the plant Crossword Puzzles

Parts of a Plant Review 2023-04-27

Parts of a Plant Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Overall name for the male part of the plant
  2. Female part of the flower that holds up the stigma
  3. The colorful/attractive part of the flower
  4. Male part of the flower that contains pollen
  5. Overall name for the female part of the plant
  6. Male part of the flower that holds up the anthers
  7. Responsible for holding the plant up and transporting nutrients
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  1. Plant that returns each growing season
  2. Multiple, smaller roots that spread
  3. Place where the fertilized seeds develop
  4. Protects the ovule inside
  5. Plant that completes in life in one growing season
  6. Small leaves that protect the flower before opening
  7. Responsible for absorbing nutrients, water, and anchoring the plant
  8. One main root of a plant
  9. Absorb sunlight and create energy for the plant
  10. Female part of the flower that receives pollen

17 Clues: One main root of a plant • Protects the ovule inside • Multiple, smaller roots that spread • Plant that returns each growing season • Place where the fertilized seeds develop • The colorful/attractive part of the flower • Overall name for the male part of the plant • Male part of the flower that contains pollen • Overall name for the female part of the plant • ...

Plants 2024-03-19

Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. A reproductive cell produced by some plants that can develop into a new organism without fertilization.
  2. tissue: Plant tissue that conducts water, minerals, and nutrients throughout the plant.
  3. A fertilized ovule containing the plant embryo and stored nutrients.
  4. A plant that has vascular tissue, including ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms.
  5. Plant tissue responsible for transporting sugars and other organic compounds throughout the plant.
  6. The flat, expanded part of a leaf.
  7. The reproductive structure of gymnosperms, such as pine trees, that contains seeds.
  8. The vascular tissue that provides support and transports nutrients in a leaf.
  9. Small openings on the surface of plant leaves that allow for gas exchange.
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  1. cell Cells that surround and control the opening and closing of stomata.
  2. The transfer of pollen from the male reproductive organs to the female reproductive organs of a plant.
  3. The stalk that attaches a leaf to a stem.
  4. A group of non-vascular plants that includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
  5. A type of gymnosperm plant that produces cones and needle-like leaves.
  6. The early stage of development of a plant contained within a seed.
  7. Plant tissue responsible for transporting water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant.
  8. Flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed within a fruit.

17 Clues: The flat, expanded part of a leaf. • The stalk that attaches a leaf to a stem. • Flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed within a fruit. • The early stage of development of a plant contained within a seed. • A fertilized ovule containing the plant embryo and stored nutrients. • A type of gymnosperm plant that produces cones and needle-like leaves. • ...

Plant and Animal Cell Differences 2021-11-29

Plant and Animal Cell Differences crossword puzzle
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  1. plant cells store food in the form of _______
  2. mode of nurtion for plant cells is _______
  3. Both types of cells have a ______-defined nucleus
  4. _______ cells have a cell membrane or plasma membrane
  5. plant cells have ____ large vacuole
  6. __________ is surrounded by a nuclear membrane
  7. In animal cells centrosomes and centrioles
  8. animal cells have _______ small vacuoles
  9. a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place
  10. mode of nutrition for animal cells is _______
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  1. the powerhouse of the cell
  2. layer lying outside the plasma membrane of the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria
  3. In plant cells centrosomes and centrioles are
  4. the cell wall is made of _______
  5. the nucleus of an animal cells lies in the _____ of the cell
  6. Plant and Animal cells both have an _________ reticulum
  7. animal cells store food in the form of ______
  8. cilia is not found in ______ cells
  9. irreglar or round shape is a ________ cell
  10. square or rectangular in shape is a ______ cell

20 Clues: the powerhouse of the cell • the cell wall is made of _______ • cilia is not found in ______ cells • plant cells have ____ large vacuole • animal cells have _______ small vacuoles • mode of nurtion for plant cells is _______ • irreglar or round shape is a ________ cell • In animal cells centrosomes and centrioles • plant cells store food in the form of _______ • ...

