plants Crossword Puzzles

PLANTS 2022-02-10

PLANTS crossword puzzle
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  1. THE ............ ARE IN THE FRUIT.
  2. A PLANT NEEDS WATER, SUBSTANCES, AIR AND ............
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  1. THE ........... ARE GREEN.
  2. WE CAN´T SEE THE ........... OF THE PLANT.
  3. THE ............. HAVE PETALS AND SEPALS

5 Clues: THE ........... ARE GREEN. • THE ............ ARE IN THE FRUIT. • THE ............. HAVE PETALS AND SEPALS • WE CAN´T SEE THE ........... OF THE PLANT. • A PLANT NEEDS WATER, SUBSTANCES, AIR AND ............

plants 2023-07-08

plants crossword puzzle
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  1. process by which plants make food
  2. broad part of leaf
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  1. tiny holes under of leaf
  2. tip of leaf
  3. the main thick vein

5 Clues: tip of leaf • broad part of leaf • the main thick vein • tiny holes under of leaf • process by which plants make food

Plants 2023-09-07

Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. loss of water
  2. woody stem
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  1. transport of food
  2. gaseous exchange
  3. proteins

5 Clues: proteins • woody stem • loss of water • gaseous exchange • transport of food

Plants 2023-09-07

Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. loss of water
  2. woody stem
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  1. transport of food
  2. gaseous exchange
  3. proteins

5 Clues: proteins • woody stem • loss of water • gaseous exchange • transport of food

Plants 2023-12-18

Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. flower gifted romantically
  2. gets carved in fall
  3. remedy for sunburns
  4. this tree never turns brown in the winter
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  1. tall flower with a brown seeded center

5 Clues: gets carved in fall • remedy for sunburns • flower gifted romantically • tall flower with a brown seeded center • this tree never turns brown in the winter

Plants 2024-01-05

Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. used for paper
  2. white balls in fields
  3. grows in front yard
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  1. is used in grains
  2. grows in fields

5 Clues: used for paper • grows in fields • is used in grains • grows in front yard • white balls in fields

Plants 2023-11-01

Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. A stem carries this from leaf to all parts of the plant.
  2. A mountain tree which produces seeds without flower.
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  1. A fruit with single seed.
  2. A fruit without pulp.
  3. A most beautiful and colourful part of the plant.

5 Clues: A fruit without pulp. • A fruit with single seed. • A most beautiful and colourful part of the plant. • A mountain tree which produces seeds without flower. • A stem carries this from leaf to all parts of the plant.

Plants 2025-02-03

Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. Gas taken in by plants for photosynthesis that includes carbon and oxygen
  2. a method for growing plants in water with added nutrients rather than in soil
  3. substances required by plants to make food during photosynthesis
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  1. substances that help plants grow in a healthy way, usually taken in by plants from the soil
  2. gas released by plants during photosynthesis

5 Clues: gas released by plants during photosynthesis • substances required by plants to make food during photosynthesis • Gas taken in by plants for photosynthesis that includes carbon and oxygen • a method for growing plants in water with added nutrients rather than in soil • substances that help plants grow in a healthy way, usually taken in by plants from the soil

plants 2025-02-04

plants crossword puzzle
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  1. Large marsupial
  2. Likes to chase mice
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  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 2025-09-02

Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. PLANTS WITH FLOWERS
  2. PRODUCE FLOWERS AND FRUITS
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  1. NON FLOWERING REPRODUCE WITH THEM
  2. SEEDS DEVELOP INSIDE CONES
  3. FLOWERING PLANTS WITH NO FLOWERS

5 Clues: PLANTS WITH FLOWERS • SEEDS DEVELOP INSIDE CONES • PRODUCE FLOWERS AND FRUITS • FLOWERING PLANTS WITH NO FLOWERS • NON FLOWERING REPRODUCE WITH THEM

Ecosystems 2022-10-11

Ecosystems crossword puzzle
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  1. an organism that only eats meat
  2. all the populations of organisms living together in an environment
  3. a model that shows how the food chains in an ecosystem are linked together
  4. all members of a single species in an area at a given time
  5. a single organism in an environment
  6. an organism that eats meat and plants
  7. are the nonliving things in an environment (water, soil, rocks, air, light)
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  1. an organism that must eat to get energy
  2. all living and nonliving things together in an environment
  3. shows the amount of energy available to pass from one level of a food chain to the next
  4. the living things in an environment (plants, animals, fungi, bacteria)
  5. an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals
  6. an organism that only eats plants
  7. an organism that uses energy of the sunlight to makes its own food
  8. the path that energy and nutrients follow in an ecosystem

15 Clues: an organism that only eats meat • an organism that only eats plants • a single organism in an environment • an organism that eats meat and plants • an organism that must eat to get energy • an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals • the path that energy and nutrients follow in an ecosystem • all living and nonliving things together in an environment • ...

Chapter 5: Tropical Rainforest 2012-12-10

Chapter 5: Tropical Rainforest crossword puzzle
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  1. Plant that requires large amounts of moisture.
  2. Death of all members of a species.
  3. The red soil of the tropical rainforest.
  4. The animals living within a given area.
  5. The range of species of plants and animals on Earth; the variety of all living things.
  6. Living components of ecosystems, like plants.
  7. roots Trees in the tropical rainforest grow additional roots that are above ground level. These roots make the trees taller and given them added support.
  8. system A very small ecosystem such as a vegetable garden.
  9. system A large ecosystem such as the rainforest.
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  1. The plants living within a given area.
  2. Threatened with immediate elimination or extinction.
  3. A major terrestrial ecosystem with characteristic plant and animal species maintained under particular climatic conditions.
  4. An ecological system in which plants and animals are linked to their environment.
  5. Non-living components of ecosystems, like rocks.
  6. The planetary ecosystem.

15 Clues: The planetary ecosystem. • Death of all members of a species. • The plants living within a given area. • The animals living within a given area. • The red soil of the tropical rainforest. • Living components of ecosystems, like plants. • Plant that requires large amounts of moisture. • Non-living components of ecosystems, like rocks. • ...

BIOLOGY 2013-05-27

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

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. • ...

Plant Vocabulary 2013-02-06

Plant Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Sugar made by plants. C6H12O6
  2. Makes plants green.
  3. Surrounds the vascular bundle in a leaf. Made up of irregularly shaped cells.
  4. The tissue in a leaf that contains chlorophyll. (no space between words)
  5. Opens and closes with the help of guard cells to allow gas exchange.
  6. Connected things that form something complex. Example: The root system
  7. Transports sugars in a plant.
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  1. Made up of specialized cells. Example: Xylem
  2. Open and close the stomata to allow gas exchange.
  3. The process in which plants use carbon dioxide and water to produce oxygen and glucose.
  4. The outer layer of cells on a leaf, found on the upper and lower parts of the leaf.
  5. Part of a system. Example: Leaf.
  6. Waxy layer on a leaf covering epidermis.
  7. Similar to stomata, allows gas exchange to occur in plants.
  8. Transports water in a plant.

15 Clues: Makes plants green. • Transports water in a plant. • Sugar made by plants. C6H12O6 • Transports sugars in a plant. • Part of a system. Example: Leaf. • Waxy layer on a leaf covering epidermis. • Made up of specialized cells. Example: Xylem • Open and close the stomata to allow gas exchange. • Similar to stomata, allows gas exchange to occur in plants. • ...

Ecology Review 2016-01-28

Ecology Review crossword puzzle
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  1. a _______________ eats just plants
  2. an example of a __________ is a crow, It eats dead animals
  3. The ___________ is the main source of energy in an ecosystem
  4. an example of a _____________ is a mushroom, it recycles dead organisms and waste
  5. ____________ is a close relationship between species that benefits at least one of the species
  6. ________ is the arrows in a food chain or food web
  7. There are 3 types of ___________ on earth.
  8. ________ is a dark soil filled with lots of humas.
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  1. _____________ is done by plants and the plant needs water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide
  2. a _______________ eats just other animals
  3. another type of soil ________ is tightly packed and it drowns plants
  4. an ___________ eats both plants and other animals
  5. An _____________ is an area filled with both abiotic and biotic factors
  6. An _________ is one living thing
  7. the water _________ is a good example of how water is recycled

15 Clues: An _________ is one living thing • a _______________ eats just plants • a _______________ eats just other animals • There are 3 types of ___________ on earth. • an ___________ eats both plants and other animals • ________ is the arrows in a food chain or food web • ________ is a dark soil filled with lots of humas. • ...

Classifying Plants and Animals 2018-02-23

Classifying Plants and Animals crossword puzzle
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  1. / Plants reproduce in two ways; by making seeds or _____.
  2. a living thing
  3. cold-blooded animal, has lungs, lives on land
  4. an animal that does not have a backbone, most have an exoskeleton
  5. plants that do not have tubes to transport water and nutrients throughout the plant
  6. an animal that has a backbone, or internal skeleton
  7. warm-blooded animal, covered in feathers, most can fly
  8. / to sort or arrange things based on how they are alike
  9. warm-blooded animal, covered in hair or fur, have lungs, live on land
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  1. cold-blooded animal, has gills, born in and stays in water
  2. the rigid body covering of most invertebrates
  3. Scientists classify plants based on _____ and nutrient transportation.
  4. largest group of invertebrates
  5. cold-blooded animal, born with gills, grows lungs, lives in water and on land
  6. plants that have tubes to transport water and nutrients throughout the plant

15 Clues: a living thing • largest group of invertebrates • the rigid body covering of most invertebrates • cold-blooded animal, has lungs, lives on land • an animal that has a backbone, or internal skeleton • warm-blooded animal, covered in feathers, most can fly • / to sort or arrange things based on how they are alike • ...

Ecology 2022-01-13

Ecology crossword puzzle
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  1. Make own food using carbon dioxide, water and the sun to make sugars by photosynthesis
  2. Network of many food chains in an ecosystem
  3. All the members of a species living in the same place at the same time
  4. The area where organisms live
  5. Transfer of energy, in the form of food (energy) from plant to animal and then another animal
  6. The community and the physical factors that influence it
  7. All the populations of all
  8. species in an area
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  1. These animals like to eat plants and animals
  2. These animals like to eat plants
  3. These animals like to eat meat
  4. A living thing that can function on its own
  5. The study of interactions between living organisms and their environment
  6. Feed on waste material from animals and plants, and on their dead bodies
  7. Any animal that eats plants or other plant eating animals

15 Clues: species in an area • All the populations of all • The area where organisms live • These animals like to eat meat • These animals like to eat plants • Network of many food chains in an ecosystem • A living thing that can function on its own • These animals like to eat plants and animals • The community and the physical factors that influence it • ...

Science 2023-12-15

Science crossword puzzle
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  1. A vascular tissue in plants that deals with conducting sugars
  2. used to identify plant or animal species.
  3. when something has shared qualities or characteristics with another thing
  4. the process that plants use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
  5. a result of electromagnetic radiation
  6. a simple sugar that's an important energy source in living organisms
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  1. A natural gas that is needed for survival for plants.
  2. The first hierarchical level of a food chain
  3. a living organism in an ecosystem
  4. the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy.
  5. A vascular tissue in plants
  6. A non-living organism in an ecosystem
  7. An Energy related to temperature and can only be absorbed.
  8. When the energy of chemical substances that is released when the substances undergo a chemical reaction and transform into other substances
  9. A green chemical inside of a plant that absorbs sunlight

15 Clues: A vascular tissue in plants • a living organism in an ecosystem • A non-living organism in an ecosystem • a result of electromagnetic radiation • used to identify plant or animal species. • The first hierarchical level of a food chain • the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy. • A natural gas that is needed for survival for plants. • ...

Life Science Review 2025-01-13

Life Science Review crossword puzzle
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  1. web A model showing all the possible feeding relationships in a community.
  2. The interaction between organisms in a close, long-term relationship.
  3. An organism that eats both plants and animals.
  4. Organisms that make their own food using sunlight.
  5. A relationship where both organisms benefit.
  6. An organism that eats only plants.
  7. A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another.
  8. The process plants use to convert sunlight into energy.
  9. consumer The type of consumer that eats secondary consumers.
  10. consumer The type of consumer that eats producers.
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  1. chain A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.
  2. consumer The type of consumer that eats primary consumers.
  3. Organisms that eat plants, animals, or both.
  4. An organism that eats only meat.
  5. A relationship where one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.
  6. A type of consumer that feeds on the remains of dead organisms.

16 Clues: An organism that eats only meat. • An organism that eats only plants. • Organisms that eat plants, animals, or both. • A relationship where both organisms benefit. • An organism that eats both plants and animals. • Organisms that make their own food using sunlight. • consumer The type of consumer that eats producers. • ...

