the plant Crossword Puzzles

Botany Crossword 2025-05-05

Botany Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. powdery substance that plants produce to help them make seeds
  2. the swollen part of the flower's female reproductive organ
  3. the sticky part at the top of the female part of the flower
  4. like the first leaves a plant gets when it's a tiny seedling
  5. a tiny powder puff on a flower that makes pollen
  6. a network of tiny straws that carries water and minerals from the roots up to the rest of the plant
  7. plant species having male and female reproductive organs on different individual plants
  8. a type of flowering plant that has one seed leaf
  9. the male part of a flower that makes and releases pollen
  10. the long, tube-like part of the pistil
  11. a colorful, leaf-like part of a flower that's usually on the outside
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  1. seed growing and sprouting
  2. how plants make their own food using sunlight, water, and air
  3. a thin stalk that holds up the anther
  4. a type of flowering plant that has two seed leaves
  5. a tiny package that contains a baby plant, waiting to grow into a full-sized plant
  6. holding up leaves and flowers and carrying water and food all around
  7. a tiny package inside a flower that contains a female seed cell
  8. the plant's "anchor" and "drinking straw" underground
  9. studying all about plants
  10. a special tissue inside plants that transports the sugar they make during photosynthesis
  11. leaf-like part of a flower that protects the bud before it blooms

22 Clues: studying all about plants • seed growing and sprouting • a thin stalk that holds up the anther • the long, tube-like part of the pistil • a tiny powder puff on a flower that makes pollen • a type of flowering plant that has one seed leaf • a type of flowering plant that has two seed leaves • the plant's "anchor" and "drinking straw" underground • ...

Kingdom Plantae Crossword 2016-12-08

Kingdom Plantae Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Reproducing without a male or female cell
  2. Plant cells are _____ causing them to mainly have one shape
  3. The nickname for Beans, Corn and Squash together
  4. This is the most expensive flower to buy
  5. The official State Beverage of Ohio
  6. The center of a plant cell
  7. The Latin name for Plants
  8. The green, poisonous algae
  9. The algae that makes water appear blood red
  10. 84% of a raw _____ is water
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  1. Where does bamboo mainly grow?
  2. The lake that dinoflagellate infests in
  3. The process of being no longer in existence, becoming _____
  4. This tree grows on the pacific coast and is the tallest
  5. The oldest tree living to date is called...
  6. The amount of classes for classifying plants
  7. The process of making food for a plant
  8. What plant is notorious for eating insects?
  9. This plant/spice is extremely dangerous if injected into a vein
  10. The ____ of an Orchid is where vanilla flavouring comes from

20 Clues: The Latin name for Plants • The center of a plant cell • The green, poisonous algae • 84% of a raw _____ is water • Where does bamboo mainly grow? • The official State Beverage of Ohio • The process of making food for a plant • The lake that dinoflagellate infests in • This is the most expensive flower to buy • Reproducing without a male or female cell • ...

Cells, Water Cycle and Flower 2022-03-29

Cells, Water Cycle and Flower crossword puzzle
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  1. This is one of the three factors that affects the rate of evaporation.
  2. Which part of a plant will you NOT find chloroplast?
  3. This is found in both plant and animal cells. It controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell.
  4. This is found in both plant and animal cells. It controls all the activities in the cell.
  5. This is a process that happens when a liquid become gas.
  6. Does condensation of water vapour involves heat gain by the water vapour or heat loss by it?
  7. This is one of the three factors that affects the rate of evaporation.
  8. This is found in plant cells only. It gives the cell its shape.
  9. This is a process that happens when a solid become liquid.
  10. This is a process that happens when a liquid becomes a solid.
  11. Does melting involves heat gain by the solid or heat loss by it?
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  1. This is a process that happens when a gas becomes a liquid.
  2. This is a process that happens when a liquid become gas at a specific temperature.
  3. Which part of a flower becomes the seeds in a fruit?
  4. Which part of a flower swell and becomes the fruit?
  5. This is found in plant cells only. It contains chlorophyll which plant uses to trap light to make food.
  6. Which part of a plant will you FIND chloroplast?
  7. This is found in both plant and animal cells. It allows substances to move within the cell.
  8. What is the part of a flower that is supporting the stigma?
  9. Which part of a flower contains the pollen grains?
  10. This is one of the three factors that affects the rate of evaporation.
  11. What is the part of a flower that is supporting the anther?

22 Clues: Which part of a plant will you FIND chloroplast? • Which part of a flower contains the pollen grains? • Which part of a flower swell and becomes the fruit? • Which part of a flower becomes the seeds in a fruit? • Which part of a plant will you NOT find chloroplast? • This is a process that happens when a liquid become gas. • ...

Module 12-2 Plant Structure & Function 2024-03-06

Module 12-2 Plant Structure & Function crossword puzzle
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  1. composed of dead thick walled cells to prevent the root as it forces its way down into the soil.
  2. flowering plant with a taproot system.
  3. tissue that carries water and material through the plant. Function like blood vessels in animals. 2 types.
  4. living vascular tissue that carries sugar and organic substances thoughout a plant.Cells continue to live after they mature.
  5. outer covering of a plant. tissue made of a single layers of cells.protects the plant providing a shield. absorbs water and minerals.
  6. the stalk that joins a leaf to a stem.
  7. ground tissue that helps support young stems, roots and petioles.(strings you find in celery).
  8. vascular plant that reproduces by means of an exposed seed
  9. plants without roots that absorb water and minerals from the air such as mosses.
  10. system when the primary root continues to grow and becomes the main root.
  11. most active site of cell division allowing the root to grow in length.
  12. region where most of the growth of the root takes place through mitosis.
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  1. flowering plant with a fibrous root system
  2. dead ground tissue that provides support and protection.
  3. first root when a seed begins to sprout
  4. root system when the primary root branches until the root system looks like an underground bush.
  5. the process of changing foods into energy.
  6. anchor the plant, store food, absorb water and nutrients from the plants surroundings and transport them to where they are needed.
  7. nonliving vascular tissue that carries water and disolved minerals from the roots of a plant to its leaves. Cells die when they mature.
  8. process by which plants use sunlight to produce foods from carbon dioxide and water.

20 Clues: flowering plant with a taproot system. • the stalk that joins a leaf to a stem. • first root when a seed begins to sprout • flowering plant with a fibrous root system • the process of changing foods into energy. • dead ground tissue that provides support and protection. • vascular plant that reproduces by means of an exposed seed • ...

Amoeba Sisters Vocab 2025-11-24

Amoeba Sisters Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. The type of plant that has seeds that are not protected by a fruit or other covering
  2. The process of producing sugar/glucose from sunlight
  3. The part of the plant that is usually in charge of producing sugar
  4. The type of cell that aids with the opening and closing of stomata
  5. The organelle in plants that aids in capturing sunlight
  6. The tube-shaped structure in a plant that transports sugar throughout the plant
  7. The structure (usually found on the bottom of leaves) that is necessary for gas exchange
  8. The type of plant that has fruit/flowers containing their seeds
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  1. An informal term that contains the following phyla: liverworts, hornworts, and mosses
  2. The type of (vascular) plant that lacks seeds
  3. A pigment found in plants that aids in the absorption of sunlight
  4. Help to anchor the plant and absorb water from the soil
  5. The tube-shaped structure in a plant that transports water from the roots to the rest of the plant
  6. The main food source for plants
  7. The process by which non-vascular plants obtain water

15 Clues: The main food source for plants • The type of (vascular) plant that lacks seeds • The process of producing sugar/glucose from sunlight • The process by which non-vascular plants obtain water • Help to anchor the plant and absorb water from the soil • The organelle in plants that aids in capturing sunlight • ...

PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT (THADANI BELLA) 2023-04-17

PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT (THADANI BELLA) crossword puzzle
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  1. too much or too little of this will affect your plant.
  2. process where minerals and water enter plants through the cell walls
  3. plants require long nights to flower
  4. process where plants release water and let it be evaporated
  5. process where food and nutrients move from one part of a plant to another
  6. tendency of plants to lean towards their light source
  7. when plant begins growing from seed
  8. process in which plants take oxygen but give off carbon dioxide
  9. plants require short nights to flower
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  1. process where plant roots take in air or water
  2. carries nutrients throughout the plant
  3. this percentage of tissue is made up of water
  4. process in plants that add to plant population
  5. process plants go through to make food
  6. 7 charlotte is what zone?
  7. plant is in a state of stasis.
  8. North Carolina have what zones?
  9. reaction of different plants to varying amounts of light
  10. when plant begins to grow flowers, fruits, etc.
  11. plants get their natural source of sunlight from what?

20 Clues: 7 charlotte is what zone? • plant is in a state of stasis. • North Carolina have what zones? • when plant begins growing from seed • plants require long nights to flower • plants require short nights to flower • carries nutrients throughout the plant • process plants go through to make food • this percentage of tissue is made up of water • ...

Exam 4 2015-11-17

Exam 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. also vertebrates
  2. porifera
  3. moves water upward in plants
  4. a plant that produces a flower
  5. looking at an animal noticing a head
  6. insects are considered this
  7. very elastic tubes
  8. very flimsy/thin
  9. symmetry a starfish's type of symmetry
  10. respiration metabolic reactions and processes that take place in cells of an organism
  11. of pollinator the reason why there are so many different flowers
  12. cnidaria
  13. of the seed purpose of a fruit plant
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  1. moves organic molecules up/down in a plant
  2. a plant that produces a cone
  3. Mesophyll tightly packed, maximizing chloroplast
  4. tissue found outside the body / in digestive system
  5. located on red blood cells
  6. their wall is 1 cell thick
  7. no tubes in a plant

20 Clues: porifera • cnidaria • also vertebrates • very flimsy/thin • very elastic tubes • no tubes in a plant • located on red blood cells • their wall is 1 cell thick • insects are considered this • a plant that produces a cone • moves water upward in plants • a plant that produces a flower • looking at an animal noticing a head • of the seed purpose of a fruit plant • ...

Life Science CK12 7.5 Nonvascular Plants 2026-03-16

Life Science CK12 7.5 Nonvascular Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. having only one chromosome of each type; gametes are haploid
  2. union of two gametes that produces a diploid zygote
  3. type of tissue in plants that transports fluid throughout the plant; consists of xylem and phloem
  4. diploid generation in the life cycle of a plant that results from sexual reproduction with gametes and that produces spores for asexual reproduction
  5. any substance in food that the body needs
  6. coiled structure made of DNA and protein that is present during cell division and visible with a light microscope
  7. type of plant that lacks vascular tissues, such as a liverwort, hornwort, or moss
  8. protective layer outside the cell wall of many prokaryotes; protects the cell from chemicals and from drying out
  9. haploid generation in the life cycle of a plant that results from asexual reproduction with spores and that produces gametes for sexual reproduction
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  1. a solid fossil fuel made from the carbon of ancient dead plants; used for electricity
  2. referring to the total number of chromosomes in a species; having two sets of chromosomes
  3. nonvascular plant that has leaf-like or ribbon-like bodies
  4. a tiny nonvascular plant that appears like green "fuzz" with tiny stem-like and leaf-like structures
  5. dominated by trees and other woody vegetation and are classified based on their latitude; include tropical, temperate, and boreal forests (taiga)
  6. organ of digestion and excretion that secretes bile to help digest fat and break down excess amino acids and toxins in the blood
  7. nonvascular plant that has long, pointed sporophytes like tiny horns; a division of bryophyte plants
  8. organ of a plant that holds the plant upright to get light and air and may also bear leaves, flowers, and/or cones
  9. plant organ that generally grows down into the soil to absorb water and nutrients from the soil
  10. reproductive cell produced by fungi or plants
  11. group of specialized cells of the same kind that perform the same function
  12. reproductive cell produced during meiosis that has the haploid number of chromosomes

21 Clues: any substance in food that the body needs • reproductive cell produced by fungi or plants • union of two gametes that produces a diploid zygote • nonvascular plant that has leaf-like or ribbon-like bodies • having only one chromosome of each type; gametes are haploid • group of specialized cells of the same kind that perform the same function • ...

Kingdom Plantae Crossword 2016-12-08

Kingdom Plantae Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. What plant is notorious for eating insects?
  2. The process of being no longer in existence, becoming _____
  3. The green, poisonous algae
  4. The lake that dinoflagellate infests in
  5. Plant cells are _____ causing them to mainly have one shape
  6. The oldest tree living to date is called...
  7. The Latin name for Plants
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  1. This plant/spice is extremely dangerous if injected into a vein
  2. 84% of a raw _____ is water
  3. The official State Beverage of Ohio
  4. The process of making food for a plant
  5. This is the most expensive flower to buy
  6. The nickname for Beans, Corn and Squash together
  7. The amount of classes for classifying plants
  8. The ____ of an Orchid is where vanilla flavouring comes from
  9. This tree grows on the pacific coast and is the tallest
  10. The algae that makes water appear blood red
  11. Where does bamboo mainly grow?
  12. The center of a plant cell
  13. Reproducing without a male or female cell

20 Clues: The Latin name for Plants • The green, poisonous algae • The center of a plant cell • 84% of a raw _____ is water • Where does bamboo mainly grow? • The official State Beverage of Ohio • The process of making food for a plant • The lake that dinoflagellate infests in • This is the most expensive flower to buy • Reproducing without a male or female cell • ...

PLANT Vocabulary Review 2024-09-12

PLANT Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Are plants like moss that do not have stems, roots, or leaves
  2. Plant parts that use the sunlight to produce sugar for the plant's food
  3. A cell that can grow into a new plant when conditions are right
  4. Plant parts that attract insects for pollination
  5. Animals that help carry pollen from one plant to another plant
  6. cycle, Stages a living thing goes through as it develops
  7. Are plants like trees that have stems, roots, and leaves
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  1. Plant parts that absorb water and minerals from the soil
  2. Process of moving pollen from one plant to another plant
  3. A substance that captures energy from the sun
  4. Plant parts that support the plant and carry water to the leaves and flowers
  5. Process plants go through to make their own food
  6. When a seed begins to grow
  7. When a plant reaches the adult stage and can produce new plants

14 Clues: When a seed begins to grow • A substance that captures energy from the sun • Process plants go through to make their own food • Plant parts that attract insects for pollination • Plant parts that absorb water and minerals from the soil • Process of moving pollen from one plant to another plant • cycle, Stages a living thing goes through as it develops • ...

lectures 11-13 and 22-23 2017-12-11

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

24 Clues: produce taxol • the target of taxol • the dormancy hormone. • primitive shoot in dicots • another name for cotyledon • embryonic shoot in the seed • a small hair that trap insects • isolated from european yew leaves • antimalarial produced by the wormwood • traditionally used as money and bitter drinks • this plant produce the cardiac glycoside digoxin • ...

ag 2022-10-04

ag crossword puzzle
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  1. grabs water and nutrients
  2. the main part of the plant
  3. aquatic food
  4. taking place every other year
  5. separating things into another
  6. its where the reproductive organ is
  7. laying things on one another
  8. things in the air
  9. the top of dirt with the most nutrients
  10. growing artificial tissue
  11. a form of obsidian
  12. the fleshy part of the plants
  13. cutting of dead plants
  14. a part you can eat
  15. cutting off dead parts of the plant
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  1. modifying genetics
  2. waste produced by fish
  3. accruing every year
  4. a substance that has energy
  5. a yellow or brown mineral
  6. placing part of a plant into another one
  7. an intrusive insect
  8. the part of a plant that has nutrients
  9. existing for a long time
  10. a type of moss that is more absorbent
  11. a part that stores nutrients
  12. turning the sun into energy
  13. developing a bud on the stem on the plant
  14. growing plants in pure nutrients
  15. cutting something off another thing

30 Clues: aquatic food • things in the air • modifying genetics • a form of obsidian • a part you can eat • accruing every year • an intrusive insect • waste produced by fish • cutting of dead plants • existing for a long time • grabs water and nutrients • a yellow or brown mineral • growing artificial tissue • the main part of the plant • a substance that has energy • turning the sun into energy • ...

EOC Review BC1A— Compare & Contrast Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells 2025-01-06

EOC Review BC1A— Compare & Contrast Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells crossword puzzle
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  1. The plasma membrane is aka the ___ membrane.
  2. ___ cells are one main category of cells.
  3. ___ in plant and animal cells help in building proteins (protein synthesis).
  4. ___ cells are another main category of cells.
  5. The cell ___ in prokaryotic cells is selectively permeable and regulates what enters and leaves the cell.
  6. The ___ ER has ribosomes on the surface and transports proteins.
  7. Ribosomes in prokaryotic cells help in building ___ (protein synthesis).
  8. ___ in plant and animal cells help break down toxic substances and other waste materials.
  9. Prokaryotic cells include ___ and archaea.
  10. Eukaryotic cells include___, animals, fungi and protists.
  11. The ___ in prokaryotic cells is the single circular chromosome containing DNA essential for growth and function of prokaryotic cell.
  12. The cell ___ in prokaryotic cells provides structure and shape and protects against the environment.
  13. Prokaryotic cells use ___ for movement.
  14. The ___ in plant and animal cells is the site of ribosome assembly.
  15. Cells are the basic units of ___ in an organism.
  16. The ___ ER lacks surface ribosomes and transports lipids.
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  1. The ___ apparatus in plant and animal cells is involved in sorting, storing, modifying and exporting materials produced within the cell.
  2. Cell wall in ___ cells (hint…a kind of eukaryotic cell) provides structure and shape and protects against the environment.
  3. Eukaryotic cells tend to be larger with a more ___ internal structure.
  4. The ___ in animal cells help breakdown macromolecules.
  5. ___ in prokaryotic cells are non-essential DNA but often enhance survival.
  6. The ___ in plant cells are the site of photosynthesis.
  7. ___ in plant and animal cells is the site of aerobic respiration.
  8. ___ in prokaryotic cells aid in attachment to host, DNA transfer, other.
  9. Prokaryotic cells are typically ___ than eukaryotic cells with a simpler internal structure.
  10. The ___ in plant and animal cells stores the cell’s DNA.
  11. Cells are the basic units of ___ in an organism.
  12. A large central vacuole in plant cells maintains ___ (water) pressure.
  13. Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound ___.
  14. The ___ in prokaryotic cells aid in attachment; helps protect from desiccation (drying-out).
  15. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in plant and animal cells ___ materials between organelles.
  16. Every organism is made-up of ___ or more cells.
  17. Every organism’s cell or cells carry-out the processes necessary for that organism to ___.
  18. Aerobic respiration is the ___-generating process in many types of cells.
  19. The ___ membrane in eukaryotic cells is selectively permeable and regulates what enters and leaves the cell.

