plants Crossword Puzzles

Ecosystems 2023-09-11

Ecosystems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The transfer of pollen from one flower to another, aiding in plant reproduction.
  2. Chain A series of organisms where each is eaten by the next.
  3. An animal that eats other animals.
  4. The process by which plants use sunlight to make food.
  5. An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.
  6. The variety of life in a particular ecosystem or on Earth.
  7. An animal that eats plants.
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  1. A characteristic that helps an organism survive in its habitat.
  2. An animal that eats both plants and other animals.
  3. The natural home or environment of an organism.
  4. A community of living organisms and their environment.
  5. An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals.
  6. An organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis.
  7. An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
  8. An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator.

15 Clues: An animal that eats plants. • An animal that eats other animals. • An animal that hunts and eats other animals. • The natural home or environment of an organism. • An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator. • An animal that eats both plants and other animals. • An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals. • ...

Plant nutrition 2025-02-27

Plant nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. Essential minerals absorbed from the soil to support plant growth.
  2. The cell organelle where photosynthesis occurs.
  3. The gas taken in by plants and used in photosynthesis.
  4. The process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy.
  5. The green pigment in leaves that absorbs light for photosynthesis.
  6. A factor that affects the rate of photosynthesis by influencing enzyme activity.
  7. Any condition that restricts the rate of photosynthesis when in short supply.
  8. Proteins that speed up chemical reactions in photosynthesis.
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  1. The sugar produced during photosynthesis that provides energy for plants.
  2. The main site where photosynthesis takes place.
  3. The primary energy source for photosynthesis.
  4. A crucial reactant in photosynthesis, absorbed by plant roots.
  5. The strength of light, which impacts the rate of photosynthesis.
  6. Tiny openings on leaves that allow gas exchange.
  7. The gas released by plants as a byproduct of photosynthesis.

15 Clues: The primary energy source for photosynthesis. • The main site where photosynthesis takes place. • The cell organelle where photosynthesis occurs. • Tiny openings on leaves that allow gas exchange. • The gas taken in by plants and used in photosynthesis. • The gas released by plants as a byproduct of photosynthesis. • ...

Eco-Friendly Food and Farming 2025-07-13

Eco-Friendly Food and Farming crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Using materials again instead of throwing them away
  2. When farmers pick the ripe fruits and vegetables
  3. To put seeds or seedlings in the ground so they grow
  4. Food that is good for your body and the planet
  5. Fruits and veggies that grow at certain times of the year
  6. Food grown without harmful chemicals or pesticides
  7. People who grow food for us to eat
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  1. Food scraps that turn into healthy soil for plants
  2. Food or packaging that is thrown out instead of reused
  3. An insect that helps pollinate flowers and crops
  4. A place where fruits, veggies, and herbs grow
  5. The earth where plants grow — it needs to be healthy and rich
  6. Food grown nearby instead of far away, to save energy
  7. Plants need this to live and grow
  8. Tiny parts of plants that grow into new fruits or veggies

15 Clues: Plants need this to live and grow • People who grow food for us to eat • A place where fruits, veggies, and herbs grow • Food that is good for your body and the planet • An insect that helps pollinate flowers and crops • When farmers pick the ripe fruits and vegetables • Food scraps that turn into healthy soil for plants • ...

Garden Graces 2025-06-12

Garden Graces crossword puzzle
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  1. Tall flower stalk with large, showy blooms, sometimes called a "sword lily."
  2. Daisy-like flower with a prominent central cone, e.g., Echinacea.
  3. Yellow trumpet-shaped flower, one of the first to bloom in spring.
  4. Horizontal underground stem, from which new plants can grow.
  5. Agent that transfers pollen, e.g., bees, butterflies.
  6. Woody plant smaller than a tree, often with multiple stems.
  7. Ideal soil type for most garden plants.
  8. Organic material used to enrich garden soil.
  9. Essential energy source for photosynthesis.
  10. Tall perennial with spires of blue, purple, or white flowers.
  11. Flower with sword-shaped leaves and showy, often purple or blue, blooms.
  12. Tall plant with bell-shaped flowers on a spike, toxic if ingested.
  13. Shrub known for its fragrant, purple or white flower clusters in spring.
  14. Aromatic herb with purple flowers, known for its calming scent.
  15. Tall plant with large, yellow flower heads that follow the sun.
  16. Garden flower with flat, rounded petals in various colors, often with "faces."
  17. Non-flowering plants that reproduce by spores, often found in shady areas.
  18. Popular fall-blooming flower, often called "mums."
  19. Popular annual flower with trumpet-shaped blooms, often trailing.
  20. Organism harmful to garden plants.
  21. Substance added to soil to promote plant growth.
  22. Unwanted plant growing in a garden.
  23. Flower with blooms that resemble a dragon's mouth when squeezed.
  24. Succulent plant known for its fleshy leaves and star-shaped flowers.
  25. Large, showy flower, often pink, white, or red, blooming in late spring.
  26. Common flower with white petals around a yellow center.
  27. Swollen underground stem, such as a potato.
  28. Easy-to-grow annual flower with bright, often multi-colored, daisy-like blooms.
  29. Low-growing plants that spread quickly to cover an area.
  30. Elegant flower with large, often fragrant, trumpet-shaped blooms.
  31. Plant that completes its life cycle in two growing seasons.
  32. Underground storage organ from which plants grow, e.g., tulips, daffodils.
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  1. Common garden and houseplant with five-petaled flowers.
  2. The leaves of a plant.
  3. Tuberous plant producing diverse, often large, and colorful flowers.
  4. Shrub with large, round clusters of flowers that change color with soil pH.
  5. Small, soft, green plant that grows in clumps.
  6. Layer of material spread on top of soil to conserve moisture.
  7. Small, often fragrant, flower related to pansies.
  8. Arching stems with heart-shaped pink or white flowers.
  9. Short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ.
  10. Flower known for its delicate petals and often vibrant red color.
  11. Chemical used to kill unwanted plants.
  12. Shade-loving plants known for their attractive foliage.
  13. Annual flower with delicate, daisy-like blooms and feathery foliage.
  14. Sugary fluid produced by flowers to attract pollinators.
  15. Yellow daisy-like flower with a dark brown center.
  16. Classic flowering plant known for its thorns and fragrance.
  17. Flower with distinctive spurred petals, often found in woodland gardens.
  18. Spring bulb flower with cup-shaped blooms, often in vibrant colors.
  19. A creeping horizontal plant stem or runner that takes root at intervals.
  20. Annual flower often used for bright orange and yellow blooms and pest deterrence.
  21. Removing spent flowers to encourage more blooms.
  22. Trimming or cutting back plants for health or shape.
  23. The flower of a plant; to produce flowers.
  24. Providing moisture to plants.
  25. Measure of soil acidity or alkalinity.
  26. Type of organism that can cause plant diseases.
  27. Plant that lives for more than two years.
  28. Star-shaped flower, often blooming in late summer and fall.
  29. Plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season.

61 Clues: The leaves of a plant. • Providing moisture to plants. • Organism harmful to garden plants. • Unwanted plant growing in a garden. • Chemical used to kill unwanted plants. • Measure of soil acidity or alkalinity. • Ideal soil type for most garden plants. • Plant that lives for more than two years. • The flower of a plant; to produce flowers. • ...

Biodiversity 2 2020-11-06

Biodiversity 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. an animal that eats plants and animals
  2. growing a single crop in a large area
  3. the biggest threat to plants and animals
  4. an organism that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter
  5. meat-eater
  6. an organism that feeds on plants and animals for energy
  7. any single living thing
  8. when a species of plant or animal is at risk of disappearing forever
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  1. plant-eater
  2. the process by which plants make their own food using carbon dioxide, water and sunlight
  3. an organism that makes its own food (plant)
  4. non-native
  5. a community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment

13 Clues: non-native • meat-eater • plant-eater • any single living thing • growing a single crop in a large area • an animal that eats plants and animals • the biggest threat to plants and animals • an organism that makes its own food (plant) • an organism that feeds on plants and animals for energy • when a species of plant or animal is at risk of disappearing forever • ...

U3W1 Vocab Crossword 2022-10-18

U3W1 Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a sequence of plants and animals in which each feeds on the one below it
  2. the act of finding an answer or solution to a conflict
  3. When you work together
  4. to move from one place to another
  5. something that makes its own food or goods
  6. individuals that work together and share the results of their work
  7. an animal that eats only plants
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  1. to keep something somewhere until it is needed
  2. an animal that eats both plants and animals
  3. an animal that eats plants or animals to get its energy
  4. write or tell the general idea and only the most important points
  5. something that is important or necessary
  6. an animal that eats other animals

13 Clues: When you work together • an animal that eats only plants • to move from one place to another • an animal that eats other animals • something that is important or necessary • something that makes its own food or goods • an animal that eats both plants and animals • to keep something somewhere until it is needed • the act of finding an answer or solution to a conflict • ...

June 5, World Environment Day 2025-05-19

June 5, World Environment Day crossword puzzle
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  1. - "To reuse materials instead of throwing them away."
  2. - "The world of animals, plants, and natural features."
  3. - "To protect something from harm or loss."
  4. - "The power used to do work, like light or heat."
  5. - "Animals and plants that live in nature without being domesticated."
  6. - "The weather conditions in a place over a long period."
  7. - "A large, round object in space, like Earth."
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  1. - "To use something again instead of throwing it away."
  2. - "The presence of harmful substances in the air, water, or land."
  3. - "Tall plants with a trunk and branches."
  4. - "A liquid essential for life, found in rivers and oceans."
  5. - "The color of grass and many plants."
  6. - "The invisible gases that we breathe."
  7. - "The planet we live on."

14 Clues: - "The planet we live on." • - "The color of grass and many plants." • - "The invisible gases that we breathe." • - "Tall plants with a trunk and branches." • - "To protect something from harm or loss." • - "A large, round object in space, like Earth." • - "The power used to do work, like light or heat." • - "To reuse materials instead of throwing them away." • ...

Science 10 2.1: Energy Flow Systems 2014-04-11

Science 10 2.1: Energy Flow Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. Hawks and sea otters that feed on secondary consumers to obtain energy are which type of consumer?
  2. The primary producers that support marine life in aquatic food chains.
  3. Food pyramids are also referred to as this.
  4. Primary consumers that eat plants, like grasshoppers, are __________.
  5. These obtain their energy by eating primary producers.
  6. A model that shows the loss of energy from one trophic level to another.
  7. Plants are called this because they form carbohydrates during photosynthesis.
  8. What are the steps in the food chain called?
  9. The breaking down of organic wastes and dead organisms.
  10. The total mass of living plants, animals, and fungi.
  11. An insect such as a bee that feeds on a plant such as a sunflower is an example of this.
  12. Hawk, weasel, rabbit, grass; which of these organisms is at the top of the trophic level?
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  1. These consumers obtain their energy and nutrients by eating the bodies of small dead animals, dead plant matter, and animal wastes.
  2. A secondary consumer that eats primarily consumers.
  3. The lower the trophic level, the ______ the number of organisms that can be supported by the ecosystem.
  4. The action of living organisms such as bacteria to break down dead organic matter.
  5. These change wastes and dead organisms into usable nutrients.
  6. Plants and algae are examples of this.
  7. Between 80% and 90% of the food energy taken in by you and other organisms are used for chemical reactions in the body and is lost to the ecosystem as what?
  8. Food pyramids illustrate that most of the Sun's energy that is trapped by ______ flows out of an ecosystem.
  9. A model that shows the flow of energy from plant to animal and from animal to animal.

21 Clues: Plants and algae are examples of this. • Food pyramids are also referred to as this. • What are the steps in the food chain called? • A secondary consumer that eats primarily consumers. • The total mass of living plants, animals, and fungi. • These obtain their energy by eating primary producers. • The breaking down of organic wastes and dead organisms. • ...

Ecosystems 2015-11-25

Ecosystems crossword puzzle
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  1. A group of organisms sharing common characteristics that interbreed and produce fertile offspring
  2. Dry areas which are usually hot in the day and cold in the night
  3. Group of organisms of the same species living in the same area at the same time
  4. Group of populations living and interacting with each other in a common habitat
  5. Non-living
  6. Living
  7. How an ecosystem changes in time
  8. How an ecosystem is changing along an environmental gradient
  9. Community and the physical environment it interacts with
  10. Also called consumers
  11. total gain in energy or biomass per unit area per unit time by green plants after allowing for losses to respiration
  12. Organism that predator kills
  13. Conversion of energy into biomass over a given period of time
  14. lives in or on another organism called the host
  15. Obtain energy from dead organisms
  16. Neither species benefits, both species suffer
  17. Animal eating plan
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  1. Set of abiotic and biotic conditions and resources in which an organism or population responds
  2. Has to do with animals
  3. One species kills the other for food
  4. Distance north or south from the equator
  5. Process in which green plants make their own food from water and carbon dioxide
  6. Also called producers
  7. Species adapted to extreme conditions
  8. Obtain energy from dead organisms
  9. The environment in which species normally lives
  10. Conversion of organic mater into carbon dioxide and water in all living organisms
  11. Feed on both plants & animals
  12. Has to do with plants
  13. Both species benefit by interacting
  14. Flow of energy from one organism to the next
  15. Total gain in energy or biomass per unit area per unit time by green plants
  16. Network of interrelated food chains

33 Clues: Living • Non-living • Animal eating plan • Also called producers • Also called consumers • Has to do with plants • Has to do with animals • Organism that predator kills • Feed on both plants & animals • How an ecosystem changes in time • Obtain energy from dead organisms • Obtain energy from dead organisms • Both species benefit by interacting • Network of interrelated food chains • ...

