plants Crossword Puzzles

Food Chains 2023-10-24

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

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

how nutrients are replenished in soil 2024-10-05

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

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

Gardening 2023-05-22

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

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

Gardening 2023-05-22

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

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

Ecosystems 2025-03-21

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

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

Photosynthesis and cellular respiration 2024-03-11

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

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

Metabolism and Cell Structure Vocabulary 2012-09-25

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

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

Floral Design Year in Review 2023-05-19

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

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

Chapter 5.1 Fodd Security Key Terms 2025-01-31

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

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

Cell Test Review 2024-10-17

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

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

Plant Physiology Review 2024-10-14

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

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

SOIL 2022-08-26

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

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

PLANTS INCRASING IN NUMBERS 2016-05-29

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

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

Photosynthesis 2022-12-05

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

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

Feeding Relationships 2022-07-28

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

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

pests 3 2024-05-10

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

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

Stage 1 2025-09-02

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

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

Alien plants of Kyrgyzstan 2024-11-08

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

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

Poems of Power: A Photosynthesis & Respiration Crossword 2024-12-04

Poems of Power: A Photosynthesis & Respiration Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. In cells, it breaks food down to grow, Releasing energy, life’s bright glow.
  2. It’s not in your kitchen, but it’s where it’s done, The place where photosynthesis has its fun.
  3. Sunlight and CO₂ mix, you see, Creating food for plants—so vital, so free.
  4. A liquid life plants love to take, Split by sunlight for oxygen’s sake.
  5. You breathe it out when you run or play, But plants need it to make their food each day.
  6. Roots in the ground, reaching for light, Making food from the sun, a true delight.
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  1. It’s small but mighty, full of power, Turning food into energy hour by hour.
  2. You need this to jump, to run, to breathe, It’s made in the cell when food is retrieved.
  3. Without this, your energy wouldn’t flow, It’s the start of the process, the first thing to go.
  4. Plants make it sweet, plants make it bright, A sugar so useful, storing energy tight.
  5. The air we breathe, the gift we’re given, It’s produced by plants, so we keep on living.
  6. Green and mighty, it helps you grow, Catching sunlight with a brilliant glow.
  7. Moving and breathing, it hunts or it grazes, With a heart that beats, through forests and mazes.

13 Clues: A liquid life plants love to take, Split by sunlight for oxygen’s sake. • Sunlight and CO₂ mix, you see, Creating food for plants—so vital, so free. • It’s small but mighty, full of power, Turning food into energy hour by hour. • In cells, it breaks food down to grow, Releasing energy, life’s bright glow. • ...

Tropism 2021-02-25

Tropism crossword puzzle
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  1. Plants roots move to water
  2. When the vacuole is over filled
  3. Plants move to sunlight
  4. When the vacuole is balanced
  5. The mimosa plant has a negative reaction
  6. Organelle that holds water in a cell
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  1. Plants roots are positive, and the stem is negative
  2. When the vacuole is not full and the plant is wilted
  3. The reason plants react to changes
  4. Moves water in and out of the cell
  5. Plant droops because lack of water

11 Clues: Plants move to sunlight • Plants roots move to water • When the vacuole is balanced • When the vacuole is over filled • The reason plants react to changes • Moves water in and out of the cell • Plant droops because lack of water • Organelle that holds water in a cell • The mimosa plant has a negative reaction • Plants roots are positive, and the stem is negative • ...

Ecology term crossword 2026-05-12

Ecology term crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Organic recyclers
  2. consumer Small-game hunters
  3. living of off other orgnisims
  4. Energy creators
  5. (plants,animals, fungi, bacteria)
  6. consumer Apex predators
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  1. the non-living physical and chemical
  2. Independent maker
  3. a anmail that eats plants and meet
  4. consumer First-level eaters
  5. anmail that primarily eats plants

11 Clues: Energy creators • Independent maker • Organic recyclers • consumer Apex predators • consumer Small-game hunters • consumer First-level eaters • living of off other orgnisims • anmail that primarily eats plants • (plants,animals, fungi, bacteria) • a anmail that eats plants and meet • the non-living physical and chemical

States of Matter 2024-02-15

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

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

Science review by mary 2021-12-08

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

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

Petra and Anne Nature 2025-08-22

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

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

U8 Vocab 8th 2026-04-17

U8 Vocab 8th crossword puzzle
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  1. a decrease or reduction
  2. the amount of water in the air
  3. in a straight line
  4. an idea not based on physical things
  5. the study of shapes and space
  6. the leaves of plants and trees
  7. cutting down many trees
  8. the top layer of trees in a forest
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  1. sizes or amounts of something
  2. a group of similar living things
  3. a forest with a lot of rain and many plants and animals
  4. the visible features of an area (land, hills, etc.)
  5. to use something in a harmful or unfair way
  6. water that falls from the sky (rain, snow, etc.)
  7. not changed or affected by people
  8. supplying water to plants or crops
  9. useful materials like water, trees, or minerals
  10. different levels or parts on top of each other

18 Clues: in a straight line • a decrease or reduction • cutting down many trees • sizes or amounts of something • the study of shapes and space • the amount of water in the air • the leaves of plants and trees • a group of similar living things • not changed or affected by people • supplying water to plants or crops • the top layer of trees in a forest • ...

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

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

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

Biosphere 2022-04-22

Biosphere crossword puzzle
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  1. A chemical reaction that occurs in plants and animals in which carbohydrates and oxygen are combined, releasing water, carbon dioxide, and heat
  2. A large grouping of ecosystems characterized by particular plant and animal types
  3. An interrelated collection of plants and animals and the physical environment with which they interact
  4. A chemical reaction that occurs in green plants in which carbon dioxide and water are converted to carbohydrates and oxygen
  5. An animal whose primary food supply is plants
  6. The sum of water converting from liquid to vapor state via evaporation and transpiration
  7. An animal that feeds on both plants and other animals
  8. A vegetation type characterized by grasses and scattered trees, characteristic of seasonally dry tropical climates
  9. An animal whose primary food supply is other animals
  10. The amount of variety of living things in a given environment
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  1. The tendency for substances that accumulate in an organism to increase in concentration as they are passed to higher levels in a food chain
  2. Major ecological type distinguished partly on the basis of species distribution, in addition to broad categories of plant and animal types
  3. The process of a region’s soil and vegetation cover becoming more desertlike as a result of human land use, usually by overgrazing or cultivation
  4. A vegetation type with sparsely distributed plants, specifically adapted for moisture gathering and moisture retention
  5. The dry mass of living or formerly living matter in a given environment

15 Clues: An animal whose primary food supply is plants • An animal whose primary food supply is other animals • An animal that feeds on both plants and other animals • The amount of variety of living things in a given environment • The dry mass of living or formerly living matter in a given environment • ...

IPM 2025-06-19

IPM crossword puzzle
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  1. Physically plucking bugs off of plants.
  2. This type of beetle sucks sap out of plants - one kind in particular. Geometric and shape.
  3. Using natural predators to mediate pests.
  4. This type of beetle is attracted to plants like broccoli and hops from plants.
  5. compromises the vine of squash by burrowing near the stem of the plant.
  6. Soft-bodied insect that sucks sap out of plants.
  7. Insecticides, herbicides, fungicides.
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  1. This type of gnat is drawn to hot and humid plant environments.
  2. This type of beetle feeds on leaves of ---- plants and transmits diseases. It is yellow and striped.
  3. Crop Rotation, Proper planting times, Sanitation.

10 Clues: Insecticides, herbicides, fungicides. • Physically plucking bugs off of plants. • Using natural predators to mediate pests. • Soft-bodied insect that sucks sap out of plants. • Crop Rotation, Proper planting times, Sanitation. • This type of gnat is drawn to hot and humid plant environments. • compromises the vine of squash by burrowing near the stem of the plant. • ...