35 Clues: Prokaryotic cells use ___ for movement. • ___ cells are one main category of cells. • Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound ___. • Prokaryotic cells include ___ and archaea. • The plasma membrane is aka the ___ membrane. • ___ cells are another main category of cells. • Every organism is made-up of ___ or more cells. • Cells are the basic units of ___ in an organism. • ...

Ecology Part II 2023-03-08

Ecology Part II crossword puzzle
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  1. something trees release
  2. things enter into a plant through this
  3. porous and allows nutirents to pass through to the plant
  4. a relationship in which both organisms benefit
  5. something trees take in
  6. the number of individuals an ecosystem can support at once
  7. helps provide surface area for water to pass through
  8. any relationship between species
  9. green disc like cells of a plant
  10. a relationship where one organism is hurt and one benefits
  11. getting water throughout the whole plant
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  1. the process which passes water through the xylem
  2. roots that are intertwined with fungi
  3. large geographic areas with similar climates
  4. the tube that water passes through in a plant
  5. the process of using CO2 and releasing O2
  6. an animal or plant that supports a parasite

17 Clues: something trees release • something trees take in • any relationship between species • green disc like cells of a plant • roots that are intertwined with fungi • things enter into a plant through this • getting water throughout the whole plant • the process of using CO2 and releasing O2 • an animal or plant that supports a parasite • ...

Chapter 3 Crossword 2023-11-26

Chapter 3 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. An opening on the surface of a leaf that allows gases and water to enter and exit.
  2. Part of plant that absorbs light as energy for the plant.
  3. Plant movement in response to touch.
  4. Plant movement in response to exposure to light.
  5. This type of reaction allows plants to make food with carbon dioxide instead of light.
  6. The type of species that lives in an area or environment that it is not originally from.
  7. Plant movement in response to gravity.
  8. The process by which water is pulled up through the xylem of a plant.
  9. The type of species that originates from the area and environment it lives in.
  10. The type of control of invasive species involves pulling or taking a species out of the environment by force.
  11. When a certain species is in danger of extinction; there is a very small population left on earth.
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  1. Any movement in a plant that occurs in response to a stimulus.
  2. Plant movement in response to where the Sun is.
  3. This type of reaction allows plants to make food by absorbing light with chlorophyll.
  4. When a certain species has died off; there is no more of that species still living.
  5. The type of control of invasive species involves using a native species to eat and control invasive species.
  6. The type of species that is exotic and competes with native species, causing harm and damage.
  7. The type of control of invasive species involves using chemicals to kill off invasive species.
  8. These kind of molecules send signals to certain cells to switch on or switch off different plant functions.

19 Clues: Plant movement in response to touch. • Plant movement in response to gravity. • Plant movement in response to where the Sun is. • Plant movement in response to exposure to light. • Part of plant that absorbs light as energy for the plant. • Any movement in a plant that occurs in response to a stimulus. • ...

Plants Crossword, Part 2 2026-03-24

Plants Crossword, Part 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. the reproductive structure in plants that encloses the developing seeds
  2. a leaflike structure that encloses the bud of a flower
  3. the ripened ovary and other structures that enclose one or more seeds of an angiosperm
  4. a plant that produces seeds that are enclosed in a protective structure
  5. an angiosperm that has only one seed leaf
  6. a seed leaf that stores food
  7. tiny particles produces by plants that contain the microsopic cells that later become sperm cells
  8. the female reproductive parts of a flower
  9. one of the colorful, leaflike structures of a flower
  10. a plant that produces seeds that are not enclosed in a protective covering
  11. the process by which water is lost through a plant's leaves
  12. an angiosperm that has two seed leaves
  13. the structure that covers the tip of a root, protecting the root from injury
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  1. the growth response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus
  2. the plant hormone that speeds up the rate of growth of plant cells
  3. the male reproductive parts of a flower
  4. a chemical that affects a plant's growth and development
  5. the layer of cells in a plant that produces new phloem and xylem cells
  6. the reproductive structure of an angiosperm
  7. a plant structure in seed plants that contains an egg cell
  8. the reproductive structure of a gymnosperm
  9. the transfer of pollen from male reproductive structures to female reproductive structures in plants

22 Clues: a seed leaf that stores food • an angiosperm that has two seed leaves • the male reproductive parts of a flower • an angiosperm that has only one seed leaf • the female reproductive parts of a flower • the reproductive structure of a gymnosperm • the reproductive structure of an angiosperm • one of the colorful, leaflike structures of a flower • ...

Plants - Ch. 8 & 9 2023-02-10

Plants - Ch. 8 & 9 crossword puzzle
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  1. Means "covered seed", cone-bearing plant
  2. On either side of the stoma that regulates the size of the opening
  3. Loosly packed cells that carry carbon dioxide, water vapor, and oxygen
  4. Rings that form because the xylem grows differently at different times of the year
  5. Occurs when a plant grows toward or away from a stimulus
  6. Long chains of sugar
  7. Small chemicals made by some plant tissues that affect how other plant structures grow
  8. An opening in the underside of the leaf that allows gasses to move into and out of the leaf
  9. Plants that bloom when the night is shorter
  10. Causes shoots and stems to grow by causing their cells to enlarge
  11. A layer of living cells just under the deaf cork
  12. A vascular tissue that moves finished sugars out of the leaf
  13. Plants that bloom whenever the conditions are right
  14. Vascular tissue of a leaf
  15. A waxy coating on plants that helps prevent water loss
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  1. Thick-walled cells that support the plant
  2. Plants that bloom when the night is longer
  3. Means "bare seed", flowering plant
  4. Plants whose vascular bundles are found in a ring around the outer portion of stem
  5. A kind of pressure caused by the presence of water
  6. A vascular tissue that moves water and nutrients into the leaf
  7. Tightly packed cells that circulate chloroplasts
  8. A young plant inside a seed
  9. Causes cells to divide
  10. Inhibits several plant hormones and prevents seeds from sprouting
  11. Plants whose vascular bundles are evenly distributed throughout their stems
  12. Tissue that conducts water and other material in some plants
  13. A gas that causes fruit to ripen

28 Clues: Long chains of sugar • Causes cells to divide • Vascular tissue of a leaf • A young plant inside a seed • A gas that causes fruit to ripen • Means "bare seed", flowering plant • Means "covered seed", cone-bearing plant • Thick-walled cells that support the plant • Plants that bloom when the night is longer • Plants that bloom when the night is shorter • ...

3rd Grade Geometry and Flower Vocabulary 2022-03-29

3rd Grade Geometry and Flower Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. to have the same physical characteristics as one of your parents
  2. when selection is used to change a wild plant, we call the new plant this
  3. the yellow powder needed for a plant's seeds to form
  4. an angle that is between 90 and 180 degrees
  5. lines in the same plane that never intersect
  6. an angle that is less than 90 degrees
  7. lines that cross at one point
  8. the sticky, center part of a flower
  9. a sugary liquid that a plant makes
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  1. Two lines that intersect to form right angles
  2. a square, rhombus, trapezoid and rectangles are all belong to this group of polygons
  3. a quadrilateral polygon that has one pair of parallel sides
  4. the part of the plant that has seeds and tastes sweet
  5. a line ______ is part of a polygon that includes two endpoints
  6. a closed plane shape with straight sides
  7. a part of a plant we eat
  8. a parallelogram with four equal sides
  9. the process used by plant growers to make bigger, better varieties of plants
  10. a shape formed by two rays that share the same endpoint
  11. the part of a flower that contains the eggs

20 Clues: a part of a plant we eat • lines that cross at one point • a sugary liquid that a plant makes • the sticky, center part of a flower • a parallelogram with four equal sides • an angle that is less than 90 degrees • a closed plane shape with straight sides • an angle that is between 90 and 180 degrees • the part of a flower that contains the eggs • ...

Hyrdoponics 2024-03-04

Hyrdoponics crossword puzzle
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  1. Causes plant leaves to turn black and then develop a gray mold.
  2. Series of beds built at the same level, parallel to one another.
  3. Plants used indoors that have improved leaf coloring, twisted plant stems, and improved flowering quality.
  4. Water is pumped into the bed & floods them, then drain back into a nutrient reservoir.
  5. This causes plant leaves to get a heavy white coating.
  6. Small spiderlike insects on the underside of the leaf. They suck plant juice and cause the leaf to turn yellow.
  7. Small green insects with piercing mouth parts. They suck plant juices. The leaf will become sticky.
  8. Fertilizers mixed with water then added to plants.
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  1. The method of interior plant use.
  2. They are small white, gray, or brown lumps. They attack the stems of plants
  3. Greek word for work.
  4. Indoor garden accessible from all main rooms in the house.
  5. Greek word for water.
  6. Nutrient solution is applied to the base of every plant using a spaghetti or ooze hose.
  7. White, wooly masses like a ball of cotton. They concentrate at the nodes and the underside of leaves.
  8. A series of beds are located over slopes.
  9. Small white, winged, sucking insect the works on the underside of the plant leaves.
  10. Small bead of fertilizer that is coated with plastic to dissolve over a period of time.

18 Clues: Greek word for work. • Greek word for water. • The method of interior plant use. • A series of beds are located over slopes. • Fertilizers mixed with water then added to plants. • This causes plant leaves to get a heavy white coating. • Indoor garden accessible from all main rooms in the house. • Causes plant leaves to turn black and then develop a gray mold. • ...

Fire Monsters 2023-04-18

Fire Monsters crossword puzzle
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  1. Cold Water Plant Air Fire
  2. Plant Fire
  3. Earth Cold Plant Air Fire
  4. Earth Water Fire
  5. Earth Water Air Fire
  6. Air Fire
  7. Earth Plant Fire
  8. Plant Air Fire
  9. Water Air Fire
  10. Earth Cold Water Plant Fire
  11. Cold Water Plant Fire
  12. Earth Cold Fire
  13. Earth Water Plant Air Fire
  14. Earth Cold Water Air Fire
  15. Cold Water Air Fire
  16. Cold Air Fire
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  1. Earth Water Plant Fire
  2. Cold Plant Air Fire
  3. Earth Air Fire
  4. Earth Cold Air Fire
  5. Earth Cold Plant Fire
  6. Water Plant Fire
  7. Cold Water Fire
  8. Water Plant Air Fire
  9. Water Fire
  10. Fire
  11. Cold Fire
  12. Earth Cold Water Fire
  13. Cold Plant Fire
  14. Echoes of Eco
  15. Earth Plant Air Fire
  16. Earth Fire

32 Clues: Fire • Air Fire • Cold Fire • Plant Fire • Water Fire • Earth Fire • Echoes of Eco • Cold Air Fire • Earth Air Fire • Plant Air Fire • Water Air Fire • Cold Water Fire • Cold Plant Fire • Earth Cold Fire • Earth Water Fire • Earth Plant Fire • Water Plant Fire • Cold Plant Air Fire • Earth Cold Air Fire • Cold Water Air Fire • Earth Water Air Fire • Water Plant Air Fire • Earth Plant Air Fire • Earth Cold Plant Fire • ...

Life Science - Plants 2022-01-07

Life Science - Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. dioxide a gas that is exhaled by humans and animals, but absorbed by plants
  2. produces egg cells
  3. (verb) to explain how two or more things are the same
  4. the male and female parts of conifers
  5. (verb) to explain how two or more things are different
  6. produces sperm cells
  7. the process in which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food
  8. (verb) to move things to different places
  9. (noun) the process that creates offspring
  10. the green substance in plant leaves
  11. a living thing
  12. a sugary liquid produced by plants
  13. a seed plant that reproduces with cones
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  1. the flowering part of a plant that has petals
  2. (noun)to begin to grow and develop
  3. (noun)when an egg and sperm cell join together
  4. a young plant
  5. a new organism produced by plants, animals or humans
  6. when the seeds of a plant are carried to a new place
  7. when offspring receive characteristics passed down from the parents
  8. one part of a process
  9. the smallest unit of any living organism
  10. (noun) when the pollen from one plant reaches the pistil of another plant and fertilization begins
  11. (verb) to bring things together from different places
  12. (noun)to put objects in groups based on their properties or characteristics
  13. (verb) to become fully developed and able to produce offspring

26 Clues: a young plant • a living thing • produces egg cells • produces sperm cells • one part of a process • (noun)to begin to grow and develop • a sugary liquid produced by plants • the green substance in plant leaves • the male and female parts of conifers • a seed plant that reproduces with cones • the smallest unit of any living organism • (verb) to move things to different places • ...

Plant Reproduction and Processes Crossword 2023-02-07

Plant Reproduction and Processes Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Forms from tissue in a male reproductive structure of a seed plant
  2. The male reproductive organ of a flower
  3. Substances that act as chemical messengers within plants
  4. At the base of the style;contains one or more ovules
  5. The female reproductive organ of a flower
  6. What the female reproductive structure of a seed plant where the haploid egg develops is called
  7. A series of chemical reactions that convert light energy, water, and carbon dioxide into the food-energy molecule glucose and give off oxygen
  8. Any changes in an organism's environment that cause a response
  9. A class of plant hormones that promote cell division in plant roots and shoots.
  10. A green pigment,present in all green plants responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis
  11. The natural coloring matter of animal or plant tissue.
  12. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
  13. A response that results in plant growth toward or away from a stimulus
  14. Haploid or diploid stages in the life cycle of a plant
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  1. Occurs when the life cycle of an organism alternates between diploid and haploid generations
  2. A plant's response to the number of hours of darkness in its environment
  3. the source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level.
  4. An immature diploid plant that develops from the zygote
  5. A plant's response to gravity
  6. The vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves
  7. One of the first plant hormones discovered
  8. a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus
  9. Occurs when pollen grains land on a female reproductive structure of a plant that is the same species as the pollen grains
  10. A simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.
  11. What the ovary and other parts of the flower will develop into that contains one or more seed
  12. What an embryo, its food supply, and a protective covering makeup
  13. A series of chemical reactions that convert the energy in food molecules into a usable form of energy called ATP
  14. The vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root
  15. A plant's response to touch
  16. What the daughter cells produced from haploid structures are called

30 Clues: A plant's response to touch • A plant's response to gravity • The male reproductive organ of a flower • The female reproductive organ of a flower • One of the first plant hormones discovered • At the base of the style;contains one or more ovules • The natural coloring matter of animal or plant tissue. • Haploid or diploid stages in the life cycle of a plant • ...

BIOL 101 Exam 3 Review 2023-11-02

BIOL 101 Exam 3 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Increase in width of a plant
  2. Maintains seed dormancy
  3. Number of free water molecules
  4. Grains The anther has this
  5. Bind to digestive enzymes to make predator sick
  6. Cells Regulate gas exchange in plants
  7. Mimosa pudica Closing its leaves in response to touch
  8. Can overstimulate small animals
  9. Potatoes are an example of this modified stem
  10. First part of the plant to emerge form the seed
  11. Keep other proteins from denaturing when there is a rapid increase in temperature
  12. Plants grow in acidic soil without nitrogen present
  13. This part of the plant has a negative gravitropic response
  14. A bridge to bring food to the embryo from the endosperm
  15. Increase in height of a plant
  16. Flexible support for plant organs
  17. Flattened stem that can carry out photosynthesis
  18. Pollinator for white scented flowers that open at night
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  1. Plants bend in response to certain wavelengths of light
  2. Modified root that helps with oxygen uptake
  3. Nutritious Food Tissue for the seed
  4. Ovule mother cell in the sporophyte generation
  5. Transports water rapidly
  6. Secrete substances that can act as a physical form of plant defense
  7. Seedlings die when the roots come into contact root secretions of walnut trees
  8. Increase phosphorous uptake for plants
  9. Stops translation by binding to ribosome
  10. Air bubble
  11. A plant grows differently when subjected to constant winds
  12. Nutrient solution with no soil
  13. Phloem transport
  14. The leaves look like flowers but are not
  15. Provides support and protection for plant secondary cell walls
  16. Most common type of ground tissue cell

34 Clues: Air bubble • Phloem transport • Maintains seed dormancy • Transports water rapidly • Grains The anther has this • Increase in width of a plant • Increase in height of a plant • Number of free water molecules • Nutrient solution with no soil • Can overstimulate small animals • Flexible support for plant organs • Nutritious Food Tissue for the seed • ...