Aquaponics 2023-04-02

Aquaponics crossword puzzle
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  1. The process that converts nitrites into nitrates
  2. Plants and ____ are the two main components of an aquaponics system
  3. This is where any solid waste is removed
  4. The nutrient that fish waste produces
  5. Clean the water and return it to the tank
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  1. This kind of fish is most often used in aquaponics systems
  2. These can be used if the aquaponics tank isn't in direct sunlight, 2 words
  3. A substance that helps the growth of plants
  4. Who converts ammonia to nitrites
  5. The form of nitrogen that plant roots are able to absorb
  6. _____ is usually used to grow plants, but not in an aquaponics system
  7. A type of water quality test
  8. Where you keep your fish

13 Clues: Where you keep your fish • A type of water quality test • Who converts ammonia to nitrites • The nutrient that fish waste produces • This is where any solid waste is removed • Clean the water and return it to the tank • A substance that helps the growth of plants • The process that converts nitrites into nitrates • The form of nitrogen that plant roots are able to absorb • ...

Vocab crossword 2024-09-06

Vocab crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. plant that have soft stems, don’t grow as tall
  2. plants that have rigid, lignified stems
  3. two copies of each chromosome
  4. a plant that lives for more than two years
  5. plants without stems, roots, or leaves
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  1. a plant that completes its life in two years
  2. a plant that completes its life in one year
  3. one copy of each chromosome
  4. plant that bear cones for reproduction
  5. a plant with two seed leaves, flower parts in 4’s or 5’s, and netted leaf patterns
  6. plant with 1 seed leaf, flower parts in 3’smand parallel leaf veins
  7. grown in soil/often green
  8. vascular plants that don’t use cone or flower for reproduction

13 Clues: grown in soil/often green • one copy of each chromosome • two copies of each chromosome • plant that bear cones for reproduction • plants without stems, roots, or leaves • plants that have rigid, lignified stems • a plant that lives for more than two years • a plant that completes its life in one year • a plant that completes its life in two years • ...

yellowstone 2021-02-05

yellowstone crossword puzzle
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  1. makes its own food
  2. hunted by another.
  3. what eats what
  4. an animal that eats meat
  5. organism eats another then is eaten by
  6. once non living organisms.
  7. eats plants and meat
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  1. a animal that feeds on plants
  2. feeds on dead plants and animals.
  3. a animal that eats other animals.
  4. once living organism
  5. can not produce its own food

12 Clues: what eats what • makes its own food • hunted by another. • once living organism • eats plants and meat • an animal that eats meat • once non living organisms. • can not produce its own food • a animal that feeds on plants • feeds on dead plants and animals. • a animal that eats other animals. • organism eats another then is eaten by

Plant Nutrients Crossword Puzzle 2022-11-14

Plant Nutrients Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. ...helps with photosynthesis
  2. ...necessary for protein synthesis
  3. ...helps plants grow strong and healthy
  4. ...helps the plant fight disease
  5. ...chemical form of CO2
  6. ...helps plants utilize phosphorous
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  1. ...essential to the growth and development of new cells
  2. ...helps form chlorophyll
  3. ...helps plants with respiration
  4. ...needed to activate several enzymes
  5. ...helps the plant resist disease
  6. ...chemical form of H₂O

12 Clues: ...chemical form of CO2 • ...chemical form of H₂O • ...helps form chlorophyll • ...helps with photosynthesis • ...helps plants with respiration • ...helps the plant fight disease • ...helps the plant resist disease • ...necessary for protein synthesis • ...helps plants utilize phosphorous • ...needed to activate several enzymes • ...helps plants grow strong and healthy • ...

ecosystem crossword 2020-05-19

ecosystem crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. An example of a predator.
  2. All the organisms of the same kind that live together in a given way.
  3. parts of an ecosystem: ________ parts of an ecosystem are rock,soil,sand,sunlight,and water.
  4. A living thing that cannot make its own food and must eat other living things.
  5. Is a necessary part of the food chain because it allows all parts of the food chain to use power to work.
  6. Ecosystem: All the parts of the ecosystem that come together to help each other thrive.
  7. The word for leftover food in the food chain
  8. A kind of decomposer that you sometimes eat.
  9. Organisms that make their own food.
  10. Web: The natural interconnection of food chains
  11. A dry, often sandy area, where hardly any plants grow because there is so little rain.
  12. An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals.
  13. The role that a plant or animal plays in its habitat.
  14. The most important source of energy in an ecosystem.
  15. _______get their energy from eating meat or other animals.f
  16. An area of land that mostly contains grassland has little rain.
  17. An animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms primarily for food.
  18. Chain: The order in which organisms, or living things, depend on each other for food.
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  1. forest: An area with tall trees, warm climates, and a lot of rain.
  2. parts of an ecosystem:______ parts of an ecosystem grow, change, produce waste, reproduce, and die. Some examples are plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria.
  3. __________get their energy by eating plants and other animals.
  4. A community of organisms and the environment in which they live.
  5. All of the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism.
  6. The process in which green plants use sunlight to make their own food.
  7. An animal that is hunted and killed by a predator for food.
  8. get their energy by eating plants.
  9. A large, barren region with no trees.
  10. The specific place where an organism lives and can find everything it needs to survive.
  11. Ecosystem: When something disturbs nature’s normal workings.
  12. The living things inside of an ecosystem.

30 Clues: An example of a predator. • get their energy by eating plants. • Organisms that make their own food. • A large, barren region with no trees. • The living things inside of an ecosystem. • The word for leftover food in the food chain • A kind of decomposer that you sometimes eat. • Web: The natural interconnection of food chains • ...

SMHS Horticulture Vocabulary 1 2020-09-04

SMHS Horticulture Vocabulary 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. The edible part of an herbaceous plant.
  2. Any leafy plant material, usually clover, fine-stemmed grasses and sedges, alfalfa, and other legumes,
  3. Cultivation of woody plants, particularly those used for decoration and shade.
  4. of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and ornamental shrubs and trees.
  5. To cut, reap, pick, or gather any crop or product of value, as grain, fruit, or vegetables.
  6. Any group or association of plants; the sum of vegetable life; plants in general.
  7. The specialization of agriculture concerned with the theory and practice of field–crop production and soil management. The scientific management of land.
  8. Broadly defined as solid, liquid, or gas fuel derived from recently dead biological material.
  9. The embryo of a plant; also kernels of corn, wheat, etc., which botanically are seed like fruits as they include the ovary wall.
  10. – The cultivation of plants for their flowers.
  11. – Botanically, the matured ovary of a flower and its contents including any external part that is an integral portion of it.
  12. The cultivation of plants for their flowers.
  13. Any place where plants, shrubs, and trees are grown either for transplanting or as grafting stocks
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  1. The forming, sorting, apportioning, grouping, or dividing of objects into classes to form an ordered arrangement of items having a defined range of characteristics.
  2. Botanically, the matured ovary of a flower and its contents including any external part that is an integral portion of it.
  3. The science of agriculture that relates to the cultivation of gardens or orchards, including the
  4. To beautify terrain as with plantings of trees, shrubs, and flowering herbs; with ornamental
  5. – (1)The seed of the cereal crops. (2) Commercially, or as listed on boards of trade, buckwheat, soybeans, and flaxseed, in addition to the cereals.
  6. A family of plants, including many valuable food and forage species, such as peas, beans, soybeans, peanuts, clovers, alfalfas, sweet clovers, lespedezas, vetches, and kudzu. With the aid of symbiotic bacteria, they can convert nitrogen from the air to build up nitrogen in the soil.
  7. has been cut and dried principally for livestock feeding.
  8. The sciences, arts, and business practices of crating, conserving, and managing natural resources on lands designated as forests.
  9. An element or compound in a soil that is essential for the growth of a plant.
  10. such as terraces, rock gardens, bog gardens, pools, walks, and drives.

23 Clues: The edible part of an herbaceous plant. • The cultivation of plants for their flowers. • – The cultivation of plants for their flowers. • has been cut and dried principally for livestock feeding. • of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and ornamental shrubs and trees. • such as terraces, rock gardens, bog gardens, pools, walks, and drives. • ...

Chapter 7 vocabulary 2021-11-08

Chapter 7 vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Plants that open their stomata only at night when it is colder to avoid photorespiration.
  2. Enzyme that bonds carbon dioxide molecules into 3-carbon chains
  3. Clear fluid inside chloroplast
  4. Chemical that shuttles electrons in the electron transport chain
  5. The process whereby plants, algae, and some bacteria form simple sugars from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of light and chlorophyll
  6. Green pigment in plants and algae
  7. Opening on the underside of plant leaves
  8. The anaerobic breakdown of sugars to pyruvate and then to either lactic acid or carbon dioxide and alcohol
  9. Pigmented sack found inside a chloroplast
  10. A series of compounds that transfer electrons from electron donor substances to electron acceptors. These chains are an important part in both photosynthesis and cellular respiration
  11. Plants that use the Calvin cycle to produce three-Carbon precursor of glucose (known as G3P)
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  1. 3-Carbon precursor to glucose made during photosynthesis
  2. The process by which cells break down glucose or other nutrients to produce usable energy
  3. Enzyme in the thylakoid membrane that shuttles hydrogen ions into the stroma to store energy
  4. Describes any chemical process that does NOT require Oxygen
  5. are plants which cycle carbon dioxide to 4-carbon sugar compounds in order to enter the C3 or the Calvin cycle. These plants are very productive in climatic conditions that are hot and dry and produce a lot of energy.
  6. The second phase of the aerobic cellular respiration in which pyruvate reacts with enzymes to produce CoA, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen ions, ATP, and electrons; also called Kerbs cycle
  7. 6-Carbon sugar that is a product of photosynthesis
  8. microscopic openings or pores on the underside of leaves which allows movement of gases in and out of the plant
  9. the end product of glycolysis, which is converted into acetyl coA that enters the Krebs cycle when there is sufficient oxygen available.
  10. Describes any chemical process that requires Oxygen
  11. The first phase of cellular reproduction, in which glucose is broken down into pyruvate
  12. Stack of thylakoids

23 Clues: Stack of thylakoids • Clear fluid inside chloroplast • Green pigment in plants and algae • Opening on the underside of plant leaves • Pigmented sack found inside a chloroplast • 6-Carbon sugar that is a product of photosynthesis • Describes any chemical process that requires Oxygen • 3-Carbon precursor to glucose made during photosynthesis • ...

Crossword Puzzle of Plant Physiology Concepts 2021-12-19

Crossword Puzzle of Plant Physiology Concepts crossword puzzle
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  1. capacity to bind strongly with itself.
  2. it gives shape and structure to the cell and to the whole plant as well.
  3. are the active proteins that can catalyze
  4. a plastid containing the green pigment called the chlorophyll.
  5. the food and manufacturing process in green plants that combines carbon dioxide and water in the presence of light to make sugar and oxygen.
  6. the site of respiration.
  7. a result of physiological processes of the plant.
  8. a process of irreversible increase by cell division and enlargement, including synthesis of new cellular material and organization of sub-cellular organelles.
  9. contains a gram equivalent weight of a substance in a liter of solution.
  10. the process by which plants lose water from leaves and stems through evaporation.
  11. the study of plant function, encompassing the dynamic processes of growth, metabolism, and reproduction in living plants.
  12. the moles of solute divided by the kilograms of solvent.
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  1. controls the activities of the cell; the presence of the DNA in the nucleus explains why it is this part of the cell that controls cellular activities.
  2. meaning storeroom or chamber.
  3. process of qualitative change in plants over time. It is phasic in nature (vegetative and reproductive) which is controlled by various environmental and genetic factors.
  4. the living part of the cell where organelles are embedded.
  5. When two solutions of different concentrations are separated by a selectively permeable membrane, diffusion of water or solvent molecules takes place from the solution of lower solute concentration to the solution of higher solute concentration.
  6. the process through which plant leaves, stems and roots consume oxygen and give off carbon dioxide.
  7. is a site in the plant body where new cells form and the complex processes of growth and differentiation are initiated.
  8. reactions.
  9. defined as a community of plants dominated by trees.
  10. is the production of new individual plants or offspring by sexual or asexual means.
  11. the site of protein synthesis.
  12. capacity to bind strongly with other molecules containing oxygen such as glass and cell walls.

24 Clues: reactions. • the site of respiration. • meaning storeroom or chamber. • the site of protein synthesis. • capacity to bind strongly with itself. • are the active proteins that can catalyze • a result of physiological processes of the plant. • defined as a community of plants dominated by trees. • the moles of solute divided by the kilograms of solvent. • ...

