plants need to make food.
- Tissue that transports food (sugar) in plants.
15 Clues: The part of a plant where food is made. • dioxide A gas plants take in to make food. • The evaporation of water from plant leaves. • A gas plants release during photosynthesis. • The process of taking in water from the soil. • Tissue that transports food (sugar) in plants. • The place where plants get water and nutrients. • ...
TYPES OF PLANTS 2022-01-11
13 Clues: weak stem • bushy plants • PART OF PLANT • to grow plants • source of energy • undesired plants • which grow in water • seed is present here • imp. for photosynthesis • single strong woody stem • aromatic and medicinal usages • support systems for the plants • responsible for transferring nutrients
Plants 5.LS 1-1 2024-01-09
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- sugar
- grow plants without soil, rely on water
- substances required by plants to make food during photosynthesis
- where plants get the essential nutrients, hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen
- where water enters plant,absorbs water and nutrients
- gas that provides central nutrients plants take in from the air
- plants use to change carbon dioxide and water into glucose during photosynthesis
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- transform carbon dioxide and water into glucose, cellulose and starch
- the process by which green plants prepare their own food from carbon dioxide and water by using sunlight energy in the presence of chlorophyll
- substances hat hel plants grow in a healthy way
- not as important for survival as water, carbon dioxide, and light
- combination of carbon and oxygen
- combination of hydrogen and oxygen
- enters leaves through stomata
- gas released by plants during photosynthesis
15 Clues: sugar • enters leaves through stomata • combination of carbon and oxygen • combination of hydrogen and oxygen • grow plants without soil, rely on water • gas released by plants during photosynthesis • substances hat hel plants grow in a healthy way • where water enters plant,absorbs water and nutrients • gas that provides central nutrients plants take in from the air • ...
Biology 2023-11-15
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- a simple but important ingredient in photosynthesis - you may know it as H2O
- an ingredient in a chemical reaction
- adenosine di-phosphate
- the gas that human beings and most animals breathe
- is another word for breathing - plants do this!
- these green organelles allow a plant to perform photosynthesis
- the process through which plants take energy from sunlight to create chemical energy
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- the memes were true - it IS the power-house of the cell!
- an element represented by the letter "h" this is the most common element in the universe
- a living thing
- adenosine tri-phosphate
- things that make their own food (like plants)
- this is what plants get their energy from to turn into glucose
- tiny building blocks of plants,each one is so small you need a microscope to see it, but is much larger than an atom
- an element represented by the letter "c"
- this is the sugar that plants make from sunlight and it is what makes fruit sweet
16 Clues: a living thing • adenosine di-phosphate • adenosine tri-phosphate • an ingredient in a chemical reaction • an element represented by the letter "c" • things that make their own food (like plants) • is another word for breathing - plants do this! • the gas that human beings and most animals breathe • the memes were true - it IS the power-house of the cell! • ...
Pollen Vocabulary 2022-11-22
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- The outer shell of pollen & spores which has distinct characteristics when viewed underthe microscope
- The study of pollen and spores to help solve criminal cases
- Flowering plants whose seeds may be protected by a fruit casing
- Reproductive cell that becomes an adult in some fungi & plants
- Type of pollination where the egg & pollen come from different plants
- An examples of a fungus that created spores
- Pollen is helpful in forensics because it is seasonally and __________ specific
- Pollen falls into this evidence category because it is often found in small but measurable amounts
- Protective covering of seeds in flowering plants that is edible!
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- Bacteria form these protective coverings in harsh conditions
- Principle that explains that trace evidence is easily transferred between people/items when they come in contact
- Male part of the flower that produces pollen
- Plants, like evergreens, that use cones to produce pollen
- Type of microscope used to see the surface features and textures of pollen
- Female part of the flower that produces eggs
- Type of pollination where the egg & pollen come from same flower
- A male reproductive cell of seed-bearing plants
- Disease caused by bacterial endospores that act as a bioterrorism threat
18 Clues: An examples of a fungus that created spores • Male part of the flower that produces pollen • Female part of the flower that produces eggs • A male reproductive cell of seed-bearing plants • Plants, like evergreens, that use cones to produce pollen • The study of pollen and spores to help solve criminal cases • ...
Unit 2 Review 2021-10-27
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- Investigate, plan, conduct, and evaluate a project designed to provide a service to the school, public entities, or the community, Project must benefit an organization, group, or individuals other than the FFA chapter.
- in this SAE the student owns the materials and other required inputs and keeps financial records to determine return to investments
- seedlings and plants for landscaping, replanting in forests, or producing fruit
- in this SAE the student begins with a question that asks why or how something happens, followed by a period of data collection using qualitative and/or quantitative methodologies.
- science and practice of growing, maintaining, and processing grapes.
- latin word meaning "Cultivation"
- responsible irrigation and drainage, sand trap, trees and shrubs, buildings and equipment
- science and practice of growing, harvesting, storing, processing and marketing tree grown fruits
- Harvesting, Storing, Designing Flowering plants
- in this SAE the student is in an employment setting
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- growing, planting, maintaining and using grasses, annuals, shrubs and trees
- Applying the engineering design process to create a new product or service
- Cares/Moves/Arranges/Sells plants and supplies
- growing, harvesting, storing, processing and marketing vegetables
- for the land area and plants that surround a business, school, church, industry or other public or private places that have lawns and plants that have to be maintained
- "The cultivation, processing and marketing of flowers, ornamental plants, vegetables, fruits and nuts
- Applying the engineering design process to create a new product or service
- Grows vegetables and flowers, performs both sexual and asexual propagation of plants
- latin word meaning "Garden"
- this SAE the student applys the scientific process to control certain variables while changing others to observe the outcome.
20 Clues: latin word meaning "Garden" • latin word meaning "Cultivation" • Cares/Moves/Arranges/Sells plants and supplies • Harvesting, Storing, Designing Flowering plants • in this SAE the student is in an employment setting • growing, harvesting, storing, processing and marketing vegetables • science and practice of growing, maintaining, and processing grapes. • ...
Annual plant Terms 2025-03-03
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- packs molded plastic containers divided into separate growing compartments used for bedding plants
- Small plants grown in a small amount of media in divided trays
- baskets The hanging that contain plants that are propagated
- the ability of seeds to germinate under optimum condition
- Hanging baskets that contain plants that are propagated by cuttings
- The difference between the day and night time temperatures
- The percentage of seeds capable of germinating
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- Term for soil or media
- The process of moving plants from one container to another or from a container to the ground
- Refers to the time the plant maintains its health while on display for sale
- The planting of seeds
- The practice of fertilizing while irrigating
- Grown to saleable size
- refers to the development of lateral branches that contribute to a bushy appearance
- herbaceous plants that grow from seed to flower in one season before dying
- The process in which soluble salts are washed from a growing medium as water flows through the media
- A term used to describe procedures used to prepare pants for a post-production environment
17 Clues: The planting of seeds • Term for soil or media • Grown to saleable size • The practice of fertilizing while irrigating • The percentage of seeds capable of germinating • the ability of seeds to germinate under optimum condition • The difference between the day and night time temperatures • Small plants grown in a small amount of media in divided trays • ...