Inside the Plant Kingdom 2023-07-10

Inside the Plant Kingdom crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it's a music instrument from Australia made with bamboo
  2. it's an herb and also Max's second name
  3. their petals are usually colorful and attract bees
  4. they are usually green and absorb sunlight to feed the plant
  5. small plants with non-woody stems
  6. tall plants with a single woody stem called trunk
  7. medium bushy plants with multiple woody stems
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  1. plants that grow along the ground
  2. it's Teacher Vince's favorite fruit
  3. plants that climb up other objects to grow
  4. they protect the seeds of the plant from birds or insects
  5. they are little cases that have a baby plant
  6. they support the plant so that it can stand up straight
  7. they are under the ground and absorb water and nutrients

14 Clues: plants that grow along the ground • small plants with non-woody stems • it's Teacher Vince's favorite fruit • it's an herb and also Max's second name • plants that climb up other objects to grow • they are little cases that have a baby plant • medium bushy plants with multiple woody stems • tall plants with a single woody stem called trunk • ...

Fall 2023 Crossword Challenge 2023-09-27

Fall 2023 Crossword Challenge crossword puzzle
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  1. This is the last crop we plant every fall
  2. We have more of this plant in the greenhouse than any other
  3. We have these growing both in the ground and in “grow bags”
  4. Last night was the full ______________ moon
  5. This plant attracts nitrogen into the soil
  6. We are growing a variety of this called Lacinato or Dinosaur
  7. We had an abundance of these tall flowers in the garden this year
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  1. This is definitely the bushiest plant in our herb garden
  2. Our flowers suffered from an attack of the fungal disease powdery _________
  3. We are growing three varieties of this plant, including Tabasco
  4. This is where we start seedlings
  5. Zucchini and Summer are two types of __________
  6. Every living plant and creature needs this to survive
  7. We planted many of these - maybe a little too close together!
  8. We plant this alongside tomatoes - it protects them from several predators
  9. The tallest plant in our garden is ______________

16 Clues: This is where we start seedlings • This is the last crop we plant every fall • This plant attracts nitrogen into the soil • Last night was the full ______________ moon • Zucchini and Summer are two types of __________ • The tallest plant in our garden is ______________ • Every living plant and creature needs this to survive • ...

lectures 11-13 and 22-23 2017-12-11

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

24 Clues: produce taxol • the target of taxol • the dormancy hormone. • primitive shoot in dicots • another name for cotyledon • embryonic shoot in the seed • a small hair that trap insects • isolated from european yew leaves • antimalarial produced by the wormwood • traditionally used as money and bitter drinks • this plant produce the cardiac glycoside digoxin • ...

Ecology Part II 2023-03-08

Ecology Part II crossword puzzle
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  1. something trees release
  2. things enter into a plant through this
  3. porous and allows nutirents to pass through to the plant
  4. a relationship in which both organisms benefit
  5. something trees take in
  6. the number of individuals an ecosystem can support at once
  7. helps provide surface area for water to pass through
  8. any relationship between species
  9. green disc like cells of a plant
  10. a relationship where one organism is hurt and one benefits
  11. getting water throughout the whole plant
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  1. the process which passes water through the xylem
  2. roots that are intertwined with fungi
  3. large geographic areas with similar climates
  4. the tube that water passes through in a plant
  5. the process of using CO2 and releasing O2
  6. an animal or plant that supports a parasite

17 Clues: something trees release • something trees take in • any relationship between species • green disc like cells of a plant • roots that are intertwined with fungi • things enter into a plant through this • getting water throughout the whole plant • the process of using CO2 and releasing O2 • an animal or plant that supports a parasite • ...

Ecology Part II 2023-03-08

Ecology Part II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something trees release
  2. things enter into a plant through this
  3. porous and allows nutirents to pass through to the plant
  4. a relationship in which both organisms benefit
  5. something trees take in
  6. the number of individuals an ecosystem can support at once
  7. helps provide surface area for water to pass through
  8. any relationship between species
  9. green disc like cells of a plant
  10. a relationship where one organism is hurt and one benefits
  11. getting water throughout the whole plant
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  1. the process which passes water through the xylem
  2. roots that are intertwined with fungi
  3. large geographic areas with similar climates
  4. the tube that water passes through in a plant
  5. the process of using CO2 and releasing O2
  6. an animal or plant that supports a parasite

17 Clues: something trees release • something trees take in • any relationship between species • green disc like cells of a plant • roots that are intertwined with fungi • things enter into a plant through this • getting water throughout the whole plant • the process of using CO2 and releasing O2 • an animal or plant that supports a parasite • ...

Unit 6 NRE 2026-03-02

Unit 6 NRE crossword puzzle
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  1. Any group or association of plants; the sum of vegetable life; plants in general.
  2. sources via photosynthesis (i.e., involving light energy) or chemosynthesis (i.e., involving chemical
  3. A biologist who studies the relationship between organisms and their environment.
  4. succession The progressive development of vegetation toward its ultimate plant community, the
  5. as a sand bar in a river.
  6. A type of succession resulting from changes the biotic community makes in the environment. The
  7. to describe the apparent vertical structure, and in each stratum, each plant is assigned a cover value
  8. seeds are already present in soil.Species – Groups of organisms with similar characteristics. Organisms that together can reproduce similar
  9. much more rapidly than primary succession because soil does not need to be created, and nutrients
  10. The process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another.
  11. The degree of variation of life forms within a given species, ecosystem, biome, or an entire
  12. leading to different plant communities are examples.
  13. environment due to abiotic factors, e.g., flooding or fire.
  14. Each species of plant or animal is identified by its genus and species name, e.g., the generic name
  15. The sum total of all the external conditions that may act upon an organism or community to
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  1. of soil by colonizing plants provides opportunities for different plant species, or the grazing of
  2. its development or existence.
  3. community An assemblage of plants living together under the same environmental conditions.
  4. A type of succession in which a plant community is replaced by another because of a change in
  5. The progressive development of vegetation toward its ultimate community, the climax. The
  6. of one plant community by another.
  7. and other abiotic features in the plot. Typically, the vegetation is stratified into height categories
  8. area.
  9. succession Plant migration on newly formed soils or upon soils that have never borne vegetation,
  10. succession Invasion by plants on land that was previously vegetated. Secondary succession
  11. To sort individuals together into groups having common characteristics or attributes.
  12. Of or relating to an autotroph, an organism capable of making nutritive organic molecules from
  13. on its representation in that stratum.
  14. A vegetative or flora sample for determining the plant community and dominant plant species within a
  15. The replacement of one plant community by another.
  16. corn is Zea, and the species name is mays.
  17. An event or force of nonbiological or biological origin that brings about mortality to organisms
  18. A list of the plants in a delimited plot of vegetation, with information on species cover and on
  19. changes in their spatial patterning in the ecosystems they inhabit.

34 Clues: area. • as a sand bar in a river. • its development or existence. • of one plant community by another. • on its representation in that stratum. • corn is Zea, and the species name is mays. • The replacement of one plant community by another. • leading to different plant communities are examples. • environment due to abiotic factors, e.g., flooding or fire. • ...

Biology Review 2021-01-13

Biology Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mass of microspores in a seed plant appearing usually as a fine dust.
  2. plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavouring, food, medicine, or perfume.
  3. Photosynthesis uses energy from light to convert water and carbon dioxide molecules into _____
  4. The sexual phase is the gametophyte
  5. a large, diverse group of eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms that are not necessarily related to each other.
  6. division of the plant kingdom including primitive forms of plant life showing a simple plant body.
  7. The pollen producing part of a flower, usually with a slender filament supporting the anther.
  8. single-celled algae
  9. process by which green plants transform light energy into chemical energy.
  10. plant kingdom amphibians even though these plants live in soil, and they require water for sexual reproduction.
  11. The____ of higher plant seeds protects the embryo against adverse environmental conditions.
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  1. he gametophyte of a pteridophyte (such as a fern) that is typically a small flat green thallus attached to the soil by rhizoids.
  2. allowing plants to absorb energy from light.
  3. The nonsexual phase is the sporophyte.
  4. The outer parts of the flower (often green and leaf-like) that enclose a developing bud.
  5. reproductive cell capable of developing into a new individual without fusion with another reproductive cell.
  6. plant that reproduces by means of an exposed seed and whose seeds are enclosed by mature ovaries, or fruits.
  7. The____contain (or in the case of gymnosperms and monocotyledons, have access to) the stored food reserves of the seed.
  8. any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including moulds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.
  9. plants that produce flowers and bear their seeds in fruits
  10. One of the leaflike, seed-bearing structures that constitute the innermost whorl of a flower.

21 Clues: single-celled algae • The sexual phase is the gametophyte • The nonsexual phase is the sporophyte. • allowing plants to absorb energy from light. • plants that produce flowers and bear their seeds in fruits • a mass of microspores in a seed plant appearing usually as a fine dust. • process by which green plants transform light energy into chemical energy. • ...

Rot & Bloom 2026-01-15

Rot & Bloom crossword puzzle
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  1. — A creature imagined to live in burial soil
  2. — The remains of a body
  3. — Poisonous plant family
  4. — Dried, diminished
  5. — A curved blade for cutting stalks
  6. — A plant stalk with an empty core
  7. — A fungal “signature” left behind
  8. — A bony shelter for organs
  9. — Decomposition’s harsh phase
  10. — The slow undoing of matter
  11. — Toxic plant linked to folklore
  12. — Damaged by disease
  13. — Underground knots that won’t release
  14. — Rot driven by fungal invasion
  15. — The hidden body of fungus
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  1. — Like a vulture, circling endings
  2. — One who feeds on what’s left
  3. — The top portion of a skull
  4. — A gathered stack of bones
  5. — Covered with lichen, aged and wild
  6. — A sharp natural barb
  7. — Inner bone substance
  8. — Dark, sticky plant fluid
  9. — Tool associated with reaping life
  10. — Root with mythic, humanlike shape
  11. — Thorny growth that traps
  12. — “Beautiful lady,” deadly plant
  13. — A lethal plant historically infamous
  14. — Infestation of larvae
  15. — Dead flesh as food

30 Clues: — Dried, diminished • — Dead flesh as food • — Damaged by disease • — A sharp natural barb • — Inner bone substance • — The remains of a body • — Infestation of larvae • — Poisonous plant family • — Dark, sticky plant fluid • — Thorny growth that traps • — A gathered stack of bones • — A bony shelter for organs • — The hidden body of fungus • — The top portion of a skull • ...

Seed dispersal by frugivorous animals in New Zealand 2024-08-20

Seed dispersal by frugivorous animals in New Zealand crossword puzzle
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  1. Species native to a specific region, not found naturally elsewhere.
  2. The diet of animals that primarily eat fruits.
  3. A native New Zealand bird known for its complex song and role in pollination and seed dispersal.
  4. The natural environment in which a plant or animal lives.
  5. Plants that partially rely on a host for water and nutrients but can also photosynthesize.
  6. A community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
  7. The plant on which a parasitic plant, such as mistletoe, depends for nutrients.
  8. The ability of a seed to sprout and grow into a new plant.
  9. A nectar-feeding bird that also plays a role in dispersing seeds in New Zealand forests.
  10. A young plant that grows from a seed.
  11. The process by which a seed begins to develop into a new plant.
  12. The process by which birds expel waste, often leading to seed dispersal.
  13. When birds expel food from the stomach, a method for dispersing seeds.
  14. A sticky substance found in some fruits, aiding in seed attachment to birds.
  15. A large, native New Zealand pigeon known for dispersing large seeds.
  16. Related to or characteristic of birds.
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  1. The family of flowering plants that includes many mistletoe species.
  2. The process by which seeds are spread from the parent plant to new locations.
  3. A parasitic plant often dispersed by birds, commonly found in New Zealand.
  4. The act of eating fungi, sometimes associated with seed dispersal.
  5. The outer layer of a fruit, often eaten by birds.
  6. The process by which a seedling becomes established and begins to grow independently.
  7. A small bird with a distinctive white ring around its eye, important for seed dispersal.
  8. The process by which pollen is transferred from one flower to another, often facilitated by birds.
  9. The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

25 Clues: A young plant that grows from a seed. • Related to or characteristic of birds. • The diet of animals that primarily eat fruits. • The outer layer of a fruit, often eaten by birds. • The natural environment in which a plant or animal lives. • The ability of a seed to sprout and grow into a new plant. • The process by which a seed begins to develop into a new plant. • ...

Gr03 Lifecycles and Traits 2023-04-19

Gr03 Lifecycles and Traits crossword puzzle
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  1. the stage of an insect’s life cycle between the larva and the adult stages
  2. plant an organism that has produced offspring; in this case, a plant that produced an offspring
  3. a structure of a plant in which seeds form
  4. a plant structure that is usually green and makes food from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
  5. the passing of information from one generation to another
  6. any living thing
  7. to decide how much or how many without counting each object in the group
  8. to keep from harm
  9. traits traits that result from environmental factors
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  1. the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages
  2. to stay alive
  3. a difference
  4. an action that helps a plant or an animal survive
  5. a material needed by a living organism to help it grow and develop
  6. cycle the sequence of changes or stages an organism goes through as it grows and develops
  7. a plant structure that grows into fruit
  8. to have offspring
  9. the structure in a fruit that holds the undeveloped plant, or embryo
  10. the first stage in an animal’s life cycle
  11. fully developed
  12. a characteristic; how a structure or feature looks for an individual or one kind of animal
  13. the hard-shelled pupa of some insects

22 Clues: a difference • to stay alive • fully developed • any living thing • to have offspring • to keep from harm • the hard-shelled pupa of some insects • a plant structure that grows into fruit • the first stage in an animal’s life cycle • a structure of a plant in which seeds form • an action that helps a plant or an animal survive • traits traits that result from environmental factors • ...

Plant Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-04

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

42 Clues: flowering plants • transports water up • transports food down • seed producing plants • growth response to the • waxy covering of a plant • growth in response to light • green pigment found in plants • promotes growth on shaded side • part of the plant that blossoms • evergreen trees that bear cones • contains a seed and can be eaten • sweet and fleshy product of a plant • ...

The water plant study guide 2023-12-07

The water plant study guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water exists in three states of matter
  2. is the attraction of molecules that are not alike
  3. Water changes from a liquid to a gas (water vapor) in two ways
  4. The evaporation of water from plants is called
  5. is a condition in which opposite ends of a molecule have slightly opposite charges, but the overall charge of the molecule is neutral.
  6. The turbidity of water is measured using a
  7. Ice stays on top of the water because
  8. An organism that is sensitive to environmental conditions and is one of the first to respond to change is a
  9. The series of natural processes by which water continually moves throughout the hydrosphere is called the
  10. is the amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of material by 1 degree Celsius.
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  1. Water evaporates from oceans and lakes and rises into the Earth’s atmosphere as
  2. Most of the freshwater on earth is found in
  3. is a nitrogen based compound often used in fertilizers
  4. is the attraction among molecules that are alike
  5. Pollution that cannot be traced to one location is
  6. is the process of a gas changing to a liquid
  7. is pollution that can be traced to one location such as a drain pipe or smoke stack. Two examples of point source pollution are factories and sewage treatment plants.
  8. A measure of the cloudiness of water, from sediments, microscopic organisms, or pollutants is
  9. is all the water on and below Earth’s surface and in the atmosphere.
  10. Three things necessary for photosynthesis are
  11. The process of liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid is called

21 Clues: Ice stays on top of the water because • Water exists in three states of matter • The turbidity of water is measured using a • Most of the freshwater on earth is found in • is the process of a gas changing to a liquid • Three things necessary for photosynthesis are • The evaporation of water from plants is called • is the attraction among molecules that are alike • ...

1.Application of Plant Biotechnology 2023-11-24

1.Application of Plant Biotechnology crossword puzzle
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  1. What is the part of a plant which has got the regeneration potential and is capable to give rise to the whole plant?
  2. Under what conditions modern plant tissue culture is performed?
  3. What is the introduction of foreign genes into plant cells or tissues to create genetically modified plants?
  4. What is a data analysis method used to group objects based on their similarity in a multidimensional space. It can be used to identify internal patterns and structures in data and classify objects based on similarity?
  5. What is a technique that uses genetic markers to identify desirable traits in plants and accelerate the process of selective breeding?
  6. Process of taking a plant and making more of the same type of plant through either seeds, cutting or special techniques
  7. What involves altering the DNA of a plant to introduce new traits or modify existing ones?
  8. What is a technique that allows for precise changes to be made to an organism's DNA sequence, enabling targeted modifications in gene function?
  9. What are plants or organisms that have been altered using methods of genetic engineering?
  10. What culture can be defined in a practical way has an homogenous suspension of dividing cells wasily to take up some aliquot only by a glass-pipette?
  11. What is a technique used in plant biotechnology to cultivate plant cells or tissues in a sterile environment on a nutrient medium?
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  1. What are plants or organisms that have been altered using methods of genetic engineering?
  2. What is the study of the complete set of genes (genome) of plants and their interactions with the environment?
  3. What refers to the use of plants as "bioreactors" to produce pharmaceuticals, vaccines, or other valuable products?
  4. What is a genetically modified plant in which genes from another species have been introduced?
  5. What is the cultivation of plant cells or tissues in a controlled laboratory environment?
  6. Precise process in which scientific techniques are used to develop molecularand cellular-based technologies to improve plant productivity, quality and health; to prevent, reduce or eliminate diseases, pest organisms and environmental stresses.
  7. How many types of plant calli are classified?
  8. What is a technique used to silence or downregulate specific genes in plants, allowing the manipulation of gene expression and studying gene function in plant biotechnology?
  9. The process of an embryo growing to a sprout

20 Clues: The process of an embryo growing to a sprout • How many types of plant calli are classified? • Under what conditions modern plant tissue culture is performed? • What are plants or organisms that have been altered using methods of genetic engineering? • What is the cultivation of plant cells or tissues in a controlled laboratory environment? • ...

organs and mitosis review 2022-11-22

organs and mitosis review crossword puzzle
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  1. the cell wall is made form this
  2. tissue that covers human organs
  3. a group of similar cells working together for a common purpose
  4. the movement of water occurs by this process
  5. the plant tissue the provides stem cells
  6. an animal tissue that produces enzymes and hormones
  7. this happens to DNA at the start of the cell cycle
  8. the plant tissue that carries sugar
  9. this is the scientific term for the engulfing of pathogens
Down
  1. during cell division, the cytoplasm and what other structure divide
  2. the site of photosynthesis
  3. human body cells have 46 of these in their nucleus
  4. the tissue that covers plant organs
  5. how minerals are absorbed against the concentration gradient
  6. these structures are produced to bind to antigens on pathogens
  7. a tissue that contracts for movement
  8. the plant tissue that carries water and minerals
  9. these proteins are produced by white blood cells to neutralise toxins
  10. a layer of plant cells that are adapted for photosynthesis
  11. a group of different tissues

20 Clues: the site of photosynthesis • a group of different tissues • the cell wall is made form this • tissue that covers human organs • the tissue that covers plant organs • the plant tissue that carries sugar • a tissue that contracts for movement • the plant tissue the provides stem cells • the movement of water occurs by this process • ...