Plant Physiology Crossword Lab Puzzle 2016-10-24

Plant Physiology Crossword Lab Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Process of cell division that results in four haploid daughter cells
  2. The smaller spore that later develops into the male gametophyte
  3. Haploid multicellular generation found in plants that developed from a haploid spore
  4. A protein that binds to a specific DNA sequence and controls the rate of transcription from DNA to mRNA
  5. Group of cells that gives rise to leaves
  6. The part of the seed that later develops into a plant
  7. A protein complex that breaks down proteins tagged by ubiquitin
  8. The first leaves that can be observed from a germinating seed
  9. A slender talk that attaches the lead blade to the stem
  10. The larger meiospore made in plants and ultimately develops into a female gametophyte
  11. One of many plant hormones that regulates growth and causes growth of shoots
  12. Diploid multicellular generation found in plants that produces haploid spores
  13. The outer layer of cells in an apical meristem
  14. Growth in presence of light short and green
  15. A stem found below the cotyledons and above the root
Down
  1. Process in cell division in which the nucleus divides and makes two identical daughter cells
  2. Plant hormones that regulate the growth of plants
  3. A single chain polypeptide able to degrade proteins
  4. The development of a seedling in the presence of light
  5. Part of a seed that stores food such as proteins starch and nutrients for the embryo
  6. The developed upper cells in a zygote
  7. The development of a seedling in the dark
  8. A group of hormones that induce stem elongation germination and flowering
  9. The response and orientation of a plant in response to light
  10. Found in the growing tips of roots and shoots in plants that consists of actively dividing cells
  11. A group of cells that is made along with the embryo and through elongation carries the embryo towards its food source
  12. Growth in partial or complete absence of light long and pale
  13. Substance that is toxic to plants and is usually used to destroy vegetation
  14. Inhibits seed germination seed growth and other gibberllin dependent pathways
  15. The developed lower cells in a zygote

30 Clues: The developed upper cells in a zygote • The developed lower cells in a zygote • Group of cells that gives rise to leaves • The development of a seedling in the dark • Growth in presence of light short and green • The outer layer of cells in an apical meristem • Plant hormones that regulate the growth of plants • A single chain polypeptide able to degrade proteins • ...

Ecosystems 2023-10-25

Ecosystems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a cold, treeless biome of the far north
  2. a small body of freshwater
  3. describes soil or land that is rich in the nutrients needed to sustain the growth of healthy plants
  4. the area in which an organism live
  5. all the populations living in an area
  6. a tropical forest with heavy rain and tall trees that prevent much sunlight reaching the ground
  7. any animal that eats plants or eats other plant-eating animals
  8. The nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
  9. energy source
  10. a living thing that is hunted for food
  11. organisms that float on the water in aquatic ecosystems
  12. A large body of salt water. The deeper the water the less light and more pressure
  13. a sandy or rocky biome, with little precipitation and little plant life
  14. an animal that eats only plants
  15. a biome where grasses and small shrubs are the main plant life. Prairie and Savannas
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  1. all the organisms of one species that live in an area at the same time
  2. an animal that eats both plants and animals
  3. living in water
  4. the average weather pattern of a region
  5. any of the fungi or bacteria that break down dead plants and animals into nutrients for the soil
  6. A large, somewhat deep freshwater aquatic ecosystem
  7. all of the living parts of an ecosystem.
  8. forest a biome with many kinds of trees that have all 4 seasons (WE LIVE HERE)
  9. an animal that eats other animals
  10. the overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
  11. living or growing on land
  12. the path of the energy from one organism to another
  13. the role an organism has in its ecosystem
  14. a living thing that hunts other living things for food
  15. the food-making process in green plants that uses sunlight
  16. all the living and nonliving things in an environment, including their interactions with each other
  17. the wide lower course of a river where the tide flows in, causing fresh and salt water to mix

32 Clues: energy source • living in water • living or growing on land • a small body of freshwater • an animal that eats only plants • an animal that eats other animals • the area in which an organism live • The nonliving parts of an ecosystem. • all the populations living in an area • a living thing that is hunted for food • a cold, treeless biome of the far north • ...

Plant Physiology 2024-10-12

Plant Physiology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cell structure where photosynthesis takes place.
  2. Type of protein that transports ions across plant cell membranes.
  3. Microscopic openings in the root epidermis that allow for gas exchange.
  4. Tissue responsible for transporting sugars from leaves to other parts of the plant.
  5. Type of photosynthetic plant adapted to high-light, low-water conditions, like maize.
  6. Proteins that facilitate the movement of water across membranes.
  7. Gas exchange openings on leaves.
  8. Pathway of carbon fixation used by plants in hot, dry environments.
  9. Mineral essential for the formation of ATP, DNA, and cell membranes.
  10. Deficiency symptom includes interveinal chlorosis in older leaves.
  11. Process of splitting water molecules during the light reactions of photosynthesis.
  12. Complex of proteins and pigments in chloroplasts that capture light energy during photosynthesis.
  13. Essential nutrient for chlorophyll synthesis, often deficient in yellowing leaves.
  14. Process describing the loss of water vapor through plant leaves.
  15. Tissue responsible for transporting water and nutrients from roots to other parts of the plant.
  16. Microscopic channels allowing transport and communication between plant cells.
  17. Type of cell division responsible for plant growth and repair.
Down
  1. Enzyme involved in carbon fixation in C4 and CAM plants, capturing CO2 to form a four-carbon compound.
  2. Process of moving water across semipermeable membrane
  3. Enzyme involved in carbon fixation during the Calvin cycle in C3 plants.
  4. Gas used by plants during photosynthesis to produce sugars.
  5. Movement of water through plants, from roots to leaves, and into the atmosphere.
  6. Mutually beneficial relationship between plant roots and fungi for nutrient uptake.
  7. Macronutrient responsible for enzyme activation, protein synthesis, and metabolism.
  8. Main sugar produced during photosynthesis, used as energy.
  9. Carbon fixation process where oxygen competes with CO2, reducing photosynthesis efficiency.
  10. Network of vessels and tissues that forms the plant's circulatory system.
  11. Process plants use to convert sunlight into energy.
  12. Type of ion actively transported into roots for nutrient uptake.
  13. Site of carbon fixation in the C4 pathway, where initial CO2 capture happens.

30 Clues: Gas exchange openings on leaves. • Cell structure where photosynthesis takes place. • Process plants use to convert sunlight into energy. • Process of moving water across semipermeable membrane • Main sugar produced during photosynthesis, used as energy. • Gas used by plants during photosynthesis to produce sugars. • ...

Biogeochemical Nutrient Cycle Crossword Puzzle 2022-11-16

Biogeochemical Nutrient Cycle Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Phosphorus is often found in high amounts here in the water.
  2. Like bacteria under ground, this natural phenomena can also fix nitrogen.
  3. Carbon from million year old forests is mined from deep in the earth in this form.
  4. A nutrient that is found in rocks and sediment and is needed to make cell membranes, energy, and nucleic acids.
  5. The ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from the ___________.
  6. A microorganism that is able to "fix" nitrogen.
  7. A ____________ nutrient is one that moves scarcely or cycle slowly through an ecosystem.
  8. The process in which cooler temperatures allow clouds to let go of condensed water vapor.
  9. Where the energy that powers the water cycle is sourced.
  10. A nutrient that plants need found in the atmosphere in a form not usable.
  11. A type of crop that can keep farms from allowing runoff during big rains or snows.
  12. These nitrogen compounds can dissolve in water vapor in the atmosphere and fall to the ground in rain.
  13. What bacteria do to nitrogen gas (N2) to make it accessible to plants as a nutrient.
  14. This is a way to describe all the carbon that is put forth into the atmosphere by an individual, group, or country.
  15. A part of the water cycle when condensation occurs.
  16. The process of water vapor changing into liquid water.
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  1. When bodies of water are depleted of oxygen.
  2. This bean bearing plant has a symbiotic relationship with bacteria.
  3. A form of nitrogen that plants can use as a nutrient.
  4. How plants convert sunlight to sugar.
  5. A manufactured substance used to add nutrients to soil when there is not enough naturally.
  6. Too much phosphorus in a waterway can cause this.
  7. Too much nitrogen or phosphorus can contribute to a concept known as nutrient __________.
  8. Species of bacteria can change nutrient rich nitrogen compounds back into gas in this process.
  9. Evaporation of water from the leaves of plants.
  10. Animals breathe in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide byway of this process?
  11. When nutrients get moved by water from hillside farms.
  12. Roots of leguminous plants have ___________ that contain rhizobium for nitrogen fixation.

28 Clues: How plants convert sunlight to sugar. • When bodies of water are depleted of oxygen. • A microorganism that is able to "fix" nitrogen. • Evaporation of water from the leaves of plants. • Too much phosphorus in a waterway can cause this. • A part of the water cycle when condensation occurs. • A form of nitrogen that plants can use as a nutrient. • ...

Irish Life Science C. 18 Ecology 2026-04-16

Irish Life Science C. 18 Ecology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ______ and fungi are examples of decomposers
  2. living factors in the environment
  3. exists because of a limited amount of food, water, space, and mates
  4. plant eaters
  5. process that producers use to make food
  6. capacity that means the largest population that can be supported
  7. organism that is killed and eaten
  8. complete living thing
  9. _______ consumers eat things that eat plants
  10. study of living things and their environment
  11. food _____ shows how energy moves between all organisms in an ecosystem
  12. factor like food, water, or space in an environment that only supports a population so large
  13. break down dead and decaying plants and animals in the soil
  14. nonliving factors in the environment
  15. symbiosis where one benefits and the other is harmed
  16. all of the populations of living things in an area
  17. symbiosis where one benefits and the other is unaffected
  18. organisms that get energy from other organisms
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  1. organisms that use sunlight to make food
  2. source of energy for life on earth
  3. type of chemicals that keep predators away
  4. eat animals
  5. 2 organisms living in close association with each other
  6. interaction where one organism eats another
  7. type of coloration that tells predators to stay away
  8. everywhere in, on, and above the earth where life exists
  9. _______ consumers eat producers directly
  10. ________ consumers eat things that eat things that eat plants
  11. eat dead plants and animals
  12. also called vultures are scavengers
  13. surroundings of an organism
  14. coloring that allows an organism to blend in
  15. one animal copying the look or behavior of another for defense
  16. all of the living and non living things in an area
  17. shows loss of energy through and ecosystem
  18. eat plants and animals
  19. symbiosis where both organisms benefit
  20. group of the same species in the same area
  21. pigment in plants that allows them to photosynthesize
  22. food _____ shows how energy flows from one organism to the next
  23. organism that kills and eats another organism
  24. organism harmed in a parasitic relationship

42 Clues: eat animals • plant eaters • complete living thing • eat plants and animals • eat dead plants and animals • surroundings of an organism • living factors in the environment • organism that is killed and eaten • source of energy for life on earth • also called vultures are scavengers • nonliving factors in the environment • symbiosis where both organisms benefit • ...

DEEP TIME HISTORY 1/2020 2020-01-22

DEEP TIME HISTORY 1/2020 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first plant that made farming possible
  2. the other main river of Mesopotamia
  3. this waste product from plants helped other forms of life succeed on Earth
  4. one of the two main rivers of Mesopotamia
  5. this was the first life form on earth
  6. this climate event made rainfall for farming become unreliable
  7. the first civilization began in this area
  8. an animal that eats both plants and animals
Down
  1. having no rules and laws, civilization could lead to this
  2. having a steady crop of food led to this
  3. an animal that only eats plants
  4. this invention helped bypass rainfall as a major need for farming
  5. beside controlling plants for farming what other life forms were humans able to control
  6. an animal that only eats other animals

14 Clues: an animal that only eats plants • the other main river of Mesopotamia • this was the first life form on earth • an animal that only eats other animals • having a steady crop of food led to this • one of the two main rivers of Mesopotamia • the first civilization began in this area • the first plant that made farming possible • an animal that eats both plants and animals • ...

Pinto Bean Germination Crossword 2024-03-04

Pinto Bean Germination Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - First food source within a seed.
  2. - A group of flowering plants typically having one embryonic seed leaf.
  3. - The US state known as the largest producer of pinto beans.
  4. - The medium in which plants grow; not necessary for germination.
  5. - The initial root that comes from a germinating seed.
  6. - Energy source for photosynthesis; not essential for seed germination.
  7. - Protective layer surrounding a seed.
  8. - Process by which plants turn light into energy.
Down
  1. - The main central root of pinto beans.
  2. - Gas required for photosynthesis, not for germination.
  3. - Beginning of a seed's transformation into a plant.
  4. - A group of flowering plants typically having two embryonic seed leaves, which includes pinto beans.
  5. - Future shoot sprouting from a seed.
  6. - Ideal soil type for pinto beans, providing proper drainage and nutrient retention.

14 Clues: - First food source within a seed. • - Future shoot sprouting from a seed. • - Protective layer surrounding a seed. • - The main central root of pinto beans. • - Process by which plants turn light into energy. • - Beginning of a seed's transformation into a plant. • - The initial root that comes from a germinating seed. • ...