More African Violet Fun 2021-07-17

More African Violet Fun crossword puzzle
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  1. Individual flower stem
  2. Botany name of AV
  3. What you don't do enough of
  4. The national organization
  5. Attacks center of plant
  6. Multiple color leaf
  7. Biggest killer of AVs
  8. Yellow pollen containers
  9. P
  10. Small plant
  11. The original ____
  12. Where leaves attach
  13. Blotchy leaf color
  14. Extra big plant
  15. N
  16. What happens if waterlogged
  17. Multi-crowned plant
  18. Five petals the same size
  19. Small white at base of leaf
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  1. Helps overall health
  2. Regular size plant
  3. Simplest leaf shape
  4. Insects found mainly in the soil
  5. Tubular, narrow lobes blossom
  6. Insects found mainly in blossoms
  7. Central point of growth
  8. Two shades of color
  9. Ten petals or more
  10. K
  11. What the hair like roots need
  12. Two unique colors
  13. Leaf stem
  14. Small plant attached to stem
  15. Narrow formed blossom
  16. Potting mix
  17. Helps plant bloom
  18. Very small plant
  19. White edge of blossom

38 Clues: K • P • N • Leaf stem • Small plant • Potting mix • Extra big plant • Very small plant • Botany name of AV • Two unique colors • The original ____ • Helps plant bloom • Regular size plant • Ten petals or more • Blotchy leaf color • Simplest leaf shape • Multiple color leaf • Two shades of color • Where leaves attach • Multi-crowned plant • Helps overall health • Biggest killer of AVs • Narrow formed blossom • ...

Horticulture Vocabulary 2025-10-01

Horticulture Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Any plant, such as the rubber tree or milkweed, that produces latex, a complex milky-white or colored fluid exuded from the cut surfaces of its tissues
  2. The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food
  3. A woody plant, typically smaller than a tree, with one or more stems and multiple branches that usually originate from or near the ground
  4. A horizontal, modified plant stem that typically grows underground, but can sometimes be at or near the soil surface
  5. Any plant that lives for three or more growing seasons, returning year after year without needing to be replanted
  6. The protective, often elongated and hollow, case or container that holds the seeds of plants like peas, beans, vanilla, and cocoa, splitting open when ripe to release them
  7. The main stem of an herbaceous plant, as well any slender supporting or connecting part of a plant
  8. The sticky, pollen-receptive tip of a flower’s pistil where pollen lands to begin the fertilization
  9. The stalk that connects the stigma (the sticky pollen-receiving tip) to the ovary
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  1. A flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like, that attached to a stem directly or via a stalk. Leaves are the main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration
  2. The main, central vein or rib of a leaf, or of a similar plant structure like a flower petal or leaflet
  3. The reproductive unit of a plant
  4. The result of a controlled, artificial cross-pollination between two different plant varieties, often within the same species, to combine desirable traits like disease resistance, increased yield, or better flavor into a single offspring plant
  5. A pesticide-producing plant engineered with genetic material to create its own pest-fighting substances
  6. Produces true nuts, which are single seeded, dry fruits with a hard, woody ovary wall that remains closed at maturity
  7. The fine, stalk-like part of a stamen that supports the anther, the pollen-producing structure
  8. The stalk that attaches a leaf to the stem of a plant
  9. Either a small shrub (e.g., prostrate shrubs) or a perennial that is largely herbaceous but slightly woody at the base
  10. The main structural axis of a vascular plant that supports leaves, flowers, and fruits, while also transporting water and nutrients between the roots and the rest of the plant through internal tissues called xylem and phloem

19 Clues: The reproductive unit of a plant • The stalk that attaches a leaf to the stem of a plant • The stalk that connects the stigma (the sticky pollen-receiving tip) to the ovary • The fine, stalk-like part of a stamen that supports the anther, the pollen-producing structure • ...

