plants Crossword Puzzles

lectures 11-13 and 22-23 2017-12-11

lectures 11-13 and 22-23 crossword puzzle
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  1. a protein that can detect light and change form (cis/trans).
  2. this plant was domesticated independently in various location of the world
  3. lignin, flavonoids, terpenes and alkalinoids are exemple of
  4. an insect hormone analogue produced by ferns and conifers
  5. isolated from european yew leaves
  6. the dormancy hormone.
  7. plant in which sugar come from, domesticated in the pacific islands
  8. protect plants such as Brassica, become active when the plant is mechanically broken
  9. embryonic shoot in the seed
  10. primitive shoot in dicots
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  1. this plant produce the cardiac glycoside digoxin
  2. an anti-cancer (leucemia) that is difficult to synthesize in the lab
  3. domesticates plants grown in large concentration to produce food
  4. a plant missing gene A and B, while have flower made only of this structure
  5. another name for cotyledon
  6. when plants with better genes are selected for human benifits
  7. produce taxol
  8. a dangerous amino acid produced by the jack bean
  9. antimalarial produced by the wormwood
  10. traditionally used as money and bitter drinks
  11. a small hair that trap insects
  12. for those plants, flowering indicate the end of their life
  13. the only widely cultivated plant in North-America
  14. the target of taxol

24 Clues: produce taxolthe target of taxolthe dormancy hormone.primitive shoot in dicotsanother name for cotyledonembryonic shoot in the seeda small hair that trap insectsisolated from european yew leavesantimalarial produced by the wormwoodtraditionally used as money and bitter drinksthis plant produce the cardiac glycoside digoxin...

biosphere crossword 2018-11-19

biosphere crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. only eats meat
  2. group of people living together or around each other
  3. substance during a natural process
  4. leaves one place and settles permanently in another
  5. feeds on dead plants and animals
  6. breathing
  7. first species to colonize
  8. plastid in a green plant
  9. going after your food
  10. factor that tends to limit the population
  11. only eats plants
  12. leaving one place and completely moving to another
  13. interaction that happens in a close area both things benefit
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  1. the earth
  2. one benefits, and the other is not hurt or harmed
  3. cannot produce its own food
  4. the number of organisms a population can handle
  5. specific type of organism that all have similarity
  6. makes its own food
  7. when an animal has a strength to stay in a specific area and survive
  8. the process by which green plants change color because of the sunlight
  9. substance that changes during a reaction
  10. the number of inhabitants in a specific area
  11. eats both meats and plants
  12. organelle found in large numbers of most cells
  13. organism that lives on a host and the host does not benefit

26 Clues: the earthbreathingonly eats meatonly eats plantsmakes its own foodgoing after your foodplastid in a green plantfirst species to colonizeeats both meats and plantscannot produce its own foodfeeds on dead plants and animalssubstance during a natural processsubstance that changes during a reactionfactor that tends to limit the population...

Plant and Animal Systems 2024-05-01

Plant and Animal Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. Muscular system in animals carries out this process with muscles
  2. in plants and animals that control growth, development, and metabolism
  3. waxy covering to prevent water loss in plants
  4. Circulatory system in animals does this
  5. main organ in the Excretory system in animals
  6. special cells in animal nervous system
  7. carry out photosynthesis
  8. water movement through a plant
  9. female Reproductive part in plants AND animals
  10. system that controls blood sugar levels in animals
  11. the purpose of the Excretory systems in animals is to excrete this
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  1. plant response to gravity
  2. female reproductive plant part where pollen lands
  3. transports glucose down plant
  4. balance and stability of plant AND animal systems
  5. pores in leaves that allow for photosynthesis
  6. animal system that is the first line of defense
  7. plant response to water
  8. plant response to touch
  9. transport water up plant
  10. muscle in Respiratory system of animals responsible for pushing/pulling air out/in
  11. what the immune system in animals fights
  12. plant response to light
  13. male reproductive plant part that lands on stigma
  14. absorb water for plants
  15. reproductive part of a plant
  16. transport materials up and down plant

27 Clues: plant response to waterplant response to touchplant response to lightabsorb water for plantstransport water up plantcarry out photosynthesisplant response to gravityreproductive part of a planttransports glucose down plantwater movement through a planttransport materials up and down plantspecial cells in animal nervous system...

Topic 4&5 — Variety of Living Organisms, and Biological Molecules and Diet 2024-05-20

Topic 4&5 — Variety of Living Organisms, and Biological Molecules and Diet crossword puzzle
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  1. They can be both multicellular and singlecellular, and are great bakers.
  2. It makes the stuff that makes red blood cells red.
  3. Pregnant people need more of this.
  4. What do plants, animals, fungi and protoctists have in common?
  5. Turns out carrots actually do help with your vision, because they are rich in ______!
  6. An element that is in protein, but not carbohydrates and lipids.
  7. If it turns black, then there’s starch present.
  8. What happens if you don’t eat enough citrus fruits…
  9. Which living organism lacks a nucleus, and can make yoghurt?
  10. Plants have a cell wall made of ____.
  11. Common feature of protoctists, bacteria, and some Fungi.
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  1. Fungi have a cell wall made of ____.
  2. Opposite of 13 across.
  3. Common feature of plants, animals, and some Fungi.
  4. If lipids are present, then the ethanol/water mix will become ____.
  5. Prevents constipation.
  6. Harmful, in organism terms.
  7. If it turns purple, then there’s proteins present.
  8. Like plants and animals, but... less.
  9. Glucose, Amino acids, fatty acids and glycerol, etc.
  10. They’re in the topic of living organisms, but they are not alive.
  11. Tests the presence of a carbohydrate that isn’t starch.

22 Clues: Opposite of 13 across.Prevents constipation.Harmful, in organism terms.Pregnant people need more of this.Fungi have a cell wall made of ____.Like plants and animals, but... less.Plants have a cell wall made of ____.If it turns black, then there’s starch present.Common feature of plants, animals, and some Fungi....

9B crossword 2024-07-03

9B crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. tube made of living phloem cells that transports dissolved substances around the plant.
  2. the green substance found inside chloroplasts.
  3. the waxy covering on the outside of many leaves.
  4. the features that something has to enable it to do a certain job or survive in a particular place.
  5. when particles spread and mix without anything moving them.
  6. a process that plants to make their own food. (it needs light to work)
  7. pesticidekillt kill insects.
  8. a substance that takes part in a chemical reaction.
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  1. when a seed starts to grow.
  2. a substance made up of very long molecules containing repeating groups of atoms.
  3. a strong plant material used to make cell walls.
  4. an important sugar, which is used as a reactant in respiration.
  5. mineral salt is needed by plants to make proteins.
  6. pesticides that kill fungi.
  7. the green disc containing chlorophyll.
  8. fats (and oils) are part of a large group of similar substances called lipids.
  9. pesticide that kills plants (also called weedkiller).
  10. a substance that is often used to store energy.
  11. a liquid fat.
  12. when a plant droops because it has too little water.
  13. a type of insoluble carbohydrate found in plants.

21 Clues: a liquid fat.when a seed starts to grow.pesticides that kill fungi.pesticidekillt kill insects.the green disc containing chlorophyll.the green substance found inside chloroplasts.a substance that is often used to store energy.a strong plant material used to make cell walls.the waxy covering on the outside of many leaves....

KES Science 2a: Ecosystems Vocabulary 2023-03-18

KES Science 2a: Ecosystems Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Consume other organisms for energy (animals)
  2. A period when an animal goes into a long deep sleep.
  3. Animals that eat only plants
  4. The movement of a group of animals from one region to another and back again.
  5. Animals that eat only meat (other animals)
  6. An individual living thing. ONE.
  7. An organism that is placed into a new environment where it is not native.
  8. Changing to make it easier to live in a certain area.
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  1. The order of events of how energy is passed from one organism to another.
  2. The living organisms in an ecosystem
  3. Make their own food. (Plants)
  4. All the food chains in a single ecosystem.
  5. Having an advantage or being helpful
  6. Get energy by feeding on the dead bodies of plants and animals. (Fungi & Bacteria)
  7. An animal’s color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
  8. Harmful, causing or capable of causing damage
  9. Every living and non-living thing that interacts in one specific place.
  10. Animals that eat plants and meat (other animals)
  11. Allows an animal to look, sound, or act like another animal or object.
  12. The nonliving items in an ecosystem

20 Clues: Animals that eat only plantsMake their own food. (Plants)An individual living thing. ONE.The nonliving items in an ecosystemThe living organisms in an ecosystemHaving an advantage or being helpfulAll the food chains in a single ecosystem.Animals that eat only meat (other animals)Consume other organisms for energy (animals)...

Cole's Woodeez 2021-10-13

Cole's Woodeez crossword puzzle
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  1. Plants receive most water through the ___________
  2. The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
  3. Water held by the soil in small pores
  4. the total amount of water a soil can ‘hold’ against the force of gravity
  5. H20
  6. 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 1% other.
  7. The loss of water vapor through the stomata
  8. The ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces against external forces like gravity
  9. A pocket of air or water in a media/soil
  10. Low transpiration
  11. % of media/soil that holds air
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  1. High transpiration
  2. Sulfur dioxide and ozone, can kill plants
  3. Water held so strongly by soil particles that it can not be used by plants
  4. The amount of water vapor in the air
  5. Opening in the leaf
  6. Moving air throughout, into, and out of the greenhouse
  7. Moving air around and through your field safely
  8. Water that will run through a substrate by the force of gravity
  9. Total volume of air or water in a media/soil

20 Clues: H20Low transpirationHigh transpirationOpening in the leaf% of media/soil that holds air78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 1% other.The amount of water vapor in the airWater held by the soil in small poresA pocket of air or water in a media/soilSulfur dioxide and ozone, can kill plantsThe loss of water vapor through the stomata...

Trash and environment crossword by Fahri, Fata, Ichsan, Ridwan, Faiz 2025-01-20

Trash and environment crossword by Fahri, Fata, Ichsan, Ridwan, Faiz crossword puzzle
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  1. some garbage or trash may "...." Our air and water
  2. action of renewing forest cover or called "Go green!"
  3. leaves, plants, rotten fruit are one of the types of "...." waste (organic / inorganic)
  4. rubbish or garbage
  5. perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves.
  6. the last place of the garbage
  7. Recycle, Reduce,"...."
  8. a sum total of all the living and non-living elements and their effects that influence human life
  9. what is the general color of plants?
  10. (0) "....", Reduce, Reuse
  11. garbage can, wastebasket, waste bin, rubbish bin trash can, litter bin, wastepaper basket (not trash can)
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  1. Recycle,"....",Reuse
  2. plants action that converting carbon dioxide (CO²) to oxygen (O²) with help of sun rays
  3. after composting some waste, usually the compost can be used to "...." the plants
  4. a place that called "world's lungs" or source of most oxygen
  5. as worthless, defective, or of no use
  6. such as plastic, cans, and even rusty metal they are "...." type of waste (organic/
  7. what do you call "trash can" in british?
  8. type of tree that has a "1000 of function" nickname in Indonesia
  9. smell of trash

20 Clues: smell of trashrubbish or garbageRecycle,"....",ReuseRecycle, Reduce,"...."(0) "....", Reduce, Reusethe last place of the garbagewhat is the general color of plants?as worthless, defective, or of no usewhat do you call "trash can" in british?some garbage or trash may "...." Our air and wateraction of renewing forest cover or called "Go green!"...

Q3 Stop Drop Science Words 2025-01-14

Q3 Stop Drop Science Words crossword puzzle
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  1. that can reproduce.
  2. Movement from one place to another.
  3. A plant or animal action, reaction, or activity that occurs in
  4. same area.
  5. A time of rest or deep sleep through the winter.
  6. The fine dust-like powder used in pollination for seed-bearing plants.
  7. An animal that obtains nutrients only from plants.
  8. Populations of different species of organisms living together in
  9. to stimuli (e.g. gravity, light, temperature).
  10. An animal that obtains nutrients from eating other animals.
  11. All members of the same species live together at the same time in
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  1. in its environment.
  2. A group of the same kind of organisms that can mate and produce
  3. An organism that kills and eats other organisms.
  4. The transfer of pollen to fertilize flowering plants.
  5. To start growing from a seed.
  6. A characteristic of an organism that increases its chances of
  7. Cycle, The states of an organism’s growth and development.
  8. same geographic area.
  9. An organism that is killed and/or eaten by another organism.
  10. An animal that has a backbone.
  11. An animal that lacks a backbone.
  12. To arrange in a specific order or group by categories based on
  13. An organism that obtains nutrients from both plants and animals.

24 Clues: same area.in its environment.that can reproduce.same geographic area.To start growing from a seed.An animal that has a backbone.An animal that lacks a backbone.Movement from one place to another.to stimuli (e.g. gravity, light, temperature).An organism that kills and eats other organisms.A time of rest or deep sleep through the winter....

Cellular energy crossword 2025-01-21

Cellular energy crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the process where plants take in carbon dioxide and turn it into oxygen
  2. a gas thats absorbed by plants for photosynthesis but produced by cellular respiration
  3. doesn't need oxygen, produces less energy
  4. flat membrane sac in the chloroplast for photosynthesis
  5. process that occurs in animals and plants, releases carbon dioxide and water.
  6. organelle that generates energy, the site of cellular respiration
  7. stores transfer energy in cells
  8. fluid filling up the inside of the chloroplast around the grana
  9. second stage of photosynthesis, converts oxygen into glucose
  10. the first step of cellular respiration, breaks down glucose into pyruvate
  11. (O₂) a gas produced by photosynthesis and needed for cellular respiration
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  1. last step of cellular respiration, uses electron transport to make ATP and water.
  2. second step of cellular respiration, turns pyruvate into carbon dioxide, releases energy in the form of ATP, NADH, and FADH2
  3. similar to NADH, transports electrons to the electron transport chain
  4. stage of photosynthesis that converts light energy into chemical energy
  5. needs oxygen, produces more energy
  6. sugar that provides energy for cells
  7. (Granum) stack of thylakoids
  8. carries electrons during cellular respiration
  9. the green pigment in plants used to make food
  10. the site of photosynthesis

21 Clues: the site of photosynthesis(Granum) stack of thylakoidsstores transfer energy in cellsneeds oxygen, produces more energysugar that provides energy for cellsdoesn't need oxygen, produces less energycarries electrons during cellular respirationthe green pigment in plants used to make foodflat membrane sac in the chloroplast for photosynthesis...

ecosystems 2023-12-18

ecosystems crossword puzzle
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  1. an animal that only eats meat
  2. an animal that is caught and eaten by other animals
  3. a part of an ecosystem that's non-living
  4. an animal that eats both plants and meat
  5. the location where an organism lives
  6. a plant or animal that produces its own food
  7. in the biosphere, the air surrounding the hydrosphere and the lithosphere
  8. the groups of food that an animal or plant eats
  9. the measure of hotness or coldness
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  1. the long term pattern of weather in a particular area
  2. an animal that only eats plants
  3. any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to earth
  4. the order of an organism eating another organism
  5. a plant or animal that can't produce its own food and has to eat other plants or animals
  6. a community of plants and animals that occur naturally in an area
  7. a part of an ecosystem that has lived
  8. an animal who hunts other animals
  9. a community of interacting organisms
  10. the process of change which an organism or animal does to better suit its enviroment
  11. any type of living animal

20 Clues: any type of living animalan animal that only eats meatan animal that only eats plantsan animal who hunts other animalsthe measure of hotness or coldnessthe location where an organism livesa community of interacting organismsa part of an ecosystem that has liveda part of an ecosystem that's non-livingan animal that eats both plants and meat...