Geography 2024-11-27
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- Alien plants compete with natives through ________ means or allelopathy. (8)
- Alien plant invasions should be managed on an ______ level. (12)
- Alien plants cause significant _______ losses, affecting agriculture and industry. (7)
- Alien plants may affect native ______ by hybridization. (5)
- The ______ of alien plants may impact protected areas. (7)
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- Alien plants have a ______ impact on ecosystems. (10)
- Alien plants influence human ______ and well-being negatively. (6)
- Invasive plants compete with native species using ________ competition. (8)
- Alien plants threaten the ______ pool of native plants. (4)
- Alien plants affect both ecosystems and native ______ species. (5)
- The introduction of alien plants causes environmental and ______ issues. (9)
- Governments need to take ______ actions to address alien plant issues. (5)
12 Clues: Alien plants have a ______ impact on ecosystems. (10) • The ______ of alien plants may impact protected areas. (7) • Alien plants threaten the ______ pool of native plants. (4) • Alien plants may affect native ______ by hybridization. (5) • Alien plant invasions should be managed on an ______ level. (12) • ...
science 2020-09-15
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- promotes growth of plants
- restricts growth of plants
- makes plant grow towards the sun
- movement towards or away from water
- plants use it to climb up other plants or fences
- helps in secondary growth
- movement towards or away from sunlight
- movement towards or away from touch
- direction of movemnt depends on direction of stimulus
- movement towards or away from chemicals
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- develops an organism
- movement towards or away from gravity
- stimulates stem elongation
- multicellular organisams use this as communication between cells
- movement is neither towards nor away from stimuli
- functions againt auxins and gibberlins
- natural gaseous phytohormone
17 Clues: develops an organism • promotes growth of plants • helps in secondary growth • stimulates stem elongation • restricts growth of plants • natural gaseous phytohormone • makes plant grow towards the sun • movement towards or away from water • movement towards or away from touch • movement towards or away from gravity • functions againt auxins and gibberlins • ...
Ecology Crossword #1 2014-04-27
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- a group of populations
- a worm eating a rotten apple is a…
- in mutualism both species _____ (Fill In The Blank)
- cannot produce their own food
- autotrophs usually use this to make food
- roses are…
- carnivores eat…
- cows are herbivores because they eat _____ (Fill In The Blank)
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- the first organisms in the food chain
- decomposers break down dead and ______ plants / animals (Fill In The Blank)
- eat both plants and animals
- eat plants
- one species benefits, one is unaffected
- eat producers or consumers
- connected feeding relationships
- is the source of almost all energy on Earth
- humans can get these parasites in their hair
17 Clues: eat plants • roses are… • carnivores eat… • a group of populations • eat producers or consumers • eat both plants and animals • cannot produce their own food • connected feeding relationships • a worm eating a rotten apple is a… • the first organisms in the food chain • one species benefits, one is unaffected • autotrophs usually use this to make food • ...
Plant Terms 2024-03-04
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- planting of seeds
- fertilizing while irrigating
- ability of seeds to germinate under best conditions
- plastic containers divided into separate growing compartments for bedding plants
- moving plants container to container or ground
- difference in day and night temperatures
- hanging baskets with plants grown from cuttings
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- grown to saleable size
- prepares plant for post production life
- hanging baskets with plants from seeds
- time plant is healthy
- percentage of seeds capable of germination
- grown in little media in trays
- grow seed to flower one season before dying
- salts are washed from growing medium
- lateral branches contribute to bushy look
- soil or media
17 Clues: soil or media • planting of seeds • time plant is healthy • grown to saleable size • fertilizing while irrigating • grown in little media in trays • salts are washed from growing medium • hanging baskets with plants from seeds • prepares plant for post production life • difference in day and night temperatures • lateral branches contribute to bushy look • ...
Plant Terms 2024-03-04
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- planting of seeds
- fertilizing while irrigating
- ability of seeds to germinate under best conditions
- plastic containers divided into separate growing compartments for bedding plants
- moving plants container to container or ground
- difference in day and night temperatures
- hanging baskets with plants grown from cuttings
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- grown to saleable size
- prepares plant for post production life
- hanging baskets with plants from seeds
- time plant is healthy
- percentage of seeds capable of germination
- grown in little media in trays
- grow seed to flower one season before dying
- salts are washed from growing medium
- lateral branches contribute to bushy look
- soil or media
17 Clues: soil or media • planting of seeds • time plant is healthy • grown to saleable size • fertilizing while irrigating • grown in little media in trays • salts are washed from growing medium • hanging baskets with plants from seeds • prepares plant for post production life • difference in day and night temperatures • lateral branches contribute to bushy look • ...
How Plants Use Glucose 2025-07-08
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- down glucose using oxygen respiration
- produced in photosynthesis oxygen
- sugar produced in photosynthesis glucose
- storage molecule in plants starch
- turns this colour with starch blue-black
- process by which plants make food photosynthesis
- use this to test for starch iodine
- organ in plants like potatoes tuber
- in seeds as energy lipid
- are made from these proteins
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- that eat insects carnivores
- used in respiration oxygen
- pigment in leaves chlorophyll
- is converted into this for storage starch
- + nitrate forms this amino acids
- needed to make amino acids nitrate
- removes this from leaves during testing chlorophyll
- carbohydrate used to strengthen plant cell walls cellulose
- is released in this process respiration
- molecule stores energy in seeds fat
20 Clues: in seeds as energy lipid • used in respiration oxygen • that eat insects carnivores • are made from these proteins • pigment in leaves chlorophyll • + nitrate forms this amino acids • produced in photosynthesis oxygen • storage molecule in plants starch • needed to make amino acids nitrate • use this to test for starch iodine • organ in plants like potatoes tuber • ...
Bees, Flowers and Pollination 2025-03-25
12 Clues: Protects bees • Where bees live • Friends of flowers • Sticks to bees legs • Sweet food bees make • Keeps plants grounded • Plants grow from these • Attracts bees to plants • Plants need this to grow • Food that flowers provide bees • Color of bees, black and ______ • Helps pollen move to other plants
Science Camp 2014-05-02
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- An animal which eats plants and animals
- Any plant that is the color green
- An animal which eats plants and animals
- A animal that eats other animals
- A living thing
- Chain An arrangement of living things according to the order which they are eaten
- The process used by plants to manufacture food from sunlight
- Living things which are not easily classified as plants or animals
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- An animal which eats dead remains and waste of other plants or animals
- An organism which hunts and eats animals
- An animal hunted by another animal
- A plant or animal which feeds on dead material and causes mechanical or chemical breakdowm
- The green colored chemical in plants which is necessary for manufacturing food through photosynthesis
- A group of plants or animals that share a particular environment which is bound together by mainly food chains
- An animal which eats only plants
15 Clues: A living thing • A animal that eats other animals • An animal which eats only plants • Any plant that is the color green • An animal hunted by another animal • An animal which eats plants and animals • An animal which eats plants and animals • An organism which hunts and eats animals • The process used by plants to manufacture food from sunlight • ...