Topic 1 Living Things in the Biosphere 2025-09-02

Topic 1 Living Things in the Biosphere crossword puzzle
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  1. The basic unit of all life.
  2. A structure in the body that is made of different kinds of tissues and performs a specific job.
  3. Any individual living thing.
  4. The main body of a plant that supports the leaves and flowers.
  5. Wall: The rigid layer outside the cell membrane in plant cells and some other organisms.
  6. Organisms that cannot make their own food and must eat other organisms.
  7. A large sac in a plant cell that stores water and other substances.
  8. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can reproduce with each other.
  9. An organism that a parasite or virus lives in or on.
  10. Eukaryotic organisms that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus.
  11. The part of a plant that anchors it in the ground and absorbs water and nutrients.
  12. Animals with a backbone.
  13. Single-celled organisms that are prokaryotes (have no nucleus).
  14. Organisms that make their own food, like plants.
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  1. An organelle in plant cells where photosynthesis takes place.
  2. Animals without a backbone.
  3. A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a host cell.
  4. The primary part of a plant that performs photosynthesis.
  5. Organisms like mushrooms, molds, and yeasts that are heterotrophs with cell walls.
  6. Generation: The mistaken idea that living things can arise from nonliving sources.

20 Clues: Animals with a backbone. • The basic unit of all life. • Animals without a backbone. • Any individual living thing. • Organisms that make their own food, like plants. • An organism that a parasite or virus lives in or on. • The primary part of a plant that performs photosynthesis. • An organelle in plant cells where photosynthesis takes place. • ...

EVS Grade 1 - More about Plants (RT) 2024-02-23

EVS Grade 1 - More about Plants (RT) crossword puzzle
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  1. Part of the plant which gives support to the plant
  2. Neem ,Mango and Banyan are examples of _____
  3. _______ are the dried roots ,fruits or seeds of some plants. They add flavour to our food.
  4. We get Coffee from ______
  5. Part of the plant which fixes the plant to the soil
  6. Plant Such as Cotton and Jute give us ______
  7. Plant such as Garlic,Ginger,Tulsi and Neem are used to make_____
  8. Rose ,Hibiscus and Cotton Plants are examples of ________
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  1. Plants which grow in water are called _________
  2. The Seed contains a _________inside it which grows into a new plant when it gets the right amount of air, water ,sunlight and good soil.
  3. Food Grains are the __________of some plants.
  4. Any drink other than water is called a __________
  5. Trees such as Teak and Oak give us _____
  6. Corinder and Spinach are examples of ________
  7. Flower of the plant forms the ______

15 Clues: We get Coffee from ______ • Flower of the plant forms the ______ • Trees such as Teak and Oak give us _____ • Neem ,Mango and Banyan are examples of _____ • Plant Such as Cotton and Jute give us ______ • Food Grains are the __________of some plants. • Corinder and Spinach are examples of ________ • Plants which grow in water are called _________ • ...

Plants 2025-01-26

Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. A crucial resource for plants that helps in nutrient transport and photosynthesis.
  2. The series of stages through which a plant or organism passes from birth to death.
  3. Habit, The natural form or pattern of growth of a plant.
  4. The early stage of growth when a seed begins to emerge as a small shoot.
  5. The part of the plant that anchors it in the soil and absorbs water and nutrients.
  6. The main structural part of a plant that supports leaves and flowers.
  7. The green part of the plant that is responsible for photosynthesis.
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  1. A living organism that typically grows in the ground, producing its own food through photosynthesis.
  2. The process where a plant produces fruit, typically after pollination.
  3. The natural light that plants need to carry out photosynthesis.
  4. The transfer of pollen from one flower to another, allowing fertilization to occur.
  5. The reproductive unit of a plant that grows into a new plant.
  6. The process by which a seed develops into a new plant.
  7. Essential substances that plants need for growth, often absorbed from the soil.
  8. A gas released by plants during photosynthesis that animals need to breathe.

15 Clues: The process by which a seed develops into a new plant. • Habit, The natural form or pattern of growth of a plant. • The reproductive unit of a plant that grows into a new plant. • The natural light that plants need to carry out photosynthesis. • The green part of the plant that is responsible for photosynthesis. • ...

Plants 2023-03-03

Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. Plants needs ________,air, and water to produce sugar
  2. Plants need an ideal temperature to __________(grow)
  3. This plant part absorbs water and minerals from the soil
  4. This plant part is responsible for making the plant food
  5. To make more of the same plant
  6. The process where plants produce sugar
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  1. A plant grows towards __________
  2. This plant part supports the leaves, flower, and fruit
  3. The stem helps transport ________ from the roots
  4. This plant part is responsible for helping the plant reproduce
  5. Another name for leaves
  6. This plant part protects the seeds
  7. A plant's roots grow downward in response to _________

13 Clues: Another name for leaves • To make more of the same plant • A plant grows towards __________ • This plant part protects the seeds • The process where plants produce sugar • The stem helps transport ________ from the roots • Plants need an ideal temperature to __________(grow) • Plants needs ________,air, and water to produce sugar • ...

Plants 2024-05-14

Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A woody plant smaller than a tree, typically having several stems or branches arising from the base and often forming a rounded or irregular shape.
  2. The part of a plant that typically lies below the surface of the soil or substrate, anchoring the plant and absorbing water and nutrients.
  3. A small flowerless green plant that lacks true roots, growing in low carpets or rounded cushions in damp habitats and reproducing by spores released from stalked capsules.
  4. A climbing or trailing plant with stems that are too weak to support themselves upright and therefore climb, spread, or twine along a support.
  5. Large algae growing in the sea or on rocks below the high-water mark.
  6. The mature ovary of a flowering plant, typically containing seeds and surrounding tissue, that develops from the fertilized ovary after pollination.
  7. A woody perennial plant with a single main stem or trunk, typically with branches and leaves growing from it.
  8. The flattened, usually green structure of a plant that emerges from the stem and is the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration.
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  1. A succulent plant of the family Cactaceae, typically having spines, cylindrical stems, and colorful flowers.
  2. A monocotyledonous plant with narrow leaves growing from the base, often forming a dense mat on the ground.
  3. The reproductive structure found in flowering plants, typically consisting of petals, sepals, stamens, and pistils.
  4. The main body or stalk of a plant, typically rising above the ground and supporting the leaves, flowers, and fruit.
  5. A plant that stores water in its leaves, stems, or roots, typically having thickened, fleshy tissues that retain moisture.
  6. Any plant or part of a plant used as food, typically savory rather than sweet, including leaves (such as lettuce), stems (such as celery), roots (such as carrots), bulbs (such as onions), and flowers (such as broccoli).
  7. A flowerless plant with feathery or leafy fronds and reproducing by spores released from the undersides of the fronds.

15 Clues: Large algae growing in the sea or on rocks below the high-water mark. • A monocotyledonous plant with narrow leaves growing from the base, often forming a dense mat on the ground. • A succulent plant of the family Cactaceae, typically having spines, cylindrical stems, and colorful flowers. • ...

Habitats, Plants, Animals, and Nature 2025-10-17

Habitats, Plants, Animals, and Nature crossword puzzle
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  1. A small animal that jumps and lives near water
  2. A flying insect that makes honey
  3. A place where animals live and people visit
  4. The part of a plant that holds it up
  5. A long stream of water that flows
  6. A liquid that plants and animals need
  7. A colorful part of a plant
  8. A small animal with six legs
  9. Dirt where plants grow
  10. A net made by a spider
  11. Light from the sun that helps plants grow
  12. A hard cover on some animals like turtles
  13. A large body of salt water
  14. A living thing that grows in soil and needs sunlight
  15. A place where people grow food and raise animals
  16. A large area of water surrounded by land
  17. A small part that grows into a new plant
  18. A green plant that covers the ground
  19. A large animal people can ride
  20. An animal with feathers and wings
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  1. A dry place with little rain
  2. A place with many trees
  3. A sharp nail on an animal’s foot
  4. An insect with colorful wings
  5. A green part of a plant that makes food
  6. A tall plant with a trunk and branches
  7. A very high hill
  8. The long part at the back of an animal
  9. The part of a plant that grows underground
  10. A long animal with no legs
  11. A farm animal that gives milk
  12. A common pet that meows
  13. The season when leaves fall from trees
  14. A flower that grows on a tree or plant
  15. A living thing that moves and eats
  16. A small reptile with legs and a tail
  17. The place where an animal or plant lives
  18. A home made by birds
  19. A farm animal with a flat nose
  20. A soft part of a bird’s body

40 Clues: A very high hill • A home made by birds • Dirt where plants grow • A net made by a spider • A place with many trees • A common pet that meows • A colorful part of a plant • A long animal with no legs • A large body of salt water • A dry place with little rain • A small animal with six legs • A soft part of a bird’s body • An insect with colorful wings • A farm animal that gives milk • ...

Plant 2022-10-11

Plant crossword puzzle
Across
  1. in plants, water, minerals and organic compounds are transported through
  2. quickly responding to changes in light
  3. thin tissue that covers the surface of the plant
  4. plants can also grow in response to water
  5. the waxy covering of the leaf
  6. is the Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals up throught the plant's shoot system
Down
  1. respond quickly to touch
  2. plants is response to gravity
  3. serve as the primary reproductive organs
  4. roots what is part of a root system

10 Clues: respond quickly to touch • plants is response to gravity • the waxy covering of the leaf • roots what is part of a root system • quickly responding to changes in light • serve as the primary reproductive organs • plants can also grow in response to water • thin tissue that covers the surface of the plant • ...

Plant 2022-10-11

Plant crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plants is response to gravity
  2. quickly responding to changes in light
  3. thin tissue that covers the surface of the plant
  4. the waxy covering of the leaf
  5. tissue in plants, water, minerals and organic compounds are transported through
Down
  1. plants can also grow in response to water
  2. respond quickly to touch
  3. serve as the primary reproductive organs
  4. roots what is part of a root system
  5. is the Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals up throught the plant's shoot system

10 Clues: respond quickly to touch • plants is response to gravity • the waxy covering of the leaf • roots what is part of a root system • quickly responding to changes in light • serve as the primary reproductive organs • plants can also grow in response to water • thin tissue that covers the surface of the plant • ...

Plant 2017-05-14

Plant crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To feel great happiness
  2. It means to irritate and infuriate
  3. It is somebody that has a higher title to others such as a king
  4. It is a long hooked claw
  5. To prevent a person, place or thing from using something
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  1. It means to appear calm and relaxed
  2. It is no longer produced or used: out of date
  3. It's to have more than one of the same thing
  4. It means to escape or avoid
  5. Is a distinctive, typically pleasant smell

10 Clues: To feel great happiness • It is a long hooked claw • It means to escape or avoid • It means to irritate and infuriate • It means to appear calm and relaxed • Is a distinctive, typically pleasant smell • It's to have more than one of the same thing • It is no longer produced or used: out of date • To prevent a person, place or thing from using something • ...

plant 2023-05-16

plant crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A pigment in chloroplasts that allows plants to perform photosynthesis
  2. Parts in plant leaves that let in carbon dioxide and let out oxygen
  3. Substances in chemical equations that form together to make something else
  4. The type of energy the Sun makes and later gets transformed into chemical energy in photosynthesis
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  1. A sugar used by plants for energy that is created during photosynthesis
  2. The process plants perform to make their own food
  3. A part in plants that transports water around the plant
  4. Organelles in plant cells that contain chlorophyll
  5. A part in plants that transport glucose
  6. The substances formed by the reactants in a chemical equation

10 Clues: A part in plants that transport glucose • The process plants perform to make their own food • Organelles in plant cells that contain chlorophyll • A part in plants that transports water around the plant • The substances formed by the reactants in a chemical equation • Parts in plant leaves that let in carbon dioxide and let out oxygen • ...

plant 2015-07-22

plant crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Some plants have weak stems that climb up other pants for s_______________.
  2. Roots of a plant absorb water and m_______________ for the plant.
  3. Stem help the leaves to reach for s_______________.
  4. Leaves come in many shapes, colours and sizes but most leaves are g______________ in colour.
  5. A leaf is made up of veins, a leaf s_______________ and a leaf blade.
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  1. Stomata help plants to take in and give out g_______________.
  2. Leaves have tiny o_______________ found on the underside of leaves called stomata.
  3. A s_______________ is made up of different parts that work together to perform a function.
  4. One of the functions of roots is to hold the plant f_______________ to the ground.
  5. Food made by the leaves is s_______________ in the stems of some plants like potato and ginger.

10 Clues: Stem help the leaves to reach for s_______________. • Stomata help plants to take in and give out g_______________. • Roots of a plant absorb water and m_______________ for the plant. • A leaf is made up of veins, a leaf s_______________ and a leaf blade. • Some plants have weak stems that climb up other pants for s_______________. • ...

plant 2025-05-08

plant crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tiny openings on leaves used for gas exchange
  2. The part of the plant where photosynthesis happens.
  3. The part of the plant that absorbs water and nutrients
  4. The part that contains the embryo of a new plant
  5. The structure that supports a flower or fruit.
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  1. A group of petals together
  2. The colorful part of a plant that attracts pollinators
  3. The green pigment in leaves.
  4. The part that carries seeds or is eaten as fruit
  5. The part that connects the roots to the leaves

10 Clues: A group of petals together • The green pigment in leaves. • Tiny openings on leaves used for gas exchange • The part that connects the roots to the leaves • The structure that supports a flower or fruit. • The part that carries seeds or is eaten as fruit • The part that contains the embryo of a new plant • The part of the plant where photosynthesis happens. • ...

Planting 2025-10-27

Planting crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The part of the seed that develops into a new plant
  2. The first shoot that grows out of a seed
  3. Decomposed plant matter added to soil to enrich it
  4. A young plant that has just started to grow
  5. A container or box where seeds are planted
  6. The process plants use to make food from sunlight, water, and air
  7. A small hand tool used for digging holes for seeds
  8. The process when a seed begins to grow into a plant
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  1. The act of gathering mature plants or crops
  2. The part of the plant that holds it in the ground and takes in water
  3. The mixture of minerals and organic matter where plants grow
  4. The light and energy from the sun that plants need
  5. The part of the plant that supports leaves and carries water
  6. The flat green parts of a plant that capture sunlight
  7. The process of moving pollen to help plants make seeds
  8. A substance added to soil to help plants grow better
  9. Giving plants the water they need to grow

17 Clues: The first shoot that grows out of a seed • Giving plants the water they need to grow • A container or box where seeds are planted • The act of gathering mature plants or crops • A young plant that has just started to grow • The light and energy from the sun that plants need • Decomposed plant matter added to soil to enrich it • ...

Garden Words 2026-02-20

Garden Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Grafted twig or shoot joined to rootstock
  2. Cold-treat seeds to trigger germination
  3. Pale, leggy growth from insufficient light
  4. Daisy-type flower head of many florets
  5. The ideal crumbly condition of workable soil
  6. Plant base used in grafting
  7. Leaf yellowing from lack of chlorophyll
  8. Plant that grows on another plant without taking nutrients
  9. Plant with one seed leaf
  10. Aboveground runner that roots at nodes
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  1. Growth layer where graft unions must align
  2. Worm-made soil amendment, prized by gardeners
  3. Flower cluster arrangement on a plant
  4. Light-duration trigger for flowering
  5. Chemical plant-to-plant inhibition
  6. Premature flowering that can turn greens bitter
  7. Horizontal underground stem that spreads
  8. Nick or abrade seed coat to help sprouting
  9. Loosen soil to improve air and water movement
  10. Plant with two seed leaves
  11. Charred organic soil additive for retention and structure

21 Clues: Plant with one seed leaf • Plant with two seed leaves • Plant base used in grafting • Chemical plant-to-plant inhibition • Light-duration trigger for flowering • Flower cluster arrangement on a plant • Daisy-type flower head of many florets • Aboveground runner that roots at nodes • Cold-treat seeds to trigger germination • Leaf yellowing from lack of chlorophyll • ...