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES CROSSWORDS 2021-09-10

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES CROSSWORDS crossword puzzle
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  1. The chemical backbone of all life on Earth.
  2. When water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, hail or sleet, collects in the oceans, rivers, lakes, streams.
  3. A cycle that helps move oxygen through the three main regions of the Earth, the Atmosphere, the Biosphere, and the Lithosphere.
  4. Occurs when there is more water than land can absorb.
  5. Vital to all organisms and its availability influences rates of ecosystem processes.
  6. Common term used for a harmful algal bloom.
  7. A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration.
  8. A process carried out by nitrifying bacteria, transforms soil ammonia into nitrates (NO3−), which plants can incorporate into their own tissues.
  9. Change of the physical state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase.
  10. Process by which chemicals present in organic matter are decomposed or oxidized into easily available forms to plants.
  11. The microbial process of reducing nitrate and nitrite to gaseous forms of nitrogen.
  12. Process by which plants and animals incorporate the NO3- and ammonia formed through nitrogen fixation and nitrification.
  13. The change of a liquid to a gas.
  14. Nitrogen gas is converted into inorganic nitrogen compounds.
  15. Primary process that converts reduced organic nitrogen (R–NH2) to reduced inorganic nitrogen (NH4+) through the action of microorganisms.
  16. A component of proteins and nucleic acids, is essential to life on Earth.
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  1. A cycle that includes nitrogen, oxygen, carbon, and water.
  2. A cycle that includes phosphorus, sulfur, and trace elements.
  3. A component of nucleic acids, phospholipids, and ATP and other energy storing molecules.
  4. The process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy.
  5. Precipitation that does not reach the soil.
  6. Sum of evaporation from the land surface plus transpiration from plants.
  7. The process by which groundwater exits the ground.
  8. Occurs when any organic material is burned in the presence of oxygen.
  9. A biogeochemical cycle by which nitrogen is converted into multiple chemical forms as it circulates among atmosphere, terrestrial, and marine ecosystems.
  10. the conversion of water from liquid to gas as it passes through plants.
  11. Product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds.
  12. Process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.
  13. Process in which nitrate and ammonium are taken up by soil organisms and therefore become unavailable to crops.
  14. The act or process of breathing by plants and animals.
  15. Is essential for aerobic respiration in animals.

31 Clues: The change of a liquid to a gas. • The chemical backbone of all life on Earth. • Precipitation that does not reach the soil. • Common term used for a harmful algal bloom. • Is essential for aerobic respiration in animals. • The process by which groundwater exits the ground. • Occurs when there is more water than land can absorb. • ...

biology photosynthesis 2023-10-23

biology photosynthesis crossword puzzle
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  1. the process of moving ions (e.g. protons) to the other side of a biological membrane, and as a result, an electrochemical gradient is generated
  2. a collection of proteins bound to the inner mitochondrial membrane and organic molecules, which electrons pass through in a series of redox reactions, and release energy.
  3. When a photon raises a chlorophyll electron to a higher energy level, that energy, and ultimately an electron, has to go somewhere. That somewhere, ideally for the photosynthesizing organism, is known as the Primary Electron Acceptor
  4. each of a number of flattened sacs inside a chloroplast, bounded by pigmented membranes on which the light reactions of photosynthesis take place, and arranged in stacks or grana.
  5. initial carbon fixation takes place in mesophyll cells and the Calvin cycle takes place in bundle-sheath cells.
  6. specialized pores or openings present in the epidermis of plant cells
  7. (in green plant cells) a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.
  8. an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide.
  9. a biochemical mechanism in plants by which chlorophyll absorbs light energy for photosynthesis. There are two such mechanisms ( photosystems I and II ) involving different chlorophyll-protein complexes.
  10. The series of biochemical reactions in photosynthesis that require light energy that is captured by light-absorbing pigments (such as chlorophyll) to be converted into chemical energy in the form of ATP and NADPH.
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  1. adapted in plants to perform photosynthesis under stress
  2. a fat-soluble pigment found naturally in plants
  3. the process by which plants fix atmospheric carbon to form organic compounds
  4. are accessory pigments that are typically yellow, red and orange
  5. a stack of coin-shaped thylakoids in the chloroplasts of plant cells
  6. an essential part of the photosynthetic process in plants, algae, and some bacteria
  7. the supportive tissue of an epithelial organ, tumor, gonad, etc., consisting of connective tissues and blood vessels.
  8. an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
  9. the set of compounds that have an intense colour and are used in the colouring of other materials
  10. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.

20 Clues: a fat-soluble pigment found naturally in plants • adapted in plants to perform photosynthesis under stress • are accessory pigments that are typically yellow, red and orange • a stack of coin-shaped thylakoids in the chloroplasts of plant cells • specialized pores or openings present in the epidermis of plant cells • ...

The Plant Kingdom 2022-01-24

The Plant Kingdom crossword puzzle
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  1. another name for primary root
  2. group of tissues working together to perform a specific function
  3. all angiosperms have these
  4. the outermost tissue of a root
  5. specialized stems that grow underground (ie potatoes)
  6. makes their own food
  7. where photosynthesis occurs
  8. outer sticky tip that collects pollen
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  1. process where plants convert energy from the sun into chemical energy
  2. cone-bearing, woody gymnosperms
  3. waxy layer on a leaf
  4. Plants are classified in the domain of:
  5. tiny openings that respond to outside conditions
  6. plants absorb water and minerals in the soil through:
  7. capable of moving on its own
  8. this carries sugars back to the root
  9. this carries water and minerals to the plant from the root

17 Clues: waxy layer on a leaf • makes their own food • all angiosperms have these • where photosynthesis occurs • capable of moving on its own • another name for primary root • the outermost tissue of a root • cone-bearing, woody gymnosperms • this carries sugars back to the root • outer sticky tip that collects pollen • Plants are classified in the domain of: • ...

Sustainable Habitats 2013-07-18

Sustainable Habitats crossword puzzle
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  1. A group of organisms, which are built similarly and can
  2. All of the plants in a region.
  3. or microorganism.
  4. Any living thing in biology such as plants, animals,
  5. area.
  6. and another in a particular place.
  7. environment.
  8. The place where a species lives.
  9. A group of plants and animals living and interacting with
  10. Keeping track of; watching over.
  11. Species- A species that is in danger of extinction.
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  1. All the organisms of the same species that live in a
  2. fertile offspring.
  3. All of the animals in a region.
  4. An area in which species exist or live.
  5. the interactions of a community of organisms and their
  6. The study of relationships between living things and their

17 Clues: area. • environment. • or microorganism. • fertile offspring. • All of the plants in a region. • All of the animals in a region. • The place where a species lives. • Keeping track of; watching over. • and another in a particular place. • An area in which species exist or live. • Species- A species that is in danger of extinction. • ...

Rodriguez' Big Guess 2016-12-07

Rodriguez' Big Guess crossword puzzle
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  1. Reactants are glucose and oxygen.
  2. Going out on a long run is this type exercise.
  3. Chemical-self-troph.
  4. An organism that creates it's own food.
  5. Don't produce their own food.
  6. Uses one GLUCOSE molecule.
  7. Acid An acid found in sour milk and muscles.
  8. Energy. It's pretty straightforward.
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  1. An exercise that consist of short bursts of energy.
  2. An organelle found in plants and animals used to make energy.
  3. A pancake found in stacks.
  4. The reactants are Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Light.
  5. This cycle is found in mitochondria.
  6. A pigment found in plants.
  7. An organelle found in plants and is used for photosynthesis.
  8. Adenosine diphosphate.
  9. A cycle found in the Stroma of a Chloroplast.

17 Clues: Chemical-self-troph. • Adenosine diphosphate. • A pancake found in stacks. • A pigment found in plants. • Uses one GLUCOSE molecule. • Don't produce their own food. • Reactants are glucose and oxygen. • This cycle is found in mitochondria. • Energy. It's pretty straightforward. • An organism that creates it's own food. • Acid An acid found in sour milk and muscles. • ...

Diversity of Living Things 2026-01-03

Diversity of Living Things crossword puzzle
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  1. Make food for plants using sunlight.
  2. Describes microorganisms that benefit us.
  3. Have feathers and can usually fly.
  4. Warm-blooded animals with fur that feed milk.
  5. Living things that move and eat other things.
  6. Cold-blooded animals with scales, like snakes.
  7. The natural home of a living thing.
  8. The variety of different living things.
  9. Live in water and on land, like frogs.
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  1. Organisms that break down dead things (like fungi).
  2. A common type of microorganism, some are germs.
  3. Anchor plants and absorb water.
  4. Green living things that make their own food.
  5. Mushrooms and molds belong to this group.
  6. Very tiny living things, often needing a microscope.
  7. Live in water, have gills and fins.
  8. Animals with six legs.

17 Clues: Animals with six legs. • Anchor plants and absorb water. • Have feathers and can usually fly. • Live in water, have gills and fins. • The natural home of a living thing. • Make food for plants using sunlight. • Live in water and on land, like frogs. • The variety of different living things. • Describes microorganisms that benefit us. • ...

food chains and food webs 2021-06-16

food chains and food webs crossword puzzle
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  1. living things
  2. a animal that hunts and eats other animals.
  3. when animals fly away at a particular time of the year to live in another region/climate
  4. all the members of a species living in one area.
  5. an animal that is hunted by other animals/a predator.
  6. shows how all living things rely on other living things for food and it also shows how energy is moved from one living thing to another.
  7. system of chains that connect
  8. a animal that only eats plants.
  9. communities of animal and plants that interact with their environment.
  10. make its own food.
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  1. living things that eat other living things.
  2. when an animal spends the winter in deep sleep so they can survive the low temperatures and lack of food.
  3. a animal that eats both meat and plants.
  4. a living thing that can produce.
  5. a animal that only eats meat.
  6. an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals.