A Sophisticated Crossword for a Sophisticated Individual! 2024-12-03

A Sophisticated Crossword for a Sophisticated Individual! crossword puzzle
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  1. Type of crossword with complex clues
  2. Mission or task in a game
  3. Device used for weaving threads into cloth
  4. Word puzzle arranged in intersecting lines
  5. Plant that lives for multiple seasons
  6. Soft thread used in embroidery
  7. Balance found in crossword puzzle grids
  8. Removable storage for older gaming consoles
  9. Large, divided leaf typical of ferns
  10. Underground area in adventure games
  11. Device used for playing video games
  12. Word formed by rearranging another
  13. Coiled length of yarn or thread
  14. Collection of preserved plant specimens
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  1. Art and science of growing plants
  2. Intricate woven wall hanging
  3. To add decorative details, often with thread
  4. Relating to plants or plant life
  5. Green pigment vital to photosynthesis
  6. Collection of items held in a game
  7. Handheld gaming control device
  8. Character representing a player in a game
  9. Reappearing in a game after defeat
  10. Structure of lines creating crossword squares
  11. Process of growing new plants from cuttings
  12. Glass container for growing plants indoors
  13. Art of decorative stitching on fabric
  14. Non-playable character in a game
  15. Word with the same meaning as another
  16. Puzzle using pictures to represent words

30 Clues: Mission or task in a gameIntricate woven wall hangingHandheld gaming control deviceSoft thread used in embroideryCoiled length of yarn or threadRelating to plants or plant lifeNon-playable character in a gameArt and science of growing plantsCollection of items held in a gameReappearing in a game after defeatWord formed by rearranging another...

vocab crossword 2021-08-27

vocab crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. web all the food chains in a single ecosystem
  2. a group of organisms of a species that interbreed and live in the ecosystem
  3. consumes the food for energy
  4. describes the role an organism plays in a community
  5. Consumer They eat primary producers—plants or algae
  6. a community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment
  7. suffer complete ruin or destruction
  8. eats meat only
  9. eats the food
  10. A biotic factor is a living organism that shapes its environment.
  11. decomposes plants and animal matter
  12. makes their own food
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  1. eats plants
  2. a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.
  3. Chain an operation of food
  4. The living organisms in an ecosystem can be divided into three categories: producers, consumers and decomposers.
  5. eats meat and plants
  6. makes food
  7. eats dead things
  8. insufficient for the demand.
  9. they build relationships to support other members of the system
  10. to be active
  11. level describes positions of an organism in a food chain , a food web, or an ecological
  12. Consumer Any organism that consumes or feeds largely on primary consumers
  13. a lot of something
  14. a group of actually or potentially interacting species living in the same location.

26 Clues: makes foodeats plantsto be activeeats the foodeats meat onlyeats dead thingsa lot of somethingeats meat and plantsmakes their own foodChain an operation of foodconsumes the food for energyinsufficient for the demand.suffer complete ruin or destructiondecomposes plants and animal matterweb all the food chains in a single ecosystem...

Photosynthesis 2021-05-27

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
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  1. complete name of ATP
  2. opposite of photosynthesis, a process in which plants take energy from glucose
  3. liquid found inside the chloroplast where the light independent reaction happens
  4. All of photosynthesis starts with the ______
  5. Colour that most plants reflect
  6. ATP is _________ energy
  7. Waste product of photosynthesis, and gas that humans breathe
  8. Leaf cells are ___________ cells
  9. Organelle found in all living cells that stores ATP energy inside the plant
  10. site where the light dependent reaction happens, which contains the chlorophyll
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  1. second name for a light independent reaction
  2. process that plants use to make their own food
  3. any coloured material of a plant or animal cell
  4. The process that makes carbon dioxide enter the plant
  5. The food that plants create for themselves
  6. Tiny pores on the bottom of the plant leafs where carbon dioxide enters the plant
  7. Stack of thylakoids found in the chloroplast
  8. pigment found in the plant that absorbs sunlight
  9. plant cell where all of photosynthesis happens
  10. Photosynthesis is a never ending __________
  11. Part of the plant were photosynthesis happens
  12. path that water takes in order to get to the leafs
  13. part of the plant from which water gets in

23 Clues: complete name of ATPATP is _________ energyColour that most plants reflectLeaf cells are ___________ cellsThe food that plants create for themselvespart of the plant from which water gets inPhotosynthesis is a never ending __________second name for a light independent reactionAll of photosynthesis starts with the ______...

Gardening 2022-03-09

Gardening crossword puzzle
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  1. wild plants grown in unwanted places.
  2. the mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases that surrounds the earth.
  3. It is found in large quantities in protein foods such as milk and dairy products and alternative foods such as beans, lentils, and nuts.
  4. package containing an embryo.
  5. the whole mass of air surrounding the earth
  6. process of seed to plant.
  7. the part of the world in which life can exist
  8. an earthy material that is plastic when moist but hard.
  9. complete life cycle in 1 growing season.
  10. Units counting during one-24th of the day.
  11. upper layer of earth where plants grow, black dark brown material Seedling Young plants, especially plants grown from seed rather than cutting.
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  1. degree of hotness or coldness measured on a definite scale
  2. Water vapor in the atmosphere.
  3. to convert (a material, such as plant debris) to compost.
  4. the quality or state of being porous.
  5. Require 2 growing seasons to produce seed.
  6. Rock crumbled powder covering the earth's surface.
  7. relating to, derived from, or consisting of matter.
  8. Rocks made of soil, which are medium thick of sand and clay soil.
  9. indefinite growth can produce seed annually grasses,trees.

20 Clues: process of seed to plant.package containing an embryo.Water vapor in the atmosphere.wild plants grown in unwanted places.the quality or state of being porous.complete life cycle in 1 growing season.Require 2 growing seasons to produce seed.Units counting during one-24th of the day.the whole mass of air surrounding the earth...

Cat 4 Crossword puzzle 2022-04-20

Cat 4 Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Helps you digest food.
  2. It is a biomolecule with a monomer of glycerol/fatty acids.
  3. It transports water and solute from the plants roots to the leaves.
  4. Helps with movement.
  5. The system that works as the transportation highway for the body.
  6. the female reproductive part in plants.
  7. Regulates responses to the environment using neurotransmitters.
  8. It is a biomolecule with a monomer of monosaccharides.
  9. It is in the roots of a plant and absorbs water.
  10. It carries the sperm cell needed to help create a new individual seed plant.
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  1. Regulates responses based on stimuli from the environment using hormones.
  2. Fights diseases and attacks on the body.
  3. A system of organs, functioning in the process of gas exchange between the enviornment and your body.
  4. It transports food in plants.
  5. It is a biomolecule with a monomer of DNA/RNA.
  6. System with skin, hair and nails.
  7. A process that converts glucose into ATP.
  8. It is a cycle where two or more bodily functions respond to regulate each other.
  9. It is a biomolecule with a monomer of amino acids.
  10. The male plant reproductive part in plants.

20 Clues: Helps with movement.Helps you digest food.It transports food in plants.System with skin, hair and nails.the female reproductive part in plants.Fights diseases and attacks on the body.A process that converts glucose into ATP.The male plant reproductive part in plants.It is a biomolecule with a monomer of DNA/RNA....

Interactions and Ecosystems - Topic 4 & 5 Review 2026-03-15

Interactions and Ecosystems - Topic 4 & 5 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Dead animals and plants form oil and coal
  2. Amount of pollutant in each organism increases as you go up the food chain
  3. Burning fossil fuels
  4. Creates their own food energy using sunlight
  5. Plants absorb carbon dioxide to create food energy
  6. The role or job of an organism in an ecosystem
  7. Gases in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun
  8. Organisms exhale carbon dioxide
  9. The number of organisms at each trophic level of a food chain (hint: its a shape)
  10. Living things and things that used to be alive
  11. Rain, snow, and hail falling from the clouds
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  1. More than one food chain connected together
  2. Only eats plants
  3. Eats plants and meat
  4. The change from gas to liquid
  5. Tells you how many steps away the organism is from the start of the food chain
  6. Cannot create their own food energy so they must take it from other organisms
  7. Certain pollutants in the air mix with the clouds making the water acidic
  8. Only eats meat
  9. Increase in pollutants in the body of one organism in its life
  10. Liquid water heating up and turning into gas
  11. Non-living things and things that were never alive

22 Clues: Only eats meatOnly eats plantsEats plants and meatBurning fossil fuelsThe change from gas to liquidOrganisms exhale carbon dioxideDead animals and plants form oil and coalMore than one food chain connected togetherCreates their own food energy using sunlightLiquid water heating up and turning into gasRain, snow, and hail falling from the clouds...

Ecology cross word 2026-03-12

Ecology cross word crossword puzzle
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  1. A large region with similar climate, plants, and animals.
  2. An organism that makes its own food, usually using sunlight (like plants).
  3. The role or job of an organism in its ecosystem.
  4. A diagram showing energy, biomass, or numbers at each trophic level.
  5. Two species competing for the same resource cannot both survive in the same niche long‑term.
  6. A simple path showing who eats whom.
  7. An animal that eats other animals.
  8. An organism that breaks down dead organisms (like fungi or bacteria).
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  1. The place where an organism lives.
  2. A nonliving part of the environment (water, sunlight, temperature, soil).
  3. An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms.
  4. An animal that eats plants.
  5. A relationship where both organisms benefit.
  6. The total amount of living matter in an area.
  7. All parts of Earth where life exists.
  8. The living parts of an environment (plants, animals, bacteria).
  9. An organism that feeds on dead organic matter (like worms).
  10. A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.
  11. A network of many connected food chains.
  12. All living and nonliving things interacting in an area.

20 Clues: An animal that eats plants.The place where an organism lives.An animal that eats other animals.A simple path showing who eats whom.All parts of Earth where life exists.A network of many connected food chains.A relationship where both organisms benefit.The total amount of living matter in an area.The role or job of an organism in its ecosystem....

Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration 2020-01-28

Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration crossword puzzle
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  1. reactants of cellular respiration
  2. plants get their energy from the __________
  3. reactants for photosynthesis
  4. use photosynthesis to create energy
  5. the source of energy for most all organisms ultimately comes from this
  6. in cellular respiration uses this to release energy
  7. muscles may use this process to release energy if oxygen is used up
  8. products of photosynthesis
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  1. the process that plant cells use to change energy from sunlight into a chemical energy
  2. products of cellular respiration
  3. cellular respiration takes place in this organelle
  4. a major energy source for most cells is stored in this sugar molecule
  5. use the energy created by cellular respiration
  6. the organelle where photosynthesis takes place
  7. animals get their energy from what it _________
  8. both plants and animals need this to live

16 Clues: products of photosynthesisreactants for photosynthesisproducts of cellular respirationreactants of cellular respirationuse photosynthesis to create energyboth plants and animals need this to liveplants get their energy from the __________use the energy created by cellular respirationthe organelle where photosynthesis takes place...

Ecosystem 2020-05-21

Ecosystem crossword puzzle
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  1. When a species dies and the ecosystem can't keep on going
  2. The process that plants go threw to make their own food
  3. Something that is alive like the animals and plants.
  4. Where animals live.
  5. This animal only eats animals
  6. These animals only eat their food.
  7. They break down stuff that animals leave behind
  8. This animals only eats plants
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  1. How much of a specific species there is alive
  2. Something that can make its own food or give its own food. An example is a plant
  3. They are not alive. Like the air or soil
  4. Animals that get hunted down by the predator
  5. They ecosystem is in an orderly state.
  6. They hunt for there food.An example is a tiger.
  7. This animal eats plants and animals

15 Clues: Where animals live.This animal only eats animalsThis animals only eats plantsThese animals only eat their food.This animal eats plants and animalsThey ecosystem is in an orderly state.They are not alive. Like the air or soilAnimals that get hunted down by the predatorHow much of a specific species there is alive...

Plant Nutrition 2023-02-23

Plant Nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. Many nitrogens fixing bacteria are _____ in the roots of plants such as the legumes
  2. The form of nitrogen most readily used by plants (NO^3)
  3. A nitrogen-fixing bacterium that is a mutualistic inhabitant of the roots of many
  4. When bacteria convert N^2 to NH^3 they are conducting nitrogen ______
  5. The Venus Fly Trap is a ______ plant
  6. Nutrients required in relatively large amounts by plants (NO^3)
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  1. _______ bacteria convert ammonium to nitrate
  2. Smallest sized soil constituent and tends to hold water
  3. A mixture of decomposed rock, living organisms and humus
  4. Largest sized soil constituent - drains well
  5. Plant nutrients are _____ ions (AKA minerals)
  6. Nutrients that are required by plants to grow from seed to maturity are considered _____
  7. Decomposing organic matter
  8. Mistletoe is a _______ plant
  9. Medium-sized soil constituent

15 Clues: Decomposing organic matterMistletoe is a _______ plantMedium-sized soil constituentThe Venus Fly Trap is a ______ plant_______ bacteria convert ammonium to nitrateLargest sized soil constituent - drains wellPlant nutrients are _____ ions (AKA minerals)Smallest sized soil constituent and tends to hold water...

Crossword Puzzle 1.5-1.6 2021-09-16

Crossword Puzzle 1.5-1.6 crossword puzzle
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  1. most of these trees are flower-bearing, seed-producing plants
  2. a good source of maple syrup
  3. removing a ring of bark from a tree trunk
  4. the tallest living trees in the world
  5. plants that will come back for many years
  6. plants that live only for two years
  7. the fruit of the oak tree
  8. a tall plant with a single woody stem
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  1. most often spread by beetles that live within the tree's bark
  2. this tree does not lose its leaves every year, and the leaves always look fresh and alive
  3. the process of producing maple syrup and sugar
  4. scientists who study trees
  5. the part of a tree where growth takes place
  6. a tree that loses its leaves in the fall
  7. plants that live only for one year

15 Clues: the fruit of the oak treescientists who study treesa good source of maple syrupplants that live only for one yearplants that live only for two yearsthe tallest living trees in the worlda tall plant with a single woody stema tree that loses its leaves in the fallremoving a ring of bark from a tree trunkplants that will come back for many years...

Food Chains and Food Webs Review 2022-03-28

Food Chains and Food Webs Review crossword puzzle
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  1. large picture of plants and animals connected in predator prey relationships
  2. a living thing that needs to eat another living thing for energy
  3. what is being eaten
  4. what a plant does to get energy from the sun
  5. a secondary consumer example (eats plants)
  6. tundra, rainforests, taiga are examples
  7. a third level or tertiary consumer example
  8. an example of a decomposer
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  1. a living thing that uses energy from the sun to produce food
  2. plants produce this as a waste from photosynthesis
  3. small picture of plants and animals connected in a single chain
  4. something that breaks down waste
  5. what is attacking another thing for food
  6. an example of this would be a vulture, eats dead things
  7. living thing that uses energy from the sun to make food

15 Clues: what is being eatenan example of a decomposersomething that breaks down wastetundra, rainforests, taiga are exampleswhat is attacking another thing for fooda secondary consumer example (eats plants)a third level or tertiary consumer examplewhat a plant does to get energy from the sunplants produce this as a waste from photosynthesis...

Horticulture Terms 2022-10-19

Horticulture Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Plants that retain their foliage throughout the year
  2. A plant cultivar resulting from the intentional cross-pollination of two closely related species or varieties
  3. Plants that spread aggressively and are difficult to eradicate
  4. Essential nutrient responsible for green vegetative growth in plants
  5. Intermediate soil particle, .002 to .05 millimeters; retains moisture and nutrients effectively while draining freely
  6. what an annual plant does when it sends up a flower stalk and sets seed; the term is typically applied to cool season vegetable crops that go to seed prematurely as a result of hot weather.
  7. these are plants that do not tolerate freezing weather and must be brought indoors in order to survive the winter; examples include heliotrope, fuchsia and begonia
  8. A common ingredient in potting soil, a mica-like mineral that has been heated, causing it to expand into a spongy material with exceptional water and air holding capacity
  9. Material used to protect the soil, including wood chips, straw and bark nuggets; protects the soil from erosion, adds organic matter, conserves moisture and keeps plant roots cool
  10. Plants that lose their foliage during the winter months
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  1. A plant that lives year after year; all woody trees, shrubs, and vines, and many herbaceous species
  2. A plant variety developed through selective breeding; and are developed for many purposes, including fruiting, flowering, and disease-resistance characteristics
  3. The tiniest particles found in soil, less than .002 millimeters in size; it excels at holding both nutrients and moisture, though they drain poorly and become rock-hard when dry
  4. The largest particles found in soil, .05 to 2 millimeters in size; soil with a high sand content drains readily, but nutrients are easily leached away
  5. Plants with multi-colored foliage
  6. Plants that do not have woody stems, only soft green stalks, and leaves
  7. A plant that lives for only a single growing season; most grow in spring and summer, dying with the first frost of fall, though some species thrive in cool weather, setting seed and dying when the weather warms in spring.
  8. Loosening the soil to introduce more air and improve drainage
  9. Fertile, well-drained soil; having an ideal balance of sand, silt, and clay particles, along with abundant organic matter and humus content
  10. In the taxonomic classification of organisms, this is the rank above species and below family (plural: genera); it is synonymous with the “scientific” or “Latin” name of plants (i.e. Rosa, Salvia and Quercus) and is always capitalized
  11. A common ingredient in potting soil, it is a volcanic mineral that has been heated, causing it to puff up; has exceptional water and air holding capacity, which helps to prevent soil from becoming compacted or drying out

21 Clues: Plants with multi-colored foliagePlants that retain their foliage throughout the yearPlants that lose their foliage during the winter monthsLoosening the soil to introduce more air and improve drainagePlants that spread aggressively and are difficult to eradicateEssential nutrient responsible for green vegetative growth in plants...