Plant Vocabulary 2021-11-29
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- A loosely packed layer of cells in a leaf where gas exchange takes place
- A plant response to environmental factors which is controlled by plant hormones
- Plants with a vascular system
- Small openings in the bark of young stems for gas exchange
- A plant response to light
- An opening for gas exchange in the lower epidermis of a leaf
- Structures in which spores are made
- Plants with seeds inside a fruit; flowering plants
- Thick layer of dead cells on the outside of woody stems
- Process of cell division in which two complete cells are formed
- Algae and fungi growing together in a mutualistic relationship
- A layer of tall cells in a leaf where most photosynthesis takes place
- Third stage of mitosis
- A plant response to gravity
- Storage cells in the center of a plant stem
- A short, enlarged, underground stem specialized for food storage (ex: potato)
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- A storage area for starch in algae
- An underground, horizontal stem that can produce a new plant
- A waxy, transparent layer on a leaf used for protection
- Process of a plant beginning to grow
- First stage of mitosis
- Final stage of mitosis
- Land plants with no vascular system
- Second stage of mitosis
- The process of water evaporating from a plant
- A class of seedless plants (ex: ferns)
- Plants with seeds not inside a fruit
- The fan-like leaf of a fern
- Plant hormones
- Straw-like cells that carry water and minerals upward in vascular plants
- Tube-like cells that transport food in a plant
- Fourth stage of mitosis
- The kingdom containing autotrophic organisms with cellulose cell walls
- A short underground stem with enlarged leaf bases for food storage
34 Clues: Plant hormones • First stage of mitosis • Final stage of mitosis • Third stage of mitosis • Second stage of mitosis • Fourth stage of mitosis • A plant response to light • The fan-like leaf of a fern • A plant response to gravity • Plants with a vascular system • A storage area for starch in algae • Land plants with no vascular system • Structures in which spores are made • ...
Bloom 2024-01-24
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- A blooming plant that produces colorful petals and often a fragrance
- The part of a plant that develops from a flower and contains seeds
- An edible part of a plant, such as a root, stem, leaf, or flower
- A plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season
- The art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation
- A mixture of decayed organic matter used as a fertilizer to improve soil health and structure
- The loose, upper layer of earth in which plants grow
- The natural or man made features of an area of land, including plants, topography, water features, and structures
- The small, enclosed unit from which a new plant will grow when planted and given the proper conditions
- The transfer of pollen from the male part of a flower to the female part, allowing fertilization and the production of seeds
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- A place where trees, shrubs, and other woody plants are grown for scientific study, conservation, and display
- The light and heat emitted by the sun, which is essential for plant growth
- A glass or plastic structure in which plants are grown under controlled conditions
- A liquid necessary for the growth and survival of all living things, including plants
- The process of creating new plants from existing ones through methods such as cuttings, seed germination, or division
- To produce flowers; to come into bloom
- A plot of land used for growing flowers, vegetables, or other plants
- A plant that lives for more than two years and typically blooms repeatedly
- The practice of selectively removing parts of a plant, such as dead or diseased branches, to promote healthy growth
- An underground storage structure that contains the nutrients a plant needs to grow and bloom"
20 Clues: To produce flowers; to come into bloom • The loose, upper layer of earth in which plants grow • A plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season • The art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation • An edible part of a plant, such as a root, stem, leaf, or flower • The part of a plant that develops from a flower and contains seeds • ...
Organic Food 2023-03-09
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- solid waste from animals, especially horses, that is spread on the land in order to make plants grow well
- decaying plant material that is added to soil to improve its quality
- the act of sending out gas, heat, light, etc.
- to take something in, especially gradually
- as found in nature and not involving anything made or done by people
- a natural or chemical substance that is spread on the land or given to plants, to make plants grow well
- a large number or amount of something in the same place
- poisonous
- someone who owns or takes care of a farm
- one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true
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- a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in large amounts
- a chemical substance that prevents or slows down the damage that oxygen does to organisms or to food
- not using artificial chemicals in the growing of plants and animals for food and other products
- to ask for something forcefully, in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused
- relating to your diet
- the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation or place
- a building with a roof and sides made of glass, used for growing plants that need warmth and protection
- a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and produces seeds
- a chemical substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants, and other unwanted organisms
- not sincere; not truly intended
20 Clues: poisonous • relating to your diet • not sincere; not truly intended • someone who owns or takes care of a farm • to take something in, especially gradually • the act of sending out gas, heat, light, etc. • a large number or amount of something in the same place • one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true • ...
Fungi and plant 2023-04-06
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- Process by which a seed develops into a new plant
- Group of seed plants that bear flowers as their reproductive structures
- Type of seed plants that bear naked seeds, usually on cones or other structures
- Type of plant that grows in or near water
- Structure in fungi that produces and releases spores
- Reproductive structures of angiosperms that typically contain both male and female reproductive organs
- Aquatic organisms that use photosynthesis to produce energy
- The above-ground portion of a plant, including stems, leaves, and reproductive structures
- Tissue that forms the outer protective covering of a plant, often referred to as the "skin" of the plant
- Tissue that forms the inner lining of the plant's root, stem, and leaf, responsible for various functions including gas exchange and water absorption
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- Collective term for the roots of a plant, including the primary root and its branches
- Common type of gymnosperm tree with needle-like leaves and cones
- Type of vascular tissue in plants that transports water and dissolved minerals from roots to other parts of the plant
- The gamete-producing stage in the life cycle of plants
- Part of a plant that typically lies below the ground and absorbs water and nutrients from the soil
- Fine branching threads that make up the body of a fungus
- Flat, usually green structure of a plant that is the main site for photosynthesis and transpiration
- Tiny reproductive cells released by fungi and some plants
- Type of cell division that results in the formation of spores in fungi and plants
- Plants that reproduce via seeds, which are enclosed in a protective covering
20 Clues: Type of plant that grows in or near water • Process by which a seed develops into a new plant • Structure in fungi that produces and releases spores • The gamete-producing stage in the life cycle of plants • Fine branching threads that make up the body of a fungus • Tiny reproductive cells released by fungi and some plants • ...