Agriculture Plants 2024-03-15

Agriculture Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. and embryonic leaf in a plant
  2. a rich substance added to a plant in order to hasten its growth
  3. female reproductive parts of a flower
  4. part of a plant; collects water and nutrients from dirt
  5. yearly; each year
  6. part of flower; protects reproductive organs
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  1. Part of a plant ; provides photsynthesis
  2. male reproductive part of a flower
  3. main root of a plant growing straight down from the stem
  4. beginning of a plant’s growth
  5. every other year
  6. one of the major plant parts; contains pollen
  7. process of a plant where it creates energy from sunlight
  8. earth’s surface; grows plants.
  9. trunk of the plant

15 Clues: every other year • yearly; each year • trunk of the plant • and embryonic leaf in a plant • beginning of a plant’s growth • earth’s surface; grows plants. • male reproductive part of a flower • female reproductive parts of a flower • Part of a plant ; provides photsynthesis • part of flower; protects reproductive organs • one of the major plant parts; contains pollen • ...

Plants! Diversity, Structures, and Adaptations 2025-11-22

Plants! Diversity, Structures, and Adaptations crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plant structure that transports food
  2. mosses are an example of this type of plant
  3. two-words; types of cells that assist in the opening and closing of stomata
  4. plant structure that transports water
  5. plant structure that anchors a plant and absorbs water
  6. carnivorous plants consume insects to gain this nutrient
  7. types of flowering and fruiting plants
  8. type of sugar used as a plant's main food source
  9. openings in the leaf that allow for gas exchange
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  1. a plant undergoes this process to make sugar from water, carbon dioxide, and light
  2. many of these types of plants have naked seeds or cones
  3. plant cell organelle that serves as the site of photosynthesis
  4. type of plant that does not have true roots, stems, or leaves
  5. type of plant that contains vessels such as xylem and phloem
  6. plant structure that provides support to the leaves

15 Clues: plant structure that transports food • plant structure that transports water • types of flowering and fruiting plants • mosses are an example of this type of plant • type of sugar used as a plant's main food source • openings in the leaf that allow for gas exchange • plant structure that provides support to the leaves • ...

Horticulture Soils and Media 2023-12-05

Horticulture Soils and Media crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Decayed remains of plant and animals.
  2. Heat treated Mica that holds moisture.
  3. Essential elements for plant growth.
  4. Large particle
  5. Ranks just behind nitrogen in the amount needed for plants.
  6. Helps plants hold and transfer energy.
  7. Top layer of the earths crust.
  8. Application of fertilizers through an irrigation system
  9. Key element in growing vegetative plant tissue.
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  1. Most important nutrients for plant growth.
  2. Act of adding plant nutrients to soil or growing medium
  3. Small particle
  4. structure Physical arrangement of soil particles.
  5. Movement of atmospheric air into the soil.
  6. When soil is compressed into a dense mass.
  7. Growing plants in a nutrient solution.
  8. Volcanic material that provides drainage and aeration.
  9. Medium particle
  10. Any material used to provide the nutrients a plant needs.

19 Clues: Small particle • Large particle • Medium particle • Top layer of the earths crust. • Essential elements for plant growth. • Decayed remains of plant and animals. • Heat treated Mica that holds moisture. • Growing plants in a nutrient solution. • Helps plants hold and transfer energy. • Most important nutrients for plant growth. • Movement of atmospheric air into the soil. • ...

PLANT LIFE CYCLE 2021-11-30

PLANT LIFE CYCLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the stage of plant life
  2. the part where photosynthesis happens
  3. the green substance found on leaves
  4. the process by which pollen travels
  5. the sugar made by plants
  6. the process by which a new seed is made
  7. the first stage of the life cycle
  8. wind, bees, butterflies, humans, insects
  9. where the seed is formed
  10. the part of the plant that hold it up/carries water
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  1. the female part of the plant
  2. the main source of energy for photosynthesis
  3. part of the leaves that breathe in carbon dioxide
  4. the process where oxygen/glucose is made
  5. the part of the plant that absorbs water
  6. the sweet sugary juice found in flowers
  7. the male part of the plant

17 Clues: the stage of plant life • the sugar made by plants • where the seed is formed • the male part of the plant • the female part of the plant • the first stage of the life cycle • the green substance found on leaves • the process by which pollen travels • the part where photosynthesis happens • the sweet sugary juice found in flowers • the process by which a new seed is made • ...

Plant Kingdon 2020-05-01

Plant Kingdon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus
  2. tissue water and nutrients are conducted throughout the plant.
  3. the outer cellular layer of a hair
  4. a small opening like a mouth in some lower animals
  5. short for monocotyledon
  6. short for dicotyledon.
  7. conducts water and dissolved nutrients.
  8. process of something coming into existence and developing.
  9. conducts sugars and other metabolic products
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  1. plant that has seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit
  2. each of the parts of the calyx of a flower, enclosing the petals and typically green and leaflike
  3. part of the ovary of seed plants that contains the female germ cell and after fertilization becomes the seed.
  4. first leaves to appear from a germinating seed.
  5. plant that has flowers and produces seeds enclosed within a carpel.
  6. male fertilizing organ of a flower, typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament.
  7. female organs of a flower, comprising the stigma, style, and ovary
  8. filamentous outgrowth or root hair on the underside of the thallus in some lower plants

17 Clues: short for dicotyledon. • short for monocotyledon • the outer cellular layer of a hair • conducts water and dissolved nutrients. • conducts sugars and other metabolic products • first leaves to appear from a germinating seed. • a small opening like a mouth in some lower animals • plant that has seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit • ...

Plant Science 2021-11-03

Plant Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. attracts insects for pollination
  2. sprouting of a seed, spore, or other reproductive body
  3. Female structure of the flower
  4. propagation creates a clone, or exact genetic copy of the parent plant (uses vegetative parts)
  5. anchor the plant
  6. Male structure of the flower
  7. benefit that provides tax revenue
  8. Source of fruit and seed
  9. benefit that provides an enjoyable hobby like gardening
  10. benefit that provides material for shelter
  11. where photosynthesis mainly happens
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  1. benefit that converts CO2 to Oxygen
  2. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
  3. Protects the flower in the early stages
  4. parts of a plant that are removed from the mother plant and put in soil
  5. propagation process of reproducing plants through planting seeds
  6. transports water, minerals etc.

17 Clues: anchor the plant • Source of fruit and seed • Male structure of the flower • Female structure of the flower • transports water, minerals etc. • attracts insects for pollination • benefit that provides tax revenue • benefit that converts CO2 to Oxygen • where photosynthesis mainly happens • Protects the flower in the early stages • benefit that provides material for shelter • ...

Plant Taxonomy! 2017-10-16

Plant Taxonomy! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Distinct (prefix)
  2. Dissimilar structures joined
  3. Holds the ovules
  4. Joined (prefix)
  5. Microsporocytes
  6. Pseudomonopodial branching
  7. Similar structures joined
  8. Part of a corolla
  9. Angiosperms only
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  1. Fertilization, as in angiosperms
  2. Microspores
  3. Living gymnosperms (prefix)
  4. Monophyletic group
  5. Endosperm
  6. Spermatophytes only
  7. Part of a calyx
  8. No chloroplast inverted repeat

17 Clues: Endosperm • Microspores • Joined (prefix) • Microsporocytes • Part of a calyx • Holds the ovules • Angiosperms only • Distinct (prefix) • Part of a corolla • Monophyletic group • Spermatophytes only • Similar structures joined • Pseudomonopodial branching • Living gymnosperms (prefix) • Dissimilar structures joined • No chloroplast inverted repeat • Fertilization, as in angiosperms

Plant Crossword 2018-01-29

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

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

Plant System 2021-11-24

Plant System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The leaf makes _____ for the plant.
  2. Food is transported from the ______ to other parts of the plant.
  3. Flowers have brightly coloured and _________ petals to attract insects.
  4. During photosynthesis, ______ is released back into the surrounding air through the stomata.
  5. The flesh around the seeds help to ____ the seeds.
  6. Tiny openings on the leaf known as _____ enable the exchange of gases to take place.
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  1. After ______ the petals drop off and flowers develop fruits.
  2. The parts of plants include roots, stems, leaves, flowers and ______.
  3. The process in which plants make food is known as ___________.
  4. Insects help plants in the ______ process.
  5. A _____ is made up of parts that work together to perform a job.
  6. A plant needs chlorophyll, water, carbon dioxide and _____ to make food.
  7. Roots help to _____ the plant firmly to the ground.
  8. Roots help to absorb ____ and mineral salts.
  9. The stem helps transport water from the _____ to the leaves.
  10. The stem holds the plant _____ and spreads the leaves out to get as much sunlight as possible.
  11. Fruit contains ____ for reproduction.

17 Clues: The leaf makes _____ for the plant. • Fruit contains ____ for reproduction. • Insects help plants in the ______ process. • Roots help to absorb ____ and mineral salts. • The flesh around the seeds help to ____ the seeds. • Roots help to _____ the plant firmly to the ground. • After ______ the petals drop off and flowers develop fruits. • ...

Plant Part 2022-03-02

Plant Part crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thin roots that absorb water and nutrients
  2. Part of the stem between buds or leaves
  3. The thickest part and grows downward
  4. Grows out to the side and isn't as thick
  5. Where Reproduction takes place
  6. Where photosynthesis takes place
  7. The flat part of the leaf
  8. Central Vein of the leaf
Down
  1. The Bud at the top of the stem
  2. Absorbs water and minerals
  3. Place where leaves or buds are attached
  4. Part of leaf attached to the stem
  5. Helps seed spread
  6. Edge of leaf
  7. Becomes the new plant
  8. Moves water and nutrients around the plan
  9. Undeveloped shoot

17 Clues: Edge of leaf • Helps seed spread • Undeveloped shoot • Becomes the new plant • Central Vein of the leaf • The flat part of the leaf • Absorbs water and minerals • The Bud at the top of the stem • Where Reproduction takes place • Where photosynthesis takes place • Part of leaf attached to the stem • The thickest part and grows downward • Part of the stem between buds or leaves • ...

Plant reproduction 2024-09-26

Plant reproduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Can be sticky or feathery
  2. Alternative to insect pollination
  3. Female gamete
  4. Female parts of the flower
  5. Where tulips come from
  6. Contains the pollen
  7. Protects the flower while a bud
  8. Sugary liquid in flowers
  9. Attracts insects to flowers
Down
  1. Develops into the fruit
  2. From anther to stigma
  3. Leads the insects to the nectaries
  4. Male gamete
  5. Produce a sugary liquid
  6. Feature of pollen from insect polinated flowers
  7. Formed after fertilisation
  8. Anther + filament

17 Clues: Male gamete • Female gamete • Anther + filament • Contains the pollen • From anther to stigma • Where tulips come from • Develops into the fruit • Produce a sugary liquid • Sugary liquid in flowers • Can be sticky or feathery • Female parts of the flower • Formed after fertilisation • Attracts insects to flowers • Protects the flower while a bud • Alternative to insect pollination • ...

Plant Anatomy 2025-03-04

Plant Anatomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. contains female DNA
  2. male part of flower that produces pollen
  3. transports food
  4. top of female flower, sticky to accept pollen
  5. special storage for energy; supports leaves and flowers
  6. makes seeds; site of fertilization
  7. bottom of female flower that contains ovule
Down
  1. seed dispersal site
  2. middle of female flower that supports stigma
  3. layer of wax that forms the outermost layer and protects against water loss
  4. protect flower in bud, support petals in bloom
  5. anchors plant, absorbs water and nutrients
  6. underside of leaf surface that allows for gas exchange between leaf and environment
  7. transports water and minerals
  8. modified leaves surrounding reproductive parts
  9. contain stomata, site of photosynthesis
  10. male part of flower that supports anther

17 Clues: transports food • seed dispersal site • contains female DNA • transports water and minerals • makes seeds; site of fertilization • contain stomata, site of photosynthesis • male part of flower that produces pollen • male part of flower that supports anther • anchors plant, absorbs water and nutrients • bottom of female flower that contains ovule • ...

Plant Reproduction 2025-09-26

Plant Reproduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Produces pollen grains
  2. Male reproductive organ of the flower
  3. Grows down the style to deliver male gamete
  4. Structure that develops into a seed after fertilisation
  5. Joins stigma to ovary
  6. Female reproductive organ of the flower
  7. Sticky surface that receives pollen
  8. Transfer of pollen from anther to stigma
  9. Young plant formed after fertilisation
Down
  1. Stalk that supports the anther
  2. Contains ovules
  3. Protects the flower bud before it opens
  4. Fusion of male and female gamete nuclei
  5. Growth of a seed into a young plant
  6. Flowers with large, colourful petals and sticky pollen
  7. Flowers with small petals and light, smooth pollen
  8. Brightly coloured part to attract insects

17 Clues: Contains ovules • Joins stigma to ovary • Produces pollen grains • Stalk that supports the anther • Growth of a seed into a young plant • Sticky surface that receives pollen • Male reproductive organ of the flower • Young plant formed after fertilisation • Protects the flower bud before it opens • Fusion of male and female gamete nuclei • Female reproductive organ of the flower • ...

Plant Vocabulary 2023-03-22

Plant Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The part of a plant that contains seeds
  2. part of a plant that grows underground; they take water and food from the soil to feed the plant
  3. process in which green plants make their own food
  4. the part of the flower where seeds form
  5. segments forming in the corolla of the flower; attract pollinators
  6. a young plant that has been grown from a seed
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  1. A naturally occurring chemical compound. It is normally found in gas form.
  2. The female parts of a flower
  3. the flat, green parts of a plant that grow from its stem; leaves produce food for the plant
  4. The colorful part of a plant or tree
  5. the part of the plant from which flowers and leaves grow; supports the plant
  6. to make offspring
  7. The part of the flower containing the pollen
  8. The part of the flower that protects the ovary

14 Clues: to make offspring • The female parts of a flower • The colorful part of a plant or tree • The part of a plant that contains seeds • the part of the flower where seeds form • The part of the flower containing the pollen • a young plant that has been grown from a seed • The part of the flower that protects the ovary • process in which green plants make their own food • ...

Winter Plants 2024-11-26

Winter Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Shrub with spiky green leaves and red berries (5)
  2. Evergreen tree with needle-like leaves (4)
  3. Bright red-berried plant used in seasonal décor (11)
  4. Dense evergreen shrub often shaped into wreaths (7)
  5. Bright red plant often associated with Christmas (10)
  6. Evergreen tree with conical shape, common in winter (7)
  7. Plant symbolising love, often hung at Christmas (9)
  8. Hardy flowering plant that blooms in winter (7)
  9. Early-blooming plant often peeking through the snow (6)
  10. Popular Christmas tree variety (3)
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  1. Delicate white flower that blooms in late winter (8)
  2. Evergreen shrub used in garlands and decorations (6)
  3. Known as the “Christmas rose,” it blooms in winter (9)
  4. Fragrant plant with silvery-green leaves, used in bouquets (10)
  5. Bulb plant with large, striking winter blooms (9)
  6. Climbing evergreen plant, common in winter wreaths (3)
  7. Fragrant evergreen tree used in winter decorations (5)
  8. Winter-blooming shrub with colourful flowers (8)
  9. Type of evergreen tree often used as a Christmas tree (6)
  10. Fragrant herb that thrives in winter and is used in cooking (8)

20 Clues: Popular Christmas tree variety (3) • Evergreen tree with needle-like leaves (4) • Hardy flowering plant that blooms in winter (7) • Winter-blooming shrub with colourful flowers (8) • Shrub with spiky green leaves and red berries (5) • Bulb plant with large, striking winter blooms (9) • Dense evergreen shrub often shaped into wreaths (7) • ...

Plants-Std.6 Science Worksheet 2021-06-08

Plants-Std.6 Science Worksheet crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plant which takes support and climbs up
  2. Process by which leaves prepare food
  3. Plant which is tall and has a thick stem
  4. Broad,green part of a leaf
  5. Lowermost and swollen part of pistil
  6. Innermost part of flower
  7. Plant with green and tender stem
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  1. Prominent line in the middle of the leaf
  2. Plant with weak stems that spreads on the ground
  3. Process by which water comes out of leaf
  4. Part of plant that absorbs water and minerals from the soil
  5. Prominent part of flower
  6. Part of leaf that is attached to the stem
  7. Part of plant that carries water to leaves
  8. Plant that develops thick branches near the base of the stem

15 Clues: Prominent part of flower • Innermost part of flower • Broad,green part of a leaf • Plant with green and tender stem • Process by which leaves prepare food • Lowermost and swollen part of pistil • Plant which takes support and climbs up • Prominent line in the middle of the leaf • Process by which water comes out of leaf • Plant which is tall and has a thick stem • ...

Nature 2023-11-02

Nature crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A distant ball of gas that shines in the sky.
  2. The star at the center of our solar system.
  3. A flat, green part of a plant.
  4. A colorful plant that grows from the ground.
  5. A small, flying insect with colorful wings.
  6. Earth's only natural satellite.
  7. A natural flowing body of water.
  8. A mass of water droplets in the sky.
  9. A tall, rocky formation on land.
  10. A green plant that covers the ground.
Down
  1. A dense forest with a lot of rainfall
  2. An insect with colorful wings.
  3. A cold-blooded amphibian that can jump.
  4. An insect that makes honey.
  5. A colorful arc in the sky.
  6. A feathered creature that can fly.
  7. A tall plant with a trunk and branches.
  8. A spiky plant that can survive in dry conditions.
  9. Frozen water that falls from the sky.
  10. A large body of saltwater.

20 Clues: A colorful arc in the sky. • A large body of saltwater. • An insect that makes honey. • An insect with colorful wings. • A flat, green part of a plant. • Earth's only natural satellite. • A natural flowing body of water. • A tall, rocky formation on land. • A feathered creature that can fly. • A mass of water droplets in the sky. • A dense forest with a lot of rainfall • ...