16 Clues: living things • make its own food. • a animal that only eats meat. • system of chains that connect • a animal that only eats plants. • a living thing that can produce. • a animal that eats both meat and plants. • living things that eat other living things. • a animal that hunts and eats other animals. • all the members of a species living in one area. • ...

food chain 2015-01-08

food chain crossword puzzle
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  1. The tallest herbivore on the earth. It has spots on its body and is found it Africa.
  2. A food chain always starts with a …….. and ends with an animal.
  3. An animal that is dependent on plant or animals for their food.
  4. Plants are called …………….. because they make their own food.
  5. A producer herbivores graze on.
  6. An animal that eats whatever it finds.
  7. A map of who eats whom in a naturally existing place (ecosystem) is called food-………
  8. An animal that eats only plants.
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  1. A predator (animal eating other animals) that hunts at night.
  2. Organisms that make their own food rely on this for energy.
  3. An animal that eats other animals.
  4. By this process plants make their own food.
  5. Plants need this to produce their own food.
  6. There are ….. herbivores than carnivores.
  7. The biggest herbivore on earth. It has two big teeth and big ears.
  8. A consumer is an ………………… that eats what is in its ecosystem.

16 Clues: A producer herbivores graze on. • An animal that eats only plants. • An animal that eats other animals. • An animal that eats whatever it finds. • There are ….. herbivores than carnivores. • By this process plants make their own food. • Plants need this to produce their own food. • Organisms that make their own food rely on this for energy. • ...

chapter 5 2023-12-06

chapter 5 crossword puzzle
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  1. autotroph organisms that use energy of inorganic molecules (sulfur and ammonia) like bacteria
  2. self feeding organisms, they make energy-rich macromolecules like glucose
  3. the primary pigment protein in plants (absorbs light and transfers its energy)
  4. building or making
  5. where the Calvin Cycle occurs
  6. second part of photosynthesis that occurs in the stroma of the chloroplast
  7. molecule embedded in the thylakoid membrane that collect light energy and create energized electrons
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  1. organisms that consume other organism to receive energy
  2. autotroph organisms that use light-energy like plants
  3. oprganelle in plants that has chlorophyll and is used for photosynthesis
  4. first part of photosynthesis that occurs in the thylakoid membrane of chloroplast and depends on light
  5. process used by plants to transform light energy, CO2, and H2O to make glucose
  6. attaching Carbon atoms to other molecules to create organic macromolecules
  7. where the photosystems of the light-dependent reactions occur
  8. plant holes in their leaves where CO2 is absorbed
  9. the energy source to power photosynthesis

16 Clues: building or making • where the Calvin Cycle occurs • the energy source to power photosynthesis • plant holes in their leaves where CO2 is absorbed • autotroph organisms that use light-energy like plants • organisms that consume other organism to receive energy • where the photosystems of the light-dependent reactions occur • ...

Matter and Energy in Ecosystems 2024-04-11

Matter and Energy in Ecosystems crossword puzzle
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  1. when a plant begins to sprout
  2. when two or more things depend or rely on each other
  3. an animal that eats meat of other animals
  4. woodlands, deserts, oceans, tundras, and plains are examples of ____________.
  5. the process that plants use to make their own food
  6. the source of energy that plants use for photosynthesis
  7. a word that scientists use for rain
  8. when a plant spreads its seeds, it's called seed ___________.
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  1. Something that can change in an experiment or math problem is called a _________.
  2. a detailed diagram that shows the flow of energy between producers and consumers
  3. when two or more organisms interact to try to get the same thing, like food or space
  4. an organism such as a worm or slugs, that decomposes dead plants and animals
  5. when water vapor gets colder and forms a liquid
  6. anything that occupies space and has mass
  7. An animal that only eats plants is an ________________.
  8. Because a plant makes its own food, it is a __________ in a food web.

16 Clues: when a plant begins to sprout • a word that scientists use for rain • an animal that eats meat of other animals • anything that occupies space and has mass • when water vapor gets colder and forms a liquid • the process that plants use to make their own food • when two or more things depend or rely on each other • An animal that only eats plants is an ________________. • ...

Unit 1 2022-11-10

Unit 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. the use of science principles in growing and managing crops
  2. is the science that studies all living organisms
  3. the activities involved with the production of plants and animals and related supplies, services, mechanics, products, processing, and marketing
  4. cover all aspects of water conservation and management
  5. science that studies nature
  6. plants are grown for their appearance
  7. study of insects
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  1. the use of electronics and state of the art equipment to perform tasks and control machinery
  2. growing plants and animals in water
  3. food that has been grown without the use of chemicals and pesticides
  4. the study of the properties and management of soil to grow plants
  5. the application of science principles and new technologies to agriculture
  6. is the science and art involved in the cultivation,propagation, processing,and marketing
  7. conditions and circumstances surrounding the organism
  8. the application of science to solve a problem
  9. management of the genetic characteristics transmitted from one generation to another

16 Clues: study of insects • science that studies nature • growing plants and animals in water • plants are grown for their appearance • the application of science to solve a problem • is the science that studies all living organisms • conditions and circumstances surrounding the organism • cover all aspects of water conservation and management • ...

Gardening Intro 2025-04-01

Gardening Intro crossword puzzle
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  1. Is the % of N. P, and K in a fertilizer.
  2. In order to reduce acidity to soils we add _______.
  3. pH affects the ____________ of plant nutrients.
  4. Decayed plants like leaves, grass clippings, old hay. Usually in a pile.
  5. This is actulayy a great source of bacteria and fungi to do the composting.
  6. Selecting plants with ___________ rsistance is wise.
  7. When soils are alkaline we add this to adjust pH.
  8. This is how much a crop produces like pounds or bushels.
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  1. Organic matter in the soil acts like little ________ to hold water.
  2. This nutrient helps plants with disease resistance.
  3. You need a source of this to do gardening.
  4. This nutrient gines plants their dark green color.
  5. Findinf the right _____________ is impoerant in when starting a garden
  6. The plant is purple when this nutrient is deficient.
  7. Its best if a garden is away from _________ trees.
  8. This element is added to compost piles to feed the bacteria and fungi and speed up composting.
  9. The workability of the soil. How easy it is to till it.

17 Clues: Is the % of N. P, and K in a fertilizer. • You need a source of this to do gardening. • pH affects the ____________ of plant nutrients. • When soils are alkaline we add this to adjust pH. • This nutrient gines plants their dark green color. • Its best if a garden is away from _________ trees. • This nutrient helps plants with disease resistance. • ...

FATS 2025-02-12

FATS crossword puzzle
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  1. Eggs produced by chicken fed a diet rich in omega 3s
  2. Fats are a good source of slow burning _______
  3. Tropical oils like those from ________ and palm are some of the few saturated plants from plants.
  4. Fats often carry the _______ substances that make foods taste good
  5. Artificial, unhealthy fats made by hydrogenation
  6. Healthy fats from plants and fish
  7. Unsaturated fats are ____ at room temperature
  8. A heart-healthy fat found in fish oil, some seeds and nuts, and enriched eggs
  9. Saturated fats are _____ at room temperature
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  1. Cholesterol in found only in food that come from _________.
  2. All fats provide ____ calories per gram
  3. A fat-like substance produced by all animals
  4. The process that turns a healthy liquid fat into an unhealthy trans fat
  5. Trans fats are typically found in _________ foods like cakes, microwave popcorn, cookies and crackers.
  6. In general, foods from ______ offer the healthiest fats.
  7. Fats that are solid at room temperature, mainly from animal foods and tropical oils

16 Clues: Healthy fats from plants and fish • All fats provide ____ calories per gram • A fat-like substance produced by all animals • Saturated fats are _____ at room temperature • Unsaturated fats are ____ at room temperature • Fats are a good source of slow burning _______ • Artificial, unhealthy fats made by hydrogenation • ...

Cellular Chemical Reactions 2026-04-17

Cellular Chemical Reactions crossword puzzle
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  1. Tiny openings in plant tissue used for gas exchange.
  2. The organelle where photosynthesis takes place.
  3. A green pigment that plants use to absorb sunlight energy.
  4. The process a plant uses to make glucose sugar.
  5. The path that water flows up a plant stem to the leaves.
  6. The structures plants use to absorb water.
  7. The process an animal uses to break down macromolecules into smaller molecules that can be absorbed in the intestine.
  8. A type of molecule needed for photosynthesis, in addition to carbon dioxide.
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  1. The organelle where cellular respiration takes place.
  2. The gas molecule taken in by plants and released by animals.
  3. The process plants and animals use to turn glucose into ATP energy.
  4. The molecule breathed in by animals.
  5. The number of CO2, O2, and H2) molecules in each cellular chemical reaction.
  6. The main molecule used to supply energy.
  7. A part of a cell.
  8. The name for the energy carrier molecule produced in cellular respiration.

16 Clues: A part of a cell. • The molecule breathed in by animals. • The main molecule used to supply energy. • The structures plants use to absorb water. • The organelle where photosynthesis takes place. • The process a plant uses to make glucose sugar. • Tiny openings in plant tissue used for gas exchange. • The organelle where cellular respiration takes place. • ...