Sections 2.8, 2.11 & 2.12 2019-04-17

Sections 2.8, 2.11 & 2.12 crossword puzzle
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  1. Canada is the world’s top exporter of minerals such as iron, nickel, copper, _____________ and zinc.
  2. Plants absorb phosphorus in the form of compounds called ______________.
  3. Minerals are mixed with many compounds in rocks called __________. Ex: calcium – limestone (CaCO_3).
  4. The first step in the Metallurgy Process is crushing the rocks and separating the mineral from waste materials such as ________.
  5. ____________ production is one of the most important natural resource industries in Canada.
  6. Centuries later – mixing copper and tin to make a metal alloy called ___________.
  7. ______________ can form compounds with nitrate or phosphate called potassium nitrate (KNO_3) or potassium phosphate (K_3PO_4).
  8. Oxygen (O_2) makes up about 21% of the air you breathe and is called oxygen gas. All ___________ need oxygen to survive.
  9. _______________ is the technology of separating a metal from its ore (rock).
  10. _____________ is a chemical process in which plants combine carbon dioxide from the air/water and energy from the Sun to produce sugars and oxygen gas.
  11. Air is mostly __________ and oxygen.
  12. Carbon _________ (CO_2) is necessary for life on Earth. Carbon dioxide is released in the air by humans and by emissions from cars, factories etc.
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  1. ______________ are naturally occurring compounds that contain a metal combined with oxygen, sulfur or other elements.
  2. Producing the metal from the mineral in the metallurgy process involves ___________ changes.
  3. Plants that grow in soil have been carefully enriched by the addition of chemical substances. These substances added to the soil to help plants to grow are called ____________.
  4. __________ use Carbon dioxide to make Oxygen.
  5. Ozone at ground level is harmful to living things. It can damage plants and cause ____________ problems to humans.
  6. ____________ is harmless and is used for filling electric light bulbs and fluorescent tubes.
  7. Nitrogen gas mixed with ________ produces Nitrogen Dioxide (NO_2) which is a toxic gas and it causes a yellow haze in the air.
  8. The Ozone layer is very important to life on Earth because it ________ most of the Ultraviolet rays (UV rays) from the Sun.
  9. Carbon ____________ (CO) is extremely poisonous. When Carbon monoxide molecules enter the lungs, the body’s red blood cells treat CO like oxygen.
  10. Nitrogen (N) makes up approximately 80% of the _____________ and we can breathe it safely.
  11. ____________ come from minerals in the soil and some from decomposing plant and animal matter.
  12. Using a chemical reaction called nitrogen _____________, a few plants are able to change nitrogen from the air into compounds called nitrates.
  13. ____________ are metals melted and mixed with other metals.
  14. Solder is an alloy of _________ and tin. Solder is melted to join metal pieces such as electronic components, pipes or wires.
  15. Prehistoric – used stone and ________ tools to plants crops, hunt animals and chop wood.

27 Clues: Air is mostly __________ and oxygen.__________ use Carbon dioxide to make Oxygen.____________ are metals melted and mixed with other metals.Plants absorb phosphorus in the form of compounds called ______________._______________ is the technology of separating a metal from its ore (rock)....

Unit 10 Ecosystems 2025-03-04

Unit 10 Ecosystems crossword puzzle
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  1. An animal that eats only other animals.
  2. When two or more living things rely on each other to survive.
  3. When organisms fight for the same resources, like food, water, or space.
  4. Catching too many fish, which can harm fish populations and ecosystems.
  5. When the number of organisms in a species increases or decreases.
  6. Something that controls the size of a population, like food, water, or space.
  7. An organism, like bacteria or fungi, that breaks down dead plants and animals.
  8. Chemicals used to kill insects that can harm crops or spread disease.
  9. A living thing that eats other organisms for energy.
  10. A natural process where ecosystems change over time, with new plants and animals moving in.
  11. When an ecosystem stays balanced over time.
  12. The role an organism plays in its ecosystem, including what it eats and where it lives.
  13. A living part of an environment, like plants, animals, and bacteria, that affects other living things.
  14. When one living thing needs another to survive.
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  1. When life slowly starts in an area with no soil, like after a volcanic eruption.
  2. A plant or animal that naturally lives in a certain area.
  3. A harmful effect on the environment or living things.
  4. The process where pollen is moved from one flower to another to help plants make seeds.
  5. Differences among living things in an area.
  6. A living thing, like a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight.
  7. A non-living part of an environment, like sunlight, water, or temperature, that affects living things.
  8. When organisms become less affected by things like diseases or pesticides over time.
  9. A chemical used to kill pests that harm plants or crops.
  10. An animal that eats only plants.
  11. A plant or animal that is not native to an area and harms the local ecosystem.
  12. The variety of living things in an area, including different plants, animals, and microorganisms.
  13. When an ecosystem recovers after a disturbance, like a fire or flood.
  14. Using resources in a way that does not harm the environment or future generations.
  15. A substance added to soil to help plants grow better.
  16. The introduction of harmful substances into the air, water, or land.
  17. A sudden change in an environment that affects living things.
  18. A complex network of food chains that show how energy moves in an ecosystem.
  19. A community of living things and their environment, working together.
  20. A simple way to show how energy moves from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

34 Clues: An animal that eats only plants.An animal that eats only other animals.Differences among living things in an area.When an ecosystem stays balanced over time.When one living thing needs another to survive.A living thing that eats other organisms for energy.A harmful effect on the environment or living things....

Unit 1 Review 2020-05-19

Unit 1 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. A structure containing an embryo plant; it forms from an ovule after fertilisation.
  2. A structure found inside the ovary of a flower, which contains the female gamete.
  3. A mineral salt that plants need to make proteins and grow well.
  4. The part of a flower that is often brightly coloured and attracts insects to it.
  5. A sweet, sugary fluid produced by flowers to attract insects.
  6. A substance containing mineral salts that is added to the soil to help plants to grow better.
  7. The part of a flower that received pollen grains.
  8. The fusion of a male gamete with a female gamete.
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  1. To spread out; fruits help seeds to do this.
  2. Powdery grains that contain the male gametes of plants.
  3. A very young organism, for example a developing plant while it is still inside the seed.
  4. A mineral salt that is used by plants to make chlorophyll.
  5. The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma.
  6. The cell that is formed when a male gamete and a female gamete fuse together.
  7. A structure containing seeds, which develops from an ovary after fertilisation.
  8. Male parts of a flower, in which pollen is produced.
  9. A type of insoluble carbohydrate, often stored in leaves and other parts of plants.

17 Clues: To spread out; fruits help seeds to do this.The part of a flower that received pollen grains.The fusion of a male gamete with a female gamete.The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma.Male parts of a flower, in which pollen is produced.Powdery grains that contain the male gametes of plants....

Plant Crossword 2018-01-29

Plant Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A sweet, sugary fluid produced by flowers to attract insects.
  2. A mineral salt that plants need to make proteins and grow well.
  3. To spread out, fruits help seeds to do this.
  4. The part of a flower that receives pollen grains.
  5. The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
  6. A very young organism, for example a developing plant while it is still inside the seed.
  7. A structure containing an embryo plant; it forms an ovule after fertilization.
  8. A structure found inside the ovary of a flower, which contains the female gamete.
  9. A structure containing seeds, which develops from an ovary after fertilization.
  10. The cell that is formed when a male gamete and a female gamete fuse together
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  1. The part of a flower that is often brightly coloured and attracts insects to it.
  2. Male parts of a flower, in which pollen is produced.
  3. A substance containing mineral salts that is added to the soil to help plants to grow better.
  4. The fusion of a male gamete with a female gamete
  5. A mineral salt that is used by plants to make chlorophyll
  6. A type of insoluble carbohydrate, often stored in leaves and other parts of plants.
  7. Powdery grains that contain the male gametes of plants

17 Clues: To spread out, fruits help seeds to do this.The fusion of a male gamete with a female gameteThe part of a flower that receives pollen grains.The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigmaMale parts of a flower, in which pollen is produced.Powdery grains that contain the male gametes of plants...

Photosynthesis & Cell Respiration 2022-11-04

Photosynthesis & Cell Respiration crossword puzzle
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  1. sugar
  2. green pigment
  3. output of photosynthesis
  4. animals
  5. output of cellular respiration
  6. plants
  7. energy
  8. traps carbon dioxide
  9. output
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  1. where cell respiration takes place
  2. breaks down glucose
  3. input
  4. where photosynthesis takes place
  5. sunlight
  6. how plants make food

15 Clues: inputsugarplantsenergyoutputanimalssunlightgreen pigmentbreaks down glucosehow plants make foodtraps carbon dioxideoutput of photosynthesisoutput of cellular respirationwhere photosynthesis takes placewhere cell respiration takes place

Photosynthesis & Cell Respiration 2022-11-04

Photosynthesis & Cell Respiration crossword puzzle
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  1. sugar
  2. green pigment
  3. output of photosynthesis
  4. animals
  5. output of cellular respiration
  6. plants
  7. energy
  8. traps carbon dioxide
  9. output
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  1. where cell respiration takes place
  2. breaks down glucose
  3. input
  4. where photosynthesis takes place
  5. sunlight
  6. how plants make food

15 Clues: inputsugarplantsenergyoutputanimalssunlightgreen pigmentbreaks down glucosehow plants make foodtraps carbon dioxideoutput of photosynthesisoutput of cellular respirationwhere photosynthesis takes placewhere cell respiration takes place

Ecology 2025-04-08

Ecology crossword puzzle
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  1. The role an organism plays in a community i.e. how it fits in and interacts with other organisms
  2. A feature of an organism that allows it to compete more successfully in its habitat
  3. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
  4. Consumers that eat only plants e.g. cows, sheep
  5. All the plants and animals that live in a particular area and share the resources there
  6. Organisms that break down dead plant and animal material in the soil e.g. earthworms, fungi
  7. The position an organism occupies in a food chain
  8. A network of interconnected food chains
  9. An organism that feeds on other organisms to survive
  10. A list of organisms in the order in which one is eaten by the next
  11. Consumers that eat only other animals to survive e.g. wolves, big cats
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  1. A group of plants and animals interacting with their environment as a unit e.g. rainforest, woodland, coastline
  2. The struggle between two or more organisms of different species for a resource that is in short supply e.g. food, mates, water, sunlight
  3. When two organisms rely on each other for some aspect of survival
  4. All the members of the same species
  5. Consumers that eat a mixture of plants and animals e.g. humans, pigs
  6. An organism that makes its own food e.g. all plants
  7. The place where a plant or animal lives e.g. riverbank, hedgerow, seashore

18 Clues: All the members of the same speciesA network of interconnected food chainsConsumers that eat only plants e.g. cows, sheepThe position an organism occupies in a food chainAn organism that makes its own food e.g. all plantsAn organism that feeds on other organisms to surviveWhen two organisms rely on each other for some aspect of survival...

3.01 2022-10-10

3.01 crossword puzzle
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  1. plants generally go dormant in response to ___ conditions such as extreme heat or cold
  2. in Cool Season plants relish cool temperatures,growing best in spring or fall.an Example is a ____
  3. when a plant rests or grows very little
  4. lives more than two years
  5. plants that lose leaves during dormant season
  6. a plant that does NOT have enough moisture
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  1. the part of Biology that deals with plants
  2. plant that has plenty of moisture
  3. remain green all year round
  4. in Warm seasons plants grow best in warm temperatures, growing best in the summer and early fall.Examples are Zinnia, Marigold,and ____
  5. complete its life cycle in one year
  6. plant that completes life cycle within two years

12 Clues: lives more than two yearsremain green all year roundplant that has plenty of moisturecomplete its life cycle in one yearwhen a plant rests or grows very littlethe part of Biology that deals with plantsa plant that does NOT have enough moistureplants that lose leaves during dormant seasonplant that completes life cycle within two years...

3.01 2022-10-10

3.01 crossword puzzle
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  1. plants generally go dormant in response to ___ conditions such as extreme heat or cold
  2. in Cool Season plants relish cool temperatures,growing best in spring or fall.an Example is a ____
  3. when a plant rests or grows very little
  4. lives more than two years
  5. plants that lose leaves during dormant season
  6. a plant that does NOT have enough moisture
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  1. the part of Biology that deals with plants
  2. plant that has plenty of moisture
  3. remain green all year round
  4. in Warm seasons plants grow best in warm temperatures, growing best in the summer and early fall.Examples are Zinnia, Marigold,and ____
  5. complete its life cycle in one year
  6. plant that completes life cycle within two years

12 Clues: lives more than two yearsremain green all year roundplant that has plenty of moisturecomplete its life cycle in one yearwhen a plant rests or grows very littlethe part of Biology that deals with plantsa plant that does NOT have enough moistureplants that lose leaves during dormant seasonplant that completes life cycle within two years...

Garden Vocabulary 2023-03-03

Garden Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A flexible tube used for watering plants and flowers.
  2. Area of short cut grass in a garden or park.
  3. a small cart used typically for carrying loads in gardening.
  4. The process used by green plants to use light to make their own food.
  5. A garden tool used for drawing together grass or leaves.
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  1. To prepare and use land for crops or gardening.
  2. The upper layer of earth in which plants grow.
  3. A long handled tool used for digging.
  4. A machine used to cut the grass.
  5. A glass building used for growing plants.
  6. The art or practice of garden cultivation and management.
  7. A handheld tool with a curved scoop for lifting plants or earth.

12 Clues: A machine used to cut the grass.A long handled tool used for digging.A glass building used for growing plants.Area of short cut grass in a garden or park.The upper layer of earth in which plants grow.To prepare and use land for crops or gardening.A flexible tube used for watering plants and flowers....

PLANT KINGDOM - 1 2024-06-18

PLANT KINGDOM - 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. TALLEST TREES IN THE WORLD.
  2. THE GREEN PIGMENT FOUND IN PLANTS THAT GIVE IT THE GREEN COLOUR
  3. DIOXIDE A GAS TAKEN IN BY PLANTS
  4. BY THIS PROCESS PLANTS MANUFACTURE THEIR FOOD.
  5. THIS IS THE STEM OF THE TREE
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  1. IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN EVERGREEN TREE.
  2. A GASGIVEN OUT BY PLANTS
  3. TREES THAT LOSE THEIR LEAVES IN AUTUMN.
  4. STUDY OF LIFE
  5. SCIENTIST WHO STUDIES PLANTS

10 Clues: STUDY OF LIFEA GASGIVEN OUT BY PLANTSTALLEST TREES IN THE WORLD.SCIENTIST WHO STUDIES PLANTSTHIS IS THE STEM OF THE TREEDIOXIDE A GAS TAKEN IN BY PLANTSIS AN EXAMPLE OF AN EVERGREEN TREE.TREES THAT LOSE THEIR LEAVES IN AUTUMN.BY THIS PROCESS PLANTS MANUFACTURE THEIR FOOD.THE GREEN PIGMENT FOUND IN PLANTS THAT GIVE IT THE GREEN COLOUR

Agriculture Crossword Puzzle 2025-08-08

Agriculture Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A house made of glass or plastic where plants grow. Why? It keeps plants warm and safe from bad weather.
  2. Growing two different crops in the same field at the same time. Why? It saves space and can stop bugs and diseases.
  3. A small part of a plant that you put in the soil to grow a new plant. Every plant starts from one.
  4. Covering plants to protect them from too much sun. Why? Some plants need less sunlight to grow well.
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  1. Something like a wall of trees or plants to stop strong wind. Why? It protects crops from wind damage.
  2. Growing two plants together because they help each other. Why? Some plants grow better when they are next to a "friend."
  3. A chemical that kills bugs that eat plants. Why? It protects crops, but should be used carefully.
  4. A layer on the soil to keep water in and stop weeds. Why? It protects the soil and helps plants grow.
  5. Joining two plants so they grow together as one. Why? It can make stronger or better plants.
  6. Changing the type of crop in a field every year. Why? It helps keep the soil healthy and stops pests.

10 Clues: Joining two plants so they grow together as one. Why? It can make stronger or better plants.A chemical that kills bugs that eat plants. Why? It protects crops, but should be used carefully.A small part of a plant that you put in the soil to grow a new plant. Every plant starts from one....

Specialized Structure of Terrestrial and Aquatic Plants 2023-11-30

Specialized Structure of Terrestrial and Aquatic Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. in water.
  2. example of terrrestrial plants that has thorns.
  3. example of terrestrial plants that lived in deserts
  4. :are any set of Plants grow on Land.
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  1. are any set of Plants grow on Water.
  2. Also called Aquatic Plants.
  3. This process requires Aquatic plants for living in
  4. that has spikes.
  5. have spikes all over the body.