Ecosystems 2016-09-29

Ecosystems crossword puzzle
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  1. Large areas of the earth dominated by a specific type of vegetation
  2. In a food chain humans are normally the top level ......
  3. The primary consumer is usually a......
  4. All organisms including different species in an ecosystem
  5. Most light energy from the sun is lost before it enters the .........
  6. Can occur when living things cannot decay after death
  7. A type of interaction between organisms when they require the same resource e.g. food, shelter
  8. In an energy flow diagram only ....% of energy is passed to the next trophic level
  9. All the organisms of a particular species in an ecosystem
  10. Organisms that break down dead matter
  11. releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burnt
  12. Name the plants with root nodules containing nitrogen fixing bacteria
  13. The total amount of living material in an organism
  14. A smaller representative part of the population
  15. What must nitrogen be converted to before plants can use it?
  16. The sampling square used to compare species and % cover between habitats
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  1. What is nitrogen used to make in animals and plants?
  2. Producers are special because they can convert light energy to ...... energy (glucose)
  3. Feeding and ...... pass carbon atoms in organic compounds along food chains
  4. ...... fixes carbon dioxide into organic compounds
  5. Plants which photosynthesise to produce food
  6. Animals that eat plants or animals
  7. The different stages in a food chain are called ....... levels
  8. One process that results in energy loss between trophic levels
  9. Nitrogen fixing bacteria can be found in root ......
  10. Pyramids of ........ represent the number or organisms at each trophic level
  11. A natural type of nitrogen fertiliser used by farmers
  12. Example of an aquatic producer

28 Clues: Example of an aquatic producer • Animals that eat plants or animals • Organisms that break down dead matter • The primary consumer is usually a...... • Plants which photosynthesise to produce food • A smaller representative part of the population • ...... fixes carbon dioxide into organic compounds • The total amount of living material in an organism • ...

Agriculture Crossword 2017-09-20

Agriculture Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - raising of finfish, shellfish, and other aquatic animals under controlled condition. Also, the management of the aquatic environment for production of plants and animals.
  2. - chemistry as it applies to living matter.
  3. - the turf grass plant and soil immediately below it; also grass used for decorative or soil holding purposes.
  4. - pest control program based on multiple control practices.
  5. - Basic science of the plant and the animal kingdoms.
  6. - science dealing with the characteristics of elements or simple substances.
  7. - an aspect of water conservation and management.
  8. - science of fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.
  9. study of the properties, and management of soil to grow plants.
  10. - Science of science life.
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  1. - teaching and program management in agriculture.
  2. - space and mass around me.
  3. - Commercial firms that have developed with or stems out of agriculture.
  4. - application of engineering principles in agriculture settings.
  5. - resources provided by nature that can replace themselves.
  6. - use of electronics and ultra modern equipment to perform tasks and control machinery and processes.
  7. - application of science to an industrial or commercial objective. Also, the equipment, and expertise to cultivate, harvest, store, process, and transport crops for consumption.
  8. - use of modern principles and practices in animal growth and management.
  9. - management of agricultural resources, including farms and agribusinesses.
  10. - Management of the characteristics transmitted from one generation to another.
  11. - Use of Modern principles in growing and managing crops.
  12. - all jobs relating in some way to plants, animals, and renewable natural resources. Also, the application of scientific principles and new technologies to agriculture.
  13. - the science of producing, processing and marketing fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants
  14. - Science of soils and field crops.

24 Clues: - Science of science life. • - space and mass around me. • - Science of soils and field crops. • - chemistry as it applies to living matter. • - teaching and program management in agriculture. • - an aspect of water conservation and management. • - Basic science of the plant and the animal kingdoms. • - science of fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants. • ...

Ecosystem 2024-06-24

Ecosystem crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where an organism eats and kills another organism
  2. all food chains in a single ecosystem
  3. when an organism becomes better able to live in its environment
  4. a geographic area where plants, animals and organisms work together to form a bubble of life
  5. must eat other plants or animals for energy
  6. a model that shows the flow of energy through an ecosystem
  7. anything that constrains a populations size or stops it from growing
  8. the fight for sources in high demand
  9. when plants sue sunlight water and carbon dioxide to make sugars
  10. an association between two or more different biological species
  11. a variety of ecosystems
  12. a long-term biological interaction between species, neither are harmed
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  1. the careful maintenance and upkeep of a natural resource to prevent it from disappearing
  2. a group of species living together and interacting through ecological processes
  3. members of the same species
  4. how energy and nutrience moves through the animal kingdom
  5. the production of carbon dioxide
  6. the community of plants and animals that occur naturally in an area, often sharing common characteristics specific to that area
  7. organism that breaks down dead plants or animals
  8. a relationship between the two living species in which one organism is benefitted at the expense of the other.
  9. a relationship where both species are mutually benifited
  10. the area and resources used by a particular species
  11. can produce food for itself using the power of the sun or chemicals found around them
  12. the average of these events over years and longer time periods
  13. the position of an organism in a food chain

25 Clues: a variety of ecosystems • members of the same species • the production of carbon dioxide • the fight for sources in high demand • all food chains in a single ecosystem • must eat other plants or animals for energy • the position of an organism in a food chain • organism that breaks down dead plants or animals • where an organism eats and kills another organism • ...

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles Project 2023-03-20

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when condensation makes clouds too heavy and water falls from the sky; depending on temperature, it can rain, snow, or hail
  2. organisms who consumes producers in the food pyramid, have 5% of original energy from the Sun
  3. produce their own food using light or chemicals
  4. animal who only eats plants, ex. cows
  5. organisms who convert sunlight into food
  6. new land becomes viable because of pioneer species
  7. prepares barren land for larger organisms, ex. lichens
  8. organisms who eat other animals for food aka heterotrophs
  9. when water vapor cools and becomes a liquid, opposite of evaporation
  10. organism who obtains energy from dead plants and animals as well as fecal matter
  11. triangle which shows how energy transfers from organism to organism
  12. animal who only consumes meat, other animals, ex. tigers
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  1. water is evaporated from land, other surfaces, and plants into the atmosphere
  2. when organisms take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide, breathing
  3. microscopic autotrophic organisms who play a key role in aquatic ecosystems; responsible for 70% of Earth’s oxygen
  4. make their own food, syn. autotrophs
  5. organisms who convert chemicals into food
  6. organisms who break down dead organisms and waste and return nutrients to the soil
  7. organisms who eat secondary consumers, typically the top of the food chain/web
  8. aquatic, photosynthetic microbes, responsible for the oxygenation of the Earth
  9. when liquid water warms and turns into water vapor
  10. the mass of living biological organisms in a given area or ecosystem at a given time, subdivided into producers, primary consumers, etc.
  11. organisms who eat primary consumers, have .5% of original energy
  12. evaporation of water from plants
  13. animal who eats both plants and animals for energy, ex. humans

25 Clues: evaporation of water from plants • make their own food, syn. autotrophs • animal who only eats plants, ex. cows • organisms who convert sunlight into food • organisms who convert chemicals into food • produce their own food using light or chemicals • when liquid water warms and turns into water vapor • new land becomes viable because of pioneer species • ...

Classification 2021-04-23

Classification crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Male part of a flower
  2. Green substance in plants
  3. Arthropods with 6 legs, 3 body parts
  4. Grouping living organisms by how they are alike
  5. Most numerous mammals, gnawing teeth
  6. Feathers, 2 wings, beak, lungs
  7. Organisms that make food from sunlight energy
  8. Soft-bodied invertebrates, with or without shells (clams, squid)
  9. Fur/hair, external ears, lungs, mother’s milk
  10. Organisms that eat food for energy
  11. Animals without backbones
  12. Animals with backbones
  13. Arthropods with 10 legs
  14. Trees with broad flat leaves, seeds form in flowers
  15. Food for the baby plant a see
  16. Invertebrates with jointed-legs, exoskeleton, 4 main groups
  17. Swim with fins & vertical tails, scales, gills
  18. Spiny-skinned invertebrates, radial symmetry, regeneration (sea star)
  19. Making food in plants
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  1. Male part of the seed in a flower
  2. Mammal born in a pouch
  3. Trees with needle-like leaves, seed form in cones
  4. Cold-blooded: fish, amphibians, reptiles
  5. Wing-footed mammals: flippers, not legs
  6. Arthropods with 8 legs
  7. Tubes, plants with tubes to carry nutrients
  8. Mammals most like humans
  9. Plant part with bright petals, where the seeds form
  10. Undergo metamorphosis, gills to lungs, moist skin
  11. Plants that don’t grow from seeds grow from these
  12. Female part of a flower
  13. Nutrient found in grain foods: cereal, bread, pasta
  14. Flower part of the pistil where seeds form; ripe ones are fruits
  15. Warm-blooded: birds & mammals
  16. Baby plant or animal
  17. Part of the plant with chlorophyll used to make food
  18. Colorful mollusks, poisonous tentacles, related to slugs
  19. First level of classification, there are five of them
  20. A complete change of the body

39 Clues: Baby plant or animal • Male part of a flower • Making food in plants • Mammal born in a pouch • Arthropods with 8 legs • Animals with backbones • Female part of a flower • Arthropods with 10 legs • Mammals most like humans • Green substance in plants • Animals without backbones • Warm-blooded: birds & mammals • Food for the baby plant a see • A complete change of the body • ...

le climate change 2024-12-09

le climate change crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide. Compare with heterotroph
  2. a person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale:
  3. the sport or activity of riding a bicycle. Bicycle racing has three main forms: road racing (typically over long distances), track racing (on an oval track), and cyclocross (over rough, open country).
  4. an animal that feeds on plants:
  5. an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances. Compare with autotroph
  6. Feeds on primary producers (plants or algae)
  7. a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common:
  8. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct:
  9. relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations
  10. a person who purchases goods and services for personal use:
  11. physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms:
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  1. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life:
  2. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment:
  3. all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country:
  4. an animal that feeds on flesh:
  5. an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.
  6. the action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition:
  7. an animal which feeds on dead organic material, especially plant detritus.
  8. plankton consisting of microscopic plants.
  9. the synthesis of organic compounds by bacteria or other living organisms using energy derived from reactions involving inorganic chemicals, typically in the absence of sunlight. Compare with photosynthesis

20 Clues: an animal that feeds on flesh: • an animal that feeds on plants: • plankton consisting of microscopic plants. • Feeds on primary producers (plants or algae) • all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country: • a person who purchases goods and services for personal use: • physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms: • ...

Plant Physiology Crossword 2023-10-15

Plant Physiology Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. transport, the type of cell transport that requires energy
  2. the process where fixed carbon is lost in the presence of light
  3. protein complex that contain chlorophyll and involved in electron transport
  4. lack of this mineral will cause necrosis of young meristematic region
  5. the mutual attraction between molecules such as between hydrogen bonds and water molecules
  6. protein, type of protein that facilitates transport that undergoes conformation change
  7. savr, an example of plant biotechnology that is applied in plants
  8. the movement of two molecules in the same direction through a protein channel
  9. one of the product of light-dependent reaction
  10. one of the vascular tissue in plants
  11. wall, composed of polysaccharides and lignin for structure support
  12. the process where water is leaves from the plants in the form of water vapor
  13. example of CAM plant
  14. enzyme that is used to for carboxylation in c4 pathway
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  1. a four-carbon compound
  2. one of the nutrient in group 2
  3. the net movement of molecules from high to low concentration
  4. to facilitate the movement of water across plasma membranes
  5. photosystem that absorbs best at 680 nm
  6. the enzyme that is used during Calvin Cycle
  7. chemical that can be added to improve the crop yield
  8. the location where photosynthesis occur
  9. the energy that is needed by plants
  10. example of c4 plant
  11. hair, specialized cells in plants that functions to absorb water and nutrient
  12. the location where carbon fixation occur
  13. a force that creates functions to create a electrical gradient
  14. chemical compound that is found in damaged potatoes
  15. plant tissue that is able to divide and differentiate
  16. mineral that is required for the growth of young tissue

30 Clues: example of c4 plant • example of CAM plant • a four-carbon compound • one of the nutrient in group 2 • the energy that is needed by plants • one of the vascular tissue in plants • photosystem that absorbs best at 680 nm • the location where photosynthesis occur • the location where carbon fixation occur • the enzyme that is used during Calvin Cycle • ...

Vocabulary Lesson 2 2023-12-05

Vocabulary Lesson 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An act of moving the body or part of the body
  2. The simplest and smallest forms of life. They exist in large numbers in air, water and soil, and also in living and dead creatures and plants, and are often a cause of disease.
  3. To form an idea of the cost, size, value etc. of something, but without calculating it exactly
  4. A group of microorganisms that are similar to, but evolutionarily distinct from bacteria.
  5. Not involving biology or living things
  6. The act of destroying something; the process of being destroyed
  7. The taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants
  8. An organism consisting of just one cell that does not have a clear nucleus. Most of them are bacteria.
  9. The existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment
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  1. An organism that is similar to a plant without leaves, flowers or green colouring, and that usually grows on plants or on decaying matter.
  2. To do something, such as a piece of work, task or duty
  3. The steady growth of something so that it becomes more advanced, stronger, etc.
  4. An organism consisting of one or more cells in which DNA is contained inside a clear nucleus. They include most living things except bacteria.
  5. One of five kingdoms into which living things are divided, the members of which usually have only one cell which contains a nucleus.
  6. The taxonomic kingdom comprising all animals, including humans.
  7. The process in people, animals or plants of growing physically, mentally or emotionally
  8. Of or related to living things
  9. To be all around something or somebody.
  10. To be different from somebody or something
  11. To make sure that somebody or something is not harmed, injured, damaged, etc.

20 Clues: Of or related to living things • Not involving biology or living things • To be all around something or somebody. • To be different from somebody or something • The taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants • An act of moving the body or part of the body • To do something, such as a piece of work, task or duty • ...