Cell Crossword puzzle 2017-03-01

Cell Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. what part of a plant and animal cell contains the instructions needed for an organism to develop, survive and reproduce?
  2. What part of a plant cell protects a cell?
  3. what is a Protist which produces food using photosynthesis called?
  4. what part of a plant cell produces food?
  5. what type of multicellular organism is eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, plant or fungus?
  6. what is a Protist which hunts for food called?
  7. What part of a plant or animal cell(scientist are still testing this theory) contains derivative enzymes enclosed in a membrane? Lysosome
  8. What part of a plant and animal cell makes protein?
  9. What part of a plant and animal cell transports material?
  10. Apparatus What part of a plant and animal cell packages protein?
  11. What type of cell(plant or animal)has a vesicle?
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  1. what type of reproduction is most common for a protist?
  2. what part of a plant and animal cell controls the rest of the cell?
  3. what is a Protist which produces food or hunts for food called?
  4. What type of cell(plant or animal) has a chloroplast?
  5. What part of a plant and animal cell supplies energy?
  6. what part of a animal cell consisting of fluid enclosed by a lipid bilayer and transport of materials within the cytoplasm.
  7. what part of a plant and animal cell is jelly like?
  8. What part of a plant and animal cell stores food and removes waste? Vacuole
  9. what type of reproduction is budding and binary fission for a protist?

20 Clues: what part of a plant cell produces food? • What part of a plant cell protects a cell? • what is a Protist which hunts for food called? • What type of cell(plant or animal)has a vesicle? • what part of a plant and animal cell is jelly like? • What part of a plant and animal cell makes protein? • What type of cell(plant or animal) has a chloroplast? • ...

The Green Factory Part 1.3 2026-07-22

The Green Factory Part 1.3 crossword puzzle
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  1. The process by which plants make glucose using sunlight.
  2. The sugar produced directly during photosynthesis.
  3. Plant tissue that transports sugars throughout the plant.
  4. Biomolecules needed to build enzymes and new plant tissues.
  5. The process that releases energy from glucose.
  6. The stage when a seed begins to grow into a new plant.
  7. Plant organelles where photosynthesis takes place.
  8. The gas taken in by plants for photosynthesis.
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  1. The nutrient produced during photosynthesis that can be converted into lipids and proteins.
  2. A plant product rich in lipids and commonly used for cooking.
  3. Biological catalysts made from proteins that speed up chemical reactions.
  4. The green pigment that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
  5. The gas released as a product of photosynthesis.
  6. Mineral ions absorbed from the soil that are needed to make proteins.
  7. The stored form of carbohydrate used when photosynthesis cannot occur.
  8. The waxy layer on leaves that reduces water loss.
  9. Tiny openings on leaves where gas exchange occurs.
  10. The process by which water evaporates from plant leaves.
  11. Biomolecules converted from glucose for long-term energy storage.
  12. The carbohydrate that strengthens plant cell walls.

20 Clues: The process that releases energy from glucose. • The gas taken in by plants for photosynthesis. • The gas released as a product of photosynthesis. • The waxy layer on leaves that reduces water loss. • The sugar produced directly during photosynthesis. • Tiny openings on leaves where gas exchange occurs. • Plant organelles where photosynthesis takes place. • ...

Photosynthesis, The Scientific Method and Plant Anatomy 2014-10-19

Photosynthesis, The Scientific Method and Plant Anatomy crossword puzzle
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  1. Part of a plant that supports the plant by anchoring it to the ground.
  2. Tiny holes in a leaf where carbon dioxide enters.
  3. Part of the stamen where pollen is produced.
  4. A green pigment that makes plants green.
  5. The process when a plant takes in water through its roots and the excess water is released through the pores on the underside of the leaf.
  6. The middle part of the plant.
  7. A plant that has no flowers and produces exposed or 'naked' seeds. The seeds are typically found on the surface of cones.
  8. An educated guess based on prior knowledge and observations.
  9. Green, leaf like outer parts of a flower that incase a developing bud.
  10. A true flowering plant that produces seeds enclosed in a fruit.
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  1. A seed with 2 food parts and branching veins in the leaves.
  2. Ovule producing part of the plant.
  3. Part of a plant where pollen germinates.
  4. The process where sugars that contain carbon, oxygen and hydrogen are used by plants as energy and are broken down.
  5. A seed with 1 food part and parallel veins in the leaves.
  6. The part of the plant that stores the food and water.
  7. The process that all plants use to make their own food using the sun light energy.
  8. Summary of the results of your experiment and a statement of how the results relate to the hypothesis.
  9. Grow
  10. Fine, course powder that contains male gametes.