9 Clues: in water.that has spikes.Also called Aquatic Plants.have spikes all over the body.are any set of Plants grow on Water.:are any set of Plants grow on Land.example of terrrestrial plants that has thorns.This process requires Aquatic plants for living inexample of terrestrial plants that lived in deserts

National 4 Biology - Asexual Reproduction in Plants 2019-02-14

National 4 Biology - Asexual Reproduction in Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. / The term used to describe the difference between offspring produced via sexual reproduction.
  2. stock / The root section of the plant used in grafting.
  3. / Artificial method of asexual propagation where a section of a plant is removed and developed into a new plant.
  4. / A plant which is produced asexually through the development of runners.
  5. / Grow as part of the roots of a plant and contain a food source for newly developing plants.
  6. / Altering the characteristics of plants can produce new _____________ of plants which are suitable for a desired purpose.
  7. / _____________ is important when producing large numbers of plants for sale.
  8. / The type of reproduction which involves only one parent.
  9. / The number of parents involved in asexual reproduction.
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  1. / ___________ is important for the survival of rare plants.
  2. / Horizontal stems which grow out of the parent plant and provide food to plantlets.
  3. / The term used to describe offspring who are genetically identical to the parent generation.
  4. / The number of parents involved in sexual reproduction.
  5. / Artificial method of asexual reproduction where a stem of one plant is joined with the roots of another plant.
  6. / A plant which is produced asexually through the development of tubers.
  7. / The stem section of the plant used in grafting.

16 Clues: / The stem section of the plant used in grafting.stock / The root section of the plant used in grafting./ The number of parents involved in sexual reproduction./ The number of parents involved in asexual reproduction./ The type of reproduction which involves only one parent./ ___________ is important for the survival of rare plants....

Nutrient cycles activity 2023-04-21

Nutrient cycles activity crossword puzzle
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  1. In the past huge does positive carpet restored as dead plants and animals
  2. Plants CO2 in the process of photosynthesis to make what
  3. Phosphorus is not found in the free state in nature, but it is mostly in
  4. Bacteria in the soil can break down the ammonia into the gaseous form of nitrogen.
  5. It is an essential nutrient for life, with a chemicals such as
  6. Higher organisms use nitrogen to make what?
  7. Animals and plants cannot directly use all the nitrogen found in our?
  8. Plants use C02 in the process of this to make sugar
  9. Police special bacteria can directly use nitrogen in our atmosphere and “fix” it Some other organisms can benefit. What are these bacteria called
  10. What is the percentage of the nitrogen gas in our atmosphere?
  11. Too much CO2 in the atmosphere may be responsible for
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  1. Animals use oxygen in the process of
  2. fossil fuels/ More CO2 released into the atmosphere
  3. main regulator of CO2
  4. Too much phosphorus in water at least to this in a plant
  5. and nitrate. Animal waste by the action of bacteria, which create a blank and blank products, which nitrogen and useful for plants to use again
  6. A natural source of CO2
  7. Some of the phosphorus is soils can be washed away into what
  8. gases. Today is deposited friend is fossil fuels, which include whole wheel and what else

19 Clues: main regulator of CO2A natural source of CO2Animals use oxygen in the process ofHigher organisms use nitrogen to make what?fossil fuels/ More CO2 released into the atmospherePlants use C02 in the process of this to make sugarToo much CO2 in the atmosphere may be responsible forPlants CO2 in the process of photosynthesis to make what...

Nutrient cycles activity 2023-04-21

Nutrient cycles activity crossword puzzle
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  1. In the past huge does positive carpet restored as dead plants and animals
  2. Plants CO2 in the process of photosynthesis to make what
  3. Phosphorus is not found in the free state in nature, but it is mostly in
  4. Bacteria in the soil can break down the ammonia into the gaseous form of nitrogen.
  5. It is an essential nutrient for life, with a chemicals such as
  6. Higher organisms use nitrogen to make what?
  7. Animals and plants cannot directly use all the nitrogen found in our?
  8. Plants use C02 in the process of this to make sugar
  9. Police special bacteria can directly use nitrogen in our atmosphere and “fix” it Some other organisms can benefit. What are these bacteria called
  10. What is the percentage of the nitrogen gas in our atmosphere?
  11. Too much CO2 in the atmosphere may be responsible for
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  1. Animals use oxygen in the process of
  2. fossil fuels/ More CO2 released into the atmosphere
  3. main regulator of CO2
  4. Too much phosphorus in water at least to this in a plant
  5. and nitrate. Animal waste by the action of bacteria, which create a blank and blank products, which nitrogen and useful for plants to use again
  6. A natural source of CO2
  7. Some of the phosphorus is soils can be washed away into what
  8. gases. Today is deposited friend is fossil fuels, which include whole wheel and what else

19 Clues: main regulator of CO2A natural source of CO2Animals use oxygen in the process ofHigher organisms use nitrogen to make what?fossil fuels/ More CO2 released into the atmospherePlants use C02 in the process of this to make sugarToo much CO2 in the atmosphere may be responsible forPlants CO2 in the process of photosynthesis to make what...

Trophic Level Vocabulary Hunt 2026-02-26

Trophic Level Vocabulary Hunt crossword puzzle
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  1. Part of the fourth trophic level,organisms here eat secondary and primary consumers
  2. Part of the second trophic level, organisms here eat producers
  3. Cannot make their own food from inorganic sources, so they feed off other organisms
  4. Part of the third trophic level,organisms here feed on primary consumers
  5. Organisms who cannot make their own food from inorganic matter, so they hunt or gather food
  6. Light harvesting cellular structures inside plants and other living things
  7. Comprised of many food chains that are linked together
  8. Part of the consumers group, called primary consumers, which are organisms that eat plants.
  9. A level of a group of organisms in a food chain,food web,or an ecological pyramid.
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  1. Organisms that eat other organisms
  2. Animals that feed off plants and animals
  3. Various trophic levels in a pyramid diagram that showcases the feeding relationship between organisms
  4. Living things that make their own food from inorganic sources
  5. In the last part of the trophic level,organisms here break down dead plants and animal matter
  6. Part of the first trophic level,living things, like plants, that can make their own food from abiotic materials
  7. The chemical process in which a plant creates its food from the sun
  8. Photosynthetic pigments that absorb sunlight and convert it into energy
  9. Animals that consume broken-down organic material, like animal matter
  10. Hierarchy in which organisms in an ecosystem are grouped into trophic levels.

19 Clues: Organisms that eat other organismsAnimals that feed off plants and animalsComprised of many food chains that are linked togetherLiving things that make their own food from inorganic sourcesPart of the second trophic level, organisms here eat producersThe chemical process in which a plant creates its food from the sun...

Horticulture Crossword - Short 2014-09-07

Horticulture Crossword - Short crossword puzzle
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  1. Building to grow plants in
  2. Colourful part of a plant
  3. Unwanted plants
  4. Apple is one of these
  5. Ready to pick
  6. Ground in which plants grow
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  1. Transport with one wheel
  2. Digging tool
  3. What plants grow from
  4. Part of plant below the ground

10 Clues: Digging toolReady to pickUnwanted plantsWhat plants grow fromApple is one of theseTransport with one wheelColourful part of a plantBuilding to grow plants inGround in which plants growPart of plant below the ground

Food webs and chains! 2024-05-02

Food webs and chains! crossword puzzle
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  1. web shows many connected food chains
  2. process how plants make food
  3. living things that eat others
  4. hunted
  5. chain shows energy flow
  6. animal that eats others
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  1. breaks down dead animals and plants
  2. eats only plants
  3. hunts
  4. eats both plants and animals
  5. makes their own food

11 Clues: huntshuntedeats only plantsmakes their own foodchain shows energy flowanimal that eats othersprocess how plants make foodeats both plants and animalsliving things that eat othersbreaks down dead animals and plantsweb shows many connected food chains

Biology Quiz #2 Review: Plant Cells & Mitosis 2025-09-11

Biology Quiz #2 Review: Plant Cells & Mitosis crossword puzzle
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  1. Photosynthesis organelle
  2. Green pigment in plants
  3. Photosynthesis reactants: Carbon dioxide + ___
  4. When a cell is NOT in mitosis
  5. Greek word for "combine"
  6. Greek word for "Light"
  7. Protects plant cells & gives shape (2 words)
  8. Mitosis: Split chromosomes pulled to opposite ends
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  1. Mitosis: nuclear envelope dissolves
  2. Cell splits into two new cells
  3. Photosynthesis product (toxic to plants!)
  4. Mitosis: Chromosomes line up the middle
  5. Mitosis: Cell has 2 nuclear envelopes
  6. Animals and plants live on each others ___

14 Clues: Greek word for "Light"Green pigment in plantsPhotosynthesis organelleGreek word for "combine"When a cell is NOT in mitosisCell splits into two new cellsMitosis: nuclear envelope dissolvesMitosis: Cell has 2 nuclear envelopesMitosis: Chromosomes line up the middlePhotosynthesis product (toxic to plants!)Animals and plants live on each others ___...

How Plants Get Their Food 2025-10-21

How Plants Get Their Food crossword puzzle
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  1. – To get bigger.
  2. – Light from the sun.
  3. – A living thing that grows in the ground.
  4. – To create something.
  5. – What plants and people eat.
  6. – What we breathe.
  7. – Brightness from the sun or a lamp.
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  1. – The part of a plant that grows underground.
  2. – A drink plants need to grow.
  3. – The part that holds the plant up.
  4. – The green part of a plant.
  5. – The color of leaves.
  6. – The dirt where plants grow.
  7. – To take in food.

14 Clues: – To get bigger.– To take in food.– What we breathe.– Light from the sun.– The color of leaves.– To create something.– The green part of a plant.– The dirt where plants grow.– What plants and people eat.– A drink plants need to grow.– The part that holds the plant up.– Brightness from the sun or a lamp.– A living thing that grows in the ground....

Garden and Materials 2025-12-17

Garden and Materials crossword puzzle
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  1. a hard building material made from cement
  2. containers under pots
  3. a place where vegetables grow
  4. a material used for bottles and containers
  5. Hanging containers for plants
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  1. natural solid material from the ground
  2. small stones used on plants
  3. you walk on it in desert
  4. material used for floors and walls
  5. a red building block
  6. containers for plants
  7. metal used for windowas and frames
  8. a place on top of a building
  9. material used for roads

14 Clues: a red building blockcontainers under potscontainers for plantsmaterial used for roadsyou walk on it in desertsmall stones used on plantsa place on top of a buildinga place where vegetables growHanging containers for plantsmaterial used for floors and wallsmetal used for windowas and framesnatural solid material from the ground...

Owl Pellets 2023-09-28

Owl Pellets crossword puzzle
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  1. breaks down animals after they die
  2. describes who eats who in the wild
  3. An owl you see on farms
  4. owl's diet
  5. indigestible content of a pellet
  6. an owl uses these to grab their prey
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  1. Plants are an example of this
  2. only eats plants
  3. owl vomit
  4. eats plants and animals
  5. an owl uses this to eat their prey
  6. a group of interconnected food chains
  7. a nocturnal bird of prey with large forward-facing eyes
  8. what an owl gets from eating food
  9. a group of connected food webs
  10. the owl's advantage

16 Clues: owl vomitowl's dietonly eats plantsthe owl's advantageeats plants and animalsAn owl you see on farmsPlants are an example of thisa group of connected food websindigestible content of a pelletwhat an owl gets from eating foodbreaks down animals after they diean owl uses this to eat their preydescribes who eats who in the wild...

Hydroponics systems 2023-03-03

Hydroponics systems crossword puzzle
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  1. plant we grow in the system
  2. holds the starter plug
  3. Use this to filter the water
  4. put into the water to provide nutrient
  5. the soiles growth of plants
  6. plant we did our experiment on
  7. The moisture in the air
  8. uses misters and air to grow plants
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  1. small system in the lab
  2. biggest system in the lab
  3. liquid used to provide nutrient
  4. Our replacement for soil
  5. pumps air to the air stone
  6. provides into the water in deep water culture
  7. provides light for the plants
  8. The type of lights we use

16 Clues: holds the starter plugsmall system in the labThe moisture in the airOur replacement for soilbiggest system in the labThe type of lights we usepumps air to the air stoneplant we grow in the systemthe soiles growth of plantsUse this to filter the waterprovides light for the plantsplant we did our experiment onliquid used to provide nutrient...

Ecosystem vocab words 2023-04-04

Ecosystem vocab words crossword puzzle
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  1. an animal that consumes another animal
  2. an animal that gets consumed by another animal
  3. Eats plants and meat
  4. Eats only meat
  5. the cycle of who eats what and what breaks down what
  6. anything that takes up space and can be weighed
  7. something that eats other plants/animals
  8. strength that is required to do something phisically or mentally
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  1. something that produces materials or food
  2. Eats only plants
  3. something that breaks down other organisms
  4. the movement of energy
  5. Non-living
  6. basically an animal's home
  7. Living
  8. where each animal gets more than two types of food

16 Clues: LivingNon-livingEats only meatEats only plantsEats plants and meatthe movement of energybasically an animal's homean animal that consumes another animalsomething that eats other plants/animalssomething that produces materials or foodsomething that breaks down other organismsan animal that gets consumed by another animal...

Photosynthesis 2021-12-01

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
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  1. stack of Thylakoids
  2. colors that helps plants to take in light
  3. the functioning units in photosynthesis
  4. Something that gets its energy from the sun
  5. get energy by eating other organisms
  6. The first part of photosynthesis
  7. the movement of ions from higher con. to lower con.
Down
  1. When light is bent while reflecting
  2. the way plants get energy from sunlight
  3. e- moving down the photosystem
  4. when light is bounced back of an object
  5. stores chlorophyll in the cell
  6. colorless fluid that surrounds the grana
  7. yellow, orange, or reg pigments
  8. membrane bound compartments
  9. green pigment in plants

16 Clues: stack of Thylakoidsgreen pigment in plantsmembrane bound compartmentse- moving down the photosystemstores chlorophyll in the cellyellow, orange, or reg pigmentsThe first part of photosynthesisWhen light is bent while reflectingget energy by eating other organismsthe way plants get energy from sunlightwhen light is bounced back of an object...

AGRICULTURE & FARMING TERMS 2022-05-16

AGRICULTURE & FARMING TERMS crossword puzzle
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  1. The macro nutrients in soil, what crops need the most of. Stands for nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium.
  2. The amount of something that is produced by a plant or farm
  3. The organic component of soils that made of decomposed and very small decomposed organism parts and microorganisms.
  4. removing some plants to make room for others to grow
  5. Includes compost, manure, minerals, and other materials from the natural environment
  6. To plant crops at multiple times during the season so that you can harvest them several times
  7. A substance that is made by humans that is generally used for controlling pests and is often dangerous.
  8. COVER A fabric material that is installed over crops to exclude pests and / or warm the air around the plant.
  9. A test that can tell you how much fertility is in your soil, and how much (and what kinds) should be added for optimal production.
  10. Small sticky soil particles with minerals (water often sits)
  11. A large vehicle that has two large back wheels, two smaller front wheels, and is used
  12. A substance that is added to soil to help the growth of plants; used to add nutrients to the soil that will help the growth of plants. Can be an organic or chemical source.
  13. Things added to the soil (chicken manure, straw, or compost) to make it healthier and make plants grow stronger
  14. The period of time during the year when you can produce crops (depending on temperature and daylight etc.).
  15. When a plant begins to grow or sprout
  16. The percentage of sand, silt and clay particles in the soil, which determines how water and nutrients move through the soil.
  17. A component of soil that is made up of once-living things (as compared to the majority of soil which is made up of things that are mineral).
  18. A plan that you make before you begin planting that determines when, what, where and how much of each crop you will plant throughout the growing season.
  19. A structure made of bent poles that is covered in plastic used by farmers to extend the seasons as the structure can be made hotter (plastic) or colder (shade cloth) and about climate control to control humidity and moisture.
  20. Government certification given to businesses and farmers who produce products without the use of chemicals.
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  1. A building made of plastic or glass that is used for growing plants
  2. A chemical that is used to kill animals or insects that damage plants or crops
  3. A material (such as straw, leaves or pieces of wood) that is spread over the ground in a garden to protect the plants and stop weeds from growing
  4. The dry stems of wheat and other grasses; often used as mulch on a farm
  5. A flat plastic hose with holes that is used to water plants slowly and directly to the roots without wetting the entire plant to promote plant health. Used to conserve water.
  6. An engine used for moving water from a water source to where water is needed.
  7. To supply land with water by using pipes or hoses
  8. To gather or collect a crop
  9. Nutrients for plants that are chemically derived and human-made.
  10. Farming with the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers (not organic).
  11. Agricultural services in each county in the state that provide Training and technical assistance for agricultural producers of all kinds.
  12. The amount of plant nutrients, and the availability of those nutrients, in your soil.
  13. Plants that are grown by farmers
  14. Small plant grown from a seed that is grown in a greenhouse and will be planted outside in the ground
  15. A large gritty soil particle that forms loose soil (often drains too fast)
  16. A tool used to prepare land for growing crops
  17. Chemicals used to kill plants or stop growth. Usually used on weeds
  18. A soil made of a mix of sand, silt, and clay. Often considered the best soil type for agriculture.
  19. Medium size soil smooth soil particle, that can form dust
  20. Plants that grow very quickly in places they are unwanted and often cover or kill other plants
  21. Removing parts of the plant to reduce disease, increase airflow through the plant, and direct more energy towards the fruit of the plant.
  22. United States Department of Agriculture. Provides grants and technical support for agriculture and conservation.
  23. A decayed mixture of plants and or animal manure (such as leaves and grass) that is used to improve the soil in a garden
  24. Moving seedlings into larger containers for healthy root development
  25. Animal waste that is rich in nutrients.