Farming and Soil Review 2024-11-28

Farming and Soil Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A method of controlling pests using their natural enemies
  2. When harmful chemicals build up in a single organism overtime
  3. partly decomposed organic matter
  4. Rows of trees or shrubs that block wind and prevent erosion
  5. A chemical designed to kill weeds
  6. type of food grown without the use of chemicals
  7. Leaves the stubble of the previous crop on the ground
  8. An organic pest control process that plants a crop alongside plants that discourage pests
  9. Type of soil that is dark coloured, crumbles and great for growing most plants
  10. Type of soil that feels slippery when moist and will form a ball when wet
  11. Growing multiple crops in the same field in the same year
Down
  1. Growing a different crop in a field every year so the soil doesn't run out of specific nutrients
  2. Only planting one crop in a field in the same field in the same year
  3. To prepare and use land for crops
  4. _______ material are the rocks and minerals that get broken down to become part of the soil
  5. A chemical designed to kill bugs
  6. a system of large pipes and sprinklers to water crops
  7. Technique used to grow plants without soil
  8. a machine that positions seeds in the soil and covers them with soil
  9. Substance added to the soil to help plants grow
  10. A machine that harvest a crop by cutting and separating the grain
  11. device used to turn over or mix soil
  12. Type of soil that will not form into a ball, is light brown and mostly mineral particles
  13. When harmful chemicals build up in the food chain

24 Clues: A chemical designed to kill bugs • partly decomposed organic matter • To prepare and use land for crops • A chemical designed to kill weeds • device used to turn over or mix soil • Technique used to grow plants without soil • Substance added to the soil to help plants grow • type of food grown without the use of chemicals • ...

Photosynthesis 2024-10-31

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the product of light dependent stage
  2. product of the calvin cycle
  3. process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and hight energy sugars
  4. a other word for atp
  5. found within the chloroplasts of plants cells
  6. takes place in stroma of chloroplast
  7. used by animals
  8. energy source created in the light dependent
  9. an organism that cannot make its own food and must eat other
  10. used to build three carbon sugars
  11. a chemical compound that acts as one of the building blocks of dna and rna
  12. a flattened membrane sac inside the chloroplast and used to convert light energy into chemical energy
Down
  1. plants or animals to get energy
  2. used by plants
  3. fluid portion of the chloroplast outside of the thylakoids
  4. a form of phosphoric acid that contains phosphorus
  5. a colored substance found in plant or animal cells that gives color to their tissues and organs
  6. takes place in thylakoids of choroplast
  7. reactant in the light dependent stage of photosynthesis ultimately creates oxygan
  8. a simple sugar molecule with five carbon atoms
  9. made from atp
  10. the measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of any of several scales and including fahrenheit and celsius
  11. main source of energy in the light dependent stage
  12. the reactant gas used in the Calvin cycle to create sugar
  13. plant cell organelles that convert light energy into relatively stable chemical energy via the photosynthetic process
  14. also called the light dependent stage
  15. also called the light independent stage
  16. a pigment present in all green plants and a few other organisms
  17. an organism that can create its own food and usually through photosynthesis and using sunlight

29 Clues: made from atp • used by plants • used by animals • a other word for atp • product of the calvin cycle • plants or animals to get energy • used to build three carbon sugars • the product of light dependent stage • takes place in stroma of chloroplast • also called the light dependent stage • takes place in thylakoids of choroplast • also called the light independent stage • ...

Taxonomy 2025-03-24

Taxonomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spores Fungi use what to reproduce? Chitin Fungi cell walls are made of this
  2. Jaw Agnetha have no what? Ectothermic Agnetha are Ectothermic or Endothermic?
  3. mold Fungi Slime molds are “_____ like protists” Motile Slime molds are _______
  4. Reptiles use what to reproduce? Watertight Reptile scales are
  5. Animal Protozoa are “_______ like protists” Amoeba Example of Protozoa
  6. Xylem Tubes for carrying water in vascular plants. Vascular I have true roots and true leaves.
  7. Mitochondria Archaea and Bacteria both also have no what? Asexually Archaea and bacteria both reproduce how?
  8. Seed Plants that don’t use spores use what? Flower Example of seed plant
  9. Answer Question
  10. Example of Chondrichthyes Jaws What do Chondrichthyes have that Agnetha don’t?
  11. Flowering Angiosperms are also known as what kind of plant? Flower Angiosperm Example
  12. Nucleus Eukaryotes all have a what? Eukaryote I have a nucleus and mitochondria
  13. Photosynthesize Plants get energy how? Cellulose Plants cell walls made of what?
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  1. NonFlowering Gymnosperms are also known as a what kind of plant? Conifers Gymnosperm Example
  2. Heterotrophic All animals are what? (how they get energy) Multicellular All animals are what size?
  3. Birds We have feathers and lay eggs Endothermic Birds are ___________
  4. Mammals keep warm with what Liveyoung Mammals give birth to what?
  5. Protist Algae, Slime molds, Protozoa Moist Protists usually require a ______ environment to live.
  6. Seedless Use spores instead of seeds, are vascular Fern Example of seedless
  7. Amphibians live on___________ Water Skin allows passage of _____
  8. Plant Algae are “_____ like protists” Photosynthesize For food, Algae ___________
  9. I have no nucleus and like harsh conditions Unicellular archaea and bacteria both what size?
  10. Nonvascular We have Rhizoids Rhizoids What do nonvascular plants use instead of Xylem and Phloem?
  11. Osteichthyes are known as ____ fish Sunfish Example of Osteichthyes

24 Clues: Answer Question • Reptiles use what to reproduce? Watertight Reptile scales are • Amphibians live on___________ Water Skin allows passage of _____ • Mammals keep warm with what Liveyoung Mammals give birth to what? • Osteichthyes are known as ____ fish Sunfish Example of Osteichthyes • Birds We have feathers and lay eggs Endothermic Birds are ___________ • ...

Unit 1 2025-08-14

Unit 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. — resources provided by nature that can replace themselves.
  2. — activities concerned with the production of plants and animals, and the related supplies, services, mechanics, products, processing, and marketing.
  3. — all aspects of water conservation and management.
  4. — the science of producing, processing, and marketing fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.
  5. — animal growth, care, and management.
  6. — use of cells or components of cells to produce products or processes.
  7. — basic science of the plant and the animal kingdoms.
  8. — commercial firms that have developed with or stem from agriculture.
  9. — science of insect life.
  10. — application of engineering principles in agricultural settings.
  11. — fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.
  12. — management of agricultural resources, including farms and agribusinesses.
  13. — all the conditions, circumstances, and influences surrounding and affecting an organism.
Down
  1. — chemistry as it applies to living matter.
  2. — use of modern principles and practices in animal growth and management.
  3. — study of the properties and management of soil to grow plants.
  4. — teaching and program management in agriculture.
  5. — use of electronics and ultra-modern equipment to perform tasks and control machinery and processes.
  6. — application of science to an industrial or commercial objective; also, the equipment and expertise to cultivate, harvest, store, process, and transport crops for consumption.
  7. — use of modern principles in growing and managing crops.
  8. — the application of scientific principles and new technologies to agriculture.
  9. — science and economics of managing land and field crops.
  10. — raising of finfish, shellfish, and other aquatic animals under controlled conditions. Also, the management of the aquatic environment for production of plants and animals.
  11. — pest control program based on multiple-control practices.
  12. — science dealing with the characteristics of elements or simple substances.

25 Clues: — science of insect life. • — animal growth, care, and management. • — chemistry as it applies to living matter. • — fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants. • — teaching and program management in agriculture. • — all aspects of water conservation and management. • — basic science of the plant and the animal kingdoms. • ...

Plant Science Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-04

Plant Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. trimming or cutting away dead or overgrown branches
  2. the process when plants, and sometimes organisms, use sunlight
  3. engineering: A deliberate modification of organisms
  4. The part of a plant that is attached to the ground, typically underground, this is where the plant conveys nourishment and water
  5. A yellow or brown mineral
  6. a piece cut from a plant
  7. A plant living for a year or less
  8. A substance which roots grow and extract water & nutrients
  9. growing and harvesting underwater fish and plants
  10. a substance that provides
  11. The action of splitting roots
  12. The main part of a plant, typically rising above ground
  13. masses and boggy ground
Down
  1. growing plants with their roots in the air and spraying them with nutritious solution
  2. Grafting a bud to another plant
  3. The process of growing plants without soil
  4. the seed bearing part of a plant
  5. The special part of a plant that normally has colorful petals or sepals
  6. Something taking place every other year
  7. A twig inserted to a trunk or stem of a living plant
  8. something existing for a long period of time or forever.
  9. The upper layer of earth where plants grow, this is a dark brown or blackish material.
  10. A preparation of cells
  11. Using your fingers to remove a plant
  12. A green flattened structure attached to a stem
  13. any part of a plant used as food
  14. a technique where roots hang suspended in the air while nutrient solutions are delivered to them by mist
  15. A shoot that is fastened down and growing roots
  16. A destructive insect or animal that attacks crops
  17. A large piece of moss that grows in
  18. A form of obsidian.

31 Clues: A form of obsidian. • A preparation of cells • masses and boggy ground • A yellow or brown mineral • a piece cut from a plant • a substance that provides • The action of splitting roots • Grafting a bud to another plant • the seed bearing part of a plant • any part of a plant used as food • A plant living for a year or less • A large piece of moss that grows in • ...

Ecology Vocabulary Review 2022-06-08

Ecology Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Eats both plants and meat.
  2. A food _____________ is all of the food chains in an ecosystem.
  3. A global warming gas that cows... FART!
  4. Eats only plants/producers.
  5. A relationship where both individuals benefit (+, +)
  6. A harmful organism that lives in or on another (+, -)
  7. The _______________ level indicates an organism’s position on the energy pyramid.
  8. Global CO2 levels rise in the winter because there are no ______________ on the trees.
  9. Only _______ percent of the energy of one trophic (feeding) level is passed on to the next level.
  10. Eats; same as heterotroph.
  11. Occurs when the niches of two organisms overlap (-, -)
  12. Feeds on the waste (or dead things) of an ecosystem.
Down
  1. Burning fossil fuels and trees has lead to an imbalance in the ________________ cycle.
  2. Carbon dioxide acts like a _________________, warming the planet.
  3. If we want to use food resources in the most efficient way to feed the most people, humans should be _________________.
  4. Part of the carbon cycle; process where plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere and make glucose.
  5. A relationship where one organism benefits while the other is unaffected (+, 0)
  6. A kind of detrivore that includes bacteria and fungi.
  7. An organism that captures, kills, and eats another(+, -)
  8. A food ______________ is a path of feeding relationships.
  9. Literally means “self food”; same as a "producer".
  10. Carrying _______________ is the maximum number of animals that the environment can support
  11. Literally means “other food”; same as consumer.
  12. The _________________ cycle is controlled by bacteria.
  13. Creates its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis; same as autotroph.
  14. Consumers get nitrogen by _______________ plants or the animals that ate the plants.

26 Clues: Eats both plants and meat. • Eats; same as heterotroph. • Eats only plants/producers. • A global warming gas that cows... FART! • Literally means “other food”; same as consumer. • Literally means “self food”; same as a "producer". • A relationship where both individuals benefit (+, +) • Feeds on the waste (or dead things) of an ecosystem. • ...

Plant Processes 2021-02-03

Plant Processes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plants response to the amount of daylight and nighttime it receives daily
  2. plants that have no specific photoperiod
  3. a process that breaks down food and releases energy
  4. plants that require 12 hours or more to flower
Down
  1. plants that require 10 to 12 hours of darkness to flower
  2. green pigment that absorbs light energy to make food
  3. act as doorways for raw materials to enter and exit the leaf
  4. a plant hormone that allows the plant to exhibit positive responses to light
  5. plant responses to external stimuli

9 Clues: plant responses to external stimuli • plants that have no specific photoperiod • plants that require 12 hours or more to flower • a process that breaks down food and releases energy • green pigment that absorbs light energy to make food • plants that require 10 to 12 hours of darkness to flower • act as doorways for raw materials to enter and exit the leaf • ...

Yellowstone Crossword Puzzel 2021-03-17

Yellowstone Crossword Puzzel crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an animal that produces
  2. an animal that runs from predator
  3. food cycle
  4. An animal that eats meat
  5. animals that depend on each other for food
  6. something living
  7. an animal that eats meat and plants
Down
  1. animal that eats plants
  2. an animal that decomposes
  3. an animal that eats prey
  4. something nonliving
  5. an animal that eats plants for energy

12 Clues: food cycle • something living • something nonliving • animal that eats plants • an animal that produces • an animal that eats prey • An animal that eats meat • an animal that decomposes • an animal that runs from predator • an animal that eats meat and plants • an animal that eats plants for energy • animals that depend on each other for food

Ecology Crossword 2013-06-23

Ecology Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / The study of organisms
  2. / Eats other organisms
  3. / Eats only plants
  4. / The surrounding of organisms
  5. / Eats both meat and plants
  6. / Place where organisms live
  7. / Non living part of the environment
Down
  1. / Makes its own food
  2. / Eats the wastes of the environment
  3. / Process where sugar from plants is broken down to create energy
  4. / Eats only meat
  5. / Living part of the environment

12 Clues: / Eats only meat • / Eats only plants • / Makes its own food • / Eats other organisms • / The study of organisms • / Eats both meat and plants • / Place where organisms live • / The surrounding of organisms • / Living part of the environment • / Eats the wastes of the environment • / Non living part of the environment • ...

PAVAN CROSSWORDS 2014-03-02

PAVAN CROSSWORDS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. SANDY LAND
  2. THE PLANET HAVING BRIGHT RINGS AROUND IT.
  3. SUN RISES IN THE ______________
  4. ANIMALS THAT EAT BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS
  5. LAKES SMALLER IN SIZE
  6. THIS HELP TO MAKE NEW PLANTS
  7. FLAT LAND BETWEEN TWO MOUNTAINS.
Down
  1. THEY HAVE FEATHERS
  2. ____________ IS SHORT WHEN SUN IS OVER OUR HEAD.
  3. PLANET FARTHEST FROM SUN
  4. ANIMALS THAT EAT ONLY PLANTS
  5. HUGE,COLD, BLUE PLANET.

12 Clues: SANDY LAND • THEY HAVE FEATHERS • LAKES SMALLER IN SIZE • HUGE,COLD, BLUE PLANET. • PLANET FARTHEST FROM SUN • ANIMALS THAT EAT ONLY PLANTS • THIS HELP TO MAKE NEW PLANTS • SUN RISES IN THE ______________ • FLAT LAND BETWEEN TWO MOUNTAINS. • ANIMALS THAT EAT BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS • THE PLANET HAVING BRIGHT RINGS AROUND IT. • ____________ IS SHORT WHEN SUN IS OVER OUR HEAD.