20 Clues: Grow • The middle part of the plant. • Ovule producing part of the plant. • Part of a plant where pollen germinates. • A green pigment that makes plants green. • Part of the stamen where pollen is produced. • Fine, course powder that contains male gametes. • Tiny holes in a leaf where carbon dioxide enters. • The part of the plant that stores the food and water. • ...

Plant Responses 2018-04-15

Plant Responses crossword puzzle
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  1. Response of a plant to grow either away or towards an environmental stimulus
  2. Chemicals used to prevent plant growth
  3. Plant growth in response to a chemical
  4. Plant's growth response to touching a solid object
  5. Detachment of leaves, flowers, and fruits
  6. (IAA)Natural auxin that stimulates development of fleshy fruit
  7. Rapid elongation of stems during spring
  8. Occurs when nights become longer and plants no longer produces chlorophyll
  9. Nastic movement in response to touching a plant
  10. Produced in small quantities by the plant that causes them to grow abnormally tall
  11. Inhibition of lateral buds due to the presence of a shoot tip nearby
  12. Hormones involved in plant-cell elongation, shoot and bud growth, and rooting
  13. Chemical messengers that affect a plant's ability to respond to the environment
  14. Flowers when days are longer/nights are shorter
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  1. Promote cell division in plants
  2. (ABA) Inhibits other hormones (like IAA) and helps to keep plant in dormancy
  3. Flowers regardless of day length
  4. Low-temperature stimulation of flowering
  5. (NAA)Synthetic auxin used to promote root formation on stem and leaf cuttings
  6. Plant's response to changes in length of days and nights
  7. Response of a plant to grow either away or towards a light source.
  8. A bluish, light-sensitive pigment that monitors changes in day length
  9. Also known as heliotropism; The motion of leaves or follows following the sun's movement across the sky
  10. When plants have a specific requirement for darkness length
  11. Hormones stimulating or inhibiting plant growth
  12. Mixture of 2,4-D and another auxin used to defoliate jungles during the Vietnam War
  13. Plants growth in response to gravity
  14. Movement in response to a stimulus but is independent of the location of the stimulus
  15. Ripens fruits
  16. Flowers when days are short/nights are long
  17. Response to daily light/dark cycles
  18. Synthetic hormone used to help ripen fruits by breaking down into ethylene gas
  19. Plants that only live for two years and produce flowers/seeds in second year

33 Clues: Ripens fruits • Promote cell division in plants • Flowers regardless of day length • Response to daily light/dark cycles • Plants growth in response to gravity • Chemicals used to prevent plant growth • Plant growth in response to a chemical • Rapid elongation of stems during spring • Low-temperature stimulation of flowering • Detachment of leaves, flowers, and fruits • ...