45 Clues: To gather or collect a cropPlants that are grown by farmersWhen a plant begins to grow or sproutAnimal waste that is rich in nutrients.A tool used to prepare land for growing cropsTo supply land with water by using pipes or hosesremoving some plants to make room for others to growMedium size soil smooth soil particle, that can form dust...

AGRICULTURE & FARMING TERMS 2022-05-16

AGRICULTURE & FARMING TERMS crossword puzzle
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  1. To supply land with water by using pipes or hoses
  2. Small sticky soil particles with minerals (water often sits)
  3. The amount of something that is produced by a plant or farm
  4. The organic component of soils that made of decomposed and very small decomposed organism parts and microorganisms.
  5. A substance that is added to soil to help the growth of plants; used to add nutrients to the soil that will help the growth of plants. Can be an organic or chemical source.
  6. A chemical that is used to kill animals or insects that damage plants or crops
  7. A tool used to prepare land for growing crops
  8. A soil made of a mix of sand, silt, and clay. Often considered the best soil type for agriculture.
  9. Government certification given to businesses and farmers who produce products without the use of chemicals.
  10. A decayed mixture of plants and or animal manure (such as leaves and grass) that is used to improve the soil in a garden
  11. Small plant grown from a seed that is grown in a greenhouse and will be planted outside in the ground
  12. Plants that are grown by farmers
  13. A component of soil that is made up of once-living things (as compared to the majority of soil which is made up of things that are mineral).
  14. A plan that you make before you begin planting that determines when, what, where and how much of each crop you will plant throughout the growing season.
  15. A large vehicle that has two large back wheels, two smaller front wheels, and is used
  16. A substance that is made by humans that is generally used for controlling pests and is often dangerous.
  17. Removing parts of the plant to reduce disease, increase airflow through the plant, and direct more energy towards the fruit of the plant.
  18. Agricultural services in each county in the state that provide Training and technical assistance for agricultural producers of all kinds.
  19. The dry stems of wheat and other grasses; often used as mulch on a farm
  20. United States Department of Agriculture. Provides grants and technical support for agriculture and conservation.
  21. Farming with the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers (not organic).
  22. Plants that grow very quickly in places they are unwanted and often cover or kill other plants
  23. A test that can tell you how much fertility is in your soil, and how much (and what kinds) should be added for optimal production.
  24. The macro nutrients in soil, what crops need the most of. Stands for nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium.
Down
  1. removing some plants to make room for others to grow
  2. A structure made of bent poles that is covered in plastic used by farmers to extend the seasons as the structure can be made hotter (plastic) or colder (shade cloth) and about climate control to control humidity and moisture.
  3. The period of time during the year when you can produce crops (depending on temperature and daylight etc.).
  4. Animal waste that is rich in nutrients.
  5. The amount of plant nutrients, and the availability of those nutrients, in your soil.
  6. Chemicals used to kill plants or stop growth. Usually used on weeds
  7. A material (such as straw, leaves or pieces of wood) that is spread over the ground in a garden to protect the plants and stop weeds from growing
  8. The percentage of sand, silt and clay particles in the soil, which determines how water and nutrients move through the soil.
  9. When a plant begins to grow or sprout
  10. A fabric material that is installed over crops to exclude pests and / or warm the air around the plant.
  11. Nutrients for plants that are chemically derived and human-made.
  12. To plant crops at multiple times during the season so that you can harvest them several times
  13. A building made of plastic or glass that is used for growing plants
  14. An engine used for moving water from a water source to where water is needed.
  15. Moving seedlings into larger containers for healthy root development
  16. Includes compost, manure, minerals, and other materials from the natural environment
  17. Things added to the soil (chicken manure, straw, or compost) to make it healthier and make plants grow stronger
  18. To gather or collect a crop
  19. Medium size soil smooth soil particle, that can form dust
  20. A large gritty soil particle that forms loose soil (often drains too fast)
  21. A flat plastic hose with holes that is used to water plants slowly and directly to the roots without wetting the entire plant to promote plant health. Used to conserve water.

45 Clues: To gather or collect a cropPlants that are grown by farmersWhen a plant begins to grow or sproutAnimal waste that is rich in nutrients.A tool used to prepare land for growing cropsTo supply land with water by using pipes or hosesremoving some plants to make room for others to growMedium size soil smooth soil particle, that can form dust...

Evolution Crossword Challenge 2020-10-07

Evolution Crossword Challenge crossword puzzle
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  1. Two cladograms with the same number of changes/steps are equally….
  2. A group in which all members share a common ancestor
  3. Resemblance due to shared evolutionary pressures, not shared ancestry.
  4. Plants are most often referred to at this taxonomic level
  5. An asexual propagule produced by liverworts and some mosses
  6. these algae are the most complex, and contain a diversity of pigments allowing photosynthesis at different depths in water
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  1. a green alga which share some characteristics with true plants
  2. The first photosynthetic organisms arose by the engulfment of a photosynthetic prokaryote. Once engulfed, this prokaryote then became an…. Which is also part of the name of the theory which explains this evolutionary event.
  3. A key difference between algae and plants involves reproductive structures. Reproductive cells of true plants are enclosed in a ….. compartment.
  4. Non-vascular plants do not have true roots, they have…which anchor them to the ground
  5. when mature, the …. of the moss dehisces to release spores
  6. The life stage of Bryophytes that we are most familiar with in nature, has this genetic complement
  7. Photosynthetic eukaryotes, other than plants
  8. algal body plan which arises from cell division in a single plane

14 Clues: Photosynthetic eukaryotes, other than plantsA group in which all members share a common ancestorPlants are most often referred to at this taxonomic levelwhen mature, the …. of the moss dehisces to release sporesAn asexual propagule produced by liverworts and some mossesa green alga which share some characteristics with true plants...

Agricultre industrsy 2024-08-09

Agricultre industrsy crossword puzzle
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  1. To loosen or break up the soil for growing plants
  2. and natural Resources. The cultivation and conservation of forest, wildlife, and other natural resources
  3. breeding, raising, and harvesting fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants
  4. A crop scientist, studies plants and how they can be grown, modified, and used to benefit society
  5. The art and science of plant cultivation and management
  6. Professionals trained in the science of plant cultivation and production who work to oversee and improve the growth of quality food plants, ornamental plants, and medicinal plants.
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  1. Mechanics. The development and maintenance of equipment and machinery for agricultural use
  2. The study of the biology and management of domesticated animals for human use
  3. and Biotechnology. Research and innovation in methods to improve the efficiency, quality, and usefulness of agricultural
  4. The science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, fiber and land recovery
  5. Science. The study of soil and land management

11 Clues: To loosen or break up the soil for growing plantsThe art and science of plant cultivation and managementScience. The study of soil and land managementbreeding, raising, and harvesting fish, shellfish, and aquatic plantsThe study of the biology and management of domesticated animals for human use...

MCA prep 1 2021-04-20

MCA prep 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. a layer of the earth that has soft rock
  2. mass divided by volume
  3. bending of light due to change of medium
  4. this kind of dating is used when we compare the age of rocks by position
  5. green plants make this by photosynthesis.
  6. the green chloroplasts in plants are used to do this process
Down
  1. bouncing of light
  2. this kind of cylinder is used to measure the volume of liquid
  3. this is the remains of plants and animals found under the ground.
  4. this moon is on between the earth and the sun
  5. in an experiment, how many variables you can change?
  6. this is the scale of Mr Moh came up to check what mineral is harder than what mineral
  7. do plants and animals both respire?
  8. which core of Earth is liquid, inner or outer?
  9. rainy day, high pressure or low pressure?
  10. what kind fluid sink, hot or cold?

16 Clues: bouncing of lightmass divided by volumewhat kind fluid sink, hot or cold?do plants and animals both respire?a layer of the earth that has soft rockbending of light due to change of mediumgreen plants make this by photosynthesis.rainy day, high pressure or low pressure?this moon is on between the earth and the sun...

Ms. James' Science Class 2022-03-16

Ms. James' Science Class crossword puzzle
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  1. an animal that is hunted and killed by another animal
  2. an animal that eats only plants
  3. an animal who eats other animals
  4. an organism that makes its own food by using energy from the sun
  5. an organism who obtains energy by feeding on another organism
  6. a living thing in an environment
  7. the second consumer level on the energy pyramid
  8. the ________ pyramid shows the flow of energy from one group to another
Down
  1. an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food
  2. a predator at the top of the food chain
  3. an organism that break down dead or decaying plants and animals
  4. a non-living thing in an environment
  5. a _________ consumer eats only plants
  6. a community that includes all living and non-living things
  7. a ____________ consumer eats animals on the secondary consumer level
  8. an animal that eats both plants and animals

16 Clues: an animal that eats only plantsan animal who eats other animalsa living thing in an environmenta non-living thing in an environmenta _________ consumer eats only plantsa predator at the top of the food chainan animal that eats both plants and animalsthe second consumer level on the energy pyramidan animal that hunts and kills other animals for food...

Bio Ch 7 Cellular Processes 2023-11-27

Bio Ch 7 Cellular Processes crossword puzzle
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  1. During aerobic cellular respiration, most ATP is generated during the ____
  2. 3-carbon precursor to glucose made during photosynthesis
  3. The primary purpose of the electron transport chain of the light-dependent phase of photosynthesis is to produce ___ and ATP to power the Calvin cycle
  4. green pigment in plants and algae
  5. 6-carbon sugar that is a product of photosynthesis
  6. Cellular respiration is called an aerobic process because it requires ___
  7. Carbon dioxide enters the leaves of plants through their ???
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  1. enzyme that bonds carbon dioxide molecules into 3-carbon chains
  2. enzyme in the thylakoid membrane that shuttles hydrogen ions into the stroma to store energy
  3. Plants that produce a 4-carbon precursor to glucose, unlike C3 plants, are called ___
  4. Glucose and cellulose are made from molecules of ___ produced during the Calvin cycle
  5. chemical that shuttles electrons in the electron transport chain
  6. pigmented sack found inside a chloroplast
  7. opening on the underside of plant leaves
  8. stack of thylakoids
  9. Glycolysis takes place in the ______
  10. clear fluid inside a chloroplast

17 Clues: stack of thylakoidsclear fluid inside a chloroplastgreen pigment in plants and algaeGlycolysis takes place in the ______opening on the underside of plant leavespigmented sack found inside a chloroplast6-carbon sugar that is a product of photosynthesis3-carbon precursor to glucose made during photosynthesis...

Cellular Energy 2023-08-25

Cellular Energy crossword puzzle
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  1. is a set of chemical reactions performed by the plants
  2. an organism that eats other plants and animals for energy
  3. the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy
  4. the chemical reaction that makes up the procedure of photosynthesis
  5. the source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level
  6. odorless reactive gas
  7. the supporting framework of an organ
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  1. is the primary producer in a food chain
  2. absorbing energy in the form of work
  3. clear liquid that has no taste
  4. membrane bound compartments inside chloroplasts
  5. the reaction which occurs in the first phase of photosynthesis
  6. a colorless and nonflammable gas
  7. the main type of sugar in the blood
  8. a pigment present in all green plants and a few other organisms
  9. a substance that gives color to other material

16 Clues: odorless reactive gasclear liquid that has no tastea colorless and nonflammable gasthe main type of sugar in the bloodabsorbing energy in the form of workthe supporting framework of an organis the primary producer in a food chaina substance that gives color to other materialmembrane bound compartments inside chloroplasts...

THINGS YOU FIND IN THE GARDEN 2023-06-02

THINGS YOU FIND IN THE GARDEN crossword puzzle
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  1. Container holding plants or flowers within the garden.
  2. A long and often wooden or metal seat.
  3. The ground we walk on and where plants grow.
  4. An insect with colorful wings that flies among flowers.
  5. A decorative element that contains water and produces water jets.
  6. A plant with fragrant flowers and delicate petals.
  7. The green plant that grows in the lawn.
  8. Furniture used for comfortable seating around a table.
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  1. A piece of furniture used for placing objects or for outdoor dining.
  2. A wooden or metal structure that provides pleasant shade.
  3. An object used to protect plants or catch insects.
  4. Decorative sculpture that enhances the garden.
  5. A large plant with a trunk and leaves.
  6. A colorful plant with fragrant petals.
  7. Defined spaces in the garden where ornamental plants or flowers are grown.
  8. A seat hung from supports that allows rocking back and forth.

16 Clues: A long and often wooden or metal seat.A large plant with a trunk and leaves.A colorful plant with fragrant petals.The green plant that grows in the lawn.The ground we walk on and where plants grow.Decorative sculpture that enhances the garden.An object used to protect plants or catch insects.A plant with fragrant flowers and delicate petals....

Annuals Definitions 2025-05-02

Annuals Definitions crossword puzzle
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  1. Difference between daytime and nighttime temperatures
  2. individual planting containers, often sold in trays, that allow gardeners to start seeds or grow seedlings in a space-saving manner.
  3. To plant a seed
  4. the length of time for which an item remains usable
  5. the percentage of seeds within a sample that sprout under specific conditions
  6. to use nourishing fertilizers
  7. young plants, often seedlings or cuttings, grown in individual cells, typically in seed trays or modular trays
  8. What material you use
  9. development of branches
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  1. Baskets that hold flowers
  2. Moving a plant from one container to another
  3. Able to be used
  4. basket without plants in it
  5. the process where substances are dissolved by a liquid and carried away from a solid material, typically soil or rock
  6. a method of applying liquid fertilizers through an irrigation system to supply plants with both water and nutrients simultaneously
  7. herbaceous plants that grow for one season before drying out

16 Clues: Able to be usedTo plant a seedWhat material you usedevelopment of branchesBaskets that hold flowersbasket without plants in itto use nourishing fertilizersMoving a plant from one container to anotherthe length of time for which an item remains usableDifference between daytime and nighttime temperatures...

ECOSYSTEMS 2025-09-15

ECOSYSTEMS crossword puzzle
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  1. An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator.
  2. Living parts of an environment (plants, animals, bacteria).
  3. Nonliving parts of an environment (like water, rocks, or sunlight).
  4. A close relationship between two different species.
  5. A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is not harmed.
  6. An animal that eats both plants and animals.
  7. An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
  8. When two or more organisms fight for the same resource.
  9. An organism, like a plant, that makes its own food.
  10. An animal that eats only plants.
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  1. A relationship where both organisms benefit.
  2. A relationship where one benefits and the other is harmed.
  3. A community of living and nonliving things that interact together.
  4. An animal that eats only other animals.
  5. An organism that eats other organisms for energy.
  6. An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals.

16 Clues: An animal that eats only plants.An animal that eats only other animals.A relationship where both organisms benefit.An animal that eats both plants and animals.An animal that hunts and eats other animals.An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator.An organism that eats other organisms for energy....

P6 SCIENCE – ENERGY CROSSWORD 2025-10-09

P6 SCIENCE – ENERGY CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. Energy that powers machines and appliances
  2. Simple sugar made during photosynthesis that stores energy for plants
  3. Process where green plants make their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water
  4. Process that releases energy from food in living cells
  5. Movement of energy from one object or place to another
  6. Energy that flows from a hot object to a cold one
  7. Energy stored in food that is released during respiration
  8. Energy of a moving object
  9. The main source of energy for all living things on Earth
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  1. Energy that allows us to see and helps plants make food
  2. Force that resists motion and produces heat
  3. Green pigment in leaves that absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis
  4. Energy kept for later use, such as in food, batteries, or stretched rubber bands
  5. Process of changing one form of energy to another
  6. Stored form of glucose in plants
  7. Energy produced when something vibrates

16 Clues: Energy of a moving objectStored form of glucose in plantsEnergy produced when something vibratesEnergy that powers machines and appliancesForce that resists motion and produces heatProcess of changing one form of energy to anotherEnergy that flows from a hot object to a cold oneProcess that releases energy from food in living cells...