Unit 1 summative for plants and propagation 2024-09-12

Unit 1 summative for plants and propagation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plants that have soft stems
  2. a plant with two seed leaves
  3. connects leaf to stem
  4. plant without stems or roots
  5. most plants grow in
  6. protects the seeds
Down
  1. preforms photosynthesis
  2. pulls in nutrients
  3. bud near the roots on the stem
  4. supports the plant
  5. plants that have rigid, lignified stems
  6. bud the thing on the top of a plant

12 Clues: pulls in nutrients • supports the plant • protects the seeds • most plants grow in • connects leaf to stem • preforms photosynthesis • plants that have soft stems • a plant with two seed leaves • plant without stems or roots • bud near the roots on the stem • bud the thing on the top of a plant • plants that have rigid, lignified stems

Gardening 2023-05-22

Gardening crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Tool with teeth used for gathering leaves and debris.
  2. - A small, colorful beetle that eats garden pests.
  3. - To trim or cut branches or stems of a plant.
  4. - A piece of land where plants are grown.
  5. - A small handheld tool used for digging and planting.
  6. - Decayed organic matter used to improve soil fertility
  7. - Small creature that can help or harm plants in the garden.
Down
  1. - A person who takes care of and tends to the garden.
  2. - Material used to cover soil to retain moisture and control weeds.
  3. - Living organism that grows in the ground.
  4. - An unwanted plant that competes with cultivated plants.
  5. - Protective coverings for hands during gardening.
  6. - A young plant that starts to grow from a seed.
  7. - Flexible tube used to water plants.

14 Clues: - Flexible tube used to water plants. • - A piece of land where plants are grown. • - Living organism that grows in the ground. • - To trim or cut branches or stems of a plant. • - A young plant that starts to grow from a seed. • - A small, colorful beetle that eats garden pests. • - Protective coverings for hands during gardening. • ...

Gardening 2023-05-22

Gardening crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Tool with teeth used for gathering leaves and debris.
  2. - A small, colorful beetle that eats garden pests.
  3. - To trim or cut branches or stems of a plant.
  4. - A piece of land where plants are grown.
  5. - A small handheld tool used for digging and planting.
  6. - Decayed organic matter used to improve soil fertility
  7. - Small creature that can help or harm plants in the garden.
Down
  1. - A person who takes care of and tends to the garden.
  2. - Material used to cover soil to retain moisture and control weeds.
  3. - Living organism that grows in the ground.
  4. - An unwanted plant that competes with cultivated plants.
  5. - Protective coverings for hands during gardening.
  6. - A young plant that starts to grow from a seed.
  7. - Flexible tube used to water plants.

14 Clues: - Flexible tube used to water plants. • - A piece of land where plants are grown. • - Living organism that grows in the ground. • - To trim or cut branches or stems of a plant. • - A young plant that starts to grow from a seed. • - A small, colorful beetle that eats garden pests. • - Protective coverings for hands during gardening. • ...

Ecosystems 2025-03-21

Ecosystems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large bodies of mostly freshwater that moves in one direction towards the oceans,
  2. small bodies of freshwater that are surrounded by land with small fish and amphibians
  3. chain, the flow of energy through an ecosystem
  4. areas where freshwater from rivers meets saltwater from the ocean,
  5. organisms that help decompose dead plants and animals
  6. animals that only eat plants
  7. small bodies of mostly freshwater that flow towards rivers
  8. the largest bodies of salt water,
  9. Marshes coastal wetlands, can be found within estuaries,
  10. bodies of freshwater surrounded on all sides by land and have medium sixed fish and possible amphibians
Down
  1. animals that eat meat only
  2. the beginning of the food chain
  3. animals that eat meat and plants
  4. animals that eat other animals and plants

14 Clues: animals that eat meat only • animals that only eat plants • the beginning of the food chain • animals that eat meat and plants • the largest bodies of salt water, • animals that eat other animals and plants • chain, the flow of energy through an ecosystem • organisms that help decompose dead plants and animals • Marshes coastal wetlands, can be found within estuaries, • ...

Photosynthesis and cellular respiration 2024-03-11

Photosynthesis and cellular respiration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process by which plants use sunlight, CO2 and water to make their own food.
  2. a reactant in photosynthesis, along with water and sunlight.
  3. part of the plant that takes in sunlight.
  4. respiration the process by which plants and animals break down food into energy.
  5. photosynthesis and cellular respiration equations are this to each other.
Down
  1. plants use energy for this.
  2. type of energy the sun gives off.
  3. a product of photosynthesis that we need for life.
  4. the part of a plant cell where photosynthesis occurs.
  5. type of reaction photosynthesis is.
  6. another necessary reactant in photosynthesis, with sunlight and CO2.
  7. the total amount of matter that comes from living things.
  8. along with water and CO2, plants need this for photosynthesis.
  9. the product of photosynthesis that becomes food.

14 Clues: plants use energy for this. • type of energy the sun gives off. • type of reaction photosynthesis is. • part of the plant that takes in sunlight. • the product of photosynthesis that becomes food. • a product of photosynthesis that we need for life. • the part of a plant cell where photosynthesis occurs. • the total amount of matter that comes from living things. • ...

science grade 5 2023-05-26

science grade 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an animal that consumes at the very top of the food chain, after the primary consumer
  2. an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals
  3. modification of an organism or its parts that makes it more fit for existence under the conditions of its environment
  4. a region with a specific ecosystem that is found in various parts of the ocean
  5. a mountain has several biomes of life. At the very bottom, foothills often have lush deciduous forests
  6. an organism that feeds on primary producers.
  7. the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as something else
  8. a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life.
  9. a body of water formed mainly from inland waters and contain very low level of salinity
  10. organism that breaks down dead organic material
  11. a complex network of interconnecting and overlapping food chains showing feeding relationships within a community.
  12. areas that have certain plants, animals, and climate) that have no more than 20 inches of precipitation (water from the sky) per year, and can be hot or cold
  13. the interconnectedness of different species to one another and their environment as a whole
  14. an animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals
Down
  1. They control the population of primary consumers by eating them for energy.
  2. They are found in warm places, and are full of many tall trees and leafy plants
  3. an animal that obtains its nutrition by eating primary consumers and secondary consumers.
  4. an animal hunted or killed by another animal for food
  5. a pigment that gives plants their green color
  6. the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy.
  7. a linear network of links in a food web starting from producer organisms and ending at an apex predator species, detritivores, or decomposer species
  8. organism on the food chain that depends on autotrophs (producers) or other consumers for food, nutrition, and energy.
  9. any kind of green plant
  10. an organism that consumes mostly decaying biomass
  11. an organism that feeds mostly on plants
  12. places where the trees are spaced apart with heath and grassland in between
  13. a place where an organism makes its home
  14. an organism that eats plants and animals

28 Clues: any kind of green plant • an organism that feeds mostly on plants • a place where an organism makes its home • an organism that eats plants and animals • an organism that feeds on primary producers. • a pigment that gives plants their green color • organism that breaks down dead organic material • an organism that consumes mostly decaying biomass • ...

Plant Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-04

Plant Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of the plant that blossoms
  2. substance produced by flowers to reproduce and is transported by animals or wind
  3. sweet and fleshy product of a plant
  4. contains a seed and can be eaten
  5. collective male term for reproductive organs of a flower
  6. transports water up
  7. the regrowth of a biological community after it was impacted by a disturbance
  8. plants that don’t make seeds
  9. when a biological community develops when no life existed previously
  10. the collective term for female reproductive organs of a flower
  11. a green structure of a plant that is attached to the stem and main organs of photosynthesis and cellular respiration
  12. growth in response to light
  13. the part of the pistil where the pollen germinates
  14. growth response to the environment that directs shoots upwards and roots downward
  15. respiration, chemical reactions that break down glucose to make ATP
  16. evergreen trees that bear cones
  17. a stiff sharp pointed projection on a plant for protection
  18. promotes growth on shaded side
  19. the part of the plant that is present above the ground and transports minerals and nutrients
  20. plants that do not have a system for transporting minerals and nutrients
Down
  1. process of converting light energy to chemical energy
  2. leaves are intact on the tree for the entire year
  3. plants that can conduct minerals and nutrients to all parts
  4. the process by which an organism grows from a seed or spore
  5. waxy covering of a plant
  6. transports food down
  7. turning or bending of a plant in response to a touch stimulus
  8. the tube structure that connects the stigma and ovary in a female flower
  9. seed producing plants
  10. flowering plants
  11. non vascular plant that grows in dense green clumps in damp and shady locations
  12. green pigment found in plants
  13. promotes cell division and lateral growth in plants
  14. a tree shedding its leaves annually
  15. brightly colored structures around a flower to attract pollinators
  16. part of the stamen that collects the pollen
  17. a reproductive cell capable of developing into a new individual without fusion
  18. the thin stalk that supports the anther in the male portion of the flower
  19. a underdeveloped plant embryo in a protective outer layer
  20. the part of the plant which attaches it underground it receives water for plant
  21. pores of the leaf, regulate and maintain homeostasis

41 Clues: flowering plants • transports water up • transports food down • seed producing plants • waxy covering of a plant • growth in response to light • plants that don’t make seeds • green pigment found in plants • promotes growth on shaded side • part of the plant that blossoms • evergreen trees that bear cones • contains a seed and can be eaten • sweet and fleshy product of a plant • ...

Transport and Energy Test Review 2024-09-25

Transport and Energy Test Review crossword puzzle
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  1. the energy molecule created during respiration
  2. the idea that the membrane only allows certain molecules to enter and exit (because of its hydrophobic interior)
  3. type of transport that requires ATP to move materials from low to high
  4. random movement of particles directly through the phospholipids from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
  5. required during active transport
  6. holes in plants leaves through which oxygen exits and carbon dioxide enters
  7. lipid in the membrane that makes it more flexible
  8. sugar that is produced during photosynthesis; moves out of leaf using phloem
  9. this is reached when particles no longer move in a certain direction; the amounts are relatively equal on both sides of the membrane
  10. gas that plants produce during photosynthesis and is needed during respiration
  11. transport tubes that carry glucose down from the leaves
  12. movement of large or polar materials from high to low concentration and requires a protein
  13. the main component of the cell membrane; has fatty acids that create a boundary around the cell
  14. the ability to maintain stable internal conditions
  15. process that converts light energy into chemical energy
  16. quality of the interior of the membrane that prevents water and other polar molecules from easily moving through
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  1. type of respiration that requires oxygen
  2. gas that plants need for photosynthesis and is produced during respiration
  3. diffusion of water from high concentration to low concentration
  4. organisms that complete cellular respiration
  5. type of respiration that does not require oxygen
  6. membrane part required to move polar substances across the membrane or to move materials against the gradient
  7. product in plants and yeast as a result of anaerobic respiration
  8. number of ATP produced during anaerobic respiration
  9. builds up in animal muscle cells as a result of anaerobic respiration
  10. another word for anaerobic respiration; when plants produce alcohol
  11. cell part where photosynthesis takes place
  12. compared to anaerobic respiration, aerobic respiration makes ______ ATP.
  13. type of random transport that does not require energy
  14. cell part where respiration takes place
  15. this substance moves up from the roots of a plant
  16. organisms that complete photosynthesis; including other green things
  17. this happens when a cell is placed in a solution that has a higher percent of water than in the cell
  18. transport tubes that carry water up from the roots in plants
  19. this happens when a cell is placed in a solution that has a lower percent of water than in the cell

35 Clues: required during active transport • cell part where respiration takes place • type of respiration that requires oxygen • cell part where photosynthesis takes place • organisms that complete cellular respiration • the energy molecule created during respiration • type of respiration that does not require oxygen • lipid in the membrane that makes it more flexible • ...

Mrs H's Agricultural industry Crossword 2025-07-12

Mrs H's Agricultural industry Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The commercial production of aquatic plants or animals in a controlled environment
  2. A substance that is toxic to plants, used to destroy unwanted vegetation.
  3. Growing plants without soil by using mineral nutrient solutions in a water
  4. Applying information and data technologies for optimizing complex farming
  5. Any chemical used in agriculture
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  1. Any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil or plants.
  2. Plants grown without the use of synthetic chemicals
  3. An agent that controls or destroys insects derived from organic or inorganic
  4. To prepare and use land for crops or gardening
  5. Producing crops without the use of irrigation
  6. A place where honey bees are kept

11 Clues: Any chemical used in agriculture • A place where honey bees are kept • Producing crops without the use of irrigation • To prepare and use land for crops or gardening • Plants grown without the use of synthetic chemicals • A substance that is toxic to plants, used to destroy unwanted vegetation. • ...

plant 2023-08-25

plant crossword puzzle
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  1. A smaller plant with many branches, often used for landscaping.
  2. The part of a plant that grows underground, anchoring the plant and absorbing water.
  3. Flat and green part of a plant that helps it make food through photosynthesis.
  4. The tiny part of a plant that grows into a new plant, often found inside a fruit.
  5. The process by which plants use sunlight to make food and oxygen.
  6. A tall and woody plant with a strong trunk, branches, and leaves.
  7. A plant that climbs or trails along surfaces, sometimes producing fruits.
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  1. The part of a plant that contains seeds and is often eaten by animals or humans.
  2. A place where plants are grown for beauty, food, or enjoyment.
  3. A fine powder produced by flowers that helps plants make seeds.
  4. Short and green plants that cover the ground in lawns and fields.
  5. A colorful and pretty part of a plant that often has a sweet scent.
  6. The dirt or earth in which plants grow, providing nutrients and support.
  7. The delicate and colorful part of a flower that attracts pollinators.
  8. The main support of a plant that holds up leaves, flowers, and fruits.

15 Clues: A place where plants are grown for beauty, food, or enjoyment. • A smaller plant with many branches, often used for landscaping. • A fine powder produced by flowers that helps plants make seeds. • Short and green plants that cover the ground in lawns and fields. • The process by which plants use sunlight to make food and oxygen. • ...