Unit 1 - Review - 4th grade 2026-02-25

Unit 1 - Review - 4th grade crossword puzzle
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  1. There is a very large rainforest in Brazil with many species.
  2. There is an animal in the rainforest that eats fruit and insects. It is an omnivore.
  3. There is illegal hunting that harms endangered animals.
  4. There is energy from the sun that helps plants grow.
  5. Are there wetlands full of wildlife in Brazil? Yes, there are.
  6. There are animals that hunt other animals for food.
  7. There are living things that make their own food using sunlight.
  8. There are black and white stripes on this animal. It is hunted by lions.
  9. There are animals that eat only plants.
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  1. There are animals that eat only meat.
  2. There are organisms that break down dead plants and animals.
  3. There is a big cat with beautiful fur and sharp teeth in the Amazon Rainforest.
  4. There are living things that eat plants or other animals.
  5. There isn’t much vegetation here. There is ice and snow.
  6. There are animals that are hunted by predators.
  7. There isn’t snow here. There are many trees and animals.

16 Clues: There are animals that eat only meat. • There are animals that eat only plants. • There are animals that are hunted by predators. • There are animals that hunt other animals for food. • There is energy from the sun that helps plants grow. • There is illegal hunting that harms endangered animals. • There isn’t much vegetation here. There is ice and snow. • ...

Earth Science 2013-02-06

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

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

BIOLOGY 2013-05-27

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

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

Nitrogen Cycle 2023-05-10

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

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

Vocabulary Practice 2023-03-23

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

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

Food Production Unit 2021-10-12

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

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

Science 2025-01-16

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

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

Bee Vocabulary 3 2025-03-25

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

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

Sucking & Chewing Insects 2022-01-28

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

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

Wildlife Studies Crossword Puzzle 2025-12-02

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

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

Plant Crossword 2017-11-06

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

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

Grade-6 Things around us 2020-12-15

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

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

Science weekly week 21 Ecosystems 2022-10-09

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

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

Photosynthesis 2020-10-21

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

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

Science A vocab - Mackenzie Shelton 2022-12-13

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

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

Food Chains and Webs 2023-01-19

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

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

Animals, Plants and Microscopes 2013-07-21

Animals, Plants and Microscopes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A rigid material that supports the plant
  2. These contain chlorophyll, which trap light
  3. This controls what goes in and out of the cell
  4. Holds the microscope slide
  5. Look through it to see specimen
  6. Used to bring the image into clear focus
  7. Holds microscope slide in place
  8. Tiny energy capsules that contain glucose
  9. These contain air, water, wastes and food particles
  10. Holds up the eyepiece and objective lens
  11. The base of the microscope
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  1. Jelly like liquid in a cell
  2. Each of these has a different magnification
  3. Shines light through the specimen
  4. Used to bring the image into rough focus
  5. The brain of the cell
  6. Used to control light passing through the specimen

17 Clues: The brain of the cell • Holds the microscope slide • The base of the microscope • Jelly like liquid in a cell • Look through it to see specimen • Holds microscope slide in place • Shines light through the specimen • A rigid material that supports the plant • Used to bring the image into rough focus • Used to bring the image into clear focus • ...

Crop Production and management 2022-07-05

Crop Production and management crossword puzzle
Across
  1. husbandry breeding and raising of livestock including poultry
  2. crops, Grown in winter
  3. Plants grown in large quantities in a field
  4. Growing seeds in a nursery and shifting seedlings to the field.
  5. Products obtained from crops
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  1. Land where plants are cultivated
  2. Growing and harvesting of fruit, vegetables flowers and decorative plants
  3. Plants live for more than two growing seasons
  4. Science that deals with the raising of plants and rearing of animals for human use
  5. Nutrients required in large amounts.

10 Clues: crops, Grown in winter • Products obtained from crops • Land where plants are cultivated • Nutrients required in large amounts. • Plants grown in large quantities in a field • Plants live for more than two growing seasons • husbandry breeding and raising of livestock including poultry • Growing seeds in a nursery and shifting seedlings to the field. • ...

Nutrition in plants 2017-05-06

Nutrition in plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. animals and non green plants
  2. a plant pigment that absorbs light
  3. a bacteria that converts atmospheric nitrogen into water soluble compoents
  4. a mutually beneficial relationship
Down
  1. the process of taking in food by an organism and its utilization by the body
  2. plants plants which live in association with other organisms
  3. plants the plants that obtain nutrients from dead and decayed matter
  4. a gas needed for photosynthesis
  5. organisms that can make their food from simple non living substances
  6. the kitchen of the plant

10 Clues: the kitchen of the plant • animals and non green plants • a gas needed for photosynthesis • a plant pigment that absorbs light • a mutually beneficial relationship • plants plants which live in association with other organisms • plants the plants that obtain nutrients from dead and decayed matter • organisms that can make their food from simple non living substances • ...

Energy In Food 2024-01-08

Energy In Food crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Animals that eat only other animals are called ____________.
  2. The green pigment found in chloroplasts is called ____________.
  3. Animals that eat both plants and animals are called ______________.
  4. When living things release carbon dioxide, what is the process called?
Down
  1. What does food contain?
  2. Excess sugar made by plants is stored as __________.
  3. Respiration occurs _____ the time in living things.
  4. Animals that only eat plants are called ______________.
  5. Plants need _________ energy to make food.
  6. Plants obtain carbon dioxide through small openings called ___________ on their leaves.

10 Clues: What does food contain? • Plants need _________ energy to make food. • Respiration occurs _____ the time in living things. • Excess sugar made by plants is stored as __________. • Animals that only eat plants are called ______________. • Animals that eat only other animals are called ____________. • The green pigment found in chloroplasts is called ____________. • ...

ECOSYSTEM 2013-02-03

ECOSYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pesticide designed to kill plants
  2. when an animals numbers are extremely low
  3. Destroying forests and woodlands, leading to climate changes, the death of animals and soil erosion
  4. used by plants to take in sunlight
  5. Discharging or sending out of substances or fluids, e.g. car fumes
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  1. used by plants to make energy
  2. types of plants in an area
  3. Of the sea, or to do with the sea
  4. nonrenewable sources of decayed organic fuel
  5. a substance that damages the area
  6. Any organism that lives by capturing and feeding on another animal
  7. types of animal or plant

12 Clues: types of animal or plant • types of plants in an area • used by plants to make energy • pesticide designed to kill plants • Of the sea, or to do with the sea • a substance that damages the area • used by plants to take in sunlight • when an animals numbers are extremely low • nonrenewable sources of decayed organic fuel • ...

Week 11 Photosynthesis 2022-10-18

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

12 Clues: roots collect this • product of photosynthesis • plants create this type of sugar • fruit that does not grow on a tree • energy used to power photosynthesis • plants use this to perform photosynthesis • energy energy animals use to grow & develop • process that changes sunlight into chemical energy • plants change glucose into this special sugar for fruit • ...

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration 2024-05-28

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Organelle where cellular respiration occurs
  2. Simple sugar produced in photosynthesis
  3. The process by which organisms use oxygen to break down food molecules to get chemical energy for cell functions
  4. Organelle where photosynthesis occurs
  5. C6H12O6 + 6O2 is the _______ in the chemical formula for cellular respiration
  6. Energy molecule produced during cellular respiration
Down
  1. 6CO2 + 6H2O is the _______ in the chemical formula for cellular respiration
  2. Process by which plants make food using sunlight
  3. Gas released by plants during photosynthesis
  4. Gas taken in by plants during photosynthesis
  5. Substance plants absorb to start photosynthesis
  6. Organism that performs photosynthesis

12 Clues: Organism that performs photosynthesis • Organelle where photosynthesis occurs • Simple sugar produced in photosynthesis • Organelle where cellular respiration occurs • Gas released by plants during photosynthesis • Gas taken in by plants during photosynthesis • Substance plants absorb to start photosynthesis • Process by which plants make food using sunlight • ...

Plants and Animal's Gas exchange 2024-05-06

Plants and Animal's Gas exchange crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Oxygen carrier in animal red blood cells.
  2. Gas movement from high to low concentration (plants & animals).
  3. Uses oxygen for energy (releases CO2 - plants & animals).
  4. Plant leaf pores for gas exchange (oxygen & CO2).
Down
  1. Plants use sunlight, water, and CO2 to make food (releases oxygen).
  2. Control opening/closing of stomata in plants.
  3. Cellular waste (animals) and plant food source.
  4. Branching tubes connecting trachea to lungs (animals).
  5. Air passage from nose/mouth to lungs (animals).
  6. Breathing organs for aquatic animals (extract oxygen from water).
  7. Animal organs for gas exchange (oxygen & CO2) between blood and air.
  8. Tiny lung pockets for animal gas exchange.