Plant Responses 2018-04-15

Plant Responses crossword puzzle
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  1. Synthetic hormone used to help ripen fruits by breaking down into ethylene gas
  2. Promote cell division in plants
  3. Flowers when days are longer/nights are shorter
  4. Mixture of 2,4-D and another auxin used to defoliate jungles during the Vietnam War
  5. Response of a plant to grow either away or towards an environmental stimulus
  6. Low-temperature stimulation of flowering
  7. Plants growth in response to gravity
  8. A bluish, light-sensitive pigment that monitors changes in day length
  9. Plant's growth response to touching a solid object
  10. Inhibition of lateral buds due to the presence of a shoot tip nearby
  11. (NAA)Synthetic auxin used to promote root formation on stem and leaf cuttings
  12. Movement in response to a stimulus but is independent of the location of the stimulus
  13. Occurs when nights become longer and plants no longer produces chlorophyll
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  1. Flowers when days are short/nights are long
  2. Ripens fruits
  3. Rapid elongation of stems during spring
  4. Nastic movement in response to touching a plant
  5. Chemical messengers that affect a plant's ability to respond to the environment
  6. Hormones involved in plant-cell elongation, shoot and bud growth, and rooting
  7. Plant growth in response to a chemical
  8. (IAA)Natural auxin that stimulates development of fleshy fruit
  9. When plants have a specific requirement for darkness length
  10. Detachment of leaves, flowers, and fruits
  11. Plant's response to changes in length of days and nights
  12. Hormones stimulating or inhibiting plant growth
  13. Chemicals used to prevent plant growth
  14. (ABA) Inhibits other hormones (like IAA) and helps to keep plant in dormancy
  15. Response of a plant to grow either away or towards a light source.
  16. Also known as heliotropism; The motion of leaves or follows following the sun's movement across the sky
  17. Plants that only live for two years and produce flowers/seeds in second year
  18. Flowers regardless of day length
  19. Produced in small quantities by the plant that causes them to grow abnormally tall
  20. Response to daily light/dark cycles

33 Clues: Ripens fruits • Promote cell division in plants • Flowers regardless of day length • Response to daily light/dark cycles • Plants growth in response to gravity • Plant growth in response to a chemical • Chemicals used to prevent plant growth • Rapid elongation of stems during spring • Low-temperature stimulation of flowering • Detachment of leaves, flowers, and fruits • ...

Plant Transport 2019-03-10

Plant Transport crossword puzzle
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  1. The main type of sugar transported in plants
  2. The pathway where water travels through non-living parts of cells
  3. The feature of water molecules that means they all stick together and move through the xylem as a column
  4. ____ _____ cells - water from the soil, enters through these before passing into the root cortex
  5. The loss of water from a plant's surface.
  6. The cell layer between the root cortex and the xylem vessel
  7. The pores in the leaf surface that allow evaporation
  8. The main pathway water uses to travel from roots to the xylem
  9. ______ strip: a waxy strip in cell walls that prevents water from passing through them.
  10. Part of the plant where xylem and phloem are near the outside, providing support
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  1. ______ tissue that helps transport water and mineral ions
  2. _________ cells - carry out living functions for phloem cells.
  3. Substance that thickens the walls of xylem vessels
  4. ______ tissue that helps transport sugars
  5. Water is drawn into roots via ________
  6. ________ cross-section: sections taken along the length of a structure
  7. _______ cross-section: sections cut through each structure at a right angle to its length
  8. The feature of water that means it is attracted the the walls of the xylem vessel
  9. ______ _____ elements - the living cells that make up a phloem but have no nucleus and few organelles (no space)
  10. Part of plant where xylem is in the centre surrounded by phloem
  11. Part of plant where xylem and phloem make up a network of veins

21 Clues: Water is drawn into roots via ________ • ______ tissue that helps transport sugars • The loss of water from a plant's surface. • The main type of sugar transported in plants • Substance that thickens the walls of xylem vessels • The pores in the leaf surface that allow evaporation • ______ tissue that helps transport water and mineral ions • ...

Plant Parts 2022-03-02

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

22 Clues: Edge of leaf • Attracts insects • Helps seed spread • Undeveloped shoot • Male part of flower • Female part of flower • Becomes the new plant • Central Vein of the leaf • The flat part of the leaf • Absorbs water and minerals • Protects developing flower • Where Reproduction takes place • The Bud at the top of the stem • Where photosynthesis takes place • Part of leaf attached to the stem • ...