Plant Review 2022-05-02
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- the cells that control the opening and closing of the stomata
- hormone that results in apical dominance and phototropism
- an example would be a vine growing on the side of a house
- the ground tissue of a leaf
- the female reproductive part of the flower
- angiosperms that have parallel veins and fibrous roots
- tissue that forms the outermost layer of plants
- plants that have vascular tissue, seeds
- angiosperms that have flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5
- the type of growth that results in herbaceous growth
- the lighter and functional xylem in a cross-section of a tree that experiences secondary growth
- a root in a dicot
- plant reproductive generation that undergoes mitosis to form gametes
- the darker xylem in the middle of a cross-section of a tree that experiences secondary growth
- tissue that conducts water and other nutrients throughout the plant
- the male reproductive part of a flower
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- plants bend towards the light
- material that is composed of cork and secondary phloem
- inside a seed, this nourishes the embryo
- meristem that results in lengthening of roots and shoots
- this type of vascular tissue moves water from roots to leaves
- growth that results in lateral or woody growth
- plants that have vascular tissue but no seeds
- plants that have vascular tissue, seeds, and flowers
- during secondary growth, vascular _______ adds new layers of both xylem and phloem
- seedless, nonvascular plants
- this type of vascular tissue moves sugars and nutrients all over the plant
- plant reproductive generation that undergoes meiosis
- the protective covering for the root's apical meristem
- the small openings in leaves for gas exchange
- tissue that forms the middle layer of plants
31 Clues: a root in a dicot • the ground tissue of a leaf • seedless, nonvascular plants • plants bend towards the light • the male reproductive part of a flower • plants that have vascular tissue, seeds • inside a seed, this nourishes the embryo • the female reproductive part of the flower • tissue that forms the middle layer of plants • plants that have vascular tissue but no seeds • ...
cell 2023-10-06
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- CELL The type of cell that has a cell wall and chloroplasts (6 letters)
- The green pigment in plants that is essential for photosynthesis (7 letters)
- The layer of fat that surrounds the cell membrane (6 letters)
- BODY The organelle that transports materials around the cell (5 letters)
- CELL The type of cell that does not have a cell wall or chloroplasts (6 letters)
- The process by which plants convert carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen (10 letters)
- The control center of the cell (6 letters)
- The process by which cells break down glucose to release energy (8 letters)
- The molecule that stores energy in cells (3 letters)
- The organelle where food is stored (6 letters)
- The organelle that breaks down wastes and old cell parts (6 letters)
- FIXATION The process by which plants take in carbon dioxide from the air (9 letters)
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- The jelly-like substance that fills the cytoplasm (5 letters)
- The basic unit of life (5 letters)
- The process by which plants absorb water from the ground (6 letters)
- ACIDS The molecule that is used to build new cells and repair damaged cells (4 letters)
- The organelle that contains enzymes that break down food (6 letters)
- The product of photosynthesis that is used by plants for energy (6 letters)
- The process by which plants release water vapor into the air (7 letters)
- The small openings on the underside of leaves that allow for gas exchange (7 letters)
- The long, thread-like structures in the nucleus that contain DNA (8 letters)
- The organelle where energy is released from glucose (9 letters)
- The process by which plants use sunlight to make food (11 letters)
- The organelle where proteins are made (7 letters)
- EXCHANGE The process by which plants release oxygen into the air (6 letters)
25 Clues: The basic unit of life (5 letters) • The control center of the cell (6 letters) • The organelle where food is stored (6 letters) • The organelle where proteins are made (7 letters) • The molecule that stores energy in cells (3 letters) • The jelly-like substance that fills the cytoplasm (5 letters) • The layer of fat that surrounds the cell membrane (6 letters) • ...
Unit 1 Week 1 Vocabulary Crossword 2025-08-29
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- Having to do with farming and growing crops or raising animals for food.
- Balance When all the plants and animals in an area are living together in a healthy, stable way.
- Something made by people instead of happening naturally.
- A living thing that gets energy by eating other plants or animals.
- The natural environment where an animal lives and finds everything it needs to survive.
- When animals eat dead animals that they didn't kill themselves, like vultures eating roadkill
- The tuft of feathers on top of a bird's head.
- Using natural resources in a way that doesn't use them up so future people can still have them.
- The way plants make their own food using sunlight, water, and air.
- Areas of land that are covered with shallow water, like swamps and marshes, where special plants and animals live.
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- A living thing, usually a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight.
- The number or rate of deaths in a group of animals or plants over a certain time period.
- An animal that hunts and eats other animals to survive.
- Protecting animals, plants, and nature so they don't disappear forever.
- Breaking down food in the body to get nutrients and energy.
- Baby deer that are usually brown with white spots.
- The total number of the same type of animal or plant living in one area.
- An animal that can live both in water and on land, like frogs, toads, and salamanders.
- All the living things (plants and animals) in an area and how they work together with their environment.
- Controlled or managed by rules to keep something safe or balanced.
- Bringing something back to the way it used to be, like fixing a damaged forest or pond.
21 Clues: The tuft of feathers on top of a bird's head. • Baby deer that are usually brown with white spots. • An animal that hunts and eats other animals to survive. • Something made by people instead of happening naturally. • Breaking down food in the body to get nutrients and energy. • A living thing that gets energy by eating other plants or animals. • ...
Terms Chapter 8 Plant Kingdom 2025-11-03
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- The group of plants that produces flowers and fruit
- The vascular tissue of a plant’s leaf
- Pressure caused by the presence of water inside a plant cells’ central vacuole that helps support a plant
- The rings in a woody stem that result from different growth rates of xylem at different times of the year
- The group of angiosperms that have vascular bundles evenly distributed throughout their stems
- The plant structure that produces spores and forms the primary structure of most plants
- The plant structure that produces gametes and forms the primary structure of bryophytes
- The vascular tissue that moves sugars throughout a plant
- The loosely packed cells in a plant leaf that allow gases to move easily to the palisade layer
- tissue Plant tissue that conducts water and other materials in some plants
- A structure produced by some plants to protect the embryo
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- A thick-walled cell that helps support a plant
- The young plant that grows into a new sporophyte
- An opening in the underside of the leaf that allows gases to move into and out of the leaf
- A molecule made of long chains of sugars that makes up the cell walls of plants
- The group of plants that produces cones
- The group of angiosperms that have vascular bundles in a ring around the outer portion of the stem
- The waxy coating of plants that helps prevent water loss
- A layer of living cells that produces new cork cells just under the dead cork of a plant’s bark
- The vascular tissue that moves water and nutrients throughout a plant
- layer The tightly packed cells in a plant leaf that make most of the plant’s food
21 Clues: The vascular tissue of a plant’s leaf • The group of plants that produces cones • A thick-walled cell that helps support a plant • The young plant that grows into a new sporophyte • The group of plants that produces flowers and fruit • The waxy coating of plants that helps prevent water loss • The vascular tissue that moves sugars throughout a plant • ...
Plant Functions, Structure and plant processes 2025-11-13
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- The development of new plants from roots, stems, or leaves of an old plant.
- The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
- Bud that can produce new shoots/live part to promote the growth of the plant.
- The process by which plants increase in size by cell division and elongation.
- The process where plants make food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
- The regions on a stem where leaves and buds are attached.
- The process by which plants take in water and mineral nutrients from the soil.
- The regions between two nodes on a stem.
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- The system that anchors the plant in the soil and absorbs water and minerals.
- The green pigment in leaves that captures light energy for photosynthesis.
- The sticky tip of the carpel that receives pollen during pollination.
- The ability of plants to respond to stimuli such as light, water, and gravity.
- The movement of food and nutrients from leaves to other parts of the plant.
- The vascular tissue that transports water and minerals from roots to the rest of the plant.
- Bud found at the tip of a stem or root that promotes growth by moving towards a light source or stimuli.
- The male reproductive part of the flower that produces pollen.
- The process by which water is lost from the aerial parts of the plant.
- The process by which plants take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
- The vascular tissue that carries food made in the leaves to other parts of the plant.