Green day 5B Crossword 2024-04-22

Green day 5B Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ability to be maintained or continued over time without depleting resources.
  2. A cultivated area of plants, often including flowers and vegetables.
  3. Being mindful of the environment and taking actions to protect it.
  4. The planet we live on, with land, water, and atmosphere.
  5. Protecting and preserving natural resources and habitats.
  6. Tall, woody plants with roots, branches, and leaves.
  7. Harmful substances released into the environment, such as chemicals and gases.
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  1. Living organisms, including humans, animals, and insects.
  2. Keeping something free from dirt, pollution, or harmful substances.
  3. Physical or mental exertion, often resulting from activities outdoors.
  4. Using fewer resources and creating less waste.
  5. Using items again instead of throwing them away.
  6. The natural world, including plants, animals, and landscapes.
  7. Environmentally friendly actions and products.
  8. An area where plants and animals live and interact with their surroundings.

15 Clues: Using fewer resources and creating less waste. • Environmentally friendly actions and products. • Using items again instead of throwing them away. • Tall, woody plants with roots, branches, and leaves. • The planet we live on, with land, water, and atmosphere. • Living organisms, including humans, animals, and insects. • ...

Food Chains and Webs 2023-09-11

Food Chains and Webs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pyramid A diagram showing the flow of energy through an ecosystem.
  2. Organisms that break down dead plants and animals into nutrients.
  3. Animals that eat both plants and other animals.
  4. Living things that make their own food through photosynthesis.
  5. Factors Living components of an ecosystem, such as plants and animals.
  6. Chain A series of organisms where each is eaten by the next.
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  1. Animals that eat other animals.
  2. Animals that eat only plants.
  3. An animal that hunts and preys on other animals.
  4. A community of living organisms and their environment.
  5. Animals that are hunted by other animals.
  6. The place where an organism lives and obtains food, water, and shelter.
  7. Factors Non-living components of an ecosystem, like soil and climate.
  8. Organisms that obtain energy by eating other organisms.
  9. Web A network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

15 Clues: Animals that eat only plants. • Animals that eat other animals. • Animals that are hunted by other animals. • Animals that eat both plants and other animals. • An animal that hunts and preys on other animals. • A community of living organisms and their environment. • Organisms that obtain energy by eating other organisms. • ...

Evolution and Inheritance 2026-02-04

Evolution and Inheritance crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What do we call a baby animal or plant?
  2. What do we call changes that help animals survive?
  3. What are the features of a living thing called?
  4. What word means all plants and animals of one kind?
  5. What scientist studies fossils?
  6. What do we call features passed from parents to offspring?
Down
  1. What word describes animals or plants that no longer exist?
  2. What do we call the remains of plants or animals preserved in rock?
  3. What word means a living thing?
  4. What word means the young of living things?
  5. What do we call the place where an animal lives?
  6. What type of rock are most fossils found in?
  7. What word describes how animals change over time to suit their
  8. What do animals inherit from their parents?
  9. What adaptation helps plants attract insects for pollination?

15 Clues: What word means a living thing? • What scientist studies fossils? • What do we call a baby animal or plant? • What word means the young of living things? • What do animals inherit from their parents? • What type of rock are most fossils found in? • What are the features of a living thing called? • What do we call the place where an animal lives? • ...

Cell Structure 2016-12-01

Cell Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Help give cell structure
  2. Animalcules in pond water
  3. Sites of photosynthesis
  4. Controls what enters and leaves the cell
  5. Cells come from pre-existing cells
  6. Plants are made of cells
  7. Synthesize proteins
  8. Gel in cell
  9. Stores food, water etc
  10. Control center
  11. Discovered cell
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  1. Information highway
  2. Contain digestive enzymes
  3. Green pigment in plants
  4. Packaging center
  5. Makes ribosomes
  6. Outside covering of plant cells
  7. Powerhouse
  8. Animals are made of cells

19 Clues: Powerhouse • Gel in cell • Control center • Makes ribosomes • Discovered cell • Packaging center • Information highway • Synthesize proteins • Stores food, water etc • Green pigment in plants • Sites of photosynthesis • Help give cell structure • Plants are made of cells • Contain digestive enzymes • Animalcules in pond water • Animals are made of cells • Outside covering of plant cells • ...

Cell Structure 2016-12-01

Cell Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Stores food, water etc
  2. Green pigment in plants
  3. Cells come from pre-existing cells
  4. Sites of photosynthesis
  5. Help give cell structure
  6. Information highway
  7. Contain digestive enzymes
  8. Control center
  9. Gel in cell
  10. Packaging center
  11. Animalcules in pond water
Down
  1. Outside covering of plant cells
  2. Controls what enters and leaves the cell
  3. Synthesize proteins
  4. Animals are made of cells
  5. Discovered cell
  6. Makes ribosomes
  7. Powerhouse
  8. Plants are made of cells

19 Clues: Powerhouse • Gel in cell • Control center • Discovered cell • Makes ribosomes • Packaging center • Synthesize proteins • Information highway • Stores food, water etc • Green pigment in plants • Sites of photosynthesis • Help give cell structure • Plants are made of cells • Animals are made of cells • Contain digestive enzymes • Animalcules in pond water • Outside covering of plant cells • ...

Environmental systems 2021-08-27

Environmental systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one species in a ecosystem
  2. a individual living thing
  3. role in the ecosystem
  4. doing good
  5. little of
  6. eats meat
  7. eats plants and animals
  8. must eat food
  9. breaks down organic material
  10. non living
  11. they eat dead animals
Down
  1. plenty of a source
  2. makes own food
  3. to die
  4. eats plants
  5. all the species in an ecosystem
  6. consumer second consumer
  7. living
  8. consumer the first consumer on a food chain

19 Clues: to die • living • little of • eats meat • doing good • non living • eats plants • must eat food • makes own food • plenty of a source • role in the ecosystem • they eat dead animals • eats plants and animals • consumer second consumer • a individual living thing • one species in a ecosystem • breaks down organic material • all the species in an ecosystem • consumer the first consumer on a food chain

CHAPTER 2 2015-03-09

CHAPTER 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an area that receives less than 25 centimeters of precipitation per year
  2. an organism that can make its own food
  3. species that are carried to a new location by people
  4. the region of shallow ocean water over the continental shelf
  5. an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
  6. a consumer that eats only animals
  7. soil that is frozen all year
  8. the area between the highest high-tide line and lowest low-tide line
  9. The typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time
  10. a tree that sheds its leaves and grows new ones each year
  11. a layer of shorter plants that grow in the shade of a forest canopy
  12. a consumer that eats both plants and animals
Down
  1. a consumer that eats only plants
  2. a habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the saltwater of the ocean
  3. the very slow motion of the continents
  4. a group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
  5. a tree that produces its seeds in cones and that has needle-shaped leaves
  6. the study of where organisms live
  7. an area populated by grasses and other nonwoody plants
  8. a leafy roof formed by tall trees in the forest

20 Clues: soil that is frozen all year • a consumer that eats only plants • a consumer that eats only animals • the study of where organisms live • an organism that can make its own food • the very slow motion of the continents • a consumer that eats both plants and animals • a leafy roof formed by tall trees in the forest • species that are carried to a new location by people • ...

ecolgy review 2016-01-28

ecolgy review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. succession occurs after a forest fire
  2. makes its own food
  3. fixation bacteria take nitrogen from the air and change it into a form that can be used by plants
  4. [by plants] water, sunlight, carbon dioxide
  5. must eat something for energy
  6. recycles dead organisms and waste
  7. eats meat
  8. the variety of life [or species] on earth
  9. [by animals] food\glucose
  10. all of the different populations living in an area [no abiotic factors]
  11. factor living or once living [and now dead] or made by something that was alive
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  1. all the members of one species living in an area
  2. pyramids show the amount of energy that moves from one energy level to the next
  3. eats plants
  4. being dependent on others for some needs, being mutually dependent on each other
  5. eat both plants and animals
  6. how an ecosystem changes overtime
  7. provides the energy for food chains
  8. one living thing
  9. larger particles allow it to drain quickly
  10. all of the living and nonliving things that interact in an area
  11. succession occurs after a volcanic eruption forms new land [where there is no soil]
  12. factor environmental factor that is not alive, never lived, and was not part of something living

23 Clues: eats meat • eats plants • one living thing • makes its own food • [by animals] food\glucose • eat both plants and animals • must eat something for energy • how an ecosystem changes overtime • recycles dead organisms and waste • provides the energy for food chains • succession occurs after a forest fire • the variety of life [or species] on earth • ...

environmental science crossword 2020-09-21

environmental science crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. evaporation through plants
  2. a pigment that makes the leaves green
  3. they are designed, like scissors, to make a cut
  4. refers to a single layer of cells on the lower surface of the leaf that contains stomata and guard cells
  5. the process that plants use to capture light for energy
  6. type of plant that reproduces from seeds in cones
  7. In plants, it is part of the mesophyll, where it forms a layer next to the palisade cells in the leaf.
Down
  1. orange pigments in leaves
  2. located beneath the upper epidermis
  3. are plant cell organelles that convert light energy into relatively stable chemical energy via the photosynthetic process
  4. reduces the rate of water loss from the leaf surface. Other leaves may have small hairs on the leaf surface
  5. located in the leaf epidermis and pairs surround and form stomatal pores, which regulate CO2 influx from the atmosphere into the leaves for photosynthetic carbon fixation
  6. yellow pigments in leaves
  7. holes underneath the leaves
  8. molecules that absorb color
  9. conifers that have needle-like leaves
  10. red and purple pigments in leaves
  11. This is a single layer of cells containing few or no chloroplasts
  12. allows gaseous exchange between the leaf and the outside atmosphere through the stomata
  13. part of the transport system in vascular plants

20 Clues: orange pigments in leaves • yellow pigments in leaves • evaporation through plants • holes underneath the leaves • molecules that absorb color • red and purple pigments in leaves • located beneath the upper epidermis • a pigment that makes the leaves green • conifers that have needle-like leaves • they are designed, like scissors, to make a cut • ...

Tropical Dry Forest 2023-06-19

Tropical Dry Forest crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a natural home to organisms
  2. a non-living part of the ecosystem that shapes the environment
  3. nature's way of reusing carbon atoms
  4. an area classified by its species that live there
  5. an organism that produces their own food
  6. green plants that convert energy into organic matter
  7. a non-native species that causes harm
  8. a species in which others largely depend on
  9. the study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them
  10. an organism that eats other plants and animals
  11. organisms that receive their energy from primary consumers
  12. a biological community of organisms and their environment
  13. the variety of life in an ecosystem
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  1. a pyramid showing the energy found in trophic levels of an ecosystem
  2. related to living organisms
  3. symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved.
  4. an organism that feeds on meat
  5. a carnivore at the highest level of the food chain
  6. organisms that are placed in the second trophic level
  7. two organisms where one benefits from the other and the other gets no benefit or harm
  8. a parasite living in or on another organism
  9. an organism that decomposes organic material
  10. an organism that feeds on plants and meat
  11. a system of interlocking food chains
  12. an organism that feeds on plants

25 Clues: related to living organisms • a natural home to organisms • an organism that feeds on meat • an organism that feeds on plants • the variety of life in an ecosystem • nature's way of reusing carbon atoms • a system of interlocking food chains • a non-native species that causes harm • an organism that produces their own food • an organism that feeds on plants and meat • ...

Botany 2023-03-03

Botany crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a branch of biological science that has to do with plants
  2. female bee who does all the work to keep the hive alive
  3. includes the style, stigma and carpel of a flower,the female part
  4. conifers and cycads,seeds in cones
  5. the green pigment in a plant responsible for photosynthesis
  6. the combination of biotic and abiotic factors that enable an organism to live
  7. includes the anther and filament, male part of a flower
  8. male bee whose job it is to fertilize the Queen's eggs
  9. the process by which plants make their own food from sunlight, CO2 aqnd water
  10. when sperm combines with an egg and produces an embryo or seed
  11. worts and mosses
  12. a type of fruit that has many seeds from one ovule and thin edible skin, like an apple
  13. the sperm of the flower, combines with the egg to produce a seed
  14. the part of the lab report that states an answer to the question
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  1. record of scientific experiment
  2. plants that have flowers
  3. microscopic plants
  4. the special food worker bees feed selected larvae to produce a Queen
  5. has roots and other vessels that transport water and nutrients
  6. reproduction that does NOT involve male and female parts

20 Clues: worts and mosses • microscopic plants • plants that have flowers • record of scientific experiment • conifers and cycads,seeds in cones • male bee whose job it is to fertilize the Queen's eggs • female bee who does all the work to keep the hive alive • includes the anther and filament, male part of a flower • reproduction that does NOT involve male and female parts • ...