12 Clues: Oxygen carrier in animal red blood cells. • Tiny lung pockets for animal gas exchange. • Control opening/closing of stomata in plants. • Cellular waste (animals) and plant food source. • Air passage from nose/mouth to lungs (animals). • Plant leaf pores for gas exchange (oxygen & CO2). • Branching tubes connecting trachea to lungs (animals). • ...

Plant Systems 2026-02-22

Plant Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a __________ can be weak (non-woody) or strong (woody)
  2. take in also means to __________
  3. __________ is a natural green pigment in plants is important for them to make food
  4. tubes that transport water and ___________ to all parts of the plant
Down
  1. plants need __________ during photosynthesis
  2. ___________ salts and water is taken in by the plant from the soil
  3. plants usually grow __________
  4. the __________ anchors the plant to the ground
  5. carbon __________ is the gas needed by the plant during photosynthesis
  6. __________ is to support with one's hands
  7. plants are one of the important producers of __________
  8. the part that makes food for the plant

12 Clues: plants usually grow __________ • take in also means to __________ • the part that makes food for the plant • __________ is to support with one's hands • plants need __________ during photosynthesis • the __________ anchors the plant to the ground • a __________ can be weak (non-woody) or strong (woody) • plants are one of the important producers of __________ • ...

Plant and Animal Cells 2023-02-09

Plant and Animal Cells crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Supports and protects
  2. Discovered bacteria
  3. The 'ware house'
  4. Looked at cork
  5. Studied animals
  6. Energy in food to energy for the cell
  7. Structure in a cell that carries out a function
  8. Makes protein
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  1. The 'recycling center'
  2. 3 components
  3. Helps Ribosomes
  4. Gel-like fluid
  5. Gives plants green color
  6. Studied plants
  7. Controls substances that leave and enter the cell
  8. Holds DNA
  9. Stores water,food,ect.
  10. Makes Ribosomes

18 Clues: Holds DNA • 3 components • Makes protein • Gel-like fluid • Looked at cork • Studied plants • Helps Ribosomes • Studied animals • Makes Ribosomes • The 'ware house' • Discovered bacteria • Supports and protects • The 'recycling center' • Stores water,food,ect. • Gives plants green color • Energy in food to energy for the cell • Structure in a cell that carries out a function • ...

Ecosystem 2025-04-30

Ecosystem crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – The ability to stay alive and keep living.
  2. – Everything around a living thing, including air, water, land, and other living things.
  3. – Places where animals or plants live and get what they need to survive.
  4. – The variety of different living things (plants, animals, insects, etc.) in an area.
  5. – A community of living things (like animals and plants) and non-living things (like water and soil) that work together in a certain area.
  6. – A group of the same species living in the same area (for example, a population of rabbits in a field).
  7. – A mix of many different types of things, like different animals or plants.
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  1. – Living things that grow in the ground and use sunlight to make their own food.
  2. – The study of how traits (like eye color or fur type) are passed from parents to offspring. Ecosystem
  3. – Large areas of the world with similar climates, animals, and plants (like deserts, forests, or tundras).
  4. – Living creatures that can move and eat food, like birds, fish, and mammals.
  5. – Patterns or processes that repeat in nature, like the water cycle or life cycle.
  6. – A group of living things that are the same kind and can have babies together.

13 Clues: – The ability to stay alive and keep living. • – Places where animals or plants live and get what they need to survive. • – A mix of many different types of things, like different animals or plants. • – Living creatures that can move and eat food, like birds, fish, and mammals. • – A group of living things that are the same kind and can have babies together. • ...

Ecosystem 2022-06-22

Ecosystem crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the regions of the surface, atmosphere and hydrosphere of the earth
  2. relating to water s
  3. the planet we live on
  4. living organisms that feeds on organic matter
  5. existence of an individual human being or animal
  6. hunted and kill for foods
  7. state of the atmosphere with respect to hear or cold
  8. a picture representing a view of natural inland scenery
  9. weather conditions in an area
  10. only eats plants
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  1. an individual animal, plant or living life form
  2. living things, especially in their ecological relations
  3. living organism that grows in the earth and has a stem and roots
  4. home of a animal
  5. eats both animals and plants
  6. hunt and kill
  7. animal that mostly eats meat

17 Clues: hunt and kill • home of a animal • only eats plants • relating to water s • the planet we live on • hunted and kill for foods • eats both animals and plants • animal that mostly eats meat • weather conditions in an area • living organisms that feeds on organic matter • an individual animal, plant or living life form • existence of an individual human being or animal • ...

Fertilizers 2021-02-13

Fertilizers crossword puzzle
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  1. Plants are susceptible to damage by this
  2. All nutrients in water soluble form, easy
  3. Broadcast around plants with shallow roots
  4. Fertilizer sprayed on foliage
  5. Raw materials, natural gas and phosphate rock
  6. Plants not harmed seriously by being this
  7. Holes pounded into the ground to roots
  8. Natural fertilizers approved by USDA, no GMO
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  1. Fertilizer worked into soil
  2. No measuring, designed for use in pots or holes
  3. Dissolves readily in water, applied as liquid
  4. Transformations of nitrogen in environment
  5. Usually available in different forms
  6. A band of fertilizer applied along rows
  7. Most common, widely used form of fertilizer
  8. Or feeding needle, pipe with pointed tip
  9. Tablets or spikes that do not need mixing

17 Clues: Fertilizer worked into soil • Fertilizer sprayed on foliage • Usually available in different forms • Holes pounded into the ground to roots • A band of fertilizer applied along rows • Plants are susceptible to damage by this • Or feeding needle, pipe with pointed tip • All nutrients in water soluble form, easy • Tablets or spikes that do not need mixing • ...

Marine Biology 2024-05-09

Marine Biology crossword puzzle
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  1. Relationship in which both species benefits
  2. Organism that feeds on dead or decomposing animals
  3. Study of marine organisms, their behaviors, and interactions with the environment
  4. Complete set of DNA in an organism
  5. Animals that eat mostly meat
  6. Non-living parts in an ecosystem(rock,rain,land)
  7. Animals that eat both plants and meat
  8. Having many different variations of forms
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  1. Reproduction by a single parent
  2. Animal members of the plankton
  3. Habit where fresh water meets the ocean
  4. Organisms that hunt others for food
  5. Study of the relationships between organisms
  6. Area classified according to species, and abiotic features
  7. Animals that eat mostly plants
  8. Genetic makeup of an organism
  9. Any living part of an environment(animals,plants)

17 Clues: Animals that eat mostly meat • Genetic makeup of an organism • Animal members of the plankton • Animals that eat mostly plants • Reproduction by a single parent • Complete set of DNA in an organism • Organisms that hunt others for food • Animals that eat both plants and meat • Habit where fresh water meets the ocean • Having many different variations of forms • ...

Food Chains 2013-03-03

Food Chains crossword puzzle
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  1. These are often at the bottom of food chains.
  2. An animal that eats other animals.
  3. An animal that eats plants.
  4. An animal that is hunted by other animals.
  5. An animal that hunts other animals.
  6. Many food chains linked together.
Down
  1. An animal that finds already dead animals to eat.
  2. An animal that lives in another plant or animal and eats that plant or animals without killing it.
  3. Zebra eats grass. Lion eats zebra. What is this an example of?
  4. An animal that eats only insects.
  5. Plants need this to produce their own food and energy.
  6. An animal that eats both plants and animals.
  7. Animals get this from eating other animals.

13 Clues: An animal that eats plants. • An animal that eats only insects. • Many food chains linked together. • An animal that eats other animals. • An animal that hunts other animals. • An animal that is hunted by other animals. • Animals get this from eating other animals. • An animal that eats both plants and animals. • These are often at the bottom of food chains. • ...

The importance of plants 2015-11-02

The importance of plants crossword puzzle
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  1. The time of day when plants may use stored glucose
  2. Plants are known as this due to photosynthesis
  3. This is used to test for stored starch in plants
  4. Plants use this process to convert glucose into useable energy
  5. Animals that eat other things
  6. Most humans are these
  7. Lots of interconnected food chains
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  1. The arrows in food webs and chains show the transfer of this
  2. The third consumer in a food chain
  3. One way animals use up the 90% of energy that is lost in a food chain
  4. Glucose produced is stored as this
  5. On way energy consumed in a food chain is used up
  6. This process uses energy and adds biomass

13 Clues: Most humans are these • Animals that eat other things • The third consumer in a food chain • Glucose produced is stored as this • Lots of interconnected food chains • This process uses energy and adds biomass • Plants are known as this due to photosynthesis • This is used to test for stored starch in plants • On way energy consumed in a food chain is used up • ...

Aquaponics 2018-03-23

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 • ...