Plant parts 2021-11-17

Plant parts crossword puzzle
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  1. the male part
  2. two embryos
  3. root system with many small roots
  4. root system with one thick main root
  5. flowers with both male and female parts on the same plant
  6. plants that have soft stems that are killed by frost
  7. One embryo
  8. plant with covered seed
  9. mature ovary of a plant
  10. the part that protects the bud
  11. reproductive part of the plant
  12. makes food through photosynthesis
  13. attract pollinators
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  1. plant with uncovered seed
  2. plants that complete their life cycle in more than two years
  3. flowers with male and female parts on separate plants
  4. conduct water minerals and food
  5. hardy stems that can survive the winter frost
  6. flowers missing some of their parts
  7. plants that complete their life cycle in two years
  8. flowers with all of their parts
  9. the female part
  10. plants that complete their life cycle in a year

23 Clues: One embryo • two embryos • the male part • the female part • attract pollinators • plant with covered seed • mature ovary of a plant • plant with uncovered seed • the part that protects the bud • reproductive part of the plant • conduct water minerals and food • flowers with all of their parts • root system with many small roots • makes food through photosynthesis • ...

PLANT TISSUES 2021-12-01

PLANT TISSUES crossword puzzle
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  1. Sel batu
  2. Penyimpan air pada akar gantung anggrek
  3. Pertukaran gas
  4. Jaringan pelindung
  5. Parenkim bunga karang
  6. Jaringan dewasa
  7. Derivat epidermis berbentuk rambut
  8. Penguapan air
  9. pembuluh tapis
  10. Parenkim pagar
  11. Parenkim penyimpan udara
  12. Kulit gabus
  13. Akar rimpang
  14. Sel yang mengandung sistolit
  15. Cork cambium
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  1. Parenkim fotosintesis
  2. Cork
  3. Jaringan dasar
  4. Jaringan pengangkut
  5. Kambium gabus
  6. Meristem di ujung puncak utama
  7. Tipe berkas pengangkut xilem dan floem yang berdampingan
  8. Jaringan muda
  9. Meristem di antara jaringan dewasa
  10. Tipe berkas pengangkut floem di tengah, xilem mengelilinginya
  11. Jaringan penyokong pada kecambah
  12. Pori kecil yang diapit oleh dua sel penjaga
  13. Pembuluh kayu

28 Clues: Cork • Sel batu • Kulit gabus • Akar rimpang • Cork cambium • Kambium gabus • Jaringan muda • Penguapan air • Pembuluh kayu • Jaringan dasar • Pertukaran gas • pembuluh tapis • Parenkim pagar • Jaringan dewasa • Jaringan pelindung • Jaringan pengangkut • Parenkim fotosintesis • Parenkim bunga karang • Parenkim penyimpan udara • Sel yang mengandung sistolit • Meristem di ujung puncak utama • ...

Plant Ecology 2022-03-22

Plant Ecology crossword puzzle
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  1. path that all water follows as it moves around Earth in different states
  2. chemical reaction releasing energy from glucose
  3. energy carrying molecule found in the cells of all living things
  4. produces energy but doesn't require oxygen
  5. the amount of carbon dioxide released into the air because of our energy needs.
  6. moves molecules and ions from a higher to lower concentration without energy
  7. has similar concentration of fluid, sugars and salt to blood
  8. carbon atoms continously travel from atmosphere to Earth and back into the amosphere
  9. converting light energy to chemical energy
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  1. moves molecules and ions from lower to higher concentration with the help of energy
  2. happens when gases and liquids move from place to place in quick random motions
  3. produces energy and requires oxygen
  4. heating of Earth's climate system due to increased levels of greenhouse gases
  5. when phosphorous travels from its source in rocks through different ecosystems to living organisms.
  6. where part of a system's output is used as input for future operations
  7. when chemical products move from areas of higher to lower concentration
  8. has a lower concentration of fluid, sugars and salt than blood
  9. main type of sugar in the blood
  10. the cycle of nitrogen atoms through the living and non-living systems of Earth
  11. has a higher concentration of fluid, sugars and salt than blood

20 Clues: main type of sugar in the blood • produces energy and requires oxygen • produces energy but doesn't require oxygen • converting light energy to chemical energy • chemical reaction releasing energy from glucose • has similar concentration of fluid, sugars and salt to blood • has a lower concentration of fluid, sugars and salt than blood • ...