FOOD WEB KEY TERMS 2023-05-16

FOOD WEB KEY TERMS crossword puzzle
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  1. a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together
  2. allows the planet to remain hospitable for life.
  3. an organism that mostly consumes decaying biomass
  4. a plant eating animal
  5. Take in energy from the sun through photosythesis
  6. A plant and meat eating animal or human
  7. the position of an organism in the food chain
  8. the smallest unit that can live on its own
  9. A meat eating animal
  10. The cell where cellular respiration occurs
  11. non-Living organisms
  12. Takes energy from the consumer
  13. make or produce their own food
  14. A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy
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  1. Takes the energy from the producer
  2. What humans breathe out
  3. a graphical representation of the energy found within the trophic levels of an ecosystem.
  4. the energy plants produce
  5. organisms that break down dead plants or animals
  6. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement.
  7. The process to make glucose
  8. how energy flows through an ecosystem
  9. The plant cell structure where photosynthesis occurs
  10. Living organisms
  11. actual feeding pathways within an ecosystem
  12. A pigment found in the thylakoid that absorbs light energy and uses it to produce carbohydrates

26 Clues: Living organisms • A meat eating animal • non-Living organisms • a plant eating animal • What humans breathe out • the energy plants produce • The process to make glucose • Takes energy from the consumer • make or produce their own food • Takes the energy from the producer • how energy flows through an ecosystem • A plant and meat eating animal or human • ...

The man who made a forest 2022-03-26

The man who made a forest crossword puzzle
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  1. a tall tropical grass with hard, hollow stems the stick-like central part of a plant that grows above the ground and from which leaves and flowers grow
  2. hoping or believing that good things will happen in the future
  3. often
  4. a young tree
  5. the cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forests by people
  6. the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live
  7. to finish something successfully or to achieve something
  8. a person who cuts down trees for wood
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  1. causing worry or fear
  2. a very small insect that lives under the ground in large and well-organized social groups
  3. the material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow
  4. animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions
  5. to get milk from an animal
  6. unable to produce plants, fruit, children or young animals
  7. a large wild animal of the cat family with yellowish-orange fur with black lines that lives in parts of Asia
  8. having or showing a lack of hope
  9. to (cause something to) get better
  10. a thin piece of wood or other material
  11. a period of 100 years
  12. as much as is necessary

20 Clues: often • a young tree • causing worry or fear • a period of 100 years • as much as is necessary • to get milk from an animal • having or showing a lack of hope • to (cause something to) get better • a person who cuts down trees for wood • a thin piece of wood or other material • to finish something successfully or to achieve something • ...

Bio 2022-03-04

Bio crossword puzzle
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  1. organic compound and hydrotrope that provides energy to drive many processes
  2. the capacity for doing work
  3. the chemical reactions in the body's cells that change food into energy.
  4. Fermentation, which converts sugars such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose into cellular energy,
  5. simple sugar
  6. the part of a tissue or organ with a structural or connective role
  7. chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria
  8. photosynthesis takes place
  9. minute opening especially in an animal or plant
  10. Respiration, process by which organisms combine oxygen with foodstuff molecules
  11. substances produced by living organisms that have a color resulting from selective color absorption.
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  1. Respiration, respiration using electron acceptors other than molecular oxygen
  2. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients.
  3. able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances
  4. Dioxide, : a heavy colorless gas that is formed by burning fuels, by the breakdown or burning of animal
  5. pigment that gives plants their green color, and it helps plants create their own food
  6. Acid, which cells produce energy without oxygen around.
  7. essential to the flow of energy in living cells.
  8. Respiration, the process of producing cellular energy involving oxygen
  9. process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.

20 Clues: simple sugar • photosynthesis takes place • the capacity for doing work • chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria • minute opening especially in an animal or plant • essential to the flow of energy in living cells. • Acid, which cells produce energy without oxygen around. • the part of a tissue or organ with a structural or connective role • ...

Africa Key Word Crossword 2025-01-29

Africa Key Word Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. An enemy or opponent
  2. The daily conditions like rain, sun, or wind.
  3. A large area with a certain climate, plants, and animals, like a desert or rainforest.
  4. The growth and improvement of a country or area, like better roads, schools, and jobs.
  5. A large open area covered in grass, with few trees.
  6. When one country takes control of another country and rules it.
  7. A dry area with little rain and few plants.
  8. Plants grown by farmers for food or other uses.
  9. A large continent with many countries, cultures, and landscapes.
  10. How many babies are born in a place each year.
  11. Growing plants and raising animals for food.
  12. The percentage of people who can read and write.
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  1. A specific location or area on Earth.
  2. Using resources in a way that protects them for the future.
  3. When a country expands its power and influence over other places.
  4. When land turns into desert, often because of too little rain or overuse.
  5. Related to nature and the world around us.
  6. Related to money, jobs, and trade.
  7. A hot, wet forest with many trees and animals.
  8. The average age people live to in a place.
  9. Related to people and how they live together.
  10. The usual weather in a place over a 30 year period.

22 Clues: An enemy or opponent • Related to money, jobs, and trade. • A specific location or area on Earth. • Related to nature and the world around us. • The average age people live to in a place. • A dry area with little rain and few plants. • Growing plants and raising animals for food. • The daily conditions like rain, sun, or wind. • ...

Fertilizer 2023-10-21

Fertilizer crossword puzzle
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  1. - lack of this nutrient is common in acid-loving houseplants grown in high pH media
  2. - fertilization method where the fertilizer is applied during the planting process: _____ incorporation
  3. - nutrient that helps form chlorophyll
  4. - form of fertilization that has easy application, quick response time, and can easily burn plants
  5. - nutrient that aids vegetative growth
  6. - fertilizer form that is most popular outdoors, but not on top of the soil, and can be released over a certain amount of time
  7. - fertilization method via plant leaves
  8. - symptoms of this issue are browned tips and stunted growth
  9. - fertilization method for shallow rooted plants
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  1. - turf grass, ground coverings, and some shrubs are best fertilized this way
  2. - fertilizer application method for tries that doesn’t require large equipment
  3. - used to fertilize deeply rooted plants
  4. - category of fertilizer that is most concentrated and has rapid release
  5. - category of fertilizer that is natural but more expensive
  6. - a chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase fertility
  7. - fertilizer compressed into bead sized particles
  8. - granular, soluble powder, tablets, and spikes are what type of fertilizer
  9. - has the same advantages and disadvantages of a liquid fertilizer
  10. - fertilization method best used for rows of plants
  11. - nutrient that is important for root development

20 Clues: - nutrient that helps form chlorophyll • - nutrient that aids vegetative growth • - fertilization method via plant leaves • - used to fertilize deeply rooted plants • - fertilization method for shallow rooted plants • - fertilizer compressed into bead sized particles • - nutrient that is important for root development • ...

Into to Ecology/Taylor N 2024-11-19

Into to Ecology/Taylor N crossword puzzle
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  1. is a collection of all the organisms that live in a place
  2. are groups of organisms so similar to each other
  3. is a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
  4. a diagram that shows the distribution of energy, biomass, or other resources in an ecosystem by trophic level
  5. is a series of organisms each dependent on the next in line as a source of food
  6. weathers of the ecosystem
  7. break down organic matter
  8. relations between living organisms and their environment
  9. is a renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals and can be used as an energy source
  10. is a process in which some autotrophs make food using chemical energy
  11. organisms that capture energy from the sun
  12. is another name for autotroph
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  1. plant eaters only
  2. eat food on plants and animal remains
  3. Absorbs other organisms to make their food
  4. contains the combined portion of the planet in which all life exits
  5. eat other animals
  6. is another name for heterotroph
  7. is a process in which plants make their food
  8. eat from plants and animals
  9. different populations that live together in an area
  10. groups or individuals that belong to the same species
  11. is a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and communities

23 Clues: plant eaters only • eat other animals • weathers of the ecosystem • break down organic matter • eat from plants and animals • is another name for autotroph • is another name for heterotroph • eat food on plants and animal remains • Absorbs other organisms to make their food • organisms that capture energy from the sun • is a process in which plants make their food • ...

Plant Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-04

Plant Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a mature, ripened ovary
  2. Moss grows in dense masses
  3. used on young plants to encourage branching
  4. used as a growing media
  5. provides mechanical support
  6. attached to the plant stem
  7. connects two severed plant segments together
  8. the way a plant behaves
  9. engineering copies genes from an organism
  10. Culture the cultivation of plant cells and tissue
  11. the upper layer of the earth
  12. things the plant needs to survive
  13. growing plant without the use of soil
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  1. a section of the plant used for vegetation
  2. added to the soil to improve the ventilation
  3. two years to complete their life cycle
  4. the plant is broken up into two or more parts
  5. living for more than three growing seasons
  6. the structures of the plant
  7. the bud of a plant is grafted onto the stem
  8. a seed planted into the ground and blooms
  9. the edible portion of the plant(s)
  10. cutting away dead or overgrown stems or branches
  11. plants use sunlight and water
  12. take up water for the plant
  13. breeding, raising, and harvesting fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants. Farming in water
  14. insect that can cause damage to the plant
  15. media mixture of components providing plants/food
  16. the plant is partially connected to the mother

29 Clues: a mature, ripened ovary • used as a growing media • the way a plant behaves • Moss grows in dense masses • attached to the plant stem • the structures of the plant • provides mechanical support • take up water for the plant • the upper layer of the earth • plants use sunlight and water • things the plant needs to survive • the edible portion of the plant(s) • ...

Ecology 2022-06-18

Ecology crossword puzzle
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  1. the living factors of the environment
  2. the relationship between the flea and the dog.
  3. organisms that feed on dead and decaying matter
  4. A raw material required for photosynthesis
  5. The physical factors of the environment
  6. A swarm of bees
  7. the relationship between the nitrogen fixing bacteria and leguminous plants
  8. A group of jaguars, sloths, parrots and plants living together.
  9. __________________ increases the rate of reaction of enzymes and affect other processes such as photosynthesis and transpiration.
  10. a lion hunting a zebra is called a __________.
  11. The interaction of the living organisms and the physical factors of the environment
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  1. corn birds in their nest
  2. a relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other does not benefit nor is it harmed.
  3. the role of the species is called the_______.
  4. Loams are the ideal_______.
  5. Organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
  6. organism that consumes other organisms as food
  7. A level of a food chain
  8. Organisms that feed on plants for nutrients
  9. chlorophyll molecules trap ______ which helps the process of photosynthesis.
  10. organisms that consume both plants and animals.
  11. study of the living organisms and how it interacts in the environment.
  12. An organism that is being hunted as food

23 Clues: A swarm of bees • A level of a food chain • Loams are the ideal_______. • corn birds in their nest • The physical factors of the environment • An organism that is being hunted as food • A raw material required for photosynthesis • Organisms that feed on plants for nutrients • organisms that consume both plants and animals. • ...

Ecosystem vocabulary crossword 2025-10-20

Ecosystem vocabulary crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. species : the first living things to grow in a new place
  2. pyramid : a diagram that shows how energy moves through food levels
  3. : using sunlight to make food
  4. : living things like plants, animals, and bacteria
  5. : tiny plant-like organisms that float in the water
  6. : living things that eat other organisms
  7. : living things that use sunlight or chemicals to make food
  8. : an animal that only eats plants
  9. : the total amount of living stuff in an area
  10. : things in nature that are not alive
  11. succession : when life grows back after a disturbance
  12. : an animal that eats both plants and animals
  13. : an animal that only eats other animals
  14. consumer : an animal that eats primary consumers
  15. levels : the steps in a food chain where energy is passed along
  16. consumer : an animal that eats producers
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  1. : when water vapor cools and turns back into liquid drops
  2. : organisms that break down dead plants and animals
  3. : when water falls from the sky as rain, snow, or hail
  4. : organisms that make their own food
  5. : a community of living things and their environment
  6. succession : when life starts growing in a place with no soil
  7. consumer : an animal that eats secondary consumers
  8. : using chemicals instead of sunlight to make food
  9. : when water turns into vapor and rises into the air

25 Clues: : using sunlight to make food • : an animal that only eats plants • : organisms that make their own food • : things in nature that are not alive • : living things that eat other organisms • : an animal that only eats other animals • consumer : an animal that eats producers • : the total amount of living stuff in an area • : an animal that eats both plants and animals • ...