SOIL 2022-08-26

SOIL crossword puzzle
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  1. middle layer
  2. bottom layer
  3. biggest particles
  4. small particles
  5. fully decayed organic matter
  6. top layer
  7. medium particles
  8. you breath it
  9. process of decaying
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  1. you grow plants in this
  2. layer of material added to surface of soil
  3. when something is alive
  4. the topic
  5. mixture of ingredients to improve the soil
  6. chemical compound
  7. you drink it
  8. things you grow

17 Clues: the topic • top layer • middle layer • bottom layer • you drink it • you breath it • small particles • things you grow • medium particles • biggest particles • chemical compound • process of decaying • you grow plants in this • when something is alive • fully decayed organic matter • layer of material added to surface of soil • mixture of ingredients to improve the soil

A Complete Tomato Seed Starting Guide from Indoor Seeding to Outdoor Planting: Every Step In Between 2024-03-19

A Complete Tomato Seed Starting Guide from Indoor Seeding to Outdoor Planting: Every Step In Between crossword puzzle
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  1. A watering method where plants are watered from the bottom, allowing the roots to absorb water through capillary action.
  2. Individual compartments within a flat or tray used for planting seeds or transplanting seedlings.
  3. A unit of measurement for the total quantity of visible light emitted by a source.
  4. A substance added to soil or plants to provide essential nutrients for growth.
  5. The process by which a seed begins to sprout and grow into a seedling.
  6. The organic matter produced by earthworms as they digest organic material, rich in nutrients and beneficial microorganisms.
  7. Trays or shallow containers used for starting seeds, typically with multiple cells for individual plants.
  8. The average date of the last spring frost in a specific region, important for determining when it's safe to transplant seedlings outdoors.
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  1. A measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution, influencing soil pH and nutrient availability for plants.
  2. Lights Artificial light sources used to supplement natural sunlight for indoor plant growth.
  3. A lightweight, volcanic rock material often used in soil mixes to improve drainage and aeration.
  4. The process of gradually exposing plants to new environmental conditions to prevent shock.
  5. Young plants that have recently sprouted from seeds.
  6. Mix A specific type of soil mixture designed for starting seeds, usually lightweight and sterile.
  7. Leaves The first set of leaves that appear after the cotyledons (seed leaves) of a plant, resembling the leaves of the mature plant.

15 Clues: Young plants that have recently sprouted from seeds. • The process by which a seed begins to sprout and grow into a seedling. • A substance added to soil or plants to provide essential nutrients for growth. • A unit of measurement for the total quantity of visible light emitted by a source. • ...

Photosynthesis 2022-05-03

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
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  1. means light put together
  2. outside of a plant cell
  3. a green pigment
  4. C6 H12 O6
  5. a thing or person that is the result of an action or process
  6. stuff plants produce that humans need
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  1. stuff humans produce that plants need
  2. a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction
  3. contains chlorophyll
  4. a thing that travels through space that plants need for photosynthesis
  5. an action performed or a feeling experienced in response to a situation or event
  6. what is one thing that plants need that is absorbed by the roots

12 Clues: C6 H12 O6 • a green pigment • contains chlorophyll • outside of a plant cell • means light put together • stuff humans produce that plants need • stuff plants produce that humans need • a thing or person that is the result of an action or process • what is one thing that plants need that is absorbed by the roots • ...

Photosynthesis 2022-05-03

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. means light put together
  2. outside of a plant cell
  3. a green pigment
  4. C6 H12 O6
  5. a thing or person that is the result of an action or process
  6. stuff plants produce that humans need
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  1. stuff humans produce that plants need
  2. a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction
  3. contains chlorophyll
  4. a thing that travels through space that plants need for photosynthesis
  5. an action performed or a feeling experienced in response to a situation or event
  6. what is one thing that plants need that is absorbed by the roots

12 Clues: C6 H12 O6 • a green pigment • contains chlorophyll • outside of a plant cell • means light put together • stuff humans produce that plants need • stuff plants produce that humans need • a thing or person that is the result of an action or process • what is one thing that plants need that is absorbed by the roots • ...

Week 11 Photosynthesis 2022-10-18

Week 11 Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
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  1. relationship between two species where at least one species benefits from their interaction
  2. roots collect this
  3. energy used to power photosynthesis
  4. plants create this type of sugar
  5. process that changes sunlight into chemical energy
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  1. plants get this through their stomata in their leaves
  2. energy animals use to grow & develop
  3. fruit that does not grow on a tree
  4. a circular pore with a hole in the middle for gas to enter or leave the plant "the plant's mouth"
  5. plants change glucose into this special sugar for fruit
  6. plants use this to perform photosynthesis
  7. product of photosynthesis

12 Clues: roots collect this • product of photosynthesis • plants create this type of sugar • fruit that does not grow on a tree • energy used to power photosynthesis • energy animals use to grow & develop • plants use this to perform photosynthesis • process that changes sunlight into chemical energy • plants get this through their stomata in their leaves • ...

Ecosystem Energy & Roles 2024-04-22

Ecosystem Energy & Roles crossword puzzle
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  1. all of the living and nonliving things in an area
  2. The process by which plants make food
  3. The ultimate source of energy for all living things
  4. an organism that can produce their own food
  5. an organism that eats other organisms as food
  6. what consumers get from eating
  7. A predator at the top of a food web/chain
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  1. a living thing that breaks down dead plants, animals or waste
  2. an animal that only eats meat
  3. an animal that only eats plants
  4. an animal that eats both plants and animals
  5. A species that damages the balance of a ecosystem

12 Clues: an animal that only eats meat • what consumers get from eating • an animal that only eats plants • The process by which plants make food • A predator at the top of a food web/chain • an animal that eats both plants and animals • an organism that can produce their own food • an organism that eats other organisms as food • all of the living and nonliving things in an area • ...

Vocab Words 2024-03-26

Vocab Words crossword puzzle
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  1. a group of atoms bonded together
  2. how plants respond to tough
  3. the small number that tells you the amount of atoms of each element
  4. how plants respond to water
  5. a plant growth in response of stimulus
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  1. smallest unit of an element
  2. a substance made from 2 or more different elements that have been chemically joined
  3. a substance that can't be broken into simpler substances by chemical means
  4. how plants respond to gravity
  5. how plants respond to light
  6. the large number In front of a molecule that tells you how many molecules there are
  7. the law of conservation of ... states

12 Clues: smallest unit of an element • how plants respond to light • how plants respond to tough • how plants respond to water • how plants respond to gravity • a group of atoms bonded together • the law of conservation of ... states • a plant growth in response of stimulus • the small number that tells you the amount of atoms of each element • ...

science a vocab-Adella Monit 2022-12-13

science a vocab-Adella Monit crossword puzzle
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  1. places on the world with similar climate,animals,plants
  2. living things and also non living such as soil
  3. variety between animals and plants on this planet
  4. group of similar organisms that are able to reproduce
  5. create or reproduce other living things
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  1. global ecosystem composed of living organismas
  2. people who buy goods and services
  3. any living thing such as animals,plants
  4. an organism that feeds mostly on plants
  5. leval a position an organism that fills in the food chain
  6. piramid a modle that shows the energy flow
  7. cells that make people who they are

12 Clues: people who buy goods and services • cells that make people who they are • any living thing such as animals,plants • an organism that feeds mostly on plants • create or reproduce other living things • piramid a modle that shows the energy flow • global ecosystem composed of living organismas • living things and also non living such as soil • ...

Using Earth's Resources 2019-03-31

Using Earth's Resources crossword puzzle
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  1. Earth's main resources of renewable energy
  2. water that is held below the ground
  3. from timy bits of weathered rock, animal remains, or plants that pile up in layers
  4. a mixture of minerals, rocks and other things
  5. color, streak, and luster
  6. types of materials are in it
  7. a material that is burned for its energy
  8. how light reflects off of it
  9. bits of decaying plants and animals in soil
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  1. types of fossils
  2. resource a material on Earth that is necessary or useful to people
  3. changed by heating and squeezing
  4. a solid, nonliving substance found in nature
  5. plants, water, air
  6. nonliving material made of one or more minerals
  7. topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
  8. coal, natural gas, and oil

17 Clues: types of fossils • plants, water, air • topsoil, subsoil, bedrock • color, streak, and luster • coal, natural gas, and oil • types of materials are in it • how light reflects off of it • changed by heating and squeezing • water that is held below the ground • a material that is burned for its energy • Earth's main resources of renewable energy • ...

PLANTS INCRASING IN NUMBERS 2016-05-29

PLANTS INCRASING IN NUMBERS crossword puzzle
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  1. AIR,________,WARMTH
  2. THE PRACTSE OF GROWING PLANTS ON A LARGE SCALE
  3. SEEDS OF SOME PLANTS HAVE ONE SEED LEAF AND ARE CALLED
  4. CROPS GROWN FROM NOVEMBER TO APRIL [WINTER]
  5. HELP TO REDUCE SOIL EROSION
  6. PLANTS SUPPLY US WITH LIFE-GIVING
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  1. CROPS GROWN FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER [SUMMER]
  2. NEW PLANTS CAN GROW FROM THE LEAVES OF THE
  3. ANY PART OF A POTATO WHICH HAS AN ______CAN GROW INTO A NEW PLANT
  4. SEEDS OF SOME PLANT HAVE TWO SEED LEAVESAND ARE CALLED

10 Clues: AIR,________,WARMTH • HELP TO REDUCE SOIL EROSION • PLANTS SUPPLY US WITH LIFE-GIVING • CROPS GROWN FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER [SUMMER] • NEW PLANTS CAN GROW FROM THE LEAVES OF THE • CROPS GROWN FROM NOVEMBER TO APRIL [WINTER] • THE PRACTSE OF GROWING PLANTS ON A LARGE SCALE • SEEDS OF SOME PLANTS HAVE ONE SEED LEAF AND ARE CALLED • ...

Photosynthesis 2022-12-05

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
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  1. Dioxide What plants take in from the air
  2. What plants release back into the air
  3. Respiration The process animals do in order to get energy from cells
  4. The process plants do in order to get energy from cells
  5. Where plants get the hydrogen for photosynthesis
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  1. The organelle in plants that does photosynthesis
  2. Acids What Lipids are broken down into
  3. The sugar that is combined with Carbon Dioxide during photosynthesis
  4. Acids What proteins are broken down into
  5. Sugars What carbohydrates are broken down into

10 Clues: What plants release back into the air • Acids What Lipids are broken down into • Dioxide What plants take in from the air • Acids What proteins are broken down into • Sugars What carbohydrates are broken down into • The organelle in plants that does photosynthesis • Where plants get the hydrogen for photosynthesis • ...

Feeding Relationships 2022-07-28

Feeding Relationships crossword puzzle
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  1. / This animal hunts for its food.
  2. / __________ are predators and only eat meat.
  3. / The _______ shows us how predators can also be prey.
  4. / _______ is a simple example of how energy flows from producers to consumers.
  5. / Not all plants are consumers, some eat insects. The plants are called __________.
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  1. / They get energy from consuming (eating) plants and animals.
  2. / _______ make their own food and get energy from the sun.
  3. / These types of animals ONLY eat plants, vegetables and fruit.
  4. / Get hunted by predators.
  5. / __________ like humans eat both meat and plants.

10 Clues: / Get hunted by predators. • / This animal hunts for its food. • / __________ are predators and only eat meat. • / __________ like humans eat both meat and plants. • / The _______ shows us how predators can also be prey. • / _______ make their own food and get energy from the sun. • / They get energy from consuming (eating) plants and animals. • ...

pests 3 2024-05-10

pests 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. Parasitic insect that attacks pest caterpillars.
  2. Larval stage of moths and butterflies, often a pest.
  3. Liquid fertilizer and disease control for plants.
  4. Pests that attach themselves to plants and feed on sap.
  5. “………. SPRAY” Natural insecticide and repellent for pests.
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  1. “…….. SOAP” Natural pesticide for controlling insects.
  2. Fungal disease that causes gray mold on plants.
  3. “……….. SPRAY” Fungicide used to control plant diseases.
  4. Fungal disease that causes a white powdery coating on plants.
  5. Soft-bodied pests that feed on plants at night.

10 Clues: Fungal disease that causes gray mold on plants. • Soft-bodied pests that feed on plants at night. • Parasitic insect that attacks pest caterpillars. • Liquid fertilizer and disease control for plants. • Larval stage of moths and butterflies, often a pest. • “…….. SOAP” Natural pesticide for controlling insects. • ...

Stage 1 2025-09-02

Stage 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. – The process by which plants make their food.
  2. – The green plants that produce their own food using sunlight.
  3. – The flow of energy from one organism to another.
  4. – An animal that hunts other animals for food.
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  1. – Tiny organisms that break down dead plants and animals.
  2. – An organism that eats both plants and animals.
  3. – Animals that eat only plants.
  4. – The top consumer in a food chain.
  5. – The network of many food chains connected together.
  6. – The source of all energy in most ecosystems

10 Clues: – Animals that eat only plants. • – The top consumer in a food chain. • – The source of all energy in most ecosystems • – The process by which plants make their food. • – An animal that hunts other animals for food. • – An organism that eats both plants and animals. • – The flow of energy from one organism to another. • ...

Chapter 22 Vocabulary by Logan Tiefenbrunn 2019-12-06

Chapter 22 Vocabulary by Logan Tiefenbrunn crossword puzzle
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  1. having staminate and pistillate flowers born on different individuals
  2. division of gymnosperms that includes compromising of plants that have pinnate leaves, large pith, little xylem, and a thick cortex that includes cycads
  3. a modified leaf that bears a sporangium or sporangia
  4. division of gymnosperms that includes maidenhair tree, and its extinct relatives
  5. is derived from the greek words for naked seed
  6. the outermost layer of an ovule; usually develops into a seed coat a gymnosperm ovule; usually has a single integument, and an angiosperm ovule usually has two integuments
  7. the outer boundary layer of a seed; it is developed from the integuments
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  1. division of plants with gymnosperms has 70 species across the relic genera
  2. a division of plants vascular land plants that have gymnosperm, cone bearing seeds, and are also known as coniferophyta
  3. a structure derived from the microspore of seed plants that develops into a male gametophyte
  4. solid or amorphous solid fusible flammable natural organic substance that is usually transparent, and are usually formed by plant secretions.
  5. ovule tissue within which an embryo sac develops
  6. ripened ovules of plants containing an embryo and normally capable of germinating into a new plant

13 Clues: is derived from the greek words for naked seed • ovule tissue within which an embryo sac develops • a modified leaf that bears a sporangium or sporangia • having staminate and pistillate flowers born on different individuals • the outer boundary layer of a seed; it is developed from the integuments • ...