Gardens By the Bay Crossword 2025-10-30

Gardens By the Bay Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Sun _____ is a Themed Garden which Features Desert Plants
  2. Another name for Gardening
  3. A Large, White Sculpture of an infant which looks like its floating
  4. This Indoor Exhibit is very misty, and features the world's second tallest waterfall
  5. The ____ is a famous landmark of Gardens by the Bay.
  6. These Tall PLants have Needle-like Leaves.
  7. The Malay Garden has a _____ House within it, standing as a significant cultural monument
  8. The _____ has a collection of aromatic plants lining it.
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  1. This Garden recreates the conditions of the forest floor
  2. Singapore's National Flower
  3. _____ Garden is a Garden almost primarily filled with Gold Flowers
  4. The _____ Gardens are themed gardens which contain plants of cultural significance
  5. The Red Spiral Button ____ is a Common Sight within Singapore
  6. These modified leaves are what makes a flower beautiful
  7. A powdery substance which most flowers can produce
  8. 'City in a _____' is the theme of Gardens by the Bay

16 Clues: Another name for GardeningSingapore's National FlowerThese Tall PLants have Needle-like Leaves.A powdery substance which most flowers can produceThe ____ is a famous landmark of Gardens by the Bay.'City in a _____' is the theme of Gardens by the BayThese modified leaves are what makes a flower beautiful...

carbohydrates 2018-09-21

carbohydrates crossword puzzle
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  1. carbohydrates carbohydrates with complicated structure
  2. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
  3. a carbohydrate whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together.
  4. green pigment in plants
  5. nutrients that is a persons main source of energy
  6. substitutes used in place of sugar to sweeten foods
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  1. carbohydrates sugars found from simple one or two unit structure
  2. any of the class of sugars that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar.
  3. sugar sugars extracted from plants and used to sweeten foods
  4. fiber carbohydrate that cannot be digested by our bodies' enzymes.
  5. chemically formed from plants
  6. any of a class of sugars whose molecules contain two monosaccharide residues.
  7. formed when plants combine single glucose units into complicated chemical structures

13 Clues: green pigment in plantschemically formed from plantsnutrients that is a persons main source of energysubstitutes used in place of sugar to sweeten foodscarbohydrates carbohydrates with complicated structuresugar sugars extracted from plants and used to sweeten foodscarbohydrates sugars found from simple one or two unit structure...

Role of Light 2025-02-21

Role of Light crossword puzzle
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  1. Plants that are unaffected by day length
  2. Spectrum that the range of wavelengths are placed on
  3. Stretching caused by an elongation of the internodes in response to low light intensity
  4. The period of exposure to light
  5. Plants that respond to periods of light
  6. he photoreceptor involved in photoperiodic responses and other responses
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  1. Give off higher levels of blue wavelengths. They are cool and can be placed close to leaf surfaces.
  2. Give off red and orange wavelengths. They burn hot and should not be placed too close to plants
  3. Some plants flower as days lengthen and nights shorten in the summer
  4. Refers to the color or wavelengths of light.
  5. Refers to the intensity of light
  6. plants that flower naturally in the fall when the day lengths get shorter
  7. light-sensitive pigments

13 Clues: light-sensitive pigmentsThe period of exposure to lightRefers to the intensity of lightPlants that respond to periods of lightPlants that are unaffected by day lengthRefers to the color or wavelengths of light.Spectrum that the range of wavelengths are placed onSome plants flower as days lengthen and nights shorten in the summer...

Topic 5: Living in Water 2013-06-03

Topic 5: Living in Water crossword puzzle
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  1. A type of plankton that is not microscopic.
  2. Areas of a river where water moves quickly.
  3. This structure allows seaweeds to attach to the ocean bottom.
  4. Areas of a river that are calm.
  5. When plants die they are broken down, or ________________.
  6. Insects such as ________________ cling to rock bottoms.
  7. An aquatic plant capable of photosynthesis.
  8. Animal plankton.
  9. Most marine organisms in the ocean live here.
  10. A population explosion of algae.
  11. These marine plants do not have roots, flowers, or leaves.
  12. This aquatic creature can move between fresh and salt water systems.
  13. Organic matter produced by decaying bodies of plants and animals.
  14. Aquatic plants have these on the top of their leaves.
  15. A small, shallow, calm body of water.
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  1. Most aquatic animals use these organs to help them get oxygen from the water.
  2. Several overlapping food chains.
  3. Large aquatic animals are able to move easily through water because of this type of shape.
  4. Sweeps food into its mouth by waving its legs.
  5. Plant plankton.
  6. Variety of adaptations of living things.
  7. The concentration of a toxin is magnified through the food chain.
  8. A small fish that is a vital link in the food chains of many marine animals.
  9. When you take aquatic plants out of the water, this will often happen.
  10. Process of making food using energy from chemical reactions.
  11. A crack in the ocean floor that release heat and minerals.
  12. Sequences of feeding relationships between organisms.
  13. In the Great Lakes, abundance and mix of fish populations if declined due partly to ________________.

28 Clues: Plant plankton.Animal plankton.Areas of a river that are calm.Several overlapping food chains.A population explosion of algae.A small, shallow, calm body of water.Variety of adaptations of living things.A type of plankton that is not microscopic.Areas of a river where water moves quickly.An aquatic plant capable of photosynthesis....

Ecosystems 2023-05-24

Ecosystems crossword puzzle
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  1. An abiotic factor in an ecosystem that affects where the plants can live in an aquatic ecosystem.
  2. The relationship between two organisms that want the same resource.
  3. All living things are made of these
  4. An organism that is eaten by other organisms
  5. An organism that only eats plants
  6. The need that organisms have for food.
  7. An organism that gets its food by eating other organisms
  8. The special features an organism has that helps it to survive
  9. The colour of light that is the worst for photosynthesis
  10. The process that allows living things to make copies of itself.
  11. An organism that only eats meat
  12. One of the characteristics of living things, allows the organism to get from one place to another.
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  1. An organism that eats another organism
  2. The type of organism that is a producer.
  3. The process of getting rid of waste.
  4. The non-living parts of an ecosystem.
  5. Organisms can detect things in their surrounding environment.
  6. All of the living and the non-living parts of the ecosystem and the interaction between them.
  7. The process by which plants make their food.
  8. An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals and recycles the material back into the earth.
  9. The process of an organism making energy from sugar and oxygen.
  10. An organism that eats both plants and animals
  11. An organism that makes its own food via photosynthesis
  12. The process of getting bigger.
  13. The relationships between living parts of the ecosystem.

25 Clues: The process of getting bigger.An organism that only eats meatAn organism that only eats plantsAll living things are made of theseThe process of getting rid of waste.The non-living parts of an ecosystem.An organism that eats another organismThe need that organisms have for food.The type of organism that is a producer....

4A Taylor Mickens 2021-04-19

4A Taylor Mickens crossword puzzle
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  1. plants use water to help make energy, and they also lose some water to the surrounding air this is called _________
  2. water can become _______ when it flows along the surface into lakes, rivers, and streams
  3. Which sphere do meteors enter in?
  4. __________________ in the soil or by a bacteria that lives in the roots of certain plants known as legumes
  5. process which water is converted from its liquid state to the gaseous state (water vapor)
  6. most of nitrogen on earth is in the _________
  7. water that falls from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, hail, or freezing rain
  8. plants looses water through its ______
  9. The ______ is made up of all water on earth
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  1. travels between living and non-living parts of our planet, the most abundant element in the atmosphere (makes up 78%), and cannot be used directly as a nutrient by plants and animals
  2. when ______ die, their bodies decompose bringing the nitrogen into soil on land or into the oceans
  3. the _______ is the air that surrounds earth
  4. process which water vapor is changed back into liquid water
  5. ____________ determines the type of precipitation that falls from the clouds
  6. 2.5% of the Earth's water is ____________
  7. _______ is the form commonly used by plants
  8. 30.1% of the earth's fresh water is __________
  9. process where water moves above, on, and below the Earth's surface
  10. The _______ is made up of all living organisms on earth
  11. The _________ is made up of rocks, minerals and ground that are found on and in Earth

20 Clues: Which sphere do meteors enter in?plants looses water through its ______2.5% of the Earth's water is ____________the _______ is the air that surrounds earth_______ is the form commonly used by plantsThe ______ is made up of all water on earthmost of nitrogen on earth is in the _________30.1% of the earth's fresh water is __________...

Nutrient cycles activity 2023-04-21

Nutrient cycles activity crossword puzzle
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  1. In the past huge does positive carpet restored as dead plants and animals
  2. Plants CO2 in the process of photosynthesis to make what
  3. Phosphorus is not found in the free state in nature, but it is mostly in
  4. Bacteria in the soil can break down the ammonia into the gaseous form of nitrogen.
  5. It is an essential nutrient for life, with a chemicals such as
  6. Higher organisms use nitrogen to make what?
  7. Animals and plants cannot directly use all the nitrogen found in our?
  8. Plants use C02 in the process of this to make sugar
  9. Police special bacteria can directly use nitrogen in our atmosphere and “fix” it Some other organisms can benefit. What are these bacteria called
  10. What is the percentage of the nitrogen gas in our atmosphere?
  11. Too much CO2 in the atmosphere may be responsible for
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  1. Animals use oxygen in the process of
  2. fossil fuels/ More CO2 released into the atmosphere
  3. main regulator of CO2
  4. Too much phosphorus in water at least to this in a plant
  5. and nitrate. Animal waste by the action of bacteria, which create a blank and blank products, which nitrogen and useful for plants to use again
  6. A natural source of CO2
  7. Some of the phosphorus is soils can be washed away into what
  8. gases. Today is deposited friend is fossil fuels, which include whole wheel and what else

19 Clues: main regulator of CO2A natural source of CO2Animals use oxygen in the process ofHigher organisms use nitrogen to make what?fossil fuels/ More CO2 released into the atmospherePlants use C02 in the process of this to make sugarToo much CO2 in the atmosphere may be responsible forPlants CO2 in the process of photosynthesis to make what...

Biology 2015-09-19

Biology crossword puzzle
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  1. Deoxyribonucleic Acid.
  2. The balance of internal conditions.
  3. Smallest unit capable of all life functions
  4. More complex cells. Ex: plants and animals.
  5. Organisms that use sunlight to make food.
  6. Examples of this Kingdom are Protozoans and algae.
  7. Entire organism is made up of one single cell.
  8. The simplest cells. Ex: bacteria.
  9. Organisms that eat plants.
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  1. Organisms that can make their own food.
  2. A living organism made up of many specialized cells.
  3. Organisms that use chemicals as energy.
  4. Scientists that identify and name organisms.
  5. Organisms that eat plants and meat.
  6. Organisms that cannot make their own food, must consume other organisms.
  7. The first taxonomist.
  8. Change over time, in order to survive within changing environments.
  9. Examples of this Kingdom are mushrooms and yeasts.
  10. Organisms that eat meat.
  11. The study of all living things.

20 Clues: The first taxonomist.Deoxyribonucleic Acid.Organisms that eat meat.Organisms that eat plants.The study of all living things.The simplest cells. Ex: bacteria.The balance of internal conditions.Organisms that eat plants and meat.Organisms that can make their own food.Organisms that use chemicals as energy.Organisms that use sunlight to make food....

MAEIE Vocab Terms 2021-01-21

MAEIE Vocab Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. all the nonliving parts of an ecosystem
  2. CO2 & H20 change to O2 & ESMs
  3. makes up the living & dead organisms
  4. one product of cellular respiration.
  5. gets ESMs by breaking down dead matter.
  6. makes its own ESMs.
  7. atom in CO2 and ESMs.
  8. released from producers
  9. where photosynthesis happens
  10. primary consumer who eats only plants
  11. where cellular respiration happens
  12. O2 & ESMs change to CO2 & water
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  1. a secondary consumer who eats only animals
  2. a molecule organisms use to release energy
  3. needs to eat in order to get ESMs
  4. eats primary consumers to get energy
  5. all the living & nonliving things in an area.
  6. store energy needed to live
  7. eats both plants and animals
  8. eats a producer to get energy
  9. plants, animals, and bacteria
  10. closed ecosystem made by humans

22 Clues: makes its own ESMs.atom in CO2 and ESMs.released from producersstore energy needed to liveeats both plants and animalswhere photosynthesis happensCO2 & H20 change to O2 & ESMseats a producer to get energyplants, animals, and bacteriaclosed ecosystem made by humansO2 & ESMs change to CO2 & waterneeds to eat in order to get ESMs...

Biology 2021-02-23

Biology crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the factors that limit the rate of photosynthesis. One word only.
  2. Gather light's energy
  3. Waste product of photosynthesis other then oxygen
  4. Other word for o2
  5. process where plants make their own food
  6. Colour or pigment of chlorophyll
  7. Holes found in the underside of leaves
  8. Factors affecting rate of photosynthesis. It has 3 word
  9. Photosynthesis is essential for _____ and takes place in chlorophyll
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  1. Living things that can photosynthesise
  2. The other word for h2o
  3. To see oxygen reduced during photosynthesis
  4. To see glucose is produce and stored as starch in a plant
  5. ATP
  6. It contain chlorophyll
  7. It is where the stomata is located
  8. Factors affecting rate of photosynthesis. 2 words
  9. compound that's produce by photosynthesis
  10. The other word for carbon dioxide
  11. Plants need this for photosynthesis

20 Clues: ATPOther word for o2Gather light's energyThe other word for h2oIt contain chlorophyllColour or pigment of chlorophyllThe other word for carbon dioxideIt is where the stomata is locatedPlants need this for photosynthesisLiving things that can photosynthesiseHoles found in the underside of leavesprocess where plants make their own food...

Photosynthesis 2022-05-19

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
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  1. also called fiber
  2. living things that eat other living things
  3. molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
  4. any living thing that makes its own food
  5. color of chlorophyll
  6. what happens in your cells to use energy
  7. simple sugar
  8. there are 12 of these in a glucose molecule
  9. complex molecule found in potatoes
  10. the type of energy plants convert into food
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  1. breaks down dead stuff
  2. a gas that plants take in
  3. what we call simple carbohydrates
  4. any atom or group of atoms that are stuck together
  5. the anchors of a plant that take in water
  6. this can be a limiting factor for photosynthesis if it gets too high or low
  7. gas given off by plants
  8. where photosynthesis happens in a plant cell
  9. pores on leaves
  10. the unit of energy your body uses

20 Clues: simple sugarpores on leavesalso called fibercolor of chlorophyllbreaks down dead stuffgas given off by plantsa gas that plants take inwhat we call simple carbohydratesthe unit of energy your body usescomplex molecule found in potatoesany living thing that makes its own foodwhat happens in your cells to use energy...

PHOTOSYNTHESIS 2021-02-19

PHOTOSYNTHESIS crossword puzzle
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  1. carries water
  2. waste of photosynthesis
  3. a way sugar move from source to sink
  4. a type of ground tissue found in the plant's leaves
  5. where photosynthesis takes place
  6. one of the raw materials of photosynthesis
  7. when photosynthesis takes place
  8. how plants take in carbon dioxide
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  1. a green pigment found in plants
  2. the colour of chlorophyll
  3. how the guard cells take in water
  4. allowing gas exchange and controlling water loss
  5. a process used by plants to convert light energy into chemical
  6. a hole that can control the rate of gas exchange
  7. product of photosynthesis
  8. how sugar is transported from source to sink
  9. sink of a sugar/sucrose
  10. a waxy cuticle that is like a protective barrier
  11. water loss that cause the stomata to close
  12. primary source of energy

20 Clues: carries waterwaste of photosynthesissink of a sugar/sucroseprimary source of energythe colour of chlorophyllproduct of photosynthesisa green pigment found in plantswhen photosynthesis takes placewhere photosynthesis takes placehow the guard cells take in waterhow plants take in carbon dioxidea way sugar move from source to sink...

ecology crossward 2020-09-16

ecology crossward crossword puzzle
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  1. eats both meat and plants
  2. feeds on tertiary consumers
  3. organism that feeds on producers
  4. breaks down dead by releasing chemicals
  5. shows energy flow through an eco system
  6. breaking down dead matter and waste
  7. living thing, carries out life proccess
  8. ability to move, grow, and function
  9. living thing gets food from living thing
  10. produces its own food by sunlight
  11. hunted and eaten by other living things
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  1. living thing that hunts and eats others
  2. interacting living things and their environment
  3. animals that only eat meat
  4. energy flow from one species to another
  5. feeds on secondary consumers
  6. plants that use sunlight to make food
  7. animal that only eats plants
  8. feeds on primary consumers
  9. similar living things that breed
  10. top of food chain
  11. organism that eats dead matter and waste

22 Clues: top of food chaineats both meat and plantsanimals that only eat meatfeeds on primary consumersfeeds on tertiary consumersfeeds on secondary consumersanimal that only eats plantsorganism that feeds on producerssimilar living things that breedproduces its own food by sunlightbreaking down dead matter and wasteability to move, grow, and function...