- The system that includes the stem, leaves, flowers, fruits, and buds.
- The stalk that attaches the leaf blade to the stem.
- The process that enables plants to produce new offspring.
22 Clues: The regions between two nodes on a stem. • The stalk that attaches the leaf blade to the stem. • The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma. • The regions on a stem where leaves and buds are attached. • The process that enables plants to produce new offspring. • The male reproductive part of the flower that produces pollen. • ...
Terrence Green 2A 2021-04-19
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- Part of hydrosphere
- Part of water cycle
- When water turns into vapor
- The sphere of rocks
- CO2
- Cycle where photosynthesis is involved
- Can make nitrogen turn into a useable form
- Gas found in atmosphere that's essential to plants and animals
- Forms clouds
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- Process where carbon is needed for plants to create food
- When water goes underground during water cycle
- Where carbon is abundant in rocks and shells of animals
- the process when bacteria changes nitrogen ammonia into nitrites and nitrates that plants can absorb.
- The sphere dealing with water
- The sphere dealing with the air and gases
- What nitrogen contributes to making
- Can make nitrogen turn into a useable form
- Rain, Snow, hail
- The % of earth that nitrogen makes up
- The sphere of plants and animals
20 Clues: CO2 • Forms clouds • Rain, Snow, hail • Part of hydrosphere • Part of water cycle • The sphere of rocks • When water turns into vapor • The sphere dealing with water • The sphere of plants and animals • What nitrogen contributes to making • The % of earth that nitrogen makes up • Cycle where photosynthesis is involved • The sphere dealing with the air and gases • ...
The PLant Kingdom Chap. 10 Section 1 2018-03-20
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- Plants have 2 organ systems, the roots and ?
- type of gymnosperm pine that lives thousands of years old
- What seedless vascular plants use (create) to reproduce
- asexual reproduction is called ? reproduction
- type of nonvascular plant
- the waxy waterproof material on a leaf
- When many different tissues work together they form an ?
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- a fertilized egg is called a ?
- Type of structure land plants have created to absorb water from the ground
- Organism that produce their own food are called ?
- Type of angiosperm whose grains (the fruits) are ground up to make flour
- when many cells specialize and work together to perform a certain task they become a type of ?
- Description of the type of cell wall plants must have to be able to support standing up
- Transporting tissue in plants, tubes, are called ? tissue
- type of tree that produces seeds that resemble fruits but are not and smells like vomit
- plants are multicellular ? (type of cells)
16 Clues: type of nonvascular plant • a fertilized egg is called a ? • the waxy waterproof material on a leaf • plants are multicellular ? (type of cells) • Plants have 2 organ systems, the roots and ? • asexual reproduction is called ? reproduction • Organism that produce their own food are called ? • What seedless vascular plants use (create) to reproduce • ...
Ecosystems Vocabulary 2023-03-01
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- process plants use to make glucose using sunlight, air and water
- diagram showing the direct path of energy from producers to consumers
- animal that eats only plants
- green cells that absorb light to make glucose
- animal that eats other animals
- a plant that creates energy through photosynthesis
- a community of organisms that interact with each other and their environment
- the sun is the primary source of this in an ecosystem
- a diagram showing interconnecting food chains that illustrate the flow of energy through an ecosystem
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- non-living components of an ecosystem such as water, sunlight, and oxygen
- organism that breaks down dead plants or animals and returns nutrients to the soil
- gas plants absorb to create glucose
- living components of an ecosystem such as plants and animals
- a type of sugar that is the main source of plant food for growth
- an organism that consumes, or eats, a plant or animal for energy
- animal that eats both plants and animals
16 Clues: animal that eats only plants • animal that eats other animals • gas plants absorb to create glucose • animal that eats both plants and animals • green cells that absorb light to make glucose • a plant that creates energy through photosynthesis • the sun is the primary source of this in an ecosystem • living components of an ecosystem such as plants and animals • ...
Ecosystems 2024-10-09
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- An organism that breaks down dead plants or animals and returns nutrients to the soil
- An element, material, or substance that has mass and takes up space
- The process plants use to make glucose using sunlight, air, and water
- A gas found in the atmosphere that plants absorb to create glucose during photosynthesis
- An animal that eats both plants and animals
- A community of organisms that interact with each other and their environment
- non-living parts of an ecosystem
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- An ecosystem in which many organisms cannot meet their needs.
- A green cell found in plants that absorbs light to make glucose during photosynthesis
- A type of sugar; the main source of plant food for growth
- An animal that eats only plants
- A plant that creates energy through photosynthesis
- A diagram showing interconnecting food chains that illustrate the flow of energy through an ecosystem.
- An animal that eats other animals
- An organism that consumes, or eats, a plant or animal for energy
- living parts of an ecosystem
16 Clues: living parts of an ecosystem • An animal that eats only plants • non-living parts of an ecosystem • An animal that eats other animals • An animal that eats both plants and animals • A plant that creates energy through photosynthesis • A type of sugar; the main source of plant food for growth • An ecosystem in which many organisms cannot meet their needs. • ...
DOn d0n 2022-03-16
Choice board 2023-02-15
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- eats both meat and plants
- plants reacting to light
- breaking of rock by chemical process
- breaking of rock by physical forces
- plants reacting to gravity
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- can make a delta
- a small piece of rock broken off by weathering
- only eats plants
- has to eat another organism to obtain energy
- plants reacting to touch
- makes its own food
- only eats meat
- movement of rocks/sediments to a new location
13 Clues: only eats meat • can make a delta • only eats plants • makes its own food • plants reacting to touch • plants reacting to light • eats both meat and plants • plants reacting to gravity • breaking of rock by physical forces • breaking of rock by chemical process • has to eat another organism to obtain energy • movement of rocks/sediments to a new location • ...
Spring Crossword 2025-04-08
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- = A type of plant with petals
- = Being Calm
- = To enjoy
- = A flying insect with colorful wings
- = A combination of trees and plants, and animals
- = An animal that can fly in the sky
- = One of the four seasons and the season we are in right now
- = A big ball in the sky that shines
- = When you eat with friends outside
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- = A sport that is pretty fun
- = When plants grow up
- = Having joy, being fine
- = Yummy and Fresh desserts
- = The green plants on the field
- = Flying animals with sharp and small wings
- = A weather situation with water drops
- = A living thing on the grass
17 Clues: = To enjoy • = Being Calm • = When plants grow up • = Having joy, being fine • = Yummy and Fresh desserts • = A sport that is pretty fun • = A type of plant with petals • = A living thing on the grass • = The green plants on the field • = An animal that can fly in the sky • = A big ball in the sky that shines • = When you eat with friends outside • ...