Alien plants of Kyrgyzstan 2024-11-08

Alien plants of Kyrgyzstan crossword puzzle
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  1. What organization maintains the Global Naturalized Alien Flora database?
  2. Who is responsible for updating information about alien plants in Kyrgyzstan?
  3. Which country recently compiled a list of alien plants for the Global Register?
  4. What is one economic sector affected by alien plants?
  5. Which Central Asian country has a checklist for vascular plants in the Tian-Shan mountains?
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  1. Alien plants compete with native plants through which process?
  2. What type of plants are alien species impacting?
  3. What global issue is speeding up the melting of glaciers?
  4. Which mountain range is partially located in southern Kyrgyzstan?

9 Clues: What type of plants are alien species impacting? • What is one economic sector affected by alien plants? • What global issue is speeding up the melting of glaciers? • Alien plants compete with native plants through which process? • Which mountain range is partially located in southern Kyrgyzstan? • ...

Ecology 2021-08-03

Ecology crossword puzzle
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  1. An organism that can make its own food
  2. Mostly eats meat
  3. A place where animals and plants live
  4. The movement of energy up a food chain
  5. Eats plants and meat
  6. Provides energy for consumers
  7. An organism that eats
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  1. Contains many food chains
  2. The linear flow of energy
  3. Mostly eats plants
  4. Any feature that helps living things survive
  5. Your surroundings

12 Clues: Mostly eats meat • Your surroundings • Mostly eats plants • Eats plants and meat • An organism that eats • Contains many food chains • The linear flow of energy • Provides energy for consumers • A place where animals and plants live • An organism that can make its own food • The movement of energy up a food chain • Any feature that helps living things survive

Food Chains 2023-10-24

Food Chains crossword puzzle
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  1. Eats meat only
  2. Makes their own food through photosynthesis
  3. Producers are _________.
  4. Eats both plants and animals
  5. First consumer to eat in a food chain
  6. Third consumer to eat in food chain
  7. All energy originates from this
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  1. Second consumer to eat in the food chain
  2. Eats only plants
  3. Eats other living organisms
  4. Consumers are __________.
  5. Breaks down dead organisms

12 Clues: Eats meat only • Eats only plants • Consumers are __________. • Producers are _________. • Breaks down dead organisms • Eats other living organisms • Eats both plants and animals • All energy originates from this • Third consumer to eat in food chain • First consumer to eat in a food chain • Second consumer to eat in the food chain • Makes their own food through photosynthesis

how nutrients are replenished in soil 2024-10-05

how nutrients are replenished in soil crossword puzzle
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  1. makes up 78% of the atmosphere
  2. animals that depend on plants
  3. a plot of ground with greenery
  4. development
  5. a part of nature which helps in the growth of plants
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  1. a living thing that grows
  2. substance naturally formed in the earth
  3. manure/ compost/ plant food
  4. a mineral
  5. the substance which provides energy
  6. any living thing
  7. having good health

12 Clues: a mineral • development • any living thing • having good health • a living thing that grows • manure/ compost/ plant food • animals that depend on plants • makes up 78% of the atmosphere • a plot of ground with greenery • the substance which provides energy • substance naturally formed in the earth • a part of nature which helps in the growth of plants

Metabolism and Cell Structure Vocabulary 2012-09-25

Metabolism and Cell Structure Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. This produces excess energy that is sent to other places.
  2. This transport type has no plasmodesmata to facilitate movement.
  3. Only present in secondary cell wall and is very hard to degrade.
  4. A C6 sugar monomer, e.g. galactose, glucose, galacturonic acid, or rhamnose.
  5. Being the most abundant enzyme on Earth, this catalyzes the carboxylation of ribulose 1,5-biphosphate into 3-phosphoclycerate.
  6. Transports sugars to sink organs of plants.
  7. Protein complex made of 36 proteins embedded in the plasma membrane that synthesizes a component of the cell wall.
  8. P680+ donates 2 electrons to this.
  9. This occurs when there is a Ca2+ gradient consistently applied to one area of a cell.
  10. Component of dietary fiber and component of cell wall.
  11. These plants have a PEP carboxylase that eliminates photorespiration
  12. Slightly branched form of energy storage.
  13. A highly branched form of energy storage.
  14. This occurs as RUBISCO is not 100% efficient.
  15. This component of phloem is used for transport and has no nucleus.
  16. The sum of the xylem and phloem within a plant body.
  17. These help the cell wall to expand with the cell by loosening cellulose and pectin interactions.
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  1. A chain of 2 or more sugar units.
  2. An organic hydrophobic molecule that is localized in the thylakoid of plants.
  3. This is where energy is needed, and thus, where sugars move to.
  4. These cells are long and die at maturity but give a plant structural support.
  5. The most useful carbohydrate in plants is made of one glucose and one fructose molecule.
  6. This phenomenon relegates different metabolic process to different locations within the cell.
  7. A single sugar unit.
  8. Plants sequester carbon through this process.
  9. Organic compounds with the empirical formula Cm(H20)n.
  10. This transport type has many plasmodesmata that allow for quick loading of phloem.
  11. The waterproof outer-covering of all land plants.
  12. "Holes" in cell wall and plasma membrane that allow for quick transfer of small molecules.
  13. This donates 2 electrons to P700.
  14. A C5 sugar monomer, e.g. xylose or arabinose.
  15. Transports water and nutrients from roots up.

32 Clues: A single sugar unit. • A chain of 2 or more sugar units. • This donates 2 electrons to P700. • P680+ donates 2 electrons to this. • Slightly branched form of energy storage. • A highly branched form of energy storage. • Transports sugars to sink organs of plants. • Plants sequester carbon through this process. • This occurs as RUBISCO is not 100% efficient. • ...

Floral Design Year in Review 2023-05-19

Floral Design Year in Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Two primary colors combined in equal amounts.
  2. tall plant that has long, drooping, tiny flowers of a reddish-purple color.
  3. Red, yellow and blue are _________ colors.
  4. chinese evergreen
  5. Cell process in which stored food reserves are converted into useful energy for the plant
  6. The process of plants losing water through stomata in their leaves.
  7. A design technique in which branches of flowers are used around the perimeter of a floral arrangement to direct attention to the materials in the center of the arrangement
  8. It is particularly well known for its red and green foliage and is widely used in Christmas floral displays.
  9. dumb cane
  10. A purpose of _______ is to hide the mechanics in a flower arrangement.
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  1. these plants have thick and often colorful leaves that come out from the center of the plant and come out to a point. They only flower once in their life.
  2. The most major characteristic of the ______________ flower is its ringed petals, that loop around to form a “tube”.
  3. these come from a small evergreen shrub. The plant has relatively small leaves, which are somewhat pointy. As its name suggests, the plants’ leaves, stem, and flowers have a wax-like feel to them.
  4. peace lily
  5. As one of the most aromatic plants, fresh ___________ has a scent that can be described as woodsy and earthy, mixed with citrus and mint.
  6. The Japanese style of floral arrangements characterized by their linear forms
  7. Cutting flowers stems properly and providing proper treatment at any stage of the distribution process.
  8. A hue darkened by the addition of black forms a __________ of the hue
  9. The brightness or darkness of a hue
  10. genetically modified organism
  11. these plants feature large, crested flower heads that somewhat resemble the comb of a rooster. Flower colors include bright shades of orange, red, purple, yellow and pink.
  12. The process of converting nutrients, water, carbon, dioxide and sunlight into food for plants
  13. Floral Material that has an "airy" look to create the finishing touch.

23 Clues: dumb cane • peace lily • chinese evergreen • genetically modified organism • The brightness or darkness of a hue • Red, yellow and blue are _________ colors. • Two primary colors combined in equal amounts. • The process of plants losing water through stomata in their leaves. • A hue darkened by the addition of black forms a __________ of the hue • ...

Chapter 5.1 Fodd Security Key Terms 2025-01-31

Chapter 5.1 Fodd Security Key Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. food derived from organisms in which DNA has been changed known as GM crops.
  2. to limit the amount of food each person or family is allowed to purchase
  3. the growth of plants without soil
  4. an increase in salt content, usually of agricultural soils, irrigation water, or drinking water.
  5. chemicals used to control unwanted plants in commercial food crops
  6. the cultivation of single crop in one area
  7. nutrient deficient soils due to crops being continuously grown on them.
  8. the extreme scarcity of food
  9. lack of adequate nutrition, caused by not having a balanced diet, or enough to eat.
  10. a chemical or natural product that can be added to soils to increase nutrients available for plants
  11. describing things of the same kind, e.g. the crops produced by a farmer may be all of the same kind.
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  1. the supply of water to land or crops to help plants grow
  2. chemicals used to control unwanted fungi in commercial food crops
  3. suffering or death caused by lack of food
  4. when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life
  5. when a farmer grows food for their family and not to sell at the market
  6. when humans grow plants and animals for specific characteristics, e.g. high yield or drought tolerance
  7. a soil free farming system that uses the waster produced by aquatic organisms (fish) to supply nutrients to plants being grown hydroponically
  8. a system of farming that uses a small amount of labour and capital investment to the area of land being farmed
  9. a system of farming that uses large amounts of investment and labour and capital investment relative to the area of land being farmed
  10. to store large amounts of good or materials, in this instance food stores
  11. a fuel derived from biomass (plant or algal material, or animal waste)
  12. aid help given to a country or region suffering from food insecurity

23 Clues: the extreme scarcity of food • the growth of plants without soil • suffering or death caused by lack of food • the cultivation of single crop in one area • the supply of water to land or crops to help plants grow • chemicals used to control unwanted fungi in commercial food crops • chemicals used to control unwanted plants in commercial food crops • ...

Cell Test Review 2024-10-17

Cell Test Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Found in plants, it collects sunlight
  2. The smallest unit of life with out a chloroplast or cell wall
  3. The smallest unit of life
  4. All cells come from ________ cells
  5. A scientific idea with three parts about the smallest unit of life
  6. The formal science word for "nonliving"
  7. The formal science word for living and/or dead
  8. When a organism changes what it is doing because something changed around it
  9. The liquid a plant needs to do photosynthesis
  10. When all organisms of the same species is built the same and/or made of cells
  11. When an organism's body changes on the inside to keep it alive, or tells it that it needs something
  12. The air that a chloroplast needs to do photosynthesis
  13. The smallest unit of life with a chloroplast and cell wall
  14. The air an mitochondria needs to do cellular respiration
  15. The genetic information
  16. The energy a cell can use
  17. All _____ _____ are made of cells
  18. Tiny cell organs
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  1. When an organism's body changes as it gets older
  2. When an organism is made of only one cell
  3. When the mitochondria makes energy
  4. Found in plants and animals, it acts as a boundary for the cell
  5. When an organisms make more of it's species
  6. When the chloroplast uses the sun to make food
  7. Found in plants and animals, it makes energy for the cell
  8. When an organism eats or uses the sun to get energy
  9. When an organism is made of more than one cell
  10. The substance a mitochondria needs to do cellular respiration
  11. Never was alive or has gone through a process
  12. Found in plants and animals, it is a gel that holds everything in place
  13. It used to show the characteristics of life, but now it does not
  14. Found in plants, a rigid barrier that protects the cell
  15. The energy a plant needs to do photosynthesis
  16. The opposite of dead
  17. Found in plants and animals, it holds the DNA

35 Clues: Tiny cell organs • The opposite of dead • The genetic information • The smallest unit of life • The energy a cell can use • All _____ _____ are made of cells • When the mitochondria makes energy • All cells come from ________ cells • Found in plants, it collects sunlight • The formal science word for "nonliving" • When an organism is made of only one cell • ...

Plant Physiology Review 2024-10-14

Plant Physiology Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Movement of molecules between cells is facilitated by
  2. … does not discriminate between oxygen and carbon dioxide
  3. This type of plant tissue forms the outer protective layer in a plant
  4. Diffusion and facilitated diffusion are examples of … transport
  5. … deficiency may interfere with photosynthesis
  6. The process of breaking down chemicals using light energy
  7. This enzyme is used by C4 and CAM plants in carbon-concentrating mechanisms
  8. Without the presence of this type of element, severe abnormalities may occur in a plant
  9. meristem is responsible for primary growth, and most active in young plants
  10. In the vapor phase, the movement of water from the soil to the plant and to the atmosphere is done by …
  11. carriers Plastoquinone and plastocyanin are examples of …
  12. … active transport involves the direct use of metabolic energy
  13. Light dependent reactions occur in the …
  14. The site of photosynthesis
Down
  1. In CAM plants, … are closed during the day
  2. This organelle occupies 95% of the total volume in a plant cell
  3. … is the movement of two molecules in the same direction through a protein channel
  4. Where does carbon fixation occur in C4 plants?
  5. … roots are an adaptation to habitats of extremely low soil fertility
  6. Membrane …refers to how easily a substance can move across a membrane.
  7. A type of protein that requires energy from ATP hydrolysis
  8. The attraction of water molecules to solid surfaces is called …
  9. Movement of water in xylem is facilitated by … and tensile strength
  10. … plants adapt better in high CO2 concentrations
  11. Root … contributes to increased nutrient uptake by reduction, chelation, and solubilization of nutrients in soil
  12. Nitrogen ... is the process of obtaining nitrogen from the environment through several processes, resulting in ammonia or nitrate.
  13. The … pathway transports water from root hair to the xylem between cell walls
  14. … facilitates the movement of water across plasma membranes
  15. C4 plants generally have a wreath anatomy for their bundle sheath cells called
  16. The second step of the Calvin-Benson cycle

30 Clues: The site of photosynthesis • Light dependent reactions occur in the … • In CAM plants, … are closed during the day • The second step of the Calvin-Benson cycle • Where does carbon fixation occur in C4 plants? • … deficiency may interfere with photosynthesis • … plants adapt better in high CO2 concentrations • Movement of molecules between cells is facilitated by • ...