Cellular respiration and Photosynthesis 2022-12-13

Cellular respiration and Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
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  1. Uses cellular respiration to get energy
  2. Pigment that absorbs light
  3. Cellular respiration produces CO2, energy, and…
  4. What is the original source of energy?
  5. Stacks that thylakoid’s are arranged in
  6. Releases energy in food to produce ATP
  7. How many membranes surround a chloroplast?
  8. Process in which plants capture light and convert it into chemical energy
  9. Grana are connected by…
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  1. Which cycle produces electron carriers?
  2. Where are photosynthetic cell in plants found?
  3. In which organelle does most cellular respiration occur?
  4. What color are thylakoids?
  5. Where is chlorophyll found in chloroplasts
  6. What energy do plants use?
  7. What product comes out of an ATP molecule?
  8. Which cycle produces a 3 carbon sugar?
  9. What simple sugar is produced in cellular respiration?
  10. Which cells contain chloroplasts?
  11. What is needed for cellular respiration to occur?

20 Clues: Grana are connected by…Pigment that absorbs lightWhat color are thylakoids?What energy do plants use?Which cells contain chloroplasts?What is the original source of energy?Which cycle produces a 3 carbon sugar?Releases energy in food to produce ATPWhich cycle produces electron carriers?Uses cellular respiration to get energy...

Photosynthesis 2022-12-02

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
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  1. A pigment in all plants used for photosynthesis.
  2. Root meaning "light"
  3. The process by which a plant uses sunlight for energy.
  4. The source of energy in photosynthesis.
  5. Traps light energy and transforms it into ATP and NADPH.
  6. The gas plants take in during photosynthesis.
  7. A cycle of light-independant reactions in the chloroplast.
  8. The final product of photosynthesis.
  9. The gas released by plants during phosynthesis.
  10. Stacks of thylakoids embedded in the stroma.
  11. Plant cell organelle that converts light energy into chemical energy.
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  1. The producing of ATP.
  2. The functional units for photosynthesis.
  3. Microorganisms that can do photosynthesis.
  4. Organism that uses photosynthesis.
  5. What is converted from light energy.
  6. Able to do photosynthesis.
  7. Encircles the grana.
  8. Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Hydrogen.
  9. The process of using sugars and oxygen to make energy for a plant.

20 Clues: Root meaning "light"Encircles the grana.The producing of ATP.Able to do photosynthesis.Organism that uses photosynthesis.What is converted from light energy.The final product of photosynthesis.The source of energy in photosynthesis.The functional units for photosynthesis.Microorganisms that can do photosynthesis....

Photosynthesis 2025-01-15

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
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  1. membranes inside where the light reactions occurs
  2. providing carbon and oxygen for glucose molecules
  3. occurs in the stroma
  4. Provides energy for photosynthesis
  5. plants use energy from sun to turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar
  6. organelle where photosynthesis occurs
  7. one billionth of a meter
  8. open their stomata during the day
  9. plants that open their stomata during the night
  10. helps organisms grow
  11. a chemical known as NADPH is produced
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  1. colors that absorb light
  2. opposite of hetrotrophs
  3. breaks down in energy from the sun
  4. sun provides visible light
  5. jelly like-fluid inside surrounding the thylakoids
  6. name of green pigment plants use to make food during photosynthesis
  7. microscopic holes under the leaves
  8. don't go through the Calvin cycle
  9. stack of structures called thylakoids
  10. storing and transferring energy in cell

21 Clues: occurs in the stromahelps organisms growopposite of hetrotrophscolors that absorb lightone billionth of a metersun provides visible lightopen their stomata during the daydon't go through the Calvin cyclebreaks down in energy from the sunProvides energy for photosynthesismicroscopic holes under the leavesorganelle where photosynthesis occurs...

Organic Compounds 2024-11-12

Organic Compounds crossword puzzle
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  1. The storage sugar in animals
  2. The basic form of sugar made in photosynethsis
  3. Contains the code for making proteins
  4. Lipids that are used as waterproofing in plants
  5. Lipids that are solids at room temperature
  6. The sugar found in milk
  7. Organic compounds that contain C, H, O, and N
  8. The monomers of sugars
  9. The blueprints for living things
  10. Also known as fats and oils
  11. Storage sugar found in plants
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  1. Also known as sugars
  2. Sugar found in the cell walls of plants
  3. Biological catalyst that speeds up chemical reactions
  4. Reads the code in the DNA and makes the protein
  5. The number of amino acids found in life
  6. The monomers of nucleic acids
  7. The monomers of lipids
  8. Lipids that are liquids at room temperature
  9. The monomers of proteins

20 Clues: Also known as sugarsThe monomers of lipidsThe monomers of sugarsThe sugar found in milkThe monomers of proteinsAlso known as fats and oilsThe storage sugar in animalsThe monomers of nucleic acidsStorage sugar found in plantsThe blueprints for living thingsContains the code for making proteinsSugar found in the cell walls of plants...

Nutrients cycle 2025-09-22

Nutrients cycle crossword puzzle
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  1. Phosphorus makes up this important chemicals
  2. What does to much phosphorus lead to in plants
  3. How humans release CO2 into the atmosphere
  4. How water returns to the ground in the water cycle
  5. What is created by the decay of animal waste
  6. activity Examples are mining and burning fossil fuels
  7. What makes up 78% of the atmosphere
  8. The process plants use to make sugar
  9. Examples are volcanic eruptions and rock formation
  10. The main regulator of CO2
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  1. The main source of natural CO2
  2. Main source of phosphorus from man
  3. The process how animals use oxygen
  4. Mostly contained in rocks and minerals
  5. Activities performed by living organisms
  6. Returns nitrogen to the soil
  7. Eat plants that contain nitrogen
  8. What do organisms use nitrogen for
  9. Product rich in nitrogen
  10. Chemical substances organisms need to sustain life

20 Clues: Product rich in nitrogenThe main regulator of CO2Returns nitrogen to the soilThe main source of natural CO2Eat plants that contain nitrogenMain source of phosphorus from manThe process how animals use oxygenWhat do organisms use nitrogen forWhat makes up 78% of the atmosphereThe process plants use to make sugarMostly contained in rocks and minerals...

Unified Science 2025-10-02

Unified Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Frozen precipitation from the sky.
  2. Living things with leaves and bark.
  3. Colorful plants often in gardens.
  4. Liquid found in rivers, lakes, and oceans.
  5. Small creatures with six legs.
  6. People.
  7. How hot or cold it is.
  8. Non-living water in the sky.
  9. Frozen water.
  10. Flowing bodies of water.
  11. Large landforms made of rock.
Down
  1. Material plants grow in.
  2. Small hopping animal with fur.
  3. Living creatures that swim in water.
  4. Condition of the air outside.
  5. Hard, non-living ground material.
  6. – Gives light and warmth.
  7. Small green plant that grows on rocks or soil.
  8. Animals that can fly and have feathers.
  9. Living things that grow in soil.
  10. Fungus that grows in damp places.
  11. Living creatures that move and eat.
  12. Non-living gas we breathe.
  13. Green plant that grows on the ground.

24 Clues: People.Frozen water.How hot or cold it is.Material plants grow in.Flowing bodies of water.– Gives light and warmth.Non-living gas we breathe.Non-living water in the sky.Condition of the air outside.Large landforms made of rock.Small hopping animal with fur.Small creatures with six legs.Living things that grow in soil....

Plant Systems Crossword 2025-12-03

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

21 Clues: plan & organize _________Highest degree in these notescan specialize in several areascommunicate research & project resultsuses truck ______ lifts & power prunersCareers focus on plants & their ________carries out to dectect harmful _________keeps roads, sidewalks, & utilities clearprepare _______ production & other records...

The Tropical North 2025-12-10

The Tropical North crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ocean north of South America
  2. Thick trees and plants that grow together
  3. Animals like jaguars and toucans
  4. Warm weather found near the equator
  5. A dangerous animal of the rainforest
  6. A storm with strong winds and rain
  7. The world's rainforest
  8. A season with lots of rain
  9. A common crop grown in tropical regions
  10. A tropical grassland with scattered trees
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  1. A large area of land with common features
  2. A person who studies weather
  3. A very large, hot forest with lots of rain
  4. A natural home for plants and animals
  5. A hot, wet climate
  6. A large area of flowing water
  7. The region around the center of the Earth
  8. A country in northern South America
  9. Tall plants that cover forest floors
  10. The largest river in South America

20 Clues: A hot, wet climateThe world's rainforestA season with lots of rainA person who studies weatherA large area of flowing waterThe ocean north of South AmericaAnimals like jaguars and toucansA storm with strong winds and rainThe largest river in South AmericaWarm weather found near the equatorA country in northern South America...

Preparing the land for planting 2025-05-15

Preparing the land for planting crossword puzzle
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  1. Clearing rocks and stones from the soil to make it easier for plants to grow.
  2. Soils rich in calcium carbonate, affecting nutrient availability and plant growth.
  3. The process of getting soil ready for planting.
  4. A type of urban garden that grows upward using structures like walls.
  5. Adding systems to remove excess water from soil to prevent flooding and root rot.
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  1. A garden featuring rocks and drought-resistant plants.
  2. A structure with transparent walls/roof that traps heat, allowing plants to grow in controlled conditions.
  3. A tool used to dig, weed, or shape soil.
  4. Placing seeds or plants in the soil so they can grow.
  5. A tool that uses air to move leaves and debris, making cleanup easier.
  6. Man-made or mineral-based substances, such as synthetic fertilizers, added to improve soil.
  7. Soil with very fine particles that hold water well but may drain poorly and become compacted.
  8. The unit of reproduction of a plant, capable of developing into another such plant.
  9. Insects or animals that harm plants by feeding on them or spreading disease.
  10. Natural materials like compost added to soil to improve fertility.
  11. Flattening the land surface to ensure even water distribution and easier planting.

16 Clues: A tool used to dig, weed, or shape soil.The process of getting soil ready for planting.Placing seeds or plants in the soil so they can grow.A garden featuring rocks and drought-resistant plants.Natural materials like compost added to soil to improve fertility.A type of urban garden that grows upward using structures like walls....

Cell Organelles 2024-10-02

Cell Organelles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. transport within cells
  2. green in plants photosynthesis
  3. makes energy plants/animals
  4. completely surrounds all cells
  5. contains enzymes digestion within cells
  6. found outside plant cells support
  7. jelly texture fills all cells
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  1. all 3 cell types makes protein
  2. shape of plant cells
  3. surrounds the nucleus
  4. wraps and packages materials
  5. large in plants stores food water or waste
  6. contains the chromosomes blueprints

13 Clues: shape of plant cellssurrounds the nucleustransport within cellsmakes energy plants/animalswraps and packages materialsjelly texture fills all cellsall 3 cell types makes proteingreen in plants photosynthesiscompletely surrounds all cellsfound outside plant cells supportcontains the chromosomes blueprintscontains enzymes digestion within cells...

photosynthesis 2024-05-24

photosynthesis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sugar
  2. co2
  3. how plants make food
  4. atoms
Down
  1. reactions
  2. h2o
  3. makes plants green
  4. openings
  5. air
  6. blood vessels for plants

10 Clues: h2oairco2sugaratomsopeningsreactionsmakes plants greenhow plants make foodblood vessels for plants

P5 Term 2 Spelling Test 6 2017-11-13

P5  Term 2      Spelling Test 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. proof
  2. genuinely
  3. to a very great extent
  4. reproduction of animals
  5. showing no mercy, cruel
  6. the plants of a particular region
  7. inadequate, limited
  8. enough, adequate
  9. simple non-flowering plants
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  1. having healing properties
  2. related to the surroundings
  3. scolded
  4. peacefulness, calmness
  5. conserved, protected
  6. identified, acknowledged
  7. protecting the natural environment
  8. a place of safety or refuge
  9. continuing without pause or interruption
  10. the killing of animals for food
  11. deliberately cruel or violent

20 Clues: proofscoldedgenuinelyenough, adequateinadequate, limitedconserved, protectedpeacefulness, calmnessto a very great extentreproduction of animalsshowing no mercy, cruelidentified, acknowledgedhaving healing propertiesrelated to the surroundingsa place of safety or refugesimple non-flowering plantsdeliberately cruel or violent...

double letter 2021-11-11

double letter crossword puzzle
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  1. green plants
  2. one of the 5 sences
  3. to not hit it
  4. animal that is sought after
  5. meat eater
  6. to give information
  7. clean between teeth
  8. agroup of employees
  9. the same
  10. to smell
  11. to live in
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  1. dig up soil
  2. where one dwells
  3. eats plants and animals
  4. a longer type of shirt
  5. give letters of a word
  6. an arguement
  7. sleep through winter
  8. a group gathered to learn
  9. to mark

20 Clues: to markthe sameto smellmeat eaterto live indig up soilgreen plantsan arguementto not hit itwhere one dwellsone of the 5 sencesto give informationclean between teethagroup of employeessleep through wintera longer type of shirtgive letters of a wordeats plants and animalsa group gathered to learnanimal that is sought after

National 4 Biology - Asexual reproduction in plants 2019-02-14

National 4 Biology - Asexual reproduction in plants crossword puzzle
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  1. / The stem section of the plant used in grafting.
  2. / The type of reproduction which involves two parents.
  3. / The number of parents involved in sexual reproduction.
  4. / Grow as part of the roots of a plant and contain a food source for newly developing plants.
  5. / _____________ is important when producing large numbers of plants for sale.
  6. / A plant which is produced asexually through the development of runners.
  7. / The number of parents involved in asexual reproduction.
  8. / The term used to describe the difference between offspring produced via sexual reproduction.
  9. / A plant which is produced asexually through the development of tubers.
  10. / The term used to describe offspring who are genetically identical to the parent generation.
Down
  1. / Artificial method of asexual propagation where a section of a plant is removed and developed into a new plant.
  2. / ___________ is important for the survival of rare plants.
  3. / Horizontal stems which grow out of the parent plant and provide food to plantlets.
  4. / Altering the characteristics of plants can produce new _____________ of plants which are suitable for a desired purpose.
  5. stock / The root section of the plant used in grafting.
  6. / The type of reproduction which involves only one parent.
  7. / Artificial method of asexual reproduction where a stem of one plant is joined with the roots of another plant.

17 Clues: / The stem section of the plant used in grafting./ The type of reproduction which involves two parents.stock / The root section of the plant used in grafting./ The number of parents involved in sexual reproduction./ The number of parents involved in asexual reproduction./ The type of reproduction which involves only one parent....

Biology Module #14 2019-04-29

Biology Module #14 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Living vascular tissue that carries sugar and organic substances throughout a plant.
  2. The process of cutting away a ring of inner and outer bark all the way around a tree trunk.
  3. Nonliving vascular tissue that carries water and dissolved minerals from the roots of a plant to its leaves.
  4. The parts of a plant (such as flowers, fruits and seeds) involved in reproduction.
  5. A plant that loses its leaves for winter.
  6. Cells that have not specialized in any particular function.
  7. The characteristics of the leaf edge.
  8. Plants that live for only one year.
  9. Plants that live for two years.
  10. The study of plants.
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  1. In alternation of generations, the generation that occupies the largest portion of the life cycle.
  2. A life cycle in which there is both a multicellular diploid form and a multicellular haploid form.
  3. The parts of a plant (such as stems, roots and leaves) that are not involved in reproduction
  4. A "seed leaf" which develops as a part of the seed. It provides nutrients to the developing seedling and eventually becomes the first leaf of the plant.
  5. The arrangement of leaves on the stem of a plant.
  6. Plants that grow year after year.
  7. A fine dust that contains the sperm of seed-producing plants.

17 Clues: The study of plants.Plants that live for two years.Plants that grow year after year.Plants that live for only one year.The characteristics of the leaf edge.A plant that loses its leaves for winter.The arrangement of leaves on the stem of a plant.Cells that have not specialized in any particular function....

3.01 2022-10-10

3.01 crossword puzzle
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  1. plants generally go dormant in response to ___ conditions such as extreme heat or cold
  2. in Cool Season plants relish cool temperatures,growing best in spring or fall.an Example is a ____
  3. when a plant rests or grows very little
  4. lives more than two years
  5. plants that lose leaves during dormant season
  6. a plant that does NOT have enough moisture
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  1. the part of Biology that deals with plants
  2. plant that has plenty of moisture
  3. remain green all year round
  4. in Warm seasons plants grow best in warm temperatures, growing best in the summer and early fall.Examples are Zinnia, Marigold,and ____
  5. complete its life cycle in one year
  6. plant that completes life cycle within two years

12 Clues: lives more than two yearsremain green all year roundplant that has plenty of moisturecomplete its life cycle in one yearwhen a plant rests or grows very littlethe part of Biology that deals with plantsa plant that does NOT have enough moistureplants that lose leaves during dormant seasonplant that completes life cycle within two years...