Improvement in Food Resources 2024-07-07

Improvement in Food Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Milk-yielding animals
  2. an example of unwanted plants which grow of their own along with crop plants.
  3. Fish is cultivated in artificial water bodies called breeding ponds.
  4. A Macronutrient needed by plant in a large amount
  5. Common name of Apis mellifera
  6. Modern technologies used in fish capturing.
  7. Cross breed of cow
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  1. The crossing of two plants differing from each other genetically in one or more characters.
  2. Feed contents with large amount of fibres with low nutrition.
  3. is the growing of two or more crops simultaneously in the same field in definite row pattern.
  4. Commonly called rock bee.
  5. Summer season crop
  6. includes all those flowering plants which provide pollens and nectar to the honey bees

13 Clues: Summer season crop • Cross breed of cow • Milk-yielding animals • Commonly called rock bee. • Common name of Apis mellifera • Modern technologies used in fish capturing. • A Macronutrient needed by plant in a large amount • Feed contents with large amount of fibres with low nutrition. • Fish is cultivated in artificial water bodies called breeding ponds. • ...

Ecosystems 2023-02-21

Ecosystems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An organism that gets its energy from decaying plants and animals
  2. An organism that eats only meat
  3. An organism that makes its own food
  4. An organism that eats only plants
  5. An animal that hunts and eats its prey
Down
  1. An organism that must eat other organisms to get energy
  2. The producers in ecosystems
  3. The source of energy for producers
  4. An animal that is hunted by predators
  5. An organism that eats both plants and animals
  6. A living thing

11 Clues: A living thing • The producers in ecosystems • An organism that eats only meat • An organism that eats only plants • The source of energy for producers • An organism that makes its own food • An animal that is hunted by predators • An animal that hunts and eats its prey • An organism that eats both plants and animals • An organism that must eat other organisms to get energy • ...

Rainforest 2021-06-25

Rainforest crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these are small plants
  2. In Indonesia
  3. rainforests have this
  4. In Australia
  5. Everything breathes this in
Down
  1. An endangered species
  2. theirs not a lot of this on rainforests
  3. plants breathe this in
  4. It has a long tongue
  5. A type of weather
  6. plants use this to breathe

11 Clues: In Indonesia • In Australia • A type of weather • It has a long tongue • An endangered species • rainforests have this • these are small plants • plants breathe this in • plants use this to breathe • Everything breathes this in • theirs not a lot of this on rainforests

Cloning plants and animals 2021-03-24

Cloning plants and animals crossword puzzle
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  1. The process of removing a nucleus from a cell.
  2. An egg, the female gamete.
  3. The type of cell division used by an explant to grow into a plantlet.
  4. The name used for process that grow cells outside of the body. IV in IVF stand for this. The Latin term means ‘in glass’. (2)
  5. A method of rapidly cloning large numbers of plants using tiny cuttings.
  6. Reproduction that does not involve meiosis or the formation of gametes. The offspring are genetically identical to each other and the single parent (clones).
  7. The name for a tiny plant that contains roots.
  8. This hormone is used to encourage the growth of new cells from plant cuttings.
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  1. A tiny cutting from a plant (less than 1 cm), composed of only a few hundred cells.
  2. If microorganisms get into the nutrient agar, this will happen to the cells of the cutting.
  3. The first mammal to be cloned using nuclear transplantation. (3)
  4. The process if transferring the nucleus of one cell to another. (2)
  5. Treating equipment with heat or radiation to kill all microorganisms and spores.
  6. Stage of development between a zygote and a foetus.
  7. Jelly used in petri dishes that can be used to grow microorganisms or in the micropropagation of plants.
  8. Experimental methods that avoid contamination with microorganisms by using sterile growth medium and equipment as well as antiseptics and antibiotics.
  9. A relatively large piece of a plant (bigger than a couple of cm) that is taken in order to cultivate another genetically identical copy of the original.

17 Clues: An egg, the female gamete. • The process of removing a nucleus from a cell. • The name for a tiny plant that contains roots. • Stage of development between a zygote and a foetus. • The first mammal to be cloned using nuclear transplantation. (3) • The process if transferring the nucleus of one cell to another. (2) • ...

Tructura funcio de plants 2021-11-10

Tructura funcio de plants crossword puzzle
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  1. xilema transporta el agua desde las raíces
  2. herbáceas no leñosas
  3. verdes de clorofila en plantas
  4. del estoma en la hoja donde salen los gases y la salida
  5. de polinización de polen de partes masculinas a femeninas
  6. dos hojas de semilla embrionarias
  7. las partes femeninas de la planta
  8. plantas de Autótrofo son auto-alimentadoras y clasificadas como
  9. fotosintético principal de la hoja
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  1. lo que produce la antera
  2. orgánulo de la fotosíntesis
  3. tapa de la raíz cubre la punta de la raíz
  4. impermeable cerosa de cutícula en una hoja
  5. la zanahoria es un ejemplo de este tipo de raíz
  6. productoras de cono gumnosperms
  7. placas de angiospermas que producen flores se llaman
  8. reproductiva floral de una planta
  9. domina la etapa de una planta
  10. de crecimiento activo de meristemo

19 Clues: herbáceas no leñosas • lo que produce la antera • orgánulo de la fotosíntesis • domina la etapa de una planta • verdes de clorofila en plantas • productoras de cono gumnosperms • reproductiva floral de una planta • dos hojas de semilla embrionarias • las partes femeninas de la planta • de crecimiento activo de meristemo • fotosintético principal de la hoja • ...

Insects' Effect on Plants 2023-12-06

Insects' Effect on Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is a beneficial insect?
  2. What is a detrimental insect?
  3. What does Orthoptera mean?
  4. Which insects feeding can stunt plant growth and cause damaged leaves to become papery and distorted?
  5. What consists of moths and butterflies?
  6. What are various species of short-horned grasshoppers?
  7. What is an insect?
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  1. What insects suck the sap out of plants?
  2. Which insects larvae are also beneficial by preying on pests at or below the soil surface?
  3. What species are the pests of crops and garden plants?
  4. Which insect can be a garden pest, where they will munch on young plants or flowers, but usually their damage is minor compared to other insect species?
  5. What insect pollinates the flowers, and helps reproduce the flowers by moving the pollen from the male to the female parts of the flowers?
  6. What does Hemiptera mean?
  7. Which pests comprise grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets?
  8. What ISN’T an insect?
  9. What insects provide more consistent pollination in early spring than bees, likely because they often activate at coolerPredatory beetle
  10. What insects suck the juices from leaves and stems and cause discoloration?

17 Clues: What is an insect? • What ISN’T an insect? • What does Hemiptera mean? • What does Orthoptera mean? • What is a beneficial insect? • What is a detrimental insect? • What consists of moths and butterflies? • What insects suck the sap out of plants? • What species are the pests of crops and garden plants? • What are various species of short-horned grasshoppers? • ...

Plants as a System 2023-11-08

Plants as a System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plant organ that helps attract pollinators so it can develop seeds and fruits
  2. different types of tissues that function together
  3. plants that do not have a vascular system
  4. tissue that transports materials
  5. includes leaves stems and flowers
  6. plants that have a vascular system
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  1. plant cells contain these, which capture energy from the sun to power photosynthesis
  2. groups of organs that work together to do important jobs
  3. tissue that protects the plant
  4. transports materials and provides support to the plant
  5. a plant organ that helps absorb water and nutrients
  6. most basic part of a living thing
  7. a plant organ that helps transport water and nutrients
  8. includes the root cap and the primary root
  9. tissue that provides support and storage
  10. made of specialized cells grouped together
  11. a plant organ that helps convert chemicals into energy for the plant

17 Clues: tissue that protects the plant • tissue that transports materials • most basic part of a living thing • includes leaves stems and flowers • plants that have a vascular system • tissue that provides support and storage • plants that do not have a vascular system • includes the root cap and the primary root • made of specialized cells grouped together • ...

Biology crossword~Chloe 2013-11-05

Biology crossword~Chloe crossword puzzle
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  1. Plants that reproduce using spores and have a vascular system for moving food and water throughout the plant
  2. Plants that bear their seeds on cones, have male and female cones on the same tree; e.g cypress, fir and hoop pine
  3. Able to be seen without using a microscope
  4. Plants that reproduce using seeds
  5. A subclass of mammals that nourish the baby inside the mother's body by a placenta, e.g humans
  6. Scientist who specialises in grouping and naming things
  7. Division in the classification ayah em below order and above genus
  8. The individual bones of the vertebral column
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  1. Flexible material from which the skeletons of Agnatha and Chondrichthyes are made
  2. Made of only one cell
  3. Division under phylum in the classification of living things
  4. Plants that produce seeds fully protected inside an ovary
  5. Animals with a body temperature that varies with the temperature of their surroundings
  6. Made of many cells
  7. Animals without backbones
  8. Second level of classification of living things, below kingdom and above class
  9. Phylum of the animal kingdom consisting of the sponges

17 Clues: Made of many cells • Made of only one cell • Animals without backbones • Plants that reproduce using seeds • Able to be seen without using a microscope • The individual bones of the vertebral column • Phylum of the animal kingdom consisting of the sponges • Scientist who specialises in grouping and naming things • Plants that produce seeds fully protected inside an ovary • ...