Tropisms (t) and Stimulus (s) vocab. 2024-03-27
12 Clues: "Cause" (s) • "Effect" (s) • Inside cause (s) • Outside cause (s) • Inner balance (s) • multiple "causes" (s) • plants' response to light (t) • plants' response to water (t) • plants' response to touch (t) • plants' response to gravity(t) • plants' response to something (t) • Inner instinct for danger (/ is or)(s)
Transport 2023-03-21
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- White blood cell with lobed nucleus
- Device for measuring water flow through plants
- Cell fragments which clot blood
- Liquid part of blood
- Tiny blood vessels
- Movement of foods in plants
- Transports water up in plants
- Side of the heart with oxygenated blood
- Molecules produced by Lymphocytes
- Artery walls must be
- Increases the surface area of roots
- Shape of red blood cells
- Main vein in the body
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- Takes blood away from the heart
- Carries oxygen in red blood cells
- Roots absorb water and ______
- Artery or vein to/from the kidneys
- Transports food up and down plants
- Loss of water from leaves
- Space inside a blood vessel
- Pores in the underside of leaves
- Pumps blood out of the heart
- Artery or vein to/from the lungs
23 Clues: Tiny blood vessels • Liquid part of blood • Artery walls must be • Main vein in the body • Shape of red blood cells • Loss of water from leaves • Space inside a blood vessel • Movement of foods in plants • Pumps blood out of the heart • Roots absorb water and ______ • Transports water up in plants • Takes blood away from the heart • Cell fragments which clot blood • ...
Spring Has Sprung 2025-04-02
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- A grassy field that becomes lush in spring
- A young bird that learns to fly in spring
- Happens when rain and sun mix
- Another word for "spring"
- A light wind, often refreshing in spring
- What plants and trees do in early spring
- The melting of ice and snow as temperatures rise
- Common in spring, helps plants grow
- Often associated with Easter
- The color of new spring leaves
- Warmer and more frequent in spring
- A month in spring
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- The event that marks the beginning of spring
- The process of seeds sprouting into plants
- A word meaning renewal, like what happens in nature during spring
- The sound birds make in spring
- A newly hatched bird or reptile
- Birds build these in spring
- Causes allergies but helps plants reproduce
- A light spring breeze
20 Clues: A month in spring • A light spring breeze • Another word for "spring" • Birds build these in spring • Often associated with Easter • Happens when rain and sun mix • The sound birds make in spring • The color of new spring leaves • A newly hatched bird or reptile • Warmer and more frequent in spring • Common in spring, helps plants grow • A light wind, often refreshing in spring • ...
Parts of a flower 2022-12-14
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- contains eggs
- holds the pollen
- when the sepals may fuse together forming
- plants have female and male parts on different plants
- doesn't have male and female parts
- has both stamens and carpels
- is an elongated inflorescence with a central axis where the sessile is attached
- the support of a flower
- when pedals are sepals
- is sticky and located at the end of a pistil
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- powder-like substance that is yellow
- when plants sometimes fuse together
- holds the flower parts
- a flower without one or more of the usual parts
- flat topped inflorescences
- a compact mass at the top of a flower
- male part of a flower
- are the color part of a flower
- plants with female and male parts
- a female part of a flower
20 Clues: contains eggs • holds the pollen • male part of a flower • holds the flower parts • when pedals are sepals • the support of a flower • a female part of a flower • flat topped inflorescences • has both stamens and carpels • are the color part of a flower • plants with female and male parts • doesn't have male and female parts • when plants sometimes fuse together • ...
temp 2022-06-29
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- Camel stores fat in the ________
- Mass movement of animals to long distances
- Mass production of plants and animals for food and other purposes
- Thin overlapping plates that cover and protect fish and reptiles
- Animals that eat only plants
- Changes in features of an organism to help survive in its habitat
- Dry and Hot place
- Largest habitat on earth
- Stores food for the baby plant
- Breathing organ of Mammals
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- Helps loosens the Soil
- Young plant coming out of baby plant
- Penguins swim with the help of ________
- Supplies sufficient water to plants
- Provides Nutrients in the soil
- Area in which a particular animal lives naturally
- Agent of Dispersal
- When the crop is ready, it is cut and gathered
- In Bryophyllum plants, buds are present on the edge of _______
- Baby plant
20 Clues: Baby plant • Dry and Hot place • Agent of Dispersal • Helps loosens the Soil • Largest habitat on earth • Breathing organ of Mammals • Animals that eat only plants • Provides Nutrients in the soil • Stores food for the baby plant • Camel stores fat in the ________ • Supplies sufficient water to plants • Young plant coming out of baby plant • Penguins swim with the help of ________ • ...
KINGDOM PLANTAE 2025-09-06
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- Alternation of __________ is a common feature in plants
- Monocot seeds have __________ cotyledon
- Process by which plants make food using light
- Protective structure enclosing the seed in angiosperms
- Plants that lack true roots, stems, and leaves
- Plant division with enclosed seeds
- Example of a gymnosperm is __________ tree
- Dicot roots show __________ root system
- The fern sporophyte bears these large green structures
- Brown patches on fern fronds that contain sporangia
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- Plant division that produces naked seeds
- Main plant body is the __________ generation in Bryophytes
- Reproductive organ of an angiosperm
- Vascular plants that reproduce by spores
- Monocot roots show __________ root system
- Dicots have __________ venation in their leaves
- Monocots have parallel __________ venation
- Gymnosperms produce seeds on woody structures called __________
- Non-vascular plants that need water for fertilization
- Dicot seeds have __________ cotyledons
- Structure at the tip of moss sporophyte that releases spores
21 Clues: Plant division with enclosed seeds • Reproductive organ of an angiosperm • Dicot seeds have __________ cotyledons • Monocot seeds have __________ cotyledon • Dicot roots show __________ root system • Plant division that produces naked seeds • Vascular plants that reproduce by spores • Monocot roots show __________ root system • Monocots have parallel __________ venation • ...
Plants review of vocabulary and concepts 2023-11-28
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- female part of the flower that holds the eggs
- this is what is made by the anthers of a flower
- transports water up from the roots throughout the rest of the plant
- the process where pollen is transferred from the male parts of a flower to the female parts of a flower
- female part of the flower that holds up the stigma
- anchors the plant and brings it nutrients and water from the soil
- this is the substance that is transported by the phloem
- the process by which water gets into the roots of a plant
- vascular plants that produce flowers and fruits
- type of sugar that is created by the process of photosynthesis
- small openings found under the leaves where gas exchange occurs
- the tip of the root where cell division constantly takes place
- absorbs sunlight and exchange gases for photosynthesis
- this is the substance that is transported by the xylem
- type of plants that have a special system in place to transport water and nutrients throughout a plant
- supports the leaves, flowers, and fruits and transports water and sugars throughout the plant
- cell structure found in plants that give it support and protection
- male part of a flower that holds up the anthers
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- cell structure found in plants that is where photosynthesis takes place
- gas that plants need as a reactant for photosynthesis to take place
- the female organs of a flower
- gas that plants release as a product of photosynthesis
- the process of losing water through the leaves of a plant through evaporation
- vascular plants that disperse spores
- type of plants that do not have a way to transport water throughout a plant and have to rely only on osmosis
- the male organs of a flower
- brightly colored parts of the flowers that attract bees or butterflies
- vascular plants that have seeds, usually in cones, but no flowers
- sticky part on top of the pistil that captures pollen
- modified leaf that covers the flower while it develops
- male part of the flower that produces pollen
- transports sugars from the leaves throughout the rest of the plant
32 Clues: the male organs of a flower • the female organs of a flower • vascular plants that disperse spores • male part of the flower that produces pollen • female part of the flower that holds the eggs • this is what is made by the anthers of a flower • vascular plants that produce flowers and fruits • male part of a flower that holds up the anthers • ...