Phosphorous 2026-01-13

Phosphorous crossword puzzle
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  1. What is the overgrowth of algae in water bodies caused by excess nutrients?
  2. An essential element needed for living things.
  3. The process by which plants incorporate inorganic phosphate into organic compounds.
  4. Plants absorb phosphorus through these parts.
  5. What process moves phosphorus from the land to waterways?
  6. Where is phosphorus stored long term?
  7. What is the chemical form of phosphorus that plants absorb from the soil?
  8. What is the process of breaking down rocks and minerals to release phosphorous?
  9. In aquatic environments phosphates not immediately used can sink to the bottom and form these
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  1. Phosphorus is an essential component of these structures in animals.
  2. Phosphorus is a key component of this energy carrying molecule.
  3. Dead zones in water bodies have low _______
  4. The movement of phosphorus from the environment to organisms and back again.
  5. Plants get Phosphorous from the ______
  6. Humans affect the cycle by using these in agriculture, which often contain phosphorus.
  7. What are the organisms that break down dead organic matter, returning phosphorus to the soil?
  8. Process that releases phosphorus from rocks.
  9. Phosphorus does not move through this part of the environment, unlike carbon and nitrogen.
  10. Phosphorous can build up in water and cause ______
  11. What is a common way animals take in phosphorous?

20 Clues: Where is phosphorus stored long term? • Plants get Phosphorous from the ______ • Dead zones in water bodies have low _______ • Process that releases phosphorus from rocks. • Plants absorb phosphorus through these parts. • An essential element needed for living things. • What is a common way animals take in phosphorous? • ...

Chapter 1 Vocabulary 2025-09-04

Chapter 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a person who moves from place to place
  2. a group’s way of life, including types of food,
  3. down through the generations as stories or songs
  4. the large animals of a particular region,
  5. a fertile place with water in a desert
  6. a scientist who studies the cultural
  7. a scientist who studies past human life
  8. of humans
  9. for food
  10. a long period of dry, hot weather
  11. time when it occurred
  12. event
  13. an artifact or piece of writing that was
  14. analyzing fossils and artifacts
  15. wild plants to eat
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  1. a strip of land connecting two landmasses
  2. to meet people’s needs
  3. the movement from one place to another
  4. the raising of plants and animals to
  5. a human who hunts animals and
  6. the practice of growing plants and rearing
  7. them useful to humans
  8. an artifact or writing created after
  9. encouraging the growth of crops and plants
  10. or geological period
  11. an unwritten account of events, often
  12. by someone who witnessed or lived through a
  13. the application of knowledge, tools, and
  14. the remains of organisms that lived long ago
  15. an object made by humans from a past culture
  16. event by someone who did not see it or live during
  17. clothing, language, religion, behavior, and ideas

32 Clues: event • for food • of humans • wild plants to eat • or geological period • them useful to humans • time when it occurred • to meet people’s needs • a human who hunts animals and • analyzing fossils and artifacts • a long period of dry, hot weather • the raising of plants and animals to • an artifact or writing created after • a scientist who studies the cultural • ...

Test 2026-03-06

Test crossword puzzle
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  1. Competition Members of the same species compete with each other
  2. are Top predators least energy Rule Only about 10% of energy is passed to the next level the rest is lost as heat
  3. Photosynthesis plants absorb CO₂, respiration animals release CO₂, decomposition, combustion
  4. Organisms depend on both biotic and abiotic for survival Changes to one can affect the entire ecosystem
  5. are Carnivores and also omnivores
  6. Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff
  7. Both species benefit bees and flowers
  8. Nonliving parts water, sunlight, temperature, soil, air, minerals
  9. A linear sequence showing how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another
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  1. Nitrogen fixation bacteria convert N₂ to usable forms, uptake by plants, consumption by animals, decomposition returns nitrogen to soil/air
  2. organism that gets hunted by predator
  3. are Herbivores
  4. One organism hunts prey
  5. One benefits, the other is unaffected barnacles on whales
  6. Matter is red in ecosystems energy flows in one direction from sun to producers to consumers to decomposers
  7. Living parts of an ecosystem plants, animals, bacteria, fungi
  8. Plants most energy
  9. Food webs show how multiple food chains overlap and how organisms often have more than one food source or predator
  10. Shows the energy flow through trophic levels in an ecosystem
  11. One benefits parasite, the other is harmed host, tapeworm, in a human
  12. Competition Different species compete for the same resources food, space

21 Clues: are Herbivores • Plants most energy • One organism hunts prey • are Carnivores and also omnivores • organism that gets hunted by predator • Both species benefit bees and flowers • Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff • One benefits, the other is unaffected barnacles on whales • Shows the energy flow through trophic levels in an ecosystem • ...

Energy Flow & Matter Cycling 2026-06-17

Energy Flow & Matter Cycling crossword puzzle
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  1. The green substance in plants that captures energy from sunlight.
  2. An organism that lives on or in another organism and benefits from it.
  3. An organism that is hunted and eaten by another organism.
  4. The process plants use to make food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
  5. A model that shows one pathway of energy flow in an ecosystem.
  6. Anything that has mass and takes up space.
  7. The variety of living things found in an ecosystem.
  8. A type of sugar made by plants during photosynthesis.
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  1. A model that shows how energy decreases at each feeding level.
  2. An organism that makes its own food using energy from the Sun.
  3. An organism that breaks down dead matter and waste.
  4. Living parts of an ecosystem.
  5. A model that shows many connected food chains in an ecosystem.
  6. An organism that eats decaying plants, animals, and waste.
  7. A community of living and non-living things that interact.
  8. An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms.
  9. An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
  10. Non-living parts of an ecosystem, such as water, air, and sunlight.
  11. An organism that provides food or shelter for a parasite.
  12. An organism that feeds on dead animals.

20 Clues: Living parts of an ecosystem. • An organism that feeds on dead animals. • Anything that has mass and takes up space. • An animal that hunts and eats other animals. • An organism that breaks down dead matter and waste. • The variety of living things found in an ecosystem. • A type of sugar made by plants during photosynthesis. • ...

Photosynthesis 2013-07-02

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
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  1. Water is made-up of two _____________ and one oxygen atom.
  2. Water molecule.
  3. A pigment present in plants used for catching the sun's energy.
  4. The most important star that maintains life on earth.
  5. The product of photosynthesis.
  6. We breathe out this gas, which is used by plants in photosynthesis.
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  1. The gas plants breath out and we breathe in.
  2. A process in which plants use sunlight to make food.
  3. Responsible for photosynthesis.
  4. Packets of energy from the sun.

10 Clues: Water molecule. • The product of photosynthesis. • Responsible for photosynthesis. • Packets of energy from the sun. • The gas plants breath out and we breathe in. • A process in which plants use sunlight to make food. • The most important star that maintains life on earth. • Water is made-up of two _____________ and one oxygen atom. • ...

Gardening 2024-04-23

Gardening crossword puzzle
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  1. Designing and arranging outdoor spaces for aesthetic or practical purposes
  2. Process of decomposing organic materials to create fertilizer
  3. Edible plants often grown in gardens
  4. Removing unwanted plants from a garden
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  1. Placing seeds or young plants into the soil
  2. Covering the soil to retain moisture and suppress weeds
  3. Gathering crops or flowers when they are ready
  4. Providing moisture to plants
  5. Trimming of branches or stems to encourage growth
  6. Bloom-producing plants often cultivated for their beauty

10 Clues: Providing moisture to plants • Edible plants often grown in gardens • Removing unwanted plants from a garden • Placing seeds or young plants into the soil • Gathering crops or flowers when they are ready • Trimming of branches or stems to encourage growth • Covering the soil to retain moisture and suppress weeds • ...

VARDHMAN SRILAYAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MULTIPLE ASSESSMENT 2 (2024-25) CLASS VI SCIENCE 2024-08-11

VARDHMAN SRILAYAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MULTIPLE ASSESSMENT 2 (2024-25) CLASS VI SCIENCE crossword puzzle
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  1. green part of a plant that makes food.
  2. colorful part of a flower that attracts insects.
  3. Plants with tall and woody stems.
  4. process by which plants make food.
  5. process of water loss from plants.
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  1. Plants with weak stems that creep along the ground.
  2. part of a plant that absorbs water and minerals.
  3. Plants with green and tender stems.
  4. part of a plant that supports the leaves and flowers.
  5. tiny pores on leaf that leads water loss.

10 Clues: Plants with tall and woody stems. • process by which plants make food. • process of water loss from plants. • Plants with green and tender stems. • green part of a plant that makes food. • tiny pores on leaf that leads water loss. • part of a plant that absorbs water and minerals. • colorful part of a flower that attracts insects. • ...

Feeding Relationships 2022-12-04

Feeding Relationships crossword puzzle
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  1. green pigment in plants
  2. organisms that eat plants and animals
  3. process by which plants make their own food
  4. animals that only eat plants
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  1. passed from one organism to the next as they are eaten
  2. Organisms that breakdown dead things
  3. organisms that eat other animals
  4. show the flow of energy through the ecosystem
  5. source of energy for plants to make their own food
  6. organisms that use energy from the sun to make their own food

10 Clues: green pigment in plants • animals that only eat plants • organisms that eat other animals • Organisms that breakdown dead things • organisms that eat plants and animals • process by which plants make their own food • show the flow of energy through the ecosystem • source of energy for plants to make their own food • passed from one organism to the next as they are eaten • ...

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. • ...

Organization of Life 2023-01-08

Organization of Life crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is one of the organic substances secreted by nettles to defend against external stimuli.
  2. Flexural growth to the response of contact stimuli found in hanging plant organs such as stems and vine hands.
  3. It is a species of wild tobacco.
  4. The Secret Underground World of Plants as Scientists Call it.
  5. It is a herb in the water parsley family and is also used as a spice.
  6. Any way in which plants acquire and utilizes energy sources and nutrients
  7. It is a very small needle-shaped crystal found mainly in spinach, kiwi, pineapple, fuchsia, and rhubarb.
Down
  1. It protects the surface of the leaves by adjusting their thickness and protects them from insects and microbes.
  2. the nature of a plant to move in response to external stimuli.
  3. Demonstrates the ability of wild plants to recognize relatives and potentially help relatives by reducing competitive behavior.
  4. A means or way for animals to hide themselves from predators.
  5. a plant designed in a strategic way to prevent it from being eaten by animals.
  6. it can be connected to several plants to create a spider web. These networks allow plants to exchange sugar, nutrients, and water.
  7. it is a rigid web of compounds that difficult to chew because of its diverse structure, and highly impermeable to pathogens.(For example, the bark covering tree trunks is full of this)
  8. To deal with smaller pests, the leaves of some plants have a sharp hairy structure.

15 Clues: It is a species of wild tobacco. • A means or way for animals to hide themselves from predators. • The Secret Underground World of Plants as Scientists Call it. • the nature of a plant to move in response to external stimuli. • It is a herb in the water parsley family and is also used as a spice. • ...

Organization of Life 2023-01-08

Organization of Life crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A means or way for animals to hide themselves from predators.
  2. Flexural growth to the response of contact stimuli found in hanging plant organs such as stems and vine hands.
  3. The Secret Underground World of Plants as Scientists Call it.
  4. Demonstrates the ability of wild plants to recognize relatives and potentially help relatives by reducing competitive behavior.
  5. It protects the surface of the leaves by adjusting their thickness and protects them from insects and microbes.
  6. a plant designed in a strategic way to prevent it from being eaten by animals.
  7. It is one of the organic substances secreted by nettles to defend against external stimuli.
Down
  1. the nature of a plant to move in response to external stimuli.
  2. It is a species of wild tobacco.
  3. It is a very small needle-shaped crystal found mainly in spinach, kiwi, pineapple, fuchsia, and rhubarb.
  4. It is a herb in the water parsley family and is also used as a spice.
  5. Any way in which plants acquire and utilizes energy sources and nutrients
  6. To deal with smaller pests, the leaves of some plants have a sharp hairy structure.
  7. it can be connected to several plants to create a spider web. These networks allow plants to exchange sugar, nutrients, and water.
  8. it is a rigid web of compounds that difficult to chew because of its diverse structure, and highly impermeable to pathogens.(For example, the bark covering tree trunks is full of this)

15 Clues: It is a species of wild tobacco. • A means or way for animals to hide themselves from predators. • The Secret Underground World of Plants as Scientists Call it. • the nature of a plant to move in response to external stimuli. • It is a herb in the water parsley family and is also used as a spice. • ...