Biology Scavenger Hunt Terms 2023-03-06

Biology Scavenger Hunt Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small dry one seeded fruit that doesn't open to release the seed
  2. contain single cotyledon and feature parallel veins
  3. flowering plant with an embryo that bears 2 cotyledons
  4. the collective sepals of a flower that forms a protective layer around a flower bud
  5. cone bearing seed plants like pine trees
  6. symbiotic partnership of 2 separate organisms, a fungus and an alga
  7. a plant that lives more than 2 years
  8. part of the stamen that contains the pollen
  9. a primary vertical growing central plant root
  10. the asexual and diploid phase which produces spores
  11. a flower that contains stamens, pistil, petals and sepals
  12. a protective waxy or hard layer covering the epidermis of a plant
  13. horizontal plant stem that takes root at pts. to form new plants
  14. low growing plants that reproduce with spores and lack roots, stems, and leaves
  15. sexual plant phase featuring haploid cells
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  1. a plant that has seed unprotected by an ovary or fruit
  2. leaf with blade divided to the middle forming 2 or more leaflets
  3. support appendage for climbing plant
  4. contain either male or female portion of the flower
  5. contains ovules which develop into seeds upon fertilization; matures into a fruit
  6. vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars, etc. downward from the leaves
  7. fruits derived from multiple ovaries of a single flower
  8. plants that produce flowers and bear their seeds in fruits
  9. structural component of the primary cell wall of green plants
  10. a complex organic polymer in cell walls making them rigid and woody
  11. green plant pigment and component for photosynthesis
  12. vascular tissue that conducts water and nutrients upward to plants
  13. edible root, stem, or leaf
  14. outermost layer of cells covering a plant
  15. plants that complete their life cycle in a single growing season
  16. mosses and liverworts
  17. male fertilizing organ of a flower including anther and filament
  18. female organs of a flower including stigma, style, and ovary
  19. the petals of a flower
  20. a leaf stalk
  21. mature ripened ovary along with the contents of the ovary

36 Clues: a leaf stalk • mosses and liverworts • the petals of a flower • edible root, stem, or leaf • support appendage for climbing plant • a plant that lives more than 2 years • cone bearing seed plants like pine trees • outermost layer of cells covering a plant • sexual plant phase featuring haploid cells • part of the stamen that contains the pollen • ...

Plants and their types 2025-06-05

Plants and their types crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of flowering plant that pandas eat
  2. plants bear fruits and flowers
  3. plants do not bear fruits and flowers
  4. plants with non-woody and juicy stems (e.g. balsam, sunflower)
  5. a type of flowering plant in the desert and have thick and swollen stems to store water
  6. a type of roots; clasp the support to help the plant grow around the support (e.g. fig, ivy, pepper)
  7. a type of roots; grow upwards from the ground level to take in air (mangrove)
  8. when only 1 leaf grows from a single leaf stalk
  9. plants with weak, non woody stems that creep on the found (e.g. carpet grass, sweet potato, pumpkin)
  10. a type of roots; thin so that they have a larger surface area to absorb water (e.g. grass, maize)
  11. plants can also grow in _________ (pond, river, sea)
  12. a type of roots; grow from branches and hang in the air. then grow downwards and penetrate the soil. the roots also give additional support to the plant (e.g. banyan, sugarcane)
  13. part of plants; support the plant (woody/non woody/trunks)
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  1. non flowering plant; reproduce by seeds that are prouced in cones
  2. plants can also grow on _________ (field, garden, forest)
  3. non-flowering plant; have large leaves and spores can be found underside of their leaves
  4. part of plants; absorb water and mineral salt
  5. a type of roots; swollen as food is stored inside them (e.g. carrot, sweet potato, tapioca)
  6. non flowering plant; have chlorophyll but do not have roots, stems, leaves. usually found in the sea. example: seaweed
  7. plants with weak, non woody stems that climb up a support (e.g. morning glory, money plant, pepper, blue pea)
  8. a type of roots; have 1 main root and many branches. can grow deep into the ground in search of water (e.g. burdock, danelions)
  9. part of plants; purpose: to make food
  10. small plants with hard woody stems. their branches grow close to the ground. no main stem for this plant (e.g. rose, hibiscus)
  11. non flowering plant; reproduce by tiny spores and live in damp, shady areas
  12. when many leaves grow from a single leaf stalk
  13. a type of stem

26 Clues: a type of stem • plants bear fruits and flowers • plants do not bear fruits and flowers • part of plants; purpose: to make food • a type of flowering plant that pandas eat • part of plants; absorb water and mineral salt • when many leaves grow from a single leaf stalk • when only 1 leaf grows from a single leaf stalk • plants can also grow in _________ (pond, river, sea) • ...

Plants Crossword 2013-11-24

Plants Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Absorb water and minerals
  2. One of the three most important objects for living things
  3. When bees and other creatures pollinate the plant
  4. The seed coating
  5. The embryonic root of the plant
  6. Create the plant for the plant
  7. The smell of the plant
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  1. One of the most essential things for plants
  2. The reproductive part of the plant
  3. The beginning of the plant
  4. The beautiful part of the plant
  5. Holds the plant upright

12 Clues: The seed coating • The smell of the plant • Holds the plant upright • Absorb water and minerals • The beginning of the plant • Create the plant for the plant • The beautiful part of the plant • The embryonic root of the plant • The reproductive part of the plant • One of the most essential things for plants • When bees and other creatures pollinate the plant • ...

ALL ABOUT PLANTS 2024-05-13

ALL ABOUT PLANTS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. THE PRETTY PLANT WHICH BECOMES A COMMON SYMBOL OF LOVE
  2. THIS PLANT HAS HEALING QUALITIES
  3. A TRAILING OR CLIMBING PLANT
  4. IT CARRIES WATER AND FOOD TO THE REST OF PLANT
  5. IT IS MADE BY SOME PLANTS THAT CAN BE EATEN
  6. IT IS USED TO GROW A NEW PLANT
  7. A TREE WHICH CAN GROW OVER 60 CM IN JUST ONE DAY
  8. PLANTS NEED SUNLIGHT, AIR AND ____ TO GROW
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  1. IT’S A POWDERY SUBSTANCE IN THE MIDDLE OF A FLOWER
  2. IT’S THE COLORFUL AND PRETTY PART OF THE PLANT
  3. ONE OF THE TROPICAL TREES
  4. IT HOLDS THE PLANT IN THE GROUND
  5. THE JAPANESE TREE WHICH BLOSSOMS BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS
  6. IT IS A COMMON GREEN LITTLE SYMBOL OF LUCK
  7. IT’S KNOWN AS A REFRESHING HERB

15 Clues: ONE OF THE TROPICAL TREES • A TRAILING OR CLIMBING PLANT • IT IS USED TO GROW A NEW PLANT • IT’S KNOWN AS A REFRESHING HERB • THIS PLANT HAS HEALING QUALITIES • IT HOLDS THE PLANT IN THE GROUND • IT IS A COMMON GREEN LITTLE SYMBOL OF LUCK • PLANTS NEED SUNLIGHT, AIR AND ____ TO GROW • IT IS MADE BY SOME PLANTS THAT CAN BE EATEN • ...

Life Science Chapter 8 2021-02-07

Life Science Chapter 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gymnosperms need wind for:
  2. Gametes are produced on top of the:
  3. The entire male part of the flower
  4. If a plant needs 13 hours of darkness to bloom, it is a ________ day plant
  5. The often colorful structure that helps attract insects and birds
  6. The leaflike structure around the petals that protects the developing flower
  7. Gymnosperms produce spores and seeds inside _________-.
  8. The structure that contains one or more ovules at the base of the style
  9. The pollen-producing structure on top of the filament
  10. The sticky top of the carpel that receives the pollen
Down
  1. What part of a moss plant produces spores
  2. Which hormone prevents sap loss?
  3. Which plant hormone causes fruit to ripen?
  4. __________ acid is a plant hormone acts as an inhibitor to the other hormones?
  5. Vines climbing up a wood lattice is an example of what kind of tropism?
  6. What plant organ demonstrates positive gravitropism?
  7. A ________ tube is the structure that allows gametes to travel down through the style to the ovary
  8. This describes small chemicals made by plant tissues, that can move easily between cells:
  9. The entire female part of the flower
  10. The ovary of an angiosperm develops into a(n) _________.

20 Clues: Gymnosperms need wind for: • Which hormone prevents sap loss? • The entire male part of the flower • Gametes are produced on top of the: • The entire female part of the flower • What part of a moss plant produces spores • Which plant hormone causes fruit to ripen? • What plant organ demonstrates positive gravitropism? • ...

EOC Review: B.C.1 "Cell Structure" 2025-01-08

EOC Review: B.C.1 "Cell Structure" crossword puzzle
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  1. The plasma membrane is aka the ___ membrane.
  2. ___ cells are one main category of cells.
  3. ___ in plant and animal cells help in building proteins (protein synthesis).
  4. ___ cells are another main category of cells.
  5. The cell ___ in prokaryotic cells is selectively permeable and regulates what enters and leaves the cell.
  6. The ___ ER has ribosomes on the surface and transports proteins.
  7. Ribosomes in prokaryotic cells help in building ___ (protein synthesis).
  8. ___ in plant and animal cells help break down toxic substances and other waste materials.
  9. Prokaryotic cells include ___ and archaea.
  10. Eukaryotic cells include___, animals, fungi and protists.
  11. The ___ in prokaryotic cells is the single circular chromosome containing DNA essential for growth and function of prokaryotic cell.
  12. The cell ___ in prokaryotic cells provides structure and shape and protects against the environment.
  13. Prokaryotic cells use ___ for movement.
  14. The ___ in plant and animal cells is the site of ribosome assembly.
  15. Cells are the basic units of ___ in an organism.
  16. The ___ ER lacks surface ribosomes and transports lipids.
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  1. The ___ apparatus in plant and animal cells is involved in sorting, storing, modifying and exporting materials produced within the cell.
  2. Cell wall in ___ cells (hint…a kind of eukaryotic cell) provides structure and shape and protects against the environment.
  3. Eukaryotic cells tend to be larger with a more ___ internal structure.
  4. The ___ in animal cells help breakdown macromolecules.
  5. ___ in prokaryotic cells are non-essential DNA but often enhance survival.
  6. The ___ in plant cells are the site of photosynthesis.
  7. ___ in plant and animal cells is the site of aerobic respiration.
  8. ___ in prokaryotic cells aid in attachment to host, DNA transfer, other.
  9. Prokaryotic cells are typically ___ than eukaryotic cells with a simpler internal structure.
  10. The ___ in plant and animal cells stores the cell’s DNA.
  11. Cells are the basic units of ___ in an organism.
  12. A large central vacuole in plant cells maintains ___ (water) pressure.
  13. Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound ___.
  14. The ___ in prokaryotic cells aid in attachment; helps protect from desiccation (drying-out).
  15. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in plant and animal cells ___ materials between organelles.
  16. Every organism is made-up of ___ or more cells.
  17. Every organism’s cell or cells carry-out the processes necessary for that organism to ___.
  18. Aerobic respiration is the ___-generating process in many types of cells.
  19. The ___ membrane in eukaryotic cells is selectively permeable and regulates what enters and leaves the cell.

35 Clues: Prokaryotic cells use ___ for movement. • ___ cells are one main category of cells. • Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound ___. • Prokaryotic cells include ___ and archaea. • The plasma membrane is aka the ___ membrane. • ___ cells are another main category of cells. • Every organism is made-up of ___ or more cells. • Cells are the basic units of ___ in an organism. • ...

B1: Cell Biology 2021-07-22

B1: Cell Biology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. specialised plant cells found in the stem of plant
  2. movement of particles from a high to low concentration (______ transport)
  3. blood cells that carry oxygen
  4. provides green colour and facilitates photosynthesis
  5. jelly like substance within the cell
  6. stores DNA and controls the cell
  7. Stored in the nucleus, is our genetic material
  8. specialised animal cells that sweep muscus
  9. cells that do have a cell wall
  10. specialised plant cells that absorb water
  11. contains cell sap, only found in plant cells
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  1. protects the cell
  2. cells that don't have a cell wall
  3. produces energy for respiration
  4. piece of equipment to observe cells
  5. a collection of cells
  6. movement of particles from a high to low concentration
  7. movement of water molecules from a high to low concentration
  8. lets substances in and out of the cell
  9. blood cells that fight pathogens

20 Clues: protects the cell • a collection of cells • blood cells that carry oxygen • cells that do have a cell wall • produces energy for respiration • stores DNA and controls the cell • blood cells that fight pathogens • cells that don't have a cell wall • piece of equipment to observe cells • jelly like substance within the cell • lets substances in and out of the cell • ...

Plant and Soil Science: Plants 2023-02-15

Plant and Soil Science: Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Vessel used to transport sugars and carbohydrates
  2. What gives structure to growing plants?
  3. Enlarged structures used by plant to store nutrients
  4. Packing tissue
  5. Which type of respiration includes oxygen as an input?
  6. Vessel used to transport water
  7. Bottom layer of plant structure
  8. What gives structure to grown plants?
  9. Name give to the male reproductive parts of a plant
  10. A single layer of cells that covers the leaves, flowers, roots and stems of plants
  11. The central, innermost layer of cortex
  12. Input of photosynthesis with carbon dioxide
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  1. Which pigment allows photosynthesis to occur?
  2. The sugar made in photosynthesis
  3. Meristem is located in between permanent tissues
  4. Process where plant gains energy
  5. Two type of reproduction are sexual and ________
  6. Pore in the leaf that enables water and gas movement
  7. Meristematic tissue present at the growing tips of stems and roots
  8. A short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ
  9. Which aerial component does most photosynthesis occur?
  10. A cylinder of parenchyma or sclerenchyma cells that lies just inside the endodermi
  11. Name given to the female reproductive parts of the plant
  12. A porous tissue found in the lignin/bark of dicotyledonous plants

24 Clues: Packing tissue • Vessel used to transport water • Bottom layer of plant structure • The sugar made in photosynthesis • Process where plant gains energy • What gives structure to grown plants? • The central, innermost layer of cortex • What gives structure to growing plants? • Input of photosynthesis with carbon dioxide • Which pigment allows photosynthesis to occur? • ...

Flower 2022-01-21

Flower crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process plants use to make Oxygen and sugar
  2. a the pollen-producing part of the plant
  3. modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of the flower
  4. enlarged basal portion of the pistil
  5. a the male pat of reproduction; the thread-like stalk that supports an anther of the plant
  6. a tall stalk that supports the flower held by the roots
  7. a shell that is used to plant flowers.
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  1. the female part of the flower
  2. a mass of microspores in a seed plant
  3. a flattened green outgrowth from the stem or vascular plant
  4. a specially adapted portion of the pistil modified for the reception of pollen
  5. the outer part of the flower
  6. The Part of the stamen where pollen is produced
  7. the part of the vascular plant normally underground
  8. fuel for the plant that makes energy

15 Clues: the outer part of the flower • the female part of the flower • enlarged basal portion of the pistil • fuel for the plant that makes energy • a mass of microspores in a seed plant • a shell that is used to plant flowers. • a the pollen-producing part of the plant • the process plants use to make Oxygen and sugar • The Part of the stamen where pollen is produced • ...

Plants Review 2012-03-30

Plants Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plant pores, gas exchange takes place here
  2. Supports the anther
  3. Produces pollen
  4. Protects root tissue as it grows
  5. Tissues responsible for movement of water, food, and nutrients
  6. Tissue between epidermis and vascular layers of the root
  7. Site of photosynthesis inside the cells
  8. Carries sugar down from the leaves
  9. Turn into seeds after fertilization
  10. Cells with wide variety of functions
  11. Protects the ovules, turns into fruit
  12. Gas plants need for photosynthesis
  13. Most common tissue in the plant
  14. Male flower parts
  15. Control size of stomata
  16. Increase a root's surface area
  17. Process where pollen fertilizes the ovules
  18. Catches the pollen
  19. Produce new plant cells
  20. Attracts pollenators
  21. Tissue that forms the epidermis
  22. Supports the stigma, transfers the pollen
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  1. Female flower parts
  2. Holds reproductive structures
  3. Fuzzy cells on leaves and stems
  4. Supports the plant, stores food, moves water and nutrients
  5. Carries water up from the roots
  6. Type of meristem found at the tip of roots & stems
  7. Fibrous cells
  8. Gas plants produce during photosynthesis
  9. Outer layer of cells
  10. Process where plants "sweat" water
  11. Cells that provide support for tissues
  12. Type of meristem found in many places
  13. Supportive structure all plant cells have
  14. Type of meristem that makes the plant grow wide
  15. Protect the flower bud
  16. Anchors the plant, stores food, absorbs water
  17. Photosynthesis, gas exchange, transpiration

39 Clues: Fibrous cells • Produces pollen • Male flower parts • Catches the pollen • Female flower parts • Supports the anther • Outer layer of cells • Attracts pollenators • Protect the flower bud • Control size of stomata • Produce new plant cells • Holds reproductive structures • Increase a root's surface area • Fuzzy cells on leaves and stems • Carries water up from the roots • ...