Plants that live for one year 2023-03-20
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- planting of seeds
- Herbaceous plants that grow from seed to flower in one season before dying
- refers to the time the plant maintains its health while on display for sale
- the process of moving plants from one container to another or from a container to the ground
- the ability of seeds to germinate under optimum conditions
- hanging baskets that contain plants that are propagated from seed
- the practice of fertilizing while irrigating
- grown to staleable size
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- hanging baskets that contain plants that are propagated by cuttings
- a term used to descibe procedures used to prepare plants for a post-production environment
- small plants grown in a small amount of media in divided trays
- molded plastic containers divided into separate growing compartments used for bedding plant
- the percent of seeds capable of germinating
- the difference between the day and the night time temperatures
- term for soil or media
- Refers to the development of lateral branches that contribute to a bushy appearance
- the process in which soluble salts are washed from a growing medium as water flows through the media
17 Clues: planting of seeds • term for soil or media • grown to staleable size • the percent of seeds capable of germinating • the practice of fertilizing while irrigating • the ability of seeds to germinate under optimum conditions • small plants grown in a small amount of media in divided trays • the difference between the day and the night time temperatures • ...
Annual Definitions Crossword 2025-03-04
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- refers to the development of lateral branches that contribute to a bushy appearance
- planting of seeds
- rate percentage of seeds capable of germinating
- the difference between the day and the night time temperatures
- packs molded plastic containers divided into separate growing compartments used for bedding plants
- Herbaceous plants that grow from seed to flower in one season before dying
- hanging baskets that are propagated from seed
- the ability of seeds to germinate under optimum conditions
- The process in which soluble salts are washed from a growing medium as water flows through the media
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- The process of moving plants from one container to the ground
- hanging baskets that contain plants that are propagated by cuttings
- A term used to describe procedures used to prepare plants for a post-production environment
- term for soil or media
- Small plants grown in a small amount of media in divided trays
- Grown to saleable size
- The practice of fertilizing while irrigating
- life refers to the time the plant maintains its health while on display for sale
17 Clues: planting of seeds • term for soil or media • Grown to saleable size • The practice of fertilizing while irrigating • hanging baskets that are propagated from seed • rate percentage of seeds capable of germinating • the ability of seeds to germinate under optimum conditions • The process of moving plants from one container to the ground • ...
4th Grade Living Things: Energy from Plants & Animals 2024-04-09
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- Plants are called ____________ because they make their own food.
- An animal's ___________ give clues about what it eats.
- A consumer that eats plants is called a what?
- When plants and animals die or leave wastes, bacteria and other organisms __________ the dead materials or wastes.
- What process do plants use to turn water and sunlight into food?
- In almost all land ecosystems, __________ are the main producers.
- Living things that eat other living things are called what? (ex. bird eating a worm)
- An omnivore has (none/both) flat and sharp teeth.
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- A consumer that eats other animals is called what?
- An herbivore's teeth are usually broad and _____.
- Organisms that breakdown dead materials and wastes are called what?
- A consumer that eats both plants and animals is called what?
- We need this to do all the processes that keep us alive. Even thinking requires this!
- What is one major source of energy for us?
- Also known as a starting place...
- A carnivore's teeth are usually long and ______.
- The source of energy in an ecosystem begins with what?
17 Clues: Also known as a starting place... • What is one major source of energy for us? • A consumer that eats plants is called a what? • A carnivore's teeth are usually long and ______. • An herbivore's teeth are usually broad and _____. • An omnivore has (none/both) flat and sharp teeth. • A consumer that eats other animals is called what? • ...
Planty Plants 2014-11-21
10 Clues: yakkety yak • tootie toot toot • so so so so funny • ha ha ha ha ha ha • hello hello hello • hickory dickory doc • blah blah blah blah • blah blah and more blah • Knock Knock Whose There • goodbye goodbye goodbye
Tricky Plants 2014-11-21
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- The process of making food.
- A seed plant that produces flowers.
- THey do not grow deep in the ground.
- A seed plant that does not produce a flower.
- A series of tubes that moves water and minerals up the steam.
Down
- traps the energy of the light.
- When the plant is low on water the gourd cells shrink.
- Roots that never touch the ground.
- IT seperates Xylem phloem.
- Moves sugars that are made in the plants.
10 Clues: IT seperates Xylem phloem. • The process of making food. • traps the energy of the light. • Roots that never touch the ground. • A seed plant that produces flowers. • THey do not grow deep in the ground. • Moves sugars that are made in the plants. • A seed plant that does not produce a flower. • When the plant is low on water the gourd cells shrink. • ...
Plants - Vocabulary 2014-11-05
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- plants need this to help them make food
- plants need this in order to live
- the part of a plant where seeds are formed
- the part of a plant that covers the seeds
- plants grow from these
- the part of a plants that holds the flower up
Down
- these make food for a plant
- trees, grass, and cacti are all
- the part of a plant that grows in the soil
- plants need this to grow in
10 Clues: plants grow from these • these make food for a plant • plants need this to grow in • trees, grass, and cacti are all • plants need this in order to live • plants need this to help them make food • the part of a plant that covers the seeds • the part of a plant where seeds are formed • the part of a plant that grows in the soil • the part of a plants that holds the flower up
Plants Functions 2015-05-04
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- / sticky part at the top of the flower where pollen tends to land
- / supports flower
- / cell division that produces gametes; found in ovary and antheridia
- / female reproductive part that prodcues eggs
- / produces male gametes; pollen is produced
- / contains ovules
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- / are brightly colored and attract insects
- / supports anther to make it available to insects
- / male part of the flower
- / covering of the flower bud
10 Clues: / supports flower • / contains ovules • / male part of the flower • / covering of the flower bud • / are brightly colored and attract insects • / produces male gametes; pollen is produced • / female reproductive part that prodcues eggs • / supports anther to make it available to insects • / sticky part at the top of the flower where pollen tends to land • ...
Heterotrophic plants 2016-04-26
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- Vessels that conduct water and minerals from the roots to the leaf
- The process of taking in food by an organism and its utilization by the body
- Non-green plants that live on dead and decaying matter
- The organism that lives with alga in lichen
- The ultimate source of energy for all living organisms
- Combination of compounds
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- The gas releases in the process of photosynthesis
- Cells of green leaves and young stems of plants contain numerous green structures called ___________
- Certain bacteria found in soil that converts Atmospheric nitrogen to water-soluble compounds
- Tiny pores on the underside of the leaf
10 Clues: Combination of compounds • Tiny pores on the underside of the leaf • The organism that lives with alga in lichen • The gas releases in the process of photosynthesis • Non-green plants that live on dead and decaying matter • The ultimate source of energy for all living organisms • Vessels that conduct water and minerals from the roots to the leaf • ...