Let's Get Growing 2025-04-01

Let's Get Growing crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Small hand tool for digging
  2. Where seedlings are planted indoors
  3. Insects that harm plants
  4. Plants need this to grow
  5. A young plant just starting to grow
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  1. Essential for plant growth
  2. Nutrient-rich material added to soil
  3. Part of the plant that grows underground
  4. The base where plants grow
  5. Unwanted plants in the garden

10 Clues: Insects that harm plants • Plants need this to grow • Essential for plant growth • The base where plants grow • Small hand tool for digging • Unwanted plants in the garden • Where seedlings are planted indoors • A young plant just starting to grow • Nutrient-rich material added to soil • Part of the plant that grows underground

Ecosystems 2022-03-07

Ecosystems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. area where plants and animals live
  2. animal eaten by other animals
  3. animal that eats other animals
  4. eat plants and other animals for energy
  5. eat plants and animals
  6. eat only plants
Down
  1. creatures too small to be seen
  2. web interconnecting food chains
  3. break down dead material
  4. area of land set aside to protect it

10 Clues: eat only plants • eat plants and animals • break down dead material • animal eaten by other animals • creatures too small to be seen • animal that eats other animals • web interconnecting food chains • area where plants and animals live • area of land set aside to protect it • eat plants and other animals for energy

Ecosystems 2022-03-07

Ecosystems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. area where plants and animals live
  2. animal eaten by other animals
  3. animal that eats other animals
  4. eat plants and other animals for energy
  5. eat plants and animals
  6. eat only plants
Down
  1. creatures too small to be seen
  2. web interconnecting food chains
  3. break down dead material
  4. area of land set aside to protect it

10 Clues: eat only plants • eat plants and animals • break down dead material • animal eaten by other animals • creatures too small to be seen • animal that eats other animals • web interconnecting food chains • area where plants and animals live • area of land set aside to protect it • eat plants and other animals for energy

Minerals 2024-11-21

Minerals crossword puzzle
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  1. red precious stone
  2. Midas favorite gold
  3. often used in sandpaper
  4. purple variety of quartz
  5. dioxide used by plants
  6. mercury-containing mineral
  7. dark mica
  8. Fools gold
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  1. A green precious stone
  2. main ingredient of drywall
  3. a common cave-forming mineral
  4. used in powders
  5. found on dinner tables
  6. light mica
  7. burnable rock
  8. an aluminum ore
  9. Given off by plants

17 Clues: dark mica • light mica • Fools gold • burnable rock • used in powders • an aluminum ore • red precious stone • Midas favorite gold • Given off by plants • A green precious stone • found on dinner tables • dioxide used by plants • often used in sandpaper • purple variety of quartz • main ingredient of drywall • mercury-containing mineral • a common cave-forming mineral

Carb Vocabulary 2018-09-21

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

13 Clues: single unit sugars • main source of energy • a green pigment in plants • carbohydrates with complicated structures • when two monosaccharides combine chemically • the chemical process that makes carbohydrates • sugars extracted from plants and used to sweeten foods • one and two unit structures that are chemically simple, sugars are • ...

carbohydrates 2018-09-21

carbohydrates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the green pigment
  2. formed when plants combine single glucose unit into more complicated chemical structures
  3. nutrient that is a person's main source of energy
  4. carbohydrates with complicated structures
  5. substance used in place of sugar to sweeten foods yet add few or no calories
  6. sugars extracted from plants and used to sweeten food
  7. simple carbohydrates chemically formed from plants
Down
  1. sugars formed from from simple one- and two- unit structure
  2. complicated chemical arrangements that plants form by combining single glucose units to build starches
  3. the chemical process that makes carbohydrates
  4. plant materials that are eaten but can't be digested by human enzymes
  5. formed when two monosaccharides combine chemically
  6. sugars with single-unit chemical structures

13 Clues: the green pigment • carbohydrates with complicated structures • sugars with single-unit chemical structures • the chemical process that makes carbohydrates • nutrient that is a person's main source of energy • formed when two monosaccharides combine chemically • simple carbohydrates chemically formed from plants • sugars extracted from plants and used to sweeten food • ...

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 • ...

Food Webs & Ecosystems 2026-05-29

Food Webs & Ecosystems crossword puzzle
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  1. all the living things of one kind in a particular place
  2. all the interlocking food chains in a community
  3. the process by which plants produce their own food, using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water
  4. an animal that gets energy from eating only meat
  5. an animal that gets energy from eating only plants
  6. an animal that is hunted and eaten for food
  7. a series of organisms connected by energy transfer
  8. a group of living and non-living things that interact in the environment
  9. a living thing that creates its own food from sunlight, air, and water
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  1. produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular area
  2. tending to grow or spread quickly and easily in a harmful way
  3. a living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals
  4. a living thing
  5. an animal that hunts other animals for food
  6. a living thing that gets its energy from eating food
  7. an animal that gets energy from eating plants and other animals

16 Clues: a living thing • an animal that hunts other animals for food • an animal that is hunted and eaten for food • all the interlocking food chains in a community • an animal that gets energy from eating only meat • an animal that gets energy from eating only plants • a series of organisms connected by energy transfer • a living thing that gets its energy from eating food • ...

cl2-s-plant life-l3 2020-07-14

cl2-s-plant life-l3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Grains such as mung and kidney bean
  2. Carrot, radish, and turnip are _______ of plants.
  3. A dried seed, fruit, root, or bark that add flavour to food.
  4. Big and tall plants with strong and woody stems
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  1. Cabbage and lettuce are _______ of plants.
  2. The food grains of rice, wheat, maize, barley, and oat
  3. Cauliflower and broccoli are _______ of plants.
  4. Potato and sugar cane are _______ of plants.
  5. Corn and groundnut are _______ of plants.

9 Clues: Grains such as mung and kidney bean • Corn and groundnut are _______ of plants. • Cabbage and lettuce are _______ of plants. • Potato and sugar cane are _______ of plants. • Cauliflower and broccoli are _______ of plants. • Big and tall plants with strong and woody stems • Carrot, radish, and turnip are _______ of plants. • ...

Sheltered Photosynthesis Review 2024-05-01

Sheltered Photosynthesis Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the food that plants make through photosynthesis
  2. the main source of energy that plants use for photosynthesis
  3. the light-capturing pigment inside of chloroplasts
  4. H2O the liquid that plants need to photosynthesize
  5. the gas that plants need to photosynthesize
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  1. the process of plants making their own food
  2. the location of photosynthesis in the cell
  3. the energy used in the cell
  4. the gas the plants make during photosynthesis

9 Clues: the energy used in the cell • the location of photosynthesis in the cell • the process of plants making their own food • the gas that plants need to photosynthesize • the gas the plants make during photosynthesis • the food that plants make through photosynthesis • the light-capturing pigment inside of chloroplasts • H2O the liquid that plants need to photosynthesize • ...

Plants of Lake Mead 2016-08-13

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

17 Clues: ________ flower swinging zoo animal's face • Do not pick the flowers -- the stinging hairs are vicious! • this cactus is cylindrical shaped and the flowers always grow at the top. • Also known as sore-eye poppy, because the star-shaped hairs may get in your eyes if you handle the plant. • ...

Reproduction in Flowering Plants 2021-03-05

Reproduction in Flowering Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Insects and animals which pollinate flowers
  2. Female honeybee who lays eggs and manages colony
  3. All of the female structures of the flower
  4. Fusion of egg and sperm
  5. Female honeybee who brings food to the hive
  6. All of the male structures of the flower
  7. Male honeybee
  8. Female gamete
  9. Chemicals used to keep insects away from crops
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  1. Transfer of pollen from anther to stigma
  2. produced by honeybees to build honeycomb
  3. Pollen grows this to reach the ovary
  4. Sweet liquid produced by the flower
  5. the first stage of development after the egg hatches
  6. Encloses and protects the developing seed
  7. produced by honeybees as food for the winter
  8. Male gamete

17 Clues: Male gamete • Male honeybee • Female gamete • Fusion of egg and sperm • Sweet liquid produced by the flower • Pollen grows this to reach the ovary • Transfer of pollen from anther to stigma • produced by honeybees to build honeycomb • All of the male structures of the flower • Encloses and protects the developing seed • All of the female structures of the flower • ...

Pacific Northwest Native Plants 2021-05-12

Pacific Northwest Native Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This tree is the first to sprout edible leaves after winter.
  2. This slow growing ground cover plant has heart shaped leaves.
  3. The study of native plants and their uses.
  4. This character is common in Coastal stories.
  5. This character is common in Plateau stories.
  6. This part of the rose plant is often used for tea.
  7. This berry looks like a raspberry, but isn't.
  8. This marsh plant has many uses including weaving.
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  1. This edible weed has bitter leaves and a bright yellow flower.
  2. A word meaning to take care of something.
  3. This tree is used for food, clothing, building, and medicine.
  4. This plant is believed to bring strength when used as tea or to sting painful joints.
  5. When using wild ginger, this part of the plant is used for tea or to make an antibacterial medicine.
  6. This pink flower is high in vitamin C
  7. This plant grows low or tall, has spikey leaves, yellow flowers, and dark berries.
  8. This small blue berry doesn't raise blood sugar, making it a good food for people with diabetes.
  9. This slow growing plant has round leaves and dark berries.

17 Clues: This pink flower is high in vitamin C • A word meaning to take care of something. • The study of native plants and their uses. • This character is common in Coastal stories. • This character is common in Plateau stories. • This berry looks like a raspberry, but isn't. • This marsh plant has many uses including weaving. • ...

plant movement and phytohormones 2020-09-05

plant movement and phytohormones crossword puzzle
Across
  1. response of plants running parallel to soil
  2. special pigments that regulate photopriodic responses
  3. are swollen areas consisting of loosely packedparenchymatous cells
  4. geotropism is shown by the shoots of plants
  5. induction of flowring process by exposure to prolonged coldness
  6. leaves of oxalis plant shows this movement
  7. is physiological response to relative length of day and night
  8. movement induced by chemical substances
  9. nastic movement regulated by temperature
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  1. acid is the most naturally occurring auxin
  2. first naturally occurring cytokinin
  3. break dormancy of seeds
  4. is a tropic movement shown by obliquely growing stems
  5. tropic movements shown by roots of plants towards water
  6. the only volatile or gaseous hormone
  7. hormone that promotes stem elongation
  8. tropic movement shown by trendrils of herbs
  9. formation of fruits without seeds

18 Clues: break dormancy of seeds • formation of fruits without seeds • first naturally occurring cytokinin • the only volatile or gaseous hormone • hormone that promotes stem elongation • movement induced by chemical substances • nastic movement regulated by temperature • acid is the most naturally occurring auxin • leaves of oxalis plant shows this movement • ...

Science review 2021-12-08

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

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 • a solution that fills each cell • the wall that protects the cell • a group of organs working together • helps make energy to power the cell • helps plants move throughout the body • when plants seperate it is called what • ...

Science review 2021-12-08

Science review 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
Down
  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 • ...

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
Down
  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 • ...

The Placemakers Academy Crossword 2019-10-30

The Placemakers Academy Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Miniature bird spa
  2. These plants live for more than two years
  3. Famous pollinator
  4. Sambucus, makes great Champagne
  5. Worms do the work for you, indoor/outdoor composting style
  6. Japanese culinary mushroom, you can grow them in your garden
  7. Stonework, commonly associated with secret societies
  8. Medicinal mushroom that grows out of dead Hemlock trees
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  1. These plants live for two years, then go to seed
  2. A design philosophy that works with nature, not against it
  3. A walking puzzle or meditation
  4. Natural aphid repellant, good luck charm
  5. A trellis covered walkway
  6. Nitrogen-fixing snack
  7. The spirit of place
  8. These plants live for one year, then go to seed
  9. A walkway lined with shady trees or tall shrubs
  10. The Sun rises in the…

18 Clues: Famous pollinator • Miniature bird spa • The spirit of place • Nitrogen-fixing snack • The Sun rises in the… • A trellis covered walkway • A walking puzzle or meditation • Sambucus, makes great Champagne • Natural aphid repellant, good luck charm • These plants live for more than two years • These plants live for one year, then go to seed • ...

Taxonomy 2025-03-24

Taxonomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Single-celled eukaryotes belong here (8)
  2. Scientific system of naming organisms (8)
  3. Group that includes snails and octopuses (9)
  4. The second part of a scientific name (7)
  5. The kingdom that includes green plants (7)
  6. Flowering plants (11)
  7. The phylum that includes animals with a backbone (8)
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  1. The domain that includes all eukaryotic organisms (6)
  2. Organisms that do photosynthesis (15)
  3. The highest taxonomic rank (6)
  4. The taxon just below kingdom (6)
  5. Plants that produce seeds in cones (12)
  6. The man who developed modern taxonomy (8)
  7. The category below phylum (5)
  8. The domain that includes extreme environments (7)
  9. A kingdom that includes mushrooms and molds (5)
  10. Domain of unicellular organisms with no nucleus (8)
  11. A classification just above species (5)

18 Clues: Flowering plants (11) • The category below phylum (5) • The highest taxonomic rank (6) • The taxon just below kingdom (6) • Organisms that do photosynthesis (15) • Plants that produce seeds in cones (12) • A classification just above species (5) • Single-celled eukaryotes belong here (8) • The second part of a scientific name (7) • The man who developed modern taxonomy (8) • ...

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
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  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
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  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 • ...