Plants & People Week 2- Plant Tissues 2026-01-13

Plants & People Week 2- Plant Tissues crossword puzzle
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  1. Layer of dividing cells between wood and the bark
  2. Main plant tissue type made up of dead cells that are unable to divide
  3. Most common tissue type in a plant
  4. Waxy substance of the epidermis that prevents water loss
  5. Responsible for transporting organic compounds made through photosynthesis from the leaves downward to the rest of the plant
  6. Plants make their own food, classifying them as this
  7. Group of cells consisting of 1 or more cell types that together perform a specialized function
  8. Tissue that consists of one cell type
  9. Plant tissue type responsible for transporting water, minerals, and sugars throughout the plant
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  1. Main plant tissue type that divides throughout a plant's life, enabling it to grow
  2. Responsible for transporting water and minerals gathered from the soil upward from the roots to the rest of the plant
  3. Skin-like dermal tissue layer that is the outermost covering of a plant
  4. Small, hair-like outgrowths of epidermal tissue found on stems and leaves, aid in defense against herbivores
  5. Meristematic tissue found at the root and leaf tips, allows the plant to grow in length
  6. Meristematic tissue found at the roots and stem, allows the plant to grow in thickness

15 Clues: Most common tissue type in a plant • Tissue that consists of one cell type • Layer of dividing cells between wood and the bark • Plants make their own food, classifying them as this • Waxy substance of the epidermis that prevents water loss • Main plant tissue type made up of dead cells that are unable to divide • ...

Chapter 24 2014-05-19

Chapter 24 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Growth: growth that occurs as a result of cell division, at the tips of the stems
  2. tissue that is distributed around the outside of the tree trunk
  3. Growth: growth that results from cell division in the cambia
  4. broad, flat, portion of a typical leaf
  5. tissue in most vascular plants that is used for storage
  6. nonconducting older wood in the center of a tree trunk
  7. Opening in a leaf or a stem of plant that enables gas exchange to occur
  8. Meristem: dividing tissue that runs parallel to the long axis
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  1. Tissue: plant tissue other than vascular tissue that makes up most of the inside plant
  2. tissue that carries organic and inorganic nutrients
  3. the stalk that attached a leaf to the stem of a plant
  4. Tissue: conducting tissue that is found in higher plants and made up of xylem and phloem
  5. beginning of growth development in a seed
  6. Tissue: outer covering of a plant
  7. Bundle: strand of conducting tissue that contains both xylem and phloem
  8. plant cells that are carable of dividing and developing into plant tissues
  9. in leaves where photosynthesis occurs
  10. Cell: one of a pair of cells that border a stoma and regulate gas exchange
  11. tissue in vascular plants that conducts water and nutrients
  12. Meristem: a growth region at the tips of stems and roots

20 Clues: Tissue: outer covering of a plant • in leaves where photosynthesis occurs • broad, flat, portion of a typical leaf • beginning of growth development in a seed • tissue that carries organic and inorganic nutrients • the stalk that attached a leaf to the stem of a plant • nonconducting older wood in the center of a tree trunk • ...

Chapter 9 Concepts 2012-09-21

Chapter 9 Concepts crossword puzzle
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  1. a sugar that is used by cells as an energy source
  2. a green pigment in chloroplasts that traps light energy for photosynthesis
  3. the tendency of water molecules to stick to certain surfaces
  4. combination of carious types of tissue that work together to perform a certain function
  5. evaporation of water from leaves
  6. a plant growth hormone produced in plant tips
  7. a cluster of similar cells that share the same structure and function
  8. a waxy substance coating the epidermis of plants, which prevents the evaporation of water
  9. a protective outer layer of cells covering the leaves, roots and stem
  10. plant response to stimulus
  11. plant vascular tissue that carries water and minerals from the roots to the leaves
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  1. the response of a plant to the pull of gravity
  2. a small opening in the epidermal layer of a leaf that allows gases in and out
  3. plant vascular tissues that carries sugars produced by leaves to various parts of the plant
  4. process where plants use light energy to produce food in the form of carbohydrates
  5. a type of xylem cell
  6. a combination of organs and tissues that perform a shared complex function
  7. the tendency of water molecules to stick to other water molecules
  8. lens shaped openings perforating the bark of woody plants such as trees, allowing gas exchange between the environment and the living cells bellow the bark
  9. environmental factors that induce a response from an organism

20 Clues: a type of xylem cell • plant response to stimulus • evaporation of water from leaves • a plant growth hormone produced in plant tips • the response of a plant to the pull of gravity • a sugar that is used by cells as an energy source • the tendency of water molecules to stick to certain surfaces • environmental factors that induce a response from an organism • ...

Plant Anatomy 2025-10-13

Plant Anatomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The primary site for photosynthesis to take place
  2. Leaf like structures that help protect the developing flower bud
  3. Brightly colored structures on a flower that attract pollinators
  4. Tissue that carries water and dissolved minerals up from the roots to the rest of the plant
  5. The process where a seed begins the sprout
  6. The part of the stamen that contains the pollen
  7. Anchors the plant and absorbs water and minerals from the ground
  8. _____________ is used to produce food during photosynthesis
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  1. __________ contain the embryo and food supply for a new plant
  2. The female part of a flower
  3. The male part of a flower
  4. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma
  5. Supports the plant and transports water and nutrients to the rest of the plant
  6. The reproductive structure of a plant
  7. Tissue that carries sugars and nutrients produced by the leaves during photosynthesis to the rest of the plant
  8. A mature ovary that protects the seeds

16 Clues: The male part of a flower • The female part of a flower • The reproductive structure of a plant • A mature ovary that protects the seeds • The process where a seed begins the sprout • The part of the stamen that contains the pollen • The primary site for photosynthesis to take place • The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma • ...

Plants 2025-02-02

Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vascular plants with seeds in fruit and flowers
  2. simple type of plant with no seeds spores, non vascular
  3. type of organism that makes its own food
  4. data that includes measurements and numbers
  5. animal with a backbone
  6. type of symmetry where an organism is identical across a line drawn dowon its middle
  7. warm blooded, has fur/ hair, gives birth to live young (no eggs)
  8. cold blooded, has lungs and gills
  9. organ of plant that anchors the plant and absorbs water and nutrients
  10. warm blooded, lays hard eggs, has feathers
  11. random example of an invertebrate
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  1. invertebrate with an exoskeleton, jointed legs and segmented body
  2. plant organ that collects sunlight
  3. vascular plant with seed cones
  4. cold blooded, has dry scales and lungs
  5. process by which plants make food
  6. our phylum (group of animals)
  7. data that you use your sense for
  8. type of organism that has cells with a nucleus
  9. long thin part of the plant that allows it to grow up from the ground
  10. vascular plant with spores
  11. cold blooded, has gills

22 Clues: animal with a backbone • cold blooded, has gills • vascular plant with spores • our phylum (group of animals) • vascular plant with seed cones • data that you use your sense for • process by which plants make food • cold blooded, has lungs and gills • random example of an invertebrate • plant organ that collects sunlight • cold blooded, has dry scales and lungs • ...

Plant and Animal Cell crossword by: Jayden Osborne 2024-10-18

Plant and Animal Cell crossword by: Jayden Osborne crossword puzzle
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  1. holds cells in place and protects them from damage
  2. plant cell make this also known as glucose in the process of photosynthesis
  3. this produces the cell's ribosomes
  4. is only found in animal cells
  5. both plant and animal cells are this
  6. the shape of an animal cell is
  7. are found in animal cells and degrates objects from the outside of the cell
  8. this is used in the animal cell to produce the energy for the cell's survival and functioning
  9. plant and animal cells are
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  1. plant cells are much than animal cells
  2. plant cell are either a rectangle shape or
  3. both animal and plant cells uses this to make ATP
  4. this is to make proteins
  5. known as the control center
  6. this protects the cells
  7. animal cells are usually
  8. what an animal cell does not have
  9. are produced in the animal cells
  10. is used to make energy in the cells
  11. helps package proteins and lipid molecules

20 Clues: this protects the cells • this is to make proteins • animal cells are usually • plant and animal cells are • known as the control center • is only found in animal cells • the shape of an animal cell is • are produced in the animal cells • what an animal cell does not have • this produces the cell's ribosomes • is used to make energy in the cells • ...

Plant Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-04

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

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

DEFORESTATION 2026-03-01

DEFORESTATION crossword puzzle
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  1. /ˌfoʊtoʊˈsɪnθəsɪs/: the process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy.
  2. /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃər/: the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.
  3. /dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/: trees that lose their leaves at the end of the growing season.
  4. /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/: the act of caring for or raising plants.
  5. /liːf/: the flat part of a plant that absorbs sunlight.
  6. /ˈɡræftɪŋ/: a technique of joining plant parts so they grow together.
  7. /həˈredɪti/: the passing of traits from parents to offspring.
  8. /dʒiːn/: a unit of heredity passed from parent to offspring.
  9. /stɒk/: the trunk or main stem onto which a graft is made.
  10. /krɒp/: a cultivated plant grown as food, especially grain, fruit, or vegetables.
  11. /sæp/: fluid that transports water and nutrients through the plant.
  12. /ˈkæmbiəm/: a layer or zone of cells, one cell thick, inside the inner bark. It produces both the xylem and phloem cells and is where diameter growth occurs.
  13. /ruːts/: the part of a plant that anchors it and absorbs water and nutrients.
  14. /trʌŋk/: the main supporting stem of a tree.
  15. /kraʊn/: the top of the tree made up of leaves and branches.
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  1. /ˈnɜːrsəri/: a place where young plants and trees are grown.
  2. /rɪŋ/: tree growth rings used to determine age.
  3. /ˈɔːrtʃərd/: a plantation of trees maintained for fruit or nut production.
  4. /bʌd/: a small growth at the tip or on the side of a plant stem that later develops into a flower, leaf, or new shoot.
  5. /kəˈmɒdəti/: a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold.
  6. /ˌdendrəkroʊˈnɒlədʒi/: the science of dating tree rings.
  7. /ˌpɒləˈneɪʃən/: the transfer of pollen enabling fertilization.
  8. /kəˈnɪfərəs/: a type of tree that produces cones which carry seeds; most are evergreens.
  9. /ˌtrænspəˈreɪʃən/: the release of water vapor from plant leaves.
  10. /treɪt/: an observable inherited characteristic.
  11. /fruːt/: the seed-bearing structure formed from the ovary after flowering.
  12. /ˈzaɪləm/: plant tissue that transports water and nutrients from roots to leaves.
  13. /vəˈraɪəti/: a naturally occurring variation within a plant species.
  14. /stem/: the main plant structure connecting roots and leaves.
  15. /ˈkʌltɪvɑːr/: a cultivated plant variety developed through controlled breeding.
  16. /ˈsaɪən/: a young shoot used in grafting.
  17. /bɑːrk/: the part of a tree that protects from insects and disease, excessive heat and cold, and other injuries.
  18. /ˈfloʊem/: living tissue that transports organic nutrients in plants.
  19. /ˈeɪkər/: a unit of land, measuring 43,560 square feet.

34 Clues: /ˈsaɪən/: a young shoot used in grafting. • /trʌŋk/: the main supporting stem of a tree. • /rɪŋ/: tree growth rings used to determine age. • /treɪt/: an observable inherited characteristic. • /liːf/: the flat part of a plant that absorbs sunlight. • /ˈeɪkər/: a unit of land, measuring 43,560 square feet. • /ˌdendrəkroʊˈnɒlədʒi/: the science of dating tree rings. • ...

Ch. 4 Terms 2024-02-21

Ch. 4 Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. also known as a plant growth regulator
  2. results in cell death
  3. single flower in a compound inflorescence
  4. A plant that lives for more than two growing seasons
  5. A growth or turning response to an environmental or other signal
  6. molecules that regulate cell division and are key to stimulating adventitious shoot formation
  7. short stalk that holds up the flower
  8. seeds are produced without the protection of an ovary
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  1. A plant that lives for more than a year, has hard rather than fleshy stems
  2. reproductive structure in a flowering plant
  3. root that emerges from anywhere on the plant other than from the roots
  4. gas that regulates fruit ripening and plant senescence
  5. action taken after perception of a signal
  6. plant that is produced from seed in the spring and dies at the end of the growing season
  7. The ability of a plant cell or tissue to detect
  8. flowering plants whose seeds develop inside an ovary

16 Clues: results in cell death • short stalk that holds up the flower • also known as a plant growth regulator • action taken after perception of a signal • single flower in a compound inflorescence • reproductive structure in a flowering plant • The ability of a plant cell or tissue to detect • A plant that lives for more than two growing seasons • ...

Plant Reproduction 2022-06-03

Plant Reproduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plant generation that produces eggs and sperm
  2. when pollen lands on the female reproductive structure and fertilizes the eggs
  3. top of the pistil
  4. the male gametophyte of plants
  5. a root that grows under the ground so the plant can reproduce asexually
  6. a vine that shoots out from the plant so the plant can spread
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  1. the products of meiosis in plant sporophytes
  2. female gamete
  3. the part of the sporophyte in which the female gametophyte develops
  4. female reproductive structure in a flower
  5. male reproductive structure in a flower
  6. top of the stamen
  7. tiny plant that grow on the edge of a plant
  8. male gamete

14 Clues: male gamete • female gamete • top of the stamen • top of the pistil • the male gametophyte of plants • male reproductive structure in a flower • female reproductive structure in a flower • tiny plant that grow on the edge of a plant • the products of meiosis in plant sporophytes • plant generation that produces eggs and sperm • ...

Biology Ch. 21 2026-03-29

Biology Ch. 21 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the mature ovary of a flower
  2. potent plant chemicals that contain nitrogen, some are medicinal in small amounts
  3. flowering plants whose embryos have two seed leaves
  4. a fibrous material made up of dead cells that are part of the vascular systems of some plants
  5. the study of drugs and their effects on the body
  6. a seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed in fruit, cone-bearing evergreens
  7. the study of plants
  8. the reproductive structure of flowering plants
  9. a two-celled structure that contains a cell that will divide to form sperm
  10. a waxy, waterproof layer that covers the surface of a plant
  11. multicellular eukaryotes, most of which produce their own food and adapted to life on land
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  1. explores how people in different cultures use plants
  2. a material that hardens the cell walls of some vascular tissues to give a plant support
  3. a collection of specialized tissues that bring water and mineral nutrients to the leaves of plants
  4. a seed plant that has seeds enclosed in some type of fruit, flowering plants
  5. an embryonic leaf inside a seed
  6. flowering plants whose embryos have one seed leaf
  7. this occurs when pollen meets female reproductive parts of the same plant species
  8. a storage device for a plant embryo

19 Clues: the study of plants • the mature ovary of a flower • an embryonic leaf inside a seed • a storage device for a plant embryo • the reproductive structure of flowering plants • the study of drugs and their effects on the body • flowering plants whose embryos have one seed leaf • flowering plants whose embryos have two seed leaves • ...

Plant Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-04

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

41 Clues: flowering plants • transports water up • transports food down • seed producing plants • waxy covering of a plant • growth in response to light • plants that do not make seeds • green pigment found in plants • promotes growth on shaded side • evergreen trees that bear cones • part of the plant that blossoms • a tree shedding its leaves annually • ...

BC1A: Compare & Contrast Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells 2025-01-06

BC1A: Compare & Contrast Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells crossword puzzle
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  1. The cell ___ in prokaryotic cells is selectively permeable and regulates what enters and leaves the cell.
  2. Cells are the basic units of ___ in an organism.
  3. Ribosomes in prokaryotic cells help in building ___ (protein synthesis).
  4. ___ in plant and animal cells is the site of aerobic respiration.
  5. ___ in plant and animal cells help in building proteins (protein synthesis).
  6. Every organism is made-up of ___ or more cells.
  7. Eukaryotic cells tend to be larger with a more ___ internal structure.
  8. Aerobic respiration is the ___-generating process in many types of cells.
  9. The cell ___ in prokaryotic cells provides structure and shape and protects against the environment.
  10. ___ cells are one main category of cells.
  11. The ___ in prokaryotic cells is the single circular chromosome containing DNA essential for growth and function of prokaryotic cell.
  12. Prokaryotic cells are typically ___ than eukaryotic cells with a simpler internal structure.
  13. ___ in prokaryotic cells are non-essential DNA but often enhance survival.
  14. The ___ ER lacks surface ribosomes and transports lipids.
  15. ___ in prokaryotic cells aid in attachment to host, DNA transfer, other.
  16. The ___ in plant and animal cells stores the cell’s DNA.
  17. The ___ apparatus in plant and animal cells is involved in sorting, storing, modifying and exporting materials produced within the cell.
  18. The ___ in animal cells help breakdown macromolecules.
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  1. A large central vacuole in plant cells maintains ___ (water) pressure.
  2. Prokaryotic cells use ___ for movement.
  3. Cells are the basic units of ___ in an organism.
  4. The ___ ER has ribosomes on the surface and transports proteins.
  5. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in plant and animal cells ___ materials between organelles.
  6. The ___ in plant cells are the site of photosynthesis.
  7. The ___ in prokaryotic cells aid in attachment; helps protect from desiccation (drying-out).
  8. Prokaryotic cells include ___ and archaea.
  9. The ___ in plant and animal cells is the site of ribosome assembly.
  10. ___ in plant and animal cells help break down toxic substances and other waste materials.
  11. Eukaryotic cells include___, animals, fungi and protists.
  12. ___ cells are another main category of cells.
  13. Every organism’s cell or cells carry-out the processes necessary for that organism to ___.
  14. Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound ___.
  15. The ___ membrane in eukaryotic cells is selectively permeable and regulates what enters and leaves the cell.
  16. Cell wall in ___ cells (hint…a kind of eukaryotic cell) provides structure and shape and protects against the environment.
  17. The plasma membrane is aka the ___ membrane.