Flowering Plants 2021-02-08
10 Clues: season • reproduce • makes food • hot and cold • without water • mineral salts • takes in water • high temperature • water and sunlight • joins the roots to the other parts
Plants & Gardens 2020-07-15
About Plants 2021-01-17
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- the process in which water enters the root hair cells from the soil
- the pigment present in chloroplasts that allow plants to make food
- the process in which plants make food
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- these are needed for healthy plant growth
- the process in which carbon dioxide from the air enters the leaves to make food
- the type of vessels in plants that transport food substances
- the form of food that is made in plants
- the form of energy that is needed for plants to make food
- one of the two types of vessels in plant transport system
- the gas given out when plants make food
10 Clues: the process in which plants make food • the form of food that is made in plants • the gas given out when plants make food • these are needed for healthy plant growth • the form of energy that is needed for plants to make food • one of the two types of vessels in plant transport system • the type of vessels in plants that transport food substances • ...
Plants Crossword 2021-05-01
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- Covered in sticky substance to collect pollen
- An egg that becomes a seed after fertilization
- Colorful part that attracts insects
- Where the pollen is found/produced
- Give structure and support to the flower
- Holds up the anther
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- Protects the flower while it's still a bud
- Holds up the stigma and connects with the ovary
- Female part that contains the stigma, style, and ovary Where the eggs produce/at
- Male part of a flower that contains the anther and filament
10 Clues: Holds up the anther • Where the pollen is found/produced • Colorful part that attracts insects • Give structure and support to the flower • Protects the flower while it's still a bud • Covered in sticky substance to collect pollen • An egg that becomes a seed after fertilization • Holds up the stigma and connects with the ovary • ...
Unusual Plants 2021-03-24
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- To notice something that's hiding or difficult to see.
- Something strange or not normal.
- Something found in food that living things need to survive.
- A plant that lives up to 2000 years with a short, thick trunk and extremely long leaves.
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- A creature that eats meat.
- When food is old so it looks, smells and tastes bad.
- A plant with a sticky substance which traps insects.
- Liquid made by plants that insects love.
- A plant with red sticky specks that attract insects.
- An ugly mushroom with bad-smelling spores.
10 Clues: A creature that eats meat. • Something strange or not normal. • Liquid made by plants that insects love. • An ugly mushroom with bad-smelling spores. • When food is old so it looks, smells and tastes bad. • A plant with a sticky substance which traps insects. • A plant with red sticky specks that attract insects. • To notice something that's hiding or difficult to see. • ...
plants-Xuanhao 2024-05-23
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- It holds the plant firmly into the ground.
- The edge of the leaf is not jagged.
- Holds the plant upright.
- The smaller veins are neat and tidy.
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- It can be many different patterns.
- The stem of the plant is strong.
- The edge of the leaf is not straight.
- It is connected to the tree branch before the leaf has dropped of.
- It traps sunlight and makes food for the plant.
- It comes from many smaller veins mixed up together.
10 Clues: Holds the plant upright. • The stem of the plant is strong. • It can be many different patterns. • The edge of the leaf is not jagged. • The smaller veins are neat and tidy. • The edge of the leaf is not straight. • It holds the plant firmly into the ground. • It traps sunlight and makes food for the plant. • It comes from many smaller veins mixed up together. • ...
Classifying Plants 2024-05-07
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- - Parts of mosses that contain spores.
- - Hard, dry fruits of conifers.
- - Part of a seed that grows into a new plant.
- - Branches and leaves at the top part of a tree.
- - Stem with the texture of wood.
Down
- - Non-flowering plants that produce cones.
- - Fleshy and stores water.
- - Produces flowers.
- - Outer covering of a seed.
- - With the texture of wood.
10 Clues: - Produces flowers. • - Fleshy and stores water. • - Outer covering of a seed. • - With the texture of wood. • - Hard, dry fruits of conifers. • - Stem with the texture of wood. • - Parts of mosses that contain spores. • - Non-flowering plants that produce cones. • - Part of a seed that grows into a new plant. • - Branches and leaves at the top part of a tree.
Plants & People 2024-08-27
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- The primary dermal tissue
- Helps in metabolism, storage, and support
- Enabling a plant to extend in length
- Works as the plant’s first line of defense, protecting it from injury, dehydration, fire, and pathogens
- Helps the plant to increase in length from the leaf base
- The process by which a plant increases in size through cell division
Down
- 2 types, Xylem and Phloem
- The collection of all the stems and leaves of a plant
- All the roots together in a plant are called
- Facilitating growth in thickness or girth
10 Clues: 2 types, Xylem and Phloem • The primary dermal tissue • Enabling a plant to extend in length • Helps in metabolism, storage, and support • Facilitating growth in thickness or girth • All the roots together in a plant are called • The collection of all the stems and leaves of a plant • Helps the plant to increase in length from the leaf base • ...
Unusual Plants 2023-05-25
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- The Rafflesia is a ____________ flower that can grow 1 metre wide and weigh up to 10kg.
- The ___________ sucks the water together with its prey.
- The plant ________ flies and other small insects.
- There are many _________ on its stem.
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- The __________ edges act like a cage to prevent the insect from escaping.
- The Venus Flytrap is the most well known ___________ carnivorous plant.
- The Venus Flytrap snaps in a _______ of an eye.
- The bladderwort is a ____________ plant that preys on water fleas and other animals.
- The plant releases special juices to ________ the insect and absorb the nutrients.
- On the pouch, there is a _________ that can open and close in about a millisecond.
10 Clues: There are many _________ on its stem. • The Venus Flytrap snaps in a _______ of an eye. • The plant ________ flies and other small insects. • The ___________ sucks the water together with its prey. • The Venus Flytrap is the most well known ___________ carnivorous plant. • The __________ edges act like a cage to prevent the insect from escaping. • ...
plants tropism 2021-11-10
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- pressure, the pressure in a plant that makes it firm
- a light tropism
- a response that a plant does
- , a touch tropism
- stimuli, a stimuli inside the plant
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- water going in and out of a plant
- a part of a cell that holds water
- a tropism with gravity
- when a plants vacuoles arn't full
- stimuli, a stimuli outside of the plant
10 Clues: a light tropism • , a touch tropism • a tropism with gravity • a response that a plant does • water going in and out of a plant • a part of a cell that holds water • when a plants vacuoles arn't full • stimuli, a stimuli inside the plant • stimuli, a stimuli outside of the plant • pressure, the pressure in a plant that makes it firm
Plants cats 2025-02-15
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- The money a business keeps after paying costs.
- A place where people buy and sell things.
- The total money a business makes from sales.
- Someone affected by a business, like workers or customers.
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- When a business makes enough money to cover costs but no profit.
- A person who starts and runs their own business.
- How quickly something can be turned into cash.
- The costs of running a business, like rent and bills.
- When two businesses join together.
- Flow - The money moving in and out of a business.
10 Clues: When two businesses join together. • A place where people buy and sell things. • The total money a business makes from sales. • The money a business keeps after paying costs. • How quickly something can be turned into cash. • A person who starts and runs their own business. • Flow - The money moving in and out of a business. • ...