Nutrition in Plants 2017-05-14

Nutrition in Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. A green pigment that absorbs light it is found in algae and plants.
  2. Plants that derive some or all nutrients from other living things/plants.
  3. Plants that derive nutrients by trapping and consuming insects.
  4. Relating to plants of the pea family
  5. Dioxide A gas needed for photosynthesis.
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  1. The process by CO2 reacts with water in presence of sunlight and chlorophyll to form oxygen.
  2. A plant that feeds on decomposing material.
  3. Kitchen of the plant.
  4. A tiny opening or pore that is used for gas exchange found in plants.
  5. It is a source of energy and nutrients required for our body to grow.

10 Clues: Kitchen of the plant. • Relating to plants of the pea family • Dioxide A gas needed for photosynthesis. • A plant that feeds on decomposing material. • Plants that derive nutrients by trapping and consuming insects. • A green pigment that absorbs light it is found in algae and plants. • A tiny opening or pore that is used for gas exchange found in plants. • ...

Photosynthesis Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-11

Photosynthesis Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar
  2. Chloroplasts are full of ________ stacked in granum.
  3. Undergo photosynthesis in lakes, ponds, and oceans. They posses chlorophylls in the cytoplasm
  4. They make their own food and energy from the sun.
  5. The pigment that gives plants their green color and helps in the process of photosynthesis.
  6. When animals digest plants, they are the glucose bonds or release stored energy to power their bodies.
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  1. Photosynthesis in plants happens
  2. Plants can also make glucose into carbohydrate chains called ______.
  3. Plants produce _________ as a source of food.
  4. Cyanobacteria, also called ________.

10 Clues: Photosynthesis in plants happens • Cyanobacteria, also called ________. • Plants produce _________ as a source of food. • They make their own food and energy from the sun. • Chloroplasts are full of ________ stacked in granum. • Plants can also make glucose into carbohydrate chains called ______. • ...

Food Web Crossword 2024-02-06

Food Web Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Plants need this to produce their own food and energy.
  2. A living thing that can not make its own food.
  3. An animal eat plants.
  4. A living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals into simpler matter
  5. A carefully balanced system where plants and animals live and work together; this is also known as a community.
  6. An animal that is hunt by other animals.
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  1. An animal that lives in another plant or animal and eats that plant or animals without killing it.
  2. An animal that feeds on dead plants and animals.
  3. An animal that eats both plants and animals.
  4. An animal that hunt other animals.

10 Clues: An animal eat plants. • An animal that hunt other animals. • An animal that is hunt by other animals. • An animal that eats both plants and animals. • A living thing that can not make its own food. • An animal that feeds on dead plants and animals. • Plants need this to produce their own food and energy. • ...

Photosynthesis Crossword Puzzle 2021-09-06

Photosynthesis Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. plant grows toward or away from pressure(a plants response to touch
  2. leaves/stems grow toward light
  3. stimuli: a stimulus that comes from outside an organism (light, temperature, precipitation)
  4. something that causes a response
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  1. stimuli: a stimulus that comes from inside an organism (wilting in plants)
  2. stems grow away from gravity, roots grow with gravity
  3. plants growth response toward or away from a stimulus
  4. geotropism: plants roots responding to gravity
  5. roots grow toward water
  6. pressure: water in the cytoplasm exerts a force on the cell wall, pushing outward, this pressure in the cells allows the plant to stand upright
  7. geotropism: plants stems and leaves responding to light

11 Clues: roots grow toward water • leaves/stems grow toward light • something that causes a response • geotropism: plants roots responding to gravity • stems grow away from gravity, roots grow with gravity • plants growth response toward or away from a stimulus • geotropism: plants stems and leaves responding to light • ...

Choice Board 2021-05-03

Choice Board crossword puzzle
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  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 • ...

ryans crossword 2019-11-21

ryans crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. enclosure in which spores are formed.
  2. multicellular structure or organ of the gametophyte phase of certain plants producing and containing the ovum or female gamete
  3. group of plant species that reproduce via spores rather than flowers or seeds
  4. organ or cell in which gametes are produced that is found in many multicellular protists, algae, fungi, and the gametophytes of plants.
  5. slender sterile often septate filaments of many cryptogamic plants (as fungi) that are borne among the spore- or gamete-forming organs, are single or branched, and are composed of one or more cells.
  6. plural sori, in botany, brownish or yellowish cluster of spore-producing structures (sporangia) usually located on the lower surface of fern leaves
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  1. a single cell, or a mass of cells, or a modified bud of tissue, that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual
  2. liverworts (creeping ribbonlike plants) in the order Marchantiales, commonly found on moist clay or silty soils, especially on recently burned land throughout the Northern Hemisphere
  3. haploid structure or organ producing and containing male gametes (called antherozoids or sperm
  4. A covering flap or lidlike structure in plants and animals, such as a gill cover.
  5. of Generations Alternation of generations is the type of life cycle that occurs in those plants and algae in the Archaeplastida and the Heterokontophyta that have distinct haploid sexual and diploid asexual stages
  6. cells bulk of a thing, but in plants specifically, parenchyma cells are thin-walled cells that make up the inside of many non-woody plant structures including stems, roots, and leaves.
  7. a plant body that is not differentiated into stem and leaves and lacks true roots and a vascular system. Thalli are typical of algae, fungi, lichens, and some liverworts.
  8. structure in plants and fungi that functions like a root in support or absorption

14 Clues: enclosure in which spores are formed. • group of plant species that reproduce via spores rather than flowers or seeds • A covering flap or lidlike structure in plants and animals, such as a gill cover. • structure in plants and fungi that functions like a root in support or absorption • ...

photosynthesis and cellular respiration 2021-03-02

photosynthesis and cellular respiration crossword puzzle
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  1. energy that is used in cells to operate
  2. we exhale this and inhale it with oxygen
  3. this protects the cells
  4. this uses other living things to survive
  5. made after an organism uses oxygen
  6. plants get energy from this
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  1. all living things use this and we drink it
  2. a green pigment found in plants
  3. plants use this for photosynthesis
  4. this produces what we use every day
  5. a living cell
  6. this is where photosynthesis occurs
  7. a product that is removed after the cell is done
  8. this is what consumes sunlight
  9. this is found in every living organism

15 Clues: a living cell • this protects the cells • plants get energy from this • this is what consumes sunlight • a green pigment found in plants • plants use this for photosynthesis • made after an organism uses oxygen • this produces what we use every day • this is where photosynthesis occurs • this is found in every living organism • energy that is used in cells to operate • ...

Energy 2023-06-18

Energy crossword puzzle
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  1. Source of energy from plants
  2. Energy stored in bonds of chemical compounds
  3. Produces a magnetic field when electricity flows through it
  4. Unit of Energy
  5. Kinetic energy depends on this
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  1. This energy is produced by vibration
  2. A band of colours
  3. Other name of Elastic Potential energy
  4. The box in energy transfer diagrams which represent the energy transfer
  5. Source of energy from the Sun
  6. Energy of motion
  7. Formed from the compression of dirt, rocks and decayed plants and animals
  8. Ability to do work
  9. Force of attraction
  10. Formed from decayed plants and animals

15 Clues: Unit of Energy • Energy of motion • A band of colours • Ability to do work • Force of attraction • Source of energy from plants • Source of energy from the Sun • Kinetic energy depends on this • This energy is produced by vibration • Other name of Elastic Potential energy • Formed from decayed plants and animals • Energy stored in bonds of chemical compounds • ...

Energy 2023-06-17

Energy crossword puzzle
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  1. Unit of energy
  2. Kinetic energy depends on this
  3. Produces a magnetic field when electricity flows through it.
  4. The box in energy transfer diagrams which show the energy transfer
  5. Source of energy from the Sun
  6. Energy of motion
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  1. Made from the decomposition of plants and animals
  2. A band of colours
  3. Source of energy from plants.
  4. Ability to do work
  5. Other name of Elastic Potential energy
  6. Energy stored in bonds of chemical compounds
  7. Formed from the compression of rocks, dirt, decayed plants and animals
  8. This energy is produced by vibration
  9. Force of attraction

15 Clues: Unit of energy • Energy of motion • A band of colours • Ability to do work • Force of attraction • Source of energy from plants. • Source of energy from the Sun • Kinetic energy depends on this • This energy is produced by vibration • Other name of Elastic Potential energy • Energy stored in bonds of chemical compounds • Made from the decomposition of plants and animals • ...

Ecology Vocabulary 2023-02-16

Ecology Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. outline of who eats whom
  2. A non-living organism
  3. organism that can make their own food
  4. diet that consists of plants and animals
  5. diet that consists of only plants
  6. role of an organism in its community
  7. consists of all the foodchains in a ecosystem
  8. diet that consists of other animals
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  1. any kind of a green plant
  2. natural home of an organism
  3. A living organism
  4. eats other plants and organisms for energy
  5. organism that breaks down dead organic material
  6. Organisms that can't make their own food
  7. mostly consumes dead things

15 Clues: A living organism • A non-living organism • outline of who eats whom • any kind of a green plant • natural home of an organism • mostly consumes dead things • diet that consists of only plants • diet that consists of other animals • role of an organism in its community • organism that can make their own food • diet that consists of plants and animals • ...

Logan Mohler 2021-12-01

Logan Mohler crossword puzzle
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  1. nonrenewable energy powered by dead plankton and small plants
  2. renewable energy powered by the heat of the earth
  3. Nonrenewable energy old plants
  4. The Islamic holy book
  5. cooler than the rest of the middle east
  6. The mountains in Iran
  7. Lakes, rivers, streams, and ponds
  8. renewable energy powered by plants
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  1. renewable energy powered by water
  2. Renewable energy powered by the sun
  3. The first letter of the Arabic alphabet
  4. From east to west
  5. The dominant religion of the middle east
  6. Oceans, seas, and gulfs
  7. The most populated part of the middle east

15 Clues: From east to west • The Islamic holy book • The mountains in Iran • Oceans, seas, and gulfs • Nonrenewable energy old plants • renewable energy powered by water • Lakes, rivers, streams, and ponds • renewable energy powered by plants • Renewable energy powered by the sun • The first letter of the Arabic alphabet • cooler than the rest of the middle east • ...

INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY 2024-04-07

INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY crossword puzzle
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  1. The study of diseases of plants and animals
  2. The study of fungi
  3. The study of bacteria
  4. The study of fishes
  5. The study of animals
  6. The study of origin and descent of organisms
  7. The study of geographical distribution of plants and animals
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  1. Management and analysis of biological information stored in databases
  2. Father of Biology/Father of Zoology
  3. The study of birds
  4. The technique of producing silk by raising silkworms
  5. The technique of growing fish
  6. The study of plants
  7. The study of the structure and function of animal and plant cells
  8. The study of viruses

15 Clues: The study of birds • The study of fungi • The study of plants • The study of fishes • The study of animals • The study of viruses • The study of bacteria • The technique of growing fish • Father of Biology/Father of Zoology • The study of diseases of plants and animals • The study of origin and descent of organisms • The technique of producing silk by raising silkworms • ...

Introducing Biology✍ crossword 2024-04-09

Introducing Biology✍ crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. technique of producing silk by raising silk worms
  2. science treatment and surgery of animals
  3. the study of structure and function of animal and plant cells
  4. study of fishes
  5. the study of fungi
  6. father of medicine
  7. the study of algae
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  1. study of origin and descent of organisms
  2. study of birds
  3. the study of plants
  4. study of diseases of plants and animals
  5. biology study of life in the sea
  6. the study of geographical distribution of plants and animals
  7. practice of keeping bees for the manufacture of honey and beeswax
  8. the technique of growing fish

15 Clues: study of birds • study of fishes • the study of fungi • father of medicine • the study of algae • the study of plants • the technique of growing fish • biology study of life in the sea • study of diseases of plants and animals • study of origin and descent of organisms • science treatment and surgery of animals • technique of producing silk by raising silk worms • ...

Crossword 2022-10-26

Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. To disrupt amino acid bonds
  2. The movement of molecules from high to low
  3. acids Long chains of carbon and hydrogen
  4. Chain of amino acids held together by peptide
  5. A three carbon chain molecule containing (-OH)
  6. Process used by plants to make sugar and
  7. A large carbohydrate molecule used by plants
  8. Nutrients made of a single sugar molecule
  9. artificial lipid vessels
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  1. The raw materials needed for cell metabolism
  2. Organisms that use energy
  3. lipid composed of glycerol & three fattyacid
  4. The diffusion of water molecules
  5. the form of carbohydrate storage in animals
  6. The carbohydrate that formscell walls of plants

15 Clues: artificial lipid vessels • Organisms that use energy • To disrupt amino acid bonds • The diffusion of water molecules • acids Long chains of carbon and hydrogen • Process used by plants to make sugar and • Nutrients made of a single sugar molecule • The movement of molecules from high to low • the form of carbohydrate storage in animals • ...