35 Clues: Prokaryotic cells use ___ for movement. • ___ cells are one main category of cells. • Prokaryotic cells include ___ and archaea. • Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound ___. • The plasma membrane is aka the ___ membrane. • ___ cells are another main category of cells. • Every organism is made-up of ___ or more cells. • Cells are the basic units of ___ in an organism. • ...

Cell Structure (B.C.1) 2025-08-15

Cell Structure (B.C.1) crossword puzzle
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  1. Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound ___.
  2. Cells are the basic units of ___ in an organism.
  3. ___ in plant and animal cells help break down toxic substances and other waste materials.
  4. The ___ in plant and animal cells is the site of ribosome assembly.
  5. The cell ___ in prokaryotic cells provides structure and shape and protects against the environment.
  6. The ___ in plant cells are the site of photosynthesis.
  7. Cell wall in ___ cells (hint…a kind of eukaryotic cell) provides structure and shape and protects against the environment.
  8. Every organism is made-up of ___ or more cells.
  9. The ___ ER has ribosomes on the surface and transports proteins.
  10. The plasma membrane is aka the ___ membrane.
  11. The ___ in animal cells help breakdown macromolecules.
  12. ___ in prokaryotic cells aid in attachment to host, DNA transfer, other.
  13. The cell ___ in prokaryotic cells is selectively permeable and regulates what enters and leaves the cell.
  14. The ___ apparatus in plant and animal cells is involved in sorting, storing, modifying and exporting materials produced within the cell.
  15. The ___ in plant and animal cells stores the cell’s DNA.
  16. Ribosomes in prokaryotic cells help in building ___ (protein synthesis).
  17. ___ in plant and animal cells help in building proteins (protein synthesis).
  18. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in plant and animal cells ___ materials between organelles.
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  1. ___ cells are another main category of cells.
  2. The ___ in prokaryotic cells aid in attachment; helps protect from desiccation (drying-out).
  3. Cells are the basic units of ___ in an organism.
  4. ___ cells are one main category of cells.
  5. Aerobic respiration is the ___-generating process in many types of cells.
  6. Prokaryotic cells include ___ and archaea.
  7. Eukaryotic cells include___, animals, fungi and protists.
  8. A large central vacuole in plant cells maintains ___ (water) pressure.
  9. The ___ ER lacks surface ribosomes and transports lipids.
  10. Prokaryotic cells use ___ for movement.
  11. Prokaryotic cells are typically ___ than eukaryotic cells with a simpler internal structure.
  12. Eukaryotic cells tend to be larger with a more ___ internal structure.
  13. ___ in plant and animal cells is the site of aerobic respiration.
  14. Every organism’s cell or cells carry-out the processes necessary for that organism to ___.
  15. The ___ in prokaryotic cells is the single circular chromosome containing DNA essential for growth and function of prokaryotic cell.
  16. ___ in prokaryotic cells are non-essential DNA but often enhance survival.
  17. The ___ membrane in eukaryotic cells is selectively permeable and regulates what enters and leaves the cell.

35 Clues: Prokaryotic cells use ___ for movement. • ___ cells are one main category of cells. • Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound ___. • Prokaryotic cells include ___ and archaea. • The plasma membrane is aka the ___ membrane. • ___ cells are another main category of cells. • Every organism is made-up of ___ or more cells. • Cells are the basic units of ___ in an organism. • ...

Plant Diversity 2023-03-30

Plant Diversity crossword puzzle
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  1. female gamete
  2. plant embryo
  3. flowering plants
  4. plants use this as energy for photosynthesis
  5. structure that protects the seed, becomes a fruit
  6. process by which plants produce glucose
  7. underground organs that absorb water and minerals
  8. male gamete
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  1. major photosynthetic organ of plants
  2. carbohydrate found in plant cell walls
  3. cone-bearing plant
  4. seedless vascular plant
  5. vascular tissue that transports nutrients
  6. simple, nonvascular plant
  7. vascular tissue that transports water
  8. supports the plant, connects leaves to roots

16 Clues: male gamete • plant embryo • female gamete • flowering plants • cone-bearing plant • seedless vascular plant • simple, nonvascular plant • major photosynthetic organ of plants • vascular tissue that transports water • carbohydrate found in plant cell walls • process by which plants produce glucose • vascular tissue that transports nutrients • ...

Chapter 24 The Plant Body 2014-01-23

Chapter 24 The Plant Body crossword puzzle
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  1. A root system typical of monocots composed of numerous thin adventitious roots that are all roughly equal in diameter. (Contrast with taproot system.)
  2. (1) In plants, the tissue between the epidermis and the vascular tissue of a stem or root. (2) In animals, the outer tissue of certain organs, such as the adrenal gland (adrenal cortex) and the brain (cerebral cortex).
  3. Either of the two meristems, the vascular cambium and the cork cambium, that give rise to a plant's secondary growth.
  4. In plants, a specialized cell layer marking the inside of the cortex in roots and some stems. Frequently a barrier to free diffusion of solutes.
  5. The meristem at the tip of a shoot or root; responsible for a plant's primary growth.
  6. That part of an apical meristem that gives rise to the ground tissue system of the primary plant body.
  7. Roots originating from the stem at ground level or below; typical of the fibrous root system of monocots.
  8. In plants, a lateral meristem that produces secondary growth, mainly in the form of waxy-walled protective cells, including some of the cells that become bark.
  9. In plants and animals, the outermost cell layers. (Only one cell layer thick in plants.)
  10. The outer covering of a plant, consisting of epidermis in the young plant and periderm in a plant with extensive secondary growth. (Contrast with ground tissue system and vascular tissue system.)
  11. Meristem that produces the tissues of the primary plant body.
  12. A "seed leaf." An embryonic organ that stores and digests reserve materials; may expand when seed germinates.
  13. The outer tissue of the secondary plant body, consisting primarily of cork.
  14. A root extending outward from the taproot in a taproot system; typical of eudicots.
  15. A plant tissue composed of relatively unspecialized cells without secondary walls.
  16. The stalk of a leaf.
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  1. A growth pattern in which the growth of an organism or organ ceases when an adult state is reached; characteristic of most animals and some plant organs. (Contrast with indeterminate growth.)
  2. In plant roots, tissue just within the endodermis, but outside of the root vascular tissue. Meristematic activity of pericycle cells produces lateral root primordia.
  3. In angiosperms, an elongated, tapering sclerenchyma cell, usually with a thick cell wall, that serves as a support function in xylem. (See also muscle fiber.)
  4. All tissues external to the vascular cambium of a plant.
  5. A open-ended growth pattern in which an organism or organ continues to grow as long as it lives; characteristic of some animals and of plant shoots and roots. (Contrast with determinate growth.)
  6. Chloroplast-containing, photosynthetic cells in the interior of leaves.
  7. Those parts of the plant body not included in the dermal or vascular tissue systems. Ground tissues function in storage, photosynthesis, and support.
  8. The thin, flat portion of a leaf.
  9. A type of plant cell, living at functional maturity, which lends flexible support by virtue of primary cell walls thickened at the corners. (Contrast with parenchyma, sclerenchyma.)
  10. In plants, a protective outermost tissue layer composed of cells with thick walls waterproofed with suberin.
  11. In plants, growth that is characterized by the lengthening of roots and shoots and by the proliferation of new roots and shoots through branching. (Contrast with secondary growth.)
  12. In vascular plants, the vascular tissue that transports sugars and other solutes from sources to sinks.
  13. In plants, relatively unspecialized tissue found within a cylinder of vascular tissue.
  14. Primary meristem that produces the vascular tissue.
  15. In plants, the chief organ of photosynthesis.
  16. (1) In plants, a waxy layer on the outer body surface that retards water loss. (2) In ecdysozoans, an outer body covering that provides protection and support and is periodically molted.

32 Clues: The stalk of a leaf. • The thin, flat portion of a leaf. • In plants, the chief organ of photosynthesis. • Primary meristem that produces the vascular tissue. • All tissues external to the vascular cambium of a plant. • Meristem that produces the tissues of the primary plant body. • Chloroplast-containing, photosynthetic cells in the interior of leaves. • ...

Unit 3.01 cross word puzzle 2023-03-02

Unit 3.01 cross word puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. the part of biology that deals with plants
  2. plant is swollen or filled with moisture
  3. the branch of science that deals with both plant and organism and life processes
  4. loses leaves during dormant season
  5. the part of biology that deals with animals
  6. the science and practice of growing,managing and harvesting trees
  7. a plant that completes its life cycle in one year
  8. a plant that lives more than two years
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  1. the science and practice of growing,processing and marketing fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants
  2. plant hormones that quicken fruit ripening, and prevent seed germination,and stem elongation
  3. plant hormones that speeds up plant growth by stimulating cell enlargement
  4. keeps leaves and remains green year round
  5. a plant that completes its life cycle in two years
  6. plant hormones that work with auxins to stimulate cell division
  7. the science and practice of growing field crops

15 Clues: loses leaves during dormant season • a plant that lives more than two years • plant is swollen or filled with moisture • keeps leaves and remains green year round • the part of biology that deals with plants • the part of biology that deals with animals • the science and practice of growing field crops • a plant that completes its life cycle in one year • ...

spring 2020-01-13

spring crossword puzzle
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  1. a herbaceous plant of the pea family
  2. a plant with showy flowers, typically of purple or yellow, and sword-shaped leaves
  3. a widely distributed weed of the daisy family, with a rosette of leaves and large bright yellow flowers followed by globular heads of seeds with downy tufts.
  4. a bulbous spring-flowering plant of the lily family,
  5. any of a number of other plants with blue bell-shaped flowers.
  6. a bulbous European plant which bears drooping white flowers during the late winter.
  7. a herbaceous plant or small shrub of a genus that comprises the cranesbills and their relatives.
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  1. blossoms a plant with complex flowers that are often showy or bizarrely shaped,
  2. a herbaceous plant with showy flowers, milky sap, and rounded seed capsules
  3. a plant of the daisy family with brightly coloured ornamental flowers, existing in many cultivated varieties.
  4. a plant with complex flowers that are often showy or bizarrely shaped,
  5. a bulbous European plant which typically bears bright yellow flowers with a long trumpet-shaped centre
  6. a plant whose fruit induced a dreamy forgetfulness and an unwillingness to leave.
  7. a bulbous plant with large trumpet-shaped, typically fragrant, flowers on a tall, slender stem.
  8. a symbolic flower of the spring, a time of renewal, and the fleeting nature of life. T
  9. a herbaceous or shrubby plant of north temperate regions, which has long been cultivated for its showy flowers.

16 Clues: a herbaceous plant of the pea family • a bulbous spring-flowering plant of the lily family, • any of a number of other plants with blue bell-shaped flowers. • a plant with complex flowers that are often showy or bizarrely shaped, • a herbaceous plant with showy flowers, milky sap, and rounded seed capsules • ...

Chapter 7 vocabulary (1-20) 2019-04-03

Chapter 7 vocabulary (1-20) crossword puzzle
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  1. an impermeable waxy substance present in the cell walls of corky tissues.
  2. tissue strengthened by the thickening of cell walls, as in young shoots.
  3. an inner layer of cells in the cortex of a root and of some stems, surrounding a vascular bundle
  4. a flowering plant with an embryo that bears two cotyledons (seed leaves)
  5. the outer layer of tissue in a plant, except where it is replaced by a periderm.
  6. a flowering plant with an embryo that bears a single cotyledon (seed leaf).
  7. a band of cell wall material deposited in the radial and transverse walls of the endodermis, and is chemically different from the rest of the cell wall; made of Suberin and sometimes lignin
  8. a protective and waxy or hard layer covering the epidermis of a plant, invertebrate, or shell.
  9. the vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root and also helps to form the woody element in the stem.
  10. a pore in the epidermis of a leaf, bounded by two guard cells and needed for efficient gas exchange
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  1. a thin layer of plant tissue between the endodermis and the phloem.
  2. each elongated microscopic outgrowth from the outer layer of cells in a root, they absorb moisture and nutrients from the soil.
  3. strengthening tissue in a plant, formed from cells with thickened, typically lignified, walls.
  4. a strand of conducting vessels in the stem or leaves of a plant, typically with phloem on the outside and xylem on the inside.
  5. Cellsa thin-walled unsuberized cell found in the endodermis of vascular plants often opposite the protoxylem strands —called also transfusion cell.
  6. region of the plant cell wall in which secondary wall is interrupted, exposing the underlying primary cell wall.
  7. a fungus which grows in association with the roots of a plant in symbiotic or mildly pathogenic relationship.
  8. cell type in xylem and the building blocks of vessels.
  9. the cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.
  10. an outer layer of tissue immediately below the epidermis of a stem or root.

20 Clues: cell type in xylem and the building blocks of vessels. • a thin layer of plant tissue between the endodermis and the phloem. • tissue strengthened by the thickening of cell walls, as in young shoots. • a flowering plant with an embryo that bears two cotyledons (seed leaves) • an impermeable waxy substance present in the cell walls of corky tissues. • ...

Unit 6.1 Vocabulary 2018-01-29

Unit 6.1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. To check or hinder the growth or development of a plant
  2. Yellowing or whitening of normally green leaves caused by lack of nutrients, air pollution or diseases
  3. crops such as legumes or grasses that are grown to be plowed or spaded into the soil to increase humus content and improve soil structure
  4. Zn; assist with photosynthetic function, helps metabolic enzymes, and effects cell development
  5. B; an element essential for plant growth. Helps plant cells develop and assists with sugar translocation
  6. Cl; a heavy gas used in small amounts for the growth of plants
  7. Mn; an element that is often unavailable to plants
  8. K; macronutrient involved with photosynthesis primarily with the transformation of sugars
  9. When molecular nitrogen biologically or chemically converts to organic combinations or forms
  10. Trace nutrients
  11. N; macronutrient, vital to plant growing process, increases vegetative growth
  12. Primary plant nutrients
  13. produced by plants and animals with nothing "additional" added
  14. A change in color of the lower leaves of green plants usually attributed to a lack of plant nutrients or moisture deficiency
  15. Organic residues or their mixture placed in a pit, moistened and allowed to become decomposed
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  1. P; this nutrient stimulates early growth and root development
  2. an element or compound in a soil that is essential for the growth of a plant
  3. another name for micronutrient
  4. Essential to plant growth in smaller quantities or another name for micronutrient
  5. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium or another name for macronutrient
  6. Excreta of animals used to fertilize land
  7. Mg; essential for plant growth because it is a constituent of chlorophyll
  8. Any organic or inorganic material added to soil or water to provide plant nutrients to increase growth
  9. A family of plants that includes food and forages like peas, beans, peanuts, clovers, alfalfas and kudzu
  10. An insufficiency in reference to the amount, volume, proportion
  11. Death of plants
  12. Fe; a deficiency in this element results in chlorosis
  13. Cu; can reduce plant uptake of phosphorus, iron, zinc, and molybdenum. Assists with photosynthetic function and metabolic enzyme breakdown
  14. S; element important for soil fertility and used in large amounts by plants
  15. Ca; essential in plant and animal growth & is the principal mineral element in bones
  16. Mo; essential in very small amounts, usually sufficient

31 Clues: Trace nutrients • Death of plants • Primary plant nutrients • another name for micronutrient • Excreta of animals used to fertilize land • Mn; an element that is often unavailable to plants • Fe; a deficiency in this element results in chlorosis • To check or hinder the growth or development of a plant • Mo; essential in very small amounts, usually sufficient • ...

8S Chapter 7 Vocabulary 2026-03-02

8S Chapter 7 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A structure that covers the tip of a root, protecting the root from injury as it grows through the soil
  2. A small opening in the underside of a leaf through which water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide can move
  3. The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces gametes
  4. The process through which water is lost through a plant’s leaves
  5. When an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new cell
  6. A leaflike structure that encloses and protects the bud of a flower
  7. A flower structure that encloses and protects ovules and seeds as they develop
  8. The female reproductive part of a flower
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  1. The transfer of pollen from male reproductive structures to female reproductive structures in plants
  2. The sprouting of the embryo out of a seed
  3. A young organism that develops from a zygote
  4. The stage in the life cycle of a plant in which the plant produces spores
  5. The male reproductive part of a flower
  6. The reproductive structure of an angiosperm
  7. A colorful, leaflike structure of some flowers
  8. A flowering plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season
  9. A flowering plant that completes its life cycle in two years
  10. A layer of cells in a plant that produces new phloem and xylem cells
  11. A fertilized egg, produced by the joining of a sperm and an egg

19 Clues: The male reproductive part of a flower • The female reproductive part of a flower • The sprouting of the embryo out of a seed • The reproductive structure of an angiosperm • A young organism that develops from a zygote • A colorful, leaflike structure of some flowers • When an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new cell • ...

Living Organisms 2025-04-28

Living Organisms crossword puzzle
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  1. where an organism lives
  2. how the body learns about the world
  3. colorful part of plant that blossoms
  4. anything that is alive
  5. to create more of something
  6. 'feet' of the plant, stay in the ground
  7. how something looks on the outside
  8. part of the group called mammals
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  1. sweet part of the plant, holds the seeds
  2. form of energy, allows us to see things
  3. a living thing that grows from the ground
  4. scale measuring how hot or cold it is
  5. everything around us
  6. a force that pulls everything together
  7. flat part of plant that grows from a stem
  8. to get bigger and stronger over time
  9. stalk or trunk of a plant

17 Clues: everything around us • anything that is alive • where an organism lives • stalk or trunk of a plant • to create more of something • part of the group called mammals • how something looks on the outside • how the body learns about the world • colorful part of plant that blossoms • to get bigger and stronger over time • scale measuring how hot or cold it is • ...