3.01 2022-10-10

3.01 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plants generally go dormant in response to ___ conditions such as extreme heat or cold
  2. in Cool Season plants relish cool temperatures,growing best in spring or fall.an Example is a ____
  3. when a plant rests or grows very little
  4. lives more than two years
  5. plants that lose leaves during dormant season
  6. a plant that does NOT have enough moisture
Down
  1. the part of Biology that deals with plants
  2. plant that has plenty of moisture
  3. remain green all year round
  4. in Warm seasons plants grow best in warm temperatures, growing best in the summer and early fall.Examples are Zinnia, Marigold,and ____
  5. complete its life cycle in one year
  6. plant that completes life cycle within two years

12 Clues: lives more than two yearsremain green all year roundplant that has plenty of moisturecomplete its life cycle in one yearwhen a plant rests or grows very littlethe part of Biology that deals with plantsa plant that does NOT have enough moistureplants that lose leaves during dormant seasonplant that completes life cycle within two years...

Sections 2.8, 2.11 & 2.12 2019-04-17

Sections 2.8, 2.11 & 2.12 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Prehistoric – used stone and ________ tools to plants crops, hunt animals and chop wood.
  2. Air is mostly __________ and oxygen.
  3. Carbon ____________ (CO) is extremely poisonous. When Carbon monoxide molecules enter the lungs, the body’s red blood cells treat CO like oxygen.
  4. Using a chemical reaction called nitrogen _____________, a few plants are able to change nitrogen from the air into compounds called nitrates.
  5. Canada is the world’s top exporter of minerals such as iron, nickel, copper, _____________ and zinc.
  6. The first step in the Metallurgy Process is crushing the rocks and separating the mineral from waste materials such as ________.
  7. ______________ can form compounds with nitrate or phosphate called potassium nitrate (KNO_3) or potassium phosphate (K_3PO_4).
  8. _______________ is the technology of separating a metal from its ore (rock).
  9. Ozone at ground level is harmful to living things. It can damage plants and cause ____________ problems to humans.
  10. Plants that grow in soil have been carefully enriched by the addition of chemical substances. These substances added to the soil to help plants to grow are called ____________.
  11. Ozone (O_3) is formed in the upper layers of the ______________.
  12. __________ use Carbon dioxide to make Oxygen.
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  1. Carbon _________ (CO_2) is necessary for life on Earth. Carbon dioxide is released in the air by humans and by emissions from cars, factories etc.
  2. Solder is an alloy of _________ and tin. Solder is melted to join metal pieces such as electronic components, pipes or wires.
  3. Oxygen (O_2) makes up about 21% of the air you breathe and is called oxygen gas. All ___________ need oxygen to survive.
  4. ______________ are naturally occurring compounds that contain a metal combined with oxygen, sulfur or other elements.
  5. Producing the metal from the mineral in the metallurgy process involves ___________ changes.
  6. Centuries later – mixing copper and tin to make a metal alloy called ___________.
  7. _____________ is a chemical process in which plants combine carbon dioxide from the air/water and energy from the Sun to produce sugars and oxygen gas.
  8. Nitrogen gas mixed with ________ produces Nitrogen Dioxide (NO_2) which is a toxic gas and it causes a yellow haze in the air.
  9. ____________ production is one of the most important natural resource industries in Canada.
  10. The Ozone layer is very important to life on Earth because it ________ most of the Ultraviolet rays (UV rays) from the Sun.
  11. ____________ come from minerals in the soil and some from decomposing plant and animal matter.
  12. Plants absorb phosphorus in the form of compounds called ______________.
  13. Minerals are mixed with many compounds in rocks called __________. Ex: calcium – limestone (CaCO_3).
  14. ____________ is harmless and is used for filling electric light bulbs and fluorescent tubes.
  15. ____________ are metals melted and mixed with other metals.

27 Clues: Air is mostly __________ and oxygen.__________ use Carbon dioxide to make Oxygen.____________ are metals melted and mixed with other metals.Ozone (O_3) is formed in the upper layers of the ______________.Plants absorb phosphorus in the form of compounds called ______________....

Horticulture Terms 2022-10-19

Horticulture Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Plants that retain their foliage throughout the year
  2. A plant cultivar resulting from the intentional cross-pollination of two closely related species or varieties
  3. Plants that spread aggressively and are difficult to eradicate
  4. Essential nutrient responsible for green vegetative growth in plants
  5. Intermediate soil particle, .002 to .05 millimeters; retains moisture and nutrients effectively while draining freely
  6. what an annual plant does when it sends up a flower stalk and sets seed; the term is typically applied to cool season vegetable crops that go to seed prematurely as a result of hot weather.
  7. these are plants that do not tolerate freezing weather and must be brought indoors in order to survive the winter; examples include heliotrope, fuchsia and begonia
  8. A common ingredient in potting soil, a mica-like mineral that has been heated, causing it to expand into a spongy material with exceptional water and air holding capacity
  9. Material used to protect the soil, including wood chips, straw and bark nuggets; protects the soil from erosion, adds organic matter, conserves moisture and keeps plant roots cool
  10. Plants that lose their foliage during the winter months
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  1. A plant that lives year after year; all woody trees, shrubs, and vines, and many herbaceous species
  2. A plant variety developed through selective breeding; and are developed for many purposes, including fruiting, flowering, and disease-resistance characteristics
  3. The tiniest particles found in soil, less than .002 millimeters in size; it excels at holding both nutrients and moisture, though they drain poorly and become rock-hard when dry
  4. The largest particles found in soil, .05 to 2 millimeters in size; this type of soil drains readily, but nutrients are easily leached away
  5. Plants with multi-colored foliage
  6. Plants that do not have woody stems, only soft green stalks, and leaves
  7. A plant that lives for only a single growing season; most grow in spring and summer, dying with the first frost of fall, though some species thrive in cool weather, setting seed and dying when the weather warms in spring.
  8. Loosening the soil to introduce more air and improve drainage
  9. Fertile, well-drained soil; having an ideal balance of sand, silt, and clay particles, along with abundant organic matter and humus content
  10. In the taxonomic classification of organisms, this is the rank above species and below family (plural: genera); it is synonymous with the “scientific” or “Latin” name of plants (i.e. Rosa, Salvia and Quercus) and is always capitalized
  11. A common ingredient in potting soil, it is a volcanic mineral that has been heated, causing it to puff up; has exceptional water and air holding capacity, which helps to prevent soil from becoming compacted or drying out

21 Clues: Plants with multi-colored foliagePlants that retain their foliage throughout the yearPlants that lose their foliage during the winter monthsLoosening the soil to introduce more air and improve drainagePlants that spread aggressively and are difficult to eradicateEssential nutrient responsible for green vegetative growth in plants...

Spring Semester Biology Review 2022-05-13

Spring Semester Biology Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. can't make their own food
  2. largest classification group
  3. smallest whole part of a living thing
  4. flower part that attracts bees
  5. has xylem and phloem
  6. coal, oil, natural gas
  7. the actual genes for a trait
  8. disease transmission by desktops, door knobs, etc
  9. study of the environment and its components
  10. created binomial nomenclature
  11. characteristic in genetic-speak
  12. contain chlorophyll
  13. caused by HIV virus
  14. anything that causes disease
  15. all members of a species in a given area
  16. very primitive plant
  17. non-living particle that makes people sick
  18. "left over" body structures that are no longer used, such as the appendix
  19. most specific taxon
  20. made of one cell
  21. burning of fossil fuels
  22. site of photosynthesis in plants
  23. half of the normal # of chromosomes
  24. example is a mushroom
  25. like ticks on dogs
  26. genetic cross dealing with two traits at a time
  27. carries food and nutrients in plants
  28. organelle that make proteins
  29. cells with no nucleus
  30. shows the results of a cross between two parents
  31. how plants make food
  32. top predator
  33. a single living thing
  34. "powerhouse" of the cell
  35. ocular
  36. change over time
  37. cells that have DNA contained in a nucleus
  38. contains genetic material of most plants
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  1. study of inherited traits
  2. Darwin's birds on Galapagos Islands
  3. anchor plants
  4. one dominant and one recessive allele in a pair
  5. type of t cell destroyed by HIV
  6. dark photosynthesis
  7. how animals process energy
  8. those organisms that live to pass their genes on to the next generation
  9. make their own food
  10. made during photosynthesis
  11. two identical genes for a trait
  12. eggs or sperm
  13. diagram showing how small group of animals are related
  14. flowering plants
  15. gene ___, happens when organisms migrate to new population
  16. the full # of chromosomes for a species
  17. body system that fights disease
  18. used to look at tiny things
  19. both are helped
  20. the hunter
  21. kind of inflammatory response
  22. opening on underside of leaf
  23. the physical expression of a pair of alleles
  24. pesticide that made eagle egg shells soft
  25. round bacteria
  26. carries water in plants
  27. medicine that destroys cell wall of bacteria
  28. type of plant with naked seeds
  29. plants in a food web
  30. abiotic
  31. all members of species are dead
  32. a change in genetic material
  33. another name for a pair of genes
  34. genetic cross dealing with one trait
  35. creature that is hunted
  36. adenosine triphosphate

74 Clues: ocularabioticthe huntertop predatoranchor plantseggs or spermround bacteriaboth are helpedflowering plantsmade of one cellchange over timelike ticks on dogsdark photosynthesismake their own foodcontain chlorophyllcaused by HIV virusmost specific taxonhas xylem and phloemvery primitive planthow plants make foodplants in a food web...

Forest Odyssey 2026-02-12

Forest Odyssey crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which atmospheric nitrogen is made available for use by plants in an ecosystem.
  2. An area that contains organisms (e.g., plants, animals, bacteria) interacting with one another and their nonliving environment (e.g., climate, soil, topography).
  3. An ecosystem function in which chemical energy (found in carbohydrates, proteins, and fats) is moved through the food webs of an ecosystem.
  4. The relationships that exist between ecosystems.
  5. The process by which plants convert the electromagnetic energy of the sun into chemical energy usable by other organisms.
  6. The chemical elements that contribute to the growth and development of an organism.
  7. The ability of natural resources to provide ecologic, economic, and social benefits for present and future generations.
  8. The process by which rocks are broken down into minerals usable by plants.
  9. An ecosystem function in which solar energy is changed into chemical energy (photosynthesis) and assimilated in plants.
  10. The repeated movement of a population of organisms from one ecosystem to another.
  11. Functions that support life including the fixation of energy, the cycling of matter, and the flow of energy through food webs.
  12. The struggle that exists among organisms to acquire finite resources (e.g., light, space, nutrients, water).
Down
  1. The capture and storage of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into biotic (e.g., trees) or abiotic (e.g., coal) pools of carbon.
  2. A process involving the assimilation of carbon from the atmosphere.
  3. The conversion of an element from an organic to an inorganic form; combustion,the act of burning, is a very rapid form of mineralization.
  4. Scavengers (e.g., millipedes, wood lice, slugs, snails, springtails, beetles) that feed on dead plants and animals or their waste; essential for the cycling of nutrients.
  5. The process by which organisms produce offspring.
  6. The wearing away of the land surface by water, wind, ice, gravity, or other natural or human forces.
  7. A specific biological, chemical, or physical interaction that occurs between the components of an ecosystem (e.g., erosion, decomposition, photosynthesis, predation).
  8. The incorporation of energy and nutrients into the bodies of plants or animals.
  9. An ecosystem characterized by a dominance of tree cover.
  10. The change from one biologic community to another over time.
  11. An ecosystem function in which elements are deposited, used by organisms, and stored or exported.
  12. Evolutionary adjustments in structure, form, or function that help individuals, populations, or species fit in their environment.
  13. The breakdown of organic matter (through a number of interrelated processes) into simple compounds available for use by plants.
  14. The consumption of living plant material by plant-eating animals (herbivores and omnivores).
  15. An extended wandering or journey.

27 Clues: An extended wandering or journey.The relationships that exist between ecosystems.The process by which organisms produce offspring.An ecosystem characterized by a dominance of tree cover.The change from one biologic community to another over time.A process involving the assimilation of carbon from the atmosphere....

Algae & Marine Plants Vocabulary 2021-01-05

Algae & Marine Plants Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. algae's equivalent of a leaf on a plant
  2. a heterotrophic dinoflagellate capable of emitting light
  3. aquatic, photosynthetic organism that differs from plants by not having true roots, stems or leaves
  4. Animals, plants, protists & fungi are classified as _____ because they have a nucleus with chromosomes, and they have mitochondria and plants have chloroplasts.
  5. specialized structures on an organism used to emit bioluminescent light
  6. brown algae that forms drifting rafts that support entire communities of neuston, found in the center of the North Atlantic Ocean
  7. stem-like structures that support algae but lack the vascular system found in plants
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  1. appendages that look like roots and anchor the algae to rocks
  2. a marine plant that lives partially submerged with its roots underwater and its leaves and branches above water
  3. plankton that is between 20 - 200 microns in size
  4. natural gas-filled float structures that provide certain species of marine algae with buoyancy, lifting it off the bottom
  5. a marine plant that lives entirely underwater
  6. green pigment that allows an organism to use sunlight energy to convert inorganic materials into energy-rich carbohydrates
  7. when two species live together and both benefit from the relationship
  8. a complex carbohydrate that gives plants their hardness and structure
  9. the ability of an organism to emit light
  10. red leaf-like algae which are harvested and eaten in the North Sea and Japan
  11. multicellular species of algae

18 Clues: multicellular species of algaealgae's equivalent of a leaf on a plantthe ability of an organism to emit lighta marine plant that lives entirely underwaterplankton that is between 20 - 200 microns in sizea heterotrophic dinoflagellate capable of emitting lightappendages that look like roots and anchor the algae to rocks...

Photosynthesis 2022-03-17

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plants make their food through a process
  2. Sugars made during photosynthesis
  3. cells the outer layer of protection for plants
  4. the tissue cell where most photosynthesis takes place
  5. Small opening in plants
  6. an element that helps plants grow, often found underground
Down
  1. The most common plant pigment
  2. Captures energy in light, contains pigments
  3. what we breathe, produced by photosynthesis
  4. The only thing that goes through photosynthesis

10 Clues: Small opening in plantsThe most common plant pigmentSugars made during photosynthesisPlants make their food through a processCaptures energy in light, contains pigmentswhat we breathe, produced by photosynthesiscells the outer layer of protection for plantsThe only thing that goes through photosynthesis...

NUTRITION IN PLANTS 2017-05-21

NUTRITION IN PLANTS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. SMALL PORES IN THE LEAVES
  2. CONDUCTING TISSUES FOUND IN PLANTS
  3. ORGANISMS THAT CAN PREPARE THEIR OWN FOOD
  4. PLANTS PLANTS WHICH FEED ON INSECTS
  5. GREEN PIGMENTS PRESENT IN THE CHLOROPLAST OF LEAVES
Down
  1. PROCESS OF PLANTS MAKING THEIR FOOD
  2. PLANTS WHICH CANNOT PREPARE THEIR OWN FOOD
  3. ORGANISMS WHICH DEPEND ON OTHERS FOR THEIR FOOD
  4. CELLS WHICH REGULATE THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF STOMATA
  5. PARASITE

10 Clues: PARASITESMALL PORES IN THE LEAVESCONDUCTING TISSUES FOUND IN PLANTSPROCESS OF PLANTS MAKING THEIR FOODPLANTS PLANTS WHICH FEED ON INSECTSORGANISMS THAT CAN PREPARE THEIR OWN FOODPLANTS WHICH CANNOT PREPARE THEIR OWN FOODORGANISMS WHICH DEPEND ON OTHERS FOR THEIR FOODGREEN PIGMENTS PRESENT IN THE CHLOROPLAST OF LEAVES...

NUTRITION IN PLANTS 2017-05-21

NUTRITION IN PLANTS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ORGANISMS WHICH DEPEND ON OTHERS FOR THEIR FOOD
  2. PROCESS OF PLANTS MAKING THEIR FOOD
  3. CELLS WHICH REGULATE THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF STOMATA
  4. CONDUCTING TISSUES FOUND IN PLANTS
Down
  1. PLANTS WHICH CANNOT PREPARE THEIR OWN FOOD
  2. ORGANISMS THAT CAN PREPARE THEIR OWN FOOD
  3. PARASITE
  4. GREEN PIGMENTS PRESENT IN THE CHLOROPLAST OF LEAVES
  5. PLANTS PLANTS WHICH FEED ON INSECTS
  6. SMALL PORES IN THE LEAVES

10 Clues: PARASITESMALL PORES IN THE LEAVESCONDUCTING TISSUES FOUND IN PLANTSPROCESS OF PLANTS MAKING THEIR FOODPLANTS PLANTS WHICH FEED ON INSECTSORGANISMS THAT CAN PREPARE THEIR OWN FOODPLANTS WHICH CANNOT PREPARE THEIR OWN FOODORGANISMS WHICH DEPEND ON OTHERS FOR THEIR FOODGREEN PIGMENTS PRESENT IN THE CHLOROPLAST OF LEAVES...