States of Matter 2024-02-15

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. straw like structure which transports water to leaves
  2. biggest flower
  3. forms of water coming down from clouds
  4. Cycle Process of circulation of water on the earth
  5. kitchen of plants
  6. Anything that occupies space
  7. flytrap a carnivore plant with a trap(2 words)
  8. places where natural minerals and metals are found
  9. metals _______ when heated at very high temperature
  10. state of matter which has definite shape and volume
  11. a sticky liquid in carnivorous plants to trap insects
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  1. process in which plants make their own food
  2. a type of plant which needs support to climb upwards
  3. water turning into steam
  4. Gas changing to liquid
  5. Water becomes this when frozen
  6. state in which molecules take up entire space in the container
  7. widely used metal in constructions

18 Clues: biggest flower • kitchen of plants • Gas changing to liquid • water turning into steam • Anything that occupies space • Water becomes this when frozen • widely used metal in constructions • forms of water coming down from clouds • process in which plants make their own food • flytrap a carnivore plant with a trap(2 words) • Cycle Process of circulation of water on the earth • ...

Science review by mary 2021-12-08

Science review by mary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a certain theory
  2. depends on one cell for it to function
  3. it is a group of cells that are simular
  4. the power house of the cell
  5. the cell found in animals
  6. a group of tissues in a living organism
  7. in plant cells it helps maintane water balance
  8. the thing that builds up every human and living creature
  9. when plants seperate it is called what
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  1. in every organic livng thing
  2. seperates the interier from the exterier
  3. a group of organs working together
  4. the wall that protects the cell
  5. helps plants move throughout the body
  6. helps make energy to power the cell
  7. the cell found in plants
  8. only found in plant cells and makes light into evergy
  9. a solution that fills each cell

18 Clues: a certain theory • the cell found in plants • the cell found in animals • the power house of the cell • in every organic livng thing • the wall that protects the cell • a solution that fills each cell • a group of organs working together • helps make energy to power the cell • helps plants move throughout the body • depends on one cell for it to function • ...

Petra and Anne Nature 2025-08-22

Petra and Anne Nature crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a community of plants and animals
  2. that big yellow thing in the sky
  3. important part of the air to survive
  4. dry landscape consisting only of sand
  5. large areas full of water
  6. edible products from plants and bushes and trees
  7. animals with 6 legs
  8. colourful plants that smell nice and bring joy to everyone
Down
  1. animals with feathers
  2. a mountain where magma and lava errupt
  3. honey producing insects
  4. this causes wind, lighting and rain
  5. its the biggest animal on land
  6. precipitation at very low temperatures
  7. a large water current that flows through the countries
  8. green parts of the trees
  9. its hard and found on the ground in different sizes
  10. a big plant found in the woods and forests and elsewhere

18 Clues: animals with 6 legs • animals with feathers • honey producing insects • green parts of the trees • large areas full of water • its the biggest animal on land • that big yellow thing in the sky • a community of plants and animals • this causes wind, lighting and rain • important part of the air to survive • dry landscape consisting only of sand • ...

7th chpt 7 2022-01-20

7th chpt 7 crossword puzzle
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  1. a response to touch by a plant
  2. these vascular tissues transport water and minerals
  3. these vascular tissues transport food down the plant from the leaves
  4. the organelle in a plant cell that stores water
  5. plants that complete their life cycle in one year
  6. this part of a woody stem produces new vascular tissue
  7. an ____ stem is green and flexible
  8. in seeds, sometimes food is stored inside these, there may be one or two
  9. if a plant is this, it does not have xylem and phloem
  10. together, the stigma, style, and ovary make up the ___ of a flower
  11. dormancy helps plants survive freezing weather and a lack of ___ ____
  12. there is only one species on Earth left of this gymnosperm
  13. this is another compound found in plants that helps with structural support of the plant
  14. a response to light by a plant
  15. a single main root with small lateral roots and root hair coming off it
  16. a response to water by a plant
  17. plants that complete their life cycle in 2 years
  18. ferns are vascular, but they do not produce seeds, they produce ___ to reproduce
  19. a variety of chemicals that affect how a plant grows and develops
  20. mosses are ___ plants
  21. together, the anther and the filament make up the ___ of a flower
  22. the term used to show that a sperm cell has just united with an egg cell
  23. all flowering plants are ____
  24. dicots have _____ veins on their leaves
  25. the ripened ovary of an angiosperm becomes this that we can sometimes eat
  26. these gymnosperms are the palm trees
  27. the plant life cycle structure that produces egg and sperm cells
Down
  1. the structure that results from the joining of an egg and sperm cell
  2. gases move in and out of a leaf through these openings on the underside
  3. a leaf’s cuticle reduces ________ that can cause water loss
  4. the terms used to show that a pollen grain has landed on the stigma of a flower
  5. in ___ reproduction, an egg and sperm cell unite, giving the offspring new genetic info different from the parents
  6. older inactive ____ form the rings that are found in the dross section of a tree
  7. a plant’s response to seasonal changes in the length of day and night
  8. if a plant is ____ it has xylem and phloem vessels
  9. the part of the stamen where the pollen is
  10. a response to gravity by a plant
  11. the part of a woody plant that is active xylem layers
  12. all plants are ___, which means they can produce their own food
  13. an example of ___ reproduction is bugging
  14. the energy that powers photosynthesis comes from the ___
  15. angiosperms with only one seed leaf or cotyledon are called ____
  16. at the tip of the sporophyte , this structure will grow and it will contain the spores
  17. nonvascular plants grow low to the ground and have ___ cell walls to pass water and nutrients cell to cell
  18. cone-bearing plants are ____
  19. a group of cells that work together make a ____
  20. these on a root help a plant absorb nutrients and water
  21. plant cell walls contain a rigid material called ____
  22. monocots have petals in multiples of ___
  23. angiosperms with 2 seed leaves or cotyledons are called this
  24. plants that live and flower for more than 2 years
  25. monocots have veins in their leaves that run ___ to each other
  26. the period when a plant’s growth and activity stops
  27. the dense inner part of a woody plant that is inactive

54 Clues: mosses are ___ plants • cone-bearing plants are ____ • all flowering plants are ____ • a response to touch by a plant • a response to light by a plant • a response to water by a plant • a response to gravity by a plant • an ____ stem is green and flexible • these gymnosperms are the palm trees • monocots have petals in multiples of ___ • dicots have _____ veins on their leaves • ...

Earth Science 2013-02-06

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The feel and surface appearance of any material.
  2. Rocks that form when layers of sediments get cemented and pushed together.
  3. Energy made from heat inside the earth.
  4. To hold in.
  5. The release of harmful material into the air, water, or soil.
  6. Energy of changing the power of moving air into a useful form.
  7. An energy resource that formed from the remains of plants or animals that died millions of years ago.
Down
  1. The maximum amount that can be held.
  2. The dark soil material resulting from the decomposition of plants and animals.
  3. A substance that provides nourishment.
  4. Energy from the sun.
  5. Anything found in nature that is useful to people.
  6. A loose collection of rock particles and organic debris that covers much of the Earth's surface.
  7. Energy made from plants and plant waste.
  8. The remains, impressions, or traces from once-living plants and animals that are preserved in rock.

15 Clues: To hold in. • Energy from the sun. • The maximum amount that can be held. • A substance that provides nourishment. • Energy made from heat inside the earth. • Energy made from plants and plant waste. • The feel and surface appearance of any material. • Anything found in nature that is useful to people. • The release of harmful material into the air, water, or soil. • ...

BIOLOGY 2013-05-27

BIOLOGY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Orange died pigment in plants.
  2. synthase Provides energy from the cell to use through the synthesis of ATP.
  3. Most common photosynthetic pigment in plants, photosynthetic protists, and cyanobacteria.
  4. Process by which any molecule becomes broken down by light energy.
  5. Measure in nanometers.
  6. Absorbs, reflects and transmits.
  7. Organisms can harness the energy of light to build organic molecules from inorganic raw materials
  8. The electromagnetic energy of the ligh is organized in packets.
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  1. reaction The energy of light gets converted to the chemical bond energy of ATP.
  2. Organelle that specializes in photosynthesis in plants and many protists.
  3. Cycle Build sugars in the stroma of chloroplast.
  4. independent reaction Runs on energy delicered by the ATP and NADPH formed in the first stage.
  5. Chloroplast`s inner membrane system.
  6. Plants chloroplasts have two outer membranes, and are filled with a semifluid matrix.
  7. Transfer of electrons, protons from one reaction site to another.

15 Clues: Measure in nanometers. • Orange died pigment in plants. • Absorbs, reflects and transmits. • Chloroplast`s inner membrane system. • Cycle Build sugars in the stroma of chloroplast. • The electromagnetic energy of the ligh is organized in packets. • Transfer of electrons, protons from one reaction site to another. • ...

Nitrogen Cycle 2023-05-10

Nitrogen Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Decomposers convert organic waste into ammonia
  2. Process of converting nitrogen gas from the air into ammonia, done by nitrogen fixing bacteria
  3. is the atmospheres most abundant element making up 78% of volume in the troposphere
  4. Number of components of the nitrogen cycle
  5. Plants of the bean & pea family, contains nodules of nitrogen-fixing bacteria
  6. NO3
  7. Bacteria changes the nitrates in soil or water to nitrogen gas and release it back into the atmosphere
  8. Product of nitrogen decomposition
  9. Nitrogen_____
Down
  1. An abiotic source of fixing atmospheric nitrogen into nitrate compounds for the soil.
  2. Substances in food that organisms need to grow
  3. Low nitrogen availability limits a plants _____
  4. When plants and other producers absorb and use nitrogen
  5. Convert nitrogen in the remains of dead organisms into nitrogen compounds plants can use
  6. The process where ammonia is converted to nitrate ions by bacteria in the soil

15 Clues: NO3 • Nitrogen_____ • Product of nitrogen decomposition • Number of components of the nitrogen cycle • Decomposers convert organic waste into ammonia • Substances in food that organisms need to grow • Low nitrogen availability limits a plants _____ • When plants and other producers absorb and use nitrogen • ...

Vocabulary Practice 2023-03-23

Vocabulary Practice crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plants response to gravity.
  2. the body system that allows the body to move.
  3. the body system includes the brain, spinal cord, and a complex network of nerves.
  4. a plants response to stimuli.
  5. a plants response to light.
  6. how the organism reacts to a stimulus and results in a change in behavior.
  7. the body system that gives it shape, allows movement, makes blood cells, provides protection for organs and stores minerals
Down
  1. a plants response to touch.
  2. the control center of a cell.
  3. a stimulus that comes from the external environment
  4. The process by which the body's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment.
  5. rigid outer layer of the cell that provides shape, support and protection.
  6. any change in an organism’s environment that causes the organism to react.
  7. a part of the cell that stores water and nutrients.
  8. a stimulus that comes from inside an organism.

15 Clues: a plants response to touch. • a plants response to light. • the control center of a cell. • a plants response to gravity. • a plants response to stimuli. • the body system that allows the body to move. • a stimulus that comes from inside an organism. • a stimulus that comes from the external environment • a part of the cell that stores water and nutrients. • ...

Food Production Unit 2021-10-12

Food Production Unit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of growing food to eat, farming
  2. improvements in technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods
  3. process of how our food gets from the farm to the table.
  4. a government payment that supports a business
  5. kept in natural conditions with freedom of movement.
  6. chemicals used on plants that do not harm the plants but kill pests.
  7. the edible seeds or seeds of some grasses or a few other plants. Rice, wheat, and corn
Down
  1. maximize production while minimizing cost
  2. a raw material that can be bought and sold
  3. free from GMOs, pesticides, fertilizer, antibiotics, and growth hormones.
  4. farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced.
  5. gets food by hunting animals and foraging berries, nuts, or other plants in the world.
  6. brought under human control
  7. food that has had things added to it to make it last longer.
  8. Genetically modified organism, changed in a non-natural way

15 Clues: brought under human control • maximize production while minimizing cost • a raw material that can be bought and sold • the process of growing food to eat, farming • a government payment that supports a business • kept in natural conditions with freedom of movement. • process of how our food gets from the farm to the table. • ...

Science 2025-01-16

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ....chain is a linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next.
  2. The process by which water vapor turns into liquid droplets.
  3. A green pigment in plants that helps absorb sunlight.
  4. A gas essential for respiration in most living organisms.
  5. The loss of color, often in coral, due to environmental stress.
  6. A community of organisms interacting with their environment.
  7. Small pores on leaves that allow gas exchange.
  8. The biological process by which organisms produce offspring.
Down
  1. The process by which plants make their own food using sunlight.
  2. The process of changing from liquid to solid due to cold.
  3. The reproductive structure in plants, often colorful and fragrant.
  4. The upper layer of earth where plants grow.
  5. ....web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.
  6. .....roots are tiny structures on roots that absorb water and nutrients.
  7. The process of changing from solid to liquid due to heat.
  8. ....stem is swollen underground stem that stores food, like in potatoes.

16 Clues: The upper layer of earth where plants grow. • Small pores on leaves that allow gas exchange. • A green pigment in plants that helps absorb sunlight. • The process of changing from liquid to solid due to cold. • A gas essential for respiration in most living organisms. • The process of changing from solid to liquid due to heat. • ...

Bee Vocabulary 3 2025-03-25

Bee Vocabulary 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All the plants that grow in a certain place.
  2. All the living and nonliving things in a certain place that work together.
  3. The variety of different plants and animals in nature.
  4. A steady decrease in the number or amount of something.
  5. The natural home of a plant or animal.
  6. Very important or necessary.
  7. The process of moving pollen from one flower to another to help plants grow.
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  1. The way something is spread out or shared.
  2. An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
  3. Doing something in the best and quickest way.
  4. A group of living things that are similar, like different types of bees.
  5. A sign that shows how something is doing or changing.
  6. Something that can last a long time without running out or harming nature.
  7. Related to farming and growing food.
  8. A yellow powder made by flowers that helps plants make seeds.

15 Clues: Very important or necessary. • Related to farming and growing food. • The natural home of a plant or animal. • The way something is spread out or shared. • All the plants that grow in a certain place. • An animal that hunts and eats other animals. • Doing something in the best and quickest way. • A sign that shows how something is doing or changing. • ...