Unit 2 2021-10-15

Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms.
  2. An organism that only eats plants.
  3. Process by which plants turn water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose.
  4. An organism that makes its food from light or chemical energy without eating.
  5. An individual living thing
  6. A group of different species that live together and interact in an environment.
  7. Non-living components of an ecosystem. Ex. Water or soil
  8. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit.
  9. Energy flow in an ecosystem starts with the.
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  1. A community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains.
  2. The living and non-living parts of the environment in a specific area.
  3. A community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member.
  4. The place where an organism lives.
  5. Process by which plants break down the sugar, in the cells, to get energy to grow and repair.
  6. A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area.
  7. When plants lose water through the stomata in the leaves.
  8. Changing to fit new conditions.

17 Clues: An individual living thing • Changing to fit new conditions. • The place where an organism lives. • An organism that only eats plants. • Energy flow in an ecosystem starts with the. • Non-living components of an ecosystem. Ex. Water or soil • When plants lose water through the stomata in the leaves. • An organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms. • ...

Nature 101 2022-01-05

Nature 101 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A wet forest tree with branches that look strong
  2. An organism's specific job within its environment
  3. The tree that gives us the sap to produce maple syrup
  4. A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area at the same time
  5. An animal that feeds on plants
  6. An organism that breaks down organic material
  7. There are _____ forests or meadows on the uplands
  8. A place that provides food, water, shelter, and space for a particular living thing
Down
  1. The bottom of the hill where wet forests or wet meadows are found
  2. A place with lots of trees and other plants
  3. An organism that grows on dead plants to help them become soil (hint: it is not green)
  4. An animal that feeds on animal matter
  5. A dry forest tree with bark that looks like burnt potato chips
  6. There are _____ forests or meadows on the bottomlands
  7. The top of the hill where dry forests or dry meadows are found
  8. A series of interconnected food chains
  9. A group of interacting plants and wildlife in a given area

17 Clues: An animal that feeds on plants • An animal that feeds on animal matter • A series of interconnected food chains • A place with lots of trees and other plants • An organism that breaks down organic material • A wet forest tree with branches that look strong • An organism's specific job within its environment • There are _____ forests or meadows on the uplands • ...

Nature 101 2022-01-07

Nature 101 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A dry forest tree with bark that looks like burnt potato chips
  2. A place with lots of trees and other plants
  3. An animal that feeds on plants
  4. A series of interconnected food chains
  5. A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area at the same time
  6. An organism's specific job within its environment
  7. The top of the hill where dry forests or dry meadows are found
  8. The tree that gives us the sap to produce maple syrup
  9. A group of interacting plants and wildlife in a given area
  10. There are _____ forests or meadows on the uplands
  11. There are _____ forests or meadows on the bottomlands
Down
  1. A wet forest tree with branches that look strong
  2. An animal that feeds on animal matter
  3. A place that provides food, water, shelter, and space for a particular living thing
  4. The bottom of the hill where wet forests or wet meadows are found
  5. An organism that grows on dead plants to help them become soil (hint: it is not green)
  6. An organism that breaks down organic material

17 Clues: An animal that feeds on plants • An animal that feeds on animal matter • A series of interconnected food chains • A place with lots of trees and other plants • An organism that breaks down organic material • A wet forest tree with branches that look strong • An organism's specific job within its environment • There are _____ forests or meadows on the uplands • ...

Week 11 Photosynthesis 2022-10-18

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

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

Sexual and Asexual Reproduction 2022-10-19

Sexual and Asexual Reproduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of sperm uniting with egg to make a zygote
  2. The female gamete used in sexual reproduction
  3. made by the anther; contains plant sperm
  4. Place where fertilization happens in plants
  5. propagation A type of asexual reproduction used by plants
  6. A fertilized egg; in plants, this is a seed
Down
  1. The male gamete used in sexual reproduction
  2. Place where pollination happens in plants
  3. a non-living pollinator
  4. An organism that transports plant sperm (pollen) to the stigma of another flower
  5. Number of parents needed for sexual reproduction
  6. Number of parents needed for asexual reproduction

12 Clues: a non-living pollinator • made by the anther; contains plant sperm • Place where pollination happens in plants • The male gamete used in sexual reproduction • Place where fertilization happens in plants • A fertilized egg; in plants, this is a seed • The female gamete used in sexual reproduction • Number of parents needed for sexual reproduction • ...

Vocabulary By:Natalie Williamson 2020-09-10

Vocabulary By:Natalie Williamson crossword puzzle
Across
  1. herbivore, omnivore, or carnivore must get energy form another source
  2. energy pyramid transfer of energy
  3. when I get scared I scream this is an example of what
  4. sloth or a snale dormancy or sluggishness
  5. all plants make food
  6. plants making energy is a plants job this is an example of what
  7. carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore have to eat
Down
  1. fungi and mushrooms are examples of what
  2. plants using photosynthesis to make food
  3. this is a type of adaptation that an organism copies another organism
  4. mimicry, camouflage are examples of what
  5. Producer, Herbivore, omnivore, or consumer food chain steps.

12 Clues: all plants make food • energy pyramid transfer of energy • fungi and mushrooms are examples of what • plants using photosynthesis to make food • mimicry, camouflage are examples of what • sloth or a snale dormancy or sluggishness • carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore have to eat • when I get scared I scream this is an example of what • ...

Sustainability 2021-05-03

Sustainability crossword puzzle
Across
  1. protecting our earth including plants and animals
  2. a small animal that has six legs
  3. something by nature forces like wind,water,ice
  4. able to last and continue for a long time
  5. cutting down or burning down all trees in the area
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  1. all the plants that live in an area or time
  2. it is a device that always points to north
  3. everything that exists like plants and animals
  4. land covered with grass
  5. a forest with tall trees and lots of rain
  6. plants that turn water and carbon dioxide into food
  7. land covered with trees and bushes

12 Clues: land covered with grass • a small animal that has six legs • land covered with trees and bushes • a forest with tall trees and lots of rain • able to last and continue for a long time • it is a device that always points to north • all the plants that live in an area or time • everything that exists like plants and animals • something by nature forces like wind,water,ice • ...

Tree, Shrub, and Ground Cover Crossword 2017-03-13

Tree, Shrub, and Ground Cover Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. creating new plants from different sources such as seeds, cuttings, bulbs and other parts of plants
  2. plants which grow low to the ground and spread out to eliminate weeds instead of growing in height
  3. specific breed through special selection
  4. major source of softwood
  5. refers to trees or shrubs which shed leaves annually
  6. boundary created by tall plants growing close together
  7. woody plant smaller than a tree
Down
  1. twist out of normal shape
  2. soils with a pH higher than 7.0
  3. soils with a pH lower than 7.0
  4. leaves on a plant
  5. woody plant with many stems of short to moderate length

12 Clues: leaves on a plant • major source of softwood • twist out of normal shape • soils with a pH lower than 7.0 • soils with a pH higher than 7.0 • woody plant smaller than a tree • specific breed through special selection • refers to trees or shrubs which shed leaves annually • boundary created by tall plants growing close together • ...

Vascular and Non-Vascular Plants + Stems 2024-04-11

Vascular and Non-Vascular Plants + Stems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Extra water evaporates into the air through these.
  2. Non-vascular plants absorb water and nutrients using this.
  3. Xylem and Phloem are in bundles throughout the stem of this type of plant.
  4. Stem that contains wood and is thick and hard.
  5. Tissue that carries water and dissolved minerals.
Down
  1. Environment where vascular plants are found.
  2. Plants that are typically larger in size.
  3. Non-vascular plants version of roots.
  4. Tissue that carries food from the leaves to other parts of the plant.
  5. Stem that is soft and green.
  6. Example of a plant with herbaceous stems.
  7. Connect roots to leaves.

12 Clues: Connect roots to leaves. • Stem that is soft and green. • Non-vascular plants version of roots. • Plants that are typically larger in size. • Example of a plant with herbaceous stems. • Environment where vascular plants are found. • Stem that contains wood and is thick and hard. • Tissue that carries water and dissolved minerals. • ...

Marwa ecosystem 2016-10-27

Marwa ecosystem crossword puzzle
Across
  1. environment of an plant or animal.
  2. getting energy from plants or animals.
  3. some thing that gives energy to plants.
Down
  1. such as plants and animals
  2. some thing that eats some thing to make their own energy.
  3. things like water,soil,oxygen,light.
  4. eats plants.
  5. contain different habitats.
  6. some thing that eats plants or other organism.

9 Clues: eats plants. • such as plants and animals • contain different habitats. • environment of an plant or animal. • things like water,soil,oxygen,light. • getting energy from plants or animals. • some thing that gives energy to plants. • some thing that eats plants or other organism. • some thing that eats some thing to make their own energy.