Sucking & Chewing Insects 2022-01-28

Sucking & Chewing Insects crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layer of dead plant material between green tops of grass plants and soil
  2. 1/5" long, black spot on each white/silver wing, nocturnal
  3. white with tail filaments, suck sap
  4. found on underside of leaves feeds on phloem, pale yellow body white wings
  5. outter protective structure for insects
  6. the difference between sucking and biting insects
  7. various colors, produce toxic honeydew, garden plants
  8. spins silk webs over plants, 8 legs dark spots on back
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  1. green with white stripe, smooth, bristles on back loves cabbage and broccoli
  2. dark stripe down back feeds on alfalfa
  3. brown head, white body with spots,chews stalk
  4. similar to clams and mussels,slime trail
  5. 1/2" long, jumps, flies and runs, gray, green or yellow in color
  6. 1-2", horizontal stripes, smooth, hairless, chewing on leaves gives holes
  7. red/brown oval shaped body that is flatten and found on indoor plants

15 Clues: white with tail filaments, suck sap • dark stripe down back feeds on alfalfa • outter protective structure for insects • similar to clams and mussels,slime trail • brown head, white body with spots,chews stalk • the difference between sucking and biting insects • various colors, produce toxic honeydew, garden plants • ...

Wildlife Studies Crossword Puzzle 2025-12-02

Wildlife Studies Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gems that are found on rings
  2. Plants need the energy waves from this source to survive
  3. A gas used to make balloons float
  4. Blocks are made of these for deer to lick
  5. Aquatic critter
  6. Plants grown in fields to feed cattle and people
  7. Fossilised organic matter
  8. Plants produce it and we breathe it in
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  1. A chemical element and an essential mineral for the body, vital for building strong bones, teeth, and cell membranes
  2. A category of animals that have low population numbers and are close to all dying off
  3. A fossil fuel that forms between layers of organic matter
  4. The material swords are made up of
  5. And area of land that is soaked with water but you're able to walk in it
  6. Nutrient substrate perfect for plant growth
  7. Areas of land packed thick with trees and plants

15 Clues: Aquatic critter • Fossilised organic matter • Gems that are found on rings • A gas used to make balloons float • The material swords are made up of • Plants produce it and we breathe it in • Blocks are made of these for deer to lick • Nutrient substrate perfect for plant growth • Areas of land packed thick with trees and plants • ...

Photosynthesis 2021-05-03

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I don't get much recognition for my work in the food chain but I still give nutrients for plants
  2. I'm the prosses of how plants make their own food
  3. I can be a solid liquid or gas, without me you'd only live for about 3-5 days
  4. I'm at the top of the food chain but I can be in the middle sometimes too, I eat rather plants or other animals, what am I ?
  5. you could say I'm the other have of a human, I only eat meat
  6. what do you call sugar for plants ?
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  1. I can be oxygen or glucose
  2. energy
  3. You can basically describe me as human
  4. energy I'm like a butterfly. I was one thing first then transformed into something else
  5. dioxide I make up most of earth's atmosphere, but to much of be can be dangerous
  6. I'm usually at the bottom of the food chain, I give energy to animals, but I'm not one myself.
  7. without me you'd die in a few minuets
  8. I'm a star in the sky but I don't grant you wishes
  9. you could say I'm half human, I only eat plants

15 Clues: energy • I can be oxygen or glucose • what do you call sugar for plants ? • without me you'd die in a few minuets • You can basically describe me as human • you could say I'm half human, I only eat plants • I'm the prosses of how plants make their own food • I'm a star in the sky but I don't grant you wishes • you could say I'm the other have of a human, I only eat meat • ...

Choice Board 2021-05-03

Choice Board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I'm the prosses of how plants make their own food
  2. dioxide I make up most of earth's atmosphere, but to much of be can be dangerous
  3. energy I'm like a butterfly. I was one thing first then transformed into something else
  4. you could say I'm half human, I only eat plants
  5. energy
  6. You can basically describe me as human
  7. I'm at the top of the food chain but I can be in the middle sometimes too, I eat rather plants or other animals, what am I ?
Down
  1. I can be a solid liquid or gas, without me you'd only live for about 3-5 days
  2. I can be oxygen or glucose
  3. I'm usually at the bottom of the food chain, I give energy to animals, but I'm not one myself.
  4. you could say I'm the other have of a human, I only eat meat
  5. what do you call sugar for plants ?
  6. without me you'd die in a few minuets
  7. I don't get much recognition for my work in the food chain but I still give nutrients for plants
  8. I'm a star in the sky but I don't grant you wishes

15 Clues: energy • I can be oxygen or glucose • what do you call sugar for plants ? • without me you'd die in a few minuets • You can basically describe me as human • you could say I'm half human, I only eat plants • I'm the prosses of how plants make their own food • I'm a star in the sky but I don't grant you wishes • you could say I'm the other have of a human, I only eat meat • ...

Plant Crossword 2017-11-06

Plant Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plants with feathery leaves
  2. tiny pores in leaves
  3. small fibers on moss
  4. part of moss that reproduces asexually
  5. part of moss that reproduces sexually
Down
  1. green furry plant that grows on damp rocks and soil
  2. process in which green plants make their food
  3. large divided leaves
  4. green substance in plants
  5. tubes that form a plants framework

10 Clues: large divided leaves • tiny pores in leaves • small fibers on moss • green substance in plants • plants with feathery leaves • tubes that form a plants framework • part of moss that reproduces sexually • part of moss that reproduces asexually • process in which green plants make their food • green furry plant that grows on damp rocks and soil

Grade-6 Things around us 2020-12-15

Grade-6 Things around us crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gums and resins are..... given out by plants.
  2. smallest living structure.
  3. ability to produce more of their kind.
  4. In ......plants utilize oxygen to release energy.
  5. an organisms reaction to a stimulus.
Down
  1. this in living things is irreversible.
  2. ...... depend on plants for food.
  3. unicellular organism
  4. similar cell performing a particular function.
  5. plants respond to this stimulus

10 Clues: unicellular organism • smallest living structure. • plants respond to this stimulus • ...... depend on plants for food. • an organisms reaction to a stimulus. • this in living things is irreversible. • ability to produce more of their kind. • gums and resins are..... given out by plants. • similar cell performing a particular function. • ...

Science weekly week 21 Ecosystems 2022-10-09

Science weekly week 21 Ecosystems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cold barren region with no trees
  2. not eating
  3. number of plants and animals area
  4. inactive
Down
  1. process of liquid water becomes gas
  2. an area that grows few plants
  3. mass removal of trees from forest
  4. special function in a ecosystem of plants/animals
  5. soil it stays frozen all year
  6. plants or animals that don't blong in ecosystem

10 Clues: inactive • not eating • an area that grows few plants • soil it stays frozen all year • cold barren region with no trees • mass removal of trees from forest • number of plants and animals area • process of liquid water becomes gas • plants or animals that don't blong in ecosystem • special function in a ecosystem of plants/animals

Photosynthesis 2020-10-21

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Xylem and _____
  2. What is the chemical compound of oxygen?
  3. dioxide The chemical that helps a plant photosynthesize
  4. What colour of light do plants produce?
  5. What chemical do plants produce?
  6. Plants produce oxygen and _____?
Down
  1. What helps a plant grow?
  2. The process that a plant goes through
  3. Another word for the sugar produced by plants
  4. Sun____

10 Clues: Sun____ • Xylem and _____ • What helps a plant grow? • What chemical do plants produce? • Plants produce oxygen and _____? • The process that a plant goes through • What colour of light do plants produce? • What is the chemical compound of oxygen? • Another word for the sugar produced by plants • dioxide The chemical that helps a plant photosynthesize

Science A vocab - Mackenzie Shelton 2022-12-13

Science A vocab - Mackenzie Shelton crossword puzzle
Across
  1. known as producers.
  2. the process in which green plants use sunlight.
  3. animal that feeds off plants.
  4. eats both plants and animals.
  5. consumers- eats secondary consumers.
  6. molecule that carries genetic info.
Down
  1. animal that eats on flesh
  2. the people who buy goods and services.
  3. - flesh eating animals.
  4. an area where plants, animals, and organisms live.

10 Clues: known as producers. • - flesh eating animals. • animal that eats on flesh • animal that feeds off plants. • eats both plants and animals. • molecule that carries genetic info. • consumers- eats secondary consumers. • the people who buy goods and services. • the process in which green plants use sunlight. • an area where plants, animals, and organisms live.

Food Chains and Webs 2023-01-19

Food Chains and Webs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. eats plants and animals for energy
  2. makes it's own food for energy
  3. a living thing that eats both plants and meat
  4. breaks down dead plants and animals
Down
  1. a living thing that eats only meat
  2. a living thing that eats only plants
  3. a series of organisms
  4. many food chains in one
  5. example of omnivore
  6. what gives producers energy

10 Clues: example of omnivore • a series of organisms • many food chains in one • what gives producers energy • makes it's own food for energy • eats plants and animals for energy • a living thing that eats only meat • breaks down dead plants and animals • a living thing that eats only plants • a living thing that eats both plants and meat

plants 2016-04-26

plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the practice of growing plants on a large scale
  2. plants grown in summer
  3. a seed dispersed by water
Down
  1. the devolopment of a seed into a seedling
  2. one of the agents of dispersal

5 Clues: plants grown in summer • a seed dispersed by water • one of the agents of dispersal • the devolopment of a seed into a seedling • the practice of growing plants on a large scale

plants 2016-04-21

plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. food of plant
  2. karif
  3. monocot
Down
  1. winter
  2. dispersal

5 Clues: karif • winter • monocot • dispersal • food of plant

plants 2016-04-21

plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process of a seed into a seedling
  2. a seed with two cotyledous
Down
  1. summer crops
  2. winter crops
  3. a seed with one cotyledous

5 Clues: summer crops • winter crops • a seed with one cotyledous • a seed with two cotyledous • process of a seed into a seedling

Plants 2016-04-20

Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tiny pores
  2. green structures
  3. self feeding nutrition
Down
  1. animals and non-green plants
  2. green pigment

5 Clues: tiny pores • green pigment • green structures • self feeding nutrition • animals and non-green plants

Plants 2016-04-23

Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bursts open when they are dry
  2. seed which has two seed leaves
  3. new plants growing from the leaves
Down
  1. developmentof a seed into a seedling
  2. outer covering

5 Clues: outer covering • bursts open when they are dry • seed which has two seed leaves • new plants growing from the leaves • developmentof a seed into a seedling

plants 2016-04-23

plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. germination
  2. almond
  3. rabi
Down
  1. outercovering
  2. kharif

5 Clues: rabi • kharif • almond • germination • outercovering

Plants 2016-04-23

Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a part of a seed that covers the seed
  2. a seed that is dispersed by animals
  3. Crops that grow on winter
  4. Crops that grow on summer
Down
  1. a devolpment of a seed into a seedling

5 Clues: Crops that grow on winter • Crops that grow on summer • a seed that is dispersed by animals • a part of a seed that covers the seed • a devolpment of a seed into a seedling

plants 2016-04-24

plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. which part of a planttake water and nutrients
  2. which part of a plant make food for the plant
  3. which part of a plant carries water from roots to the rest of the plant
  4. where do plants get energy to make food from
Down
  1. what is the process by how plants make food

5 Clues: what is the process by how plants make food • where do plants get energy to make food from • which part of a planttake water and nutrients • which part of a plant make food for the plant • which part of a plant carries water from roots to the rest of the plant

PLANTS 2016-04-24

PLANTS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Soil suitable for growing cotton
  2. Agent of dispersal for coconut
  3. A natural insecticide
Down
  1. A seed dispersed by wind
  2. method of propagation in rose

5 Clues: A natural insecticide • A seed dispersed by wind • method of propagation in rose • Agent of dispersal for coconut • Soil suitable for growing cotton

Plants 2018-04-29

Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Supports the plant
  2. Reproduction of plants
  3. Double cotyledon
Down
  1. Colour of leaves
  2. Single cotyledon

5 Clues: Colour of leaves • Single cotyledon • Double cotyledon • Supports the plant • Reproduction of plants

plants 2013-04-11

plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the name for the biggest flower in the world?
  2. Which fruit has 200 seeds?
Down
  1. What are cricket bats made from?
  2. Which trees are oldest in the world?
  3. What is good for waking you up in the morning?

5 Clues: Which fruit has 200 seeds? • What are cricket bats made from? • Which trees are oldest in the world? • What is good for waking you up in the morning? • What is the name for the biggest flower in the world?

Plants 2013-10-25

Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the dirt that a plant grows in
  2. a living thing.
  3. a part of a plant
Down
  1. a part of a plant that allows reproduction
  2. the tube that carries water to the plant.

5 Clues: a living thing. • a part of a plant • the dirt that a plant grows in • the tube that carries water to the plant. • a part of a plant that allows reproduction

Plants 2021-09-22

Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. regrow a plant
  2. Colourful part
  3. thick part
Down
  1. green part of the plant
  2. small plant

5 Clues: thick part • small plant • regrow a plant • Colourful part • green part of the plant

Plants 2022-07-26

Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large marsupial
  2. Likes to chase mice
Down
  1. Has a trunk
  2. Flying mammal
  3. Man's best friend

5 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice

Plants 2023-09-30

Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. they make the seeds
  2. they are made in the flowers
Down
  1. they absorb water
  2. they make the food of the plant
  3. it takes the water to the rest of the plant

5 Clues: they absorb water • they make the seeds • they are made in the flowers • they make the food of the plant • it takes the water to the rest of the plant

plants 2024-01-29

plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large marsupial
  2. Flying mammal
Down
  1. Has a trunk
  2. Likes to chase mice
  3. Man's best friend

5 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice

plants 2023-12-21

plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large marsupial
  2. Likes to chase mice
Down
  1. Has a trunk
  2. Flying mammal
  3. Man's best friend

5 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice

plants 2024-02-28

plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. makes things green
  2. sugar
  3. rotting or decaying
Down
  1. producers and consumers.
  2. changes light to chemical energy

5 Clues: sugar • makes things green • rotting or decaying • producers and consumers. • changes light to chemical energy