Photosynthesis 2024-06-27

Photosynthesis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Main pigment in plants that absorbs light energy
  2. Gas is taken in by plants for photosynthesis
  3. The primary sugar produced in photosynthesis
  4. Process by which plants make food
Down
  1. Sugars produced by plants during photosynthesis
  2. Openings in leaves where gas exchange occurs
  3. Energy source for photosynthesis
  4. Byproduct gas released by plants during photosynthesis
  5. Liquid essential for photosynthesis
  6. Organelle where photosynthesis occurs

10 Clues: Energy source for photosynthesis • Process by which plants make food • Liquid essential for photosynthesis • Organelle where photosynthesis occurs • Openings in leaves where gas exchange occurs • Gas is taken in by plants for photosynthesis • The primary sugar produced in photosynthesis • Sugars produced by plants during photosynthesis • ...

Arborists' Study Guide Vocab Chapter 1-Tree Biology pt.1 2025-11-20

Arborists' Study Guide Vocab Chapter 1-Tree Biology pt.1 crossword puzzle
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  1. specialized cell in the angiosperm phloem derived from the same parent cell as the closely associated, immediately adjacent sieve-tube member
  2. substance applied to the foliage of plants to reduce water loss (transpiration)
  3. raised strip of bark at the top of the branch union, where the growth and expansion of the trunk or parent stem and adjoining branch push the bark into a ridge
  4. bud arising from a place other than a leaf axil or shoot tip, usually as a result of hormonal triggers
  5. bud at the tip of a twig or shoot
  6. waxy layer outside the epidermis of a leaf that reduces water loss and resists insect damage
  7. area where a branch joins another branch or trunk that is created by the overlapping vascular tissues from both the branch and the trunk. Typically enlarged at the base of the branch
  8. complex carbohydrate found in the cellular walls of the majority of plants and algae and certain fungi
  9. compound, combining carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, that is produced by plants as a result of photosynthesis. Sugars and starches
  10. plant hormone involved in cell division, leaf expansion, and other physiological processes. Compounds with cytokinin-like activity may be synthetically produced
  11. roots at the trunk base that help support the tree and equalize mechanical stress
  12. plant with seeds borne in an ovary. Consists of 2 large groups: monocotyledons (grasses,palms, and related plants) and dicotyledons (most woody trees,shrubs,herbaceous plants, and related plants)
  13. movement of water, minerals, or photosynthates longitudinally within a tree
  14. meristematic tissue from which the corky, protective outer layer of bark is formed
  15. red or purple pigment responsible for those colors in some parts of trees and other plants
  16. 1-small lateral or terminal protuberance on the stem of a plant that may develop into a flower or shoot. 2-underdeveloped flower or shoot containing a meristematic growing point
  17. specialized organelle found in some cells. Site of photosynthesis
  18. growing point at the tips of shoots and roots
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  1. process in which the development of cells in which the become specialized for various functions
  2. natural defense process in trees by which chemical and physical boundaries are created that act to limit the spread of disease and decay in organisms
  3. condition in which the terminal bud inhibits the growth and development of the lateral buds on the same stem formed during the same season
  4. free spaces in plant tissue. Includes cell walls and intracellular spaces
  5. fine, fibrous roots that take up water and minerals. most are within the top 12 inches of soil
  6. aboveground roots. Usually adventitious in nature and sometimes having unique adaptive functions
  7. plant hormone or substance that promotes or regulates the growth and development of plants. Produced at sites where cells are dividing primarily in the shoot tips. Auxin-like compounds may be synthetically produced
  8. yellow, orange, or red pigment responsible for those colors in some parts of trees and other plants.
  9. acronym for Compartmentalization Of Decay In Trees
  10. area at the base of the petiole where cellular breakdown leads to leaf and fruit drop
  11. thin layer(s) of meristematic cells that give rise (outward) to the phloem and (inward) to the xylem, increasing stem and root diameter
  12. rounded or spreading growth habit of a tree crown
  13. green pigment of plants found in chloroplasts. Captures the energy of the sun and is essential in photosynthesis
  14. tree or other plant that sheds all of its leaves according to a genetically scheduled cycle as impacted by climate factors(usually during the cold season in temperate zones).
  15. bud in the axial of a leaf. Lateral bud

33 Clues: bud at the tip of a twig or shoot • bud in the axial of a leaf. Lateral bud • growing point at the tips of shoots and roots • rounded or spreading growth habit of a tree crown • acronym for Compartmentalization Of Decay In Trees • specialized organelle found in some cells. Site of photosynthesis • ...

Chapter 7, Getting To Know Plants 2020-04-30

Chapter 7, Getting To Know Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. The part of the leaf which is attached to the stem
  2. The plants with a green stem
  3. The broad,green part of the leaf is called ________.
  4. The food factories of the plant
  5. The plants with a thick,hard,woody stem
  6. The plants with the branches near the bottom
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  1. The part of the plant which helps in pollination
  2. The plants which spread on the ground
  3. The plants which have tendrils to give them support
  4. The green part of the leaf which supports the flower

10 Clues: The plants with a green stem • The food factories of the plant • The plants which spread on the ground • The plants with a thick,hard,woody stem • The plants with the branches near the bottom • The part of the plant which helps in pollination • The part of the leaf which is attached to the stem • The plants which have tendrils to give them support • ...

Chapter 1, Food: Where Does it Come From? 2020-04-30

Chapter 1, Food: Where Does it Come From? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The plants with a green stem
  2. The part of the plant which helps in pollination
  3. The food factories of the plant
  4. The plants with the branches near the bottom
  5. The broad,green part of the leaf is called ________.
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  1. The plants with a thick,hard,woody stem
  2. The plants which spread on the ground
  3. The plants which have tendrils to give them support
  4. The part of the leaf which is attached to the stem
  5. The green part of the leaf which supports the flower

10 Clues: The plants with a green stem • The food factories of the plant • The plants which spread on the ground • The plants with a thick,hard,woody stem • The plants with the branches near the bottom • The part of the plant which helps in pollination • The part of the leaf which is attached to the stem • The plants which have tendrils to give them support • ...

Aquaculture 2021-12-10

Aquaculture crossword puzzle
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  1. growing fish and plants together in the same system
  2. a system in which water constantly circulates/recycles through the system
  3. the growth of plants strictly through water
  4. holds water
  5. chemical produced from fish excretion
  6. a cycle in which fish provide nutrients for the plants, and the plants clean the water
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  1. waste left from the organisms
  2. illness spread throughout the systems
  3. the process of growing of fish and plants simultaneously
  4. a toxic chemical to fish produced by ammonia

10 Clues: holds water • waste left from the organisms • illness spread throughout the systems • chemical produced from fish excretion • the growth of plants strictly through water • a toxic chemical to fish produced by ammonia • growing fish and plants together in the same system • the process of growing of fish and plants simultaneously • ...

Nutrition In Plants 2016-04-26

Nutrition In Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. DODDER IS AN EXAMPLE OF A ____________.
  2. PLANTS STORE FOOD IN THE FORM OF __________.
  3. SECRET CODE - 8.5.20.5.18.15.20.18.15.16.8.19.
  4. ALL GREEN PLANTS ARE _________.
  5. ___________ SURROUNDS THE STOMATA.
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  1. A PIPE LIKE VESSEL THAT TRANSPORTS WATER AND MINERAL SALTS TO EVERY PART OF THE PLANTS FROM THE ROOTS.
  2. THE MODE OF NUTRITION WHERE TWO DIFFERENT ORGANISMS WORK TOGETHER FOR THEIR MUTUAL BENEFIT.
  3. __________ IS THE METHOD OF GROWING PLANTS WITHOUT SOIL.
  4. THE CELLS OF GREEN LEAVES AND YOUNG STEMS OF PLANTS COTAIN NUMEROUS GREEN STRUCTURES CALLED _____________.
  5. PHOTO = _________

10 Clues: PHOTO = _________ • ALL GREEN PLANTS ARE _________. • ___________ SURROUNDS THE STOMATA. • DODDER IS AN EXAMPLE OF A ____________. • PLANTS STORE FOOD IN THE FORM OF __________. • SECRET CODE - 8.5.20.5.18.15.20.18.15.16.8.19. • __________ IS THE METHOD OF GROWING PLANTS WITHOUT SOIL. • ...

photosynthesis and respiration 2023-11-01

photosynthesis and respiration crossword puzzle
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  1. how plants get their food and energy
  2. how the cells use energy for living things
  3. how plants make energy out of photosynthesis
  4. a pigment in plants that makes them green
  5. food and pigment in a plants organelles
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  1. process that lets carbohydrates process into sugar.
  2. molecule in cells that uses chemical energy from food to provide for other chemical processes
  3. how plants use oxygen for chemical energy
  4. part of the cells that transfers and gives energy to cells
  5. produces energy and respiration in cells

10 Clues: how plants get their food and energy • food and pigment in a plants organelles • produces energy and respiration in cells • how plants use oxygen for chemical energy • a pigment in plants that makes them green • how the cells use energy for living things • how plants make energy out of photosynthesis • process that lets carbohydrates process into sugar. • ...