plant structure 2014-02-28

plant structure crossword puzzle
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  1. nutrient and water absorption occurs causing cells to increase in size
  2. prepares protein for export; synthesizes steroids
  3. capture energy from sunlight and use it to make food for the plant
  4. processes and packages substances made by the cell
  5. area of active cell division and growth (root tip)
  6. synthesizes ribosomes and RNA and stores DNA
  7. contribute to cell support and division
  8. growing points located at the tips of stems
  9. organize protein production
  10. the area of the stem located between nodes
  11. converts energy from organic compounds to energy for cellular activities
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  1. cells undergo changes to become specific tissues
  2. growing points located in the leaf axils
  3. digest old organelles and foreign substances
  4. connect the roots and leaves
  5. semi-permeable structure that separates the cellular contents from the outside
  6. attract pollinators and produce seeds and fruit
  7. the parenchyma layer at the center of a stem
  8. the point of leaf attachment to the stem
  9. provide support; absorb water & nutrients

20 Clues: organize protein production • connect the roots and leaves • contribute to cell support and division • growing points located in the leaf axils • the point of leaf attachment to the stem • provide support; absorb water & nutrients • the area of the stem located between nodes • growing points located at the tips of stems • digest old organelles and foreign substances • ...

Plant Diversity 2014-05-14

Plant Diversity crossword puzzle
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  1. Abundant gas molecule that drove plant colonization of land
  2. Spores have this Ploidy
  3. Alveolates have this structure just under their cell membrane
  4. A Type of Algae not found in Clade Archaeplastida
  5. Clade of Eukaryotes that include Humans
  6. The precursor to the Gametophyte
  7. Clade of Eukaryotes that includes Algae and Land Plants
  8. Fungi have this type of metabolism
  9. What other organelle has developed through endosymbiosis
  10. The only non-vascular, land plant grade
  11. Organism that first developed the ability to photosynthesize
  12. The three types of algae in Archaeplastida are Red, Chorophytes and 'what'
  13. Molecule that prevents spore from desiccation
  14. A type of Chromalveolata that is the product of secondary endosymbiosis
  15. Type of water conducting tissue
  16. Green Algae are products of this type of endosymybiosis
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  1. Protein rossettes produce this molecule
  2. Sporophytes of Byrophytes are 'what' on their Gametophytes
  3. What type of organisms became endosymbiotic to lead to the evolution of Eugleoids
  4. Type of Chromalveolata that have two flagella
  5. Endosymbiosis of an organism that already has a chloroplast inside
  6. Clade Archaeplastida have this type of metabolism
  7. The scientific explanation for the development of chromosomes is called "what" theory
  8. This substance is critical for Bryophyte fertilisation
  9. Another word for fertilization
  10. The diploid stage of of an embryophyte's life cycle

26 Clues: Spores have this Ploidy • Another word for fertilization • Type of water conducting tissue • The precursor to the Gametophyte • Fungi have this type of metabolism • Protein rossettes produce this molecule • Clade of Eukaryotes that include Humans • The only non-vascular, land plant grade • Type of Chromalveolata that have two flagella • ...

PLant Tissues 2014-04-15

PLant Tissues crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gritty cells in pear flesh
  2. cell which controls opening of stoma
  3. process whereby cells become specialised
  4. packing tissue
  5. tissue that forms fibres and stone cells
  6. which transports inorganic substances
  7. tissue which is responsible for translocation
  8. cell which keeps phloem company
  9. Has a trunk
  10. type of lignin deposit that sounds like a year
  11. condition of all lignified cells
  12. Flying mammal
  13. Man's best friend
Down
  1. organism that this puzzle is about
  2. process i which a cell divides
  3. other name for conducting tissue
  4. that has holes in its side walls
  5. direction in which food is transported
  6. tissue of the plant
  7. ground tissue capable of photosynthesis
  8. living strenghtening tissue
  9. substance transported by phloem
  10. Likes to chase mice
  11. continuous circular thickening of xylen cell wall
  12. Large marsupial
  13. hair/ Specialised cell in epidermis of plant

26 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • packing tissue • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • tissue of the plant • Likes to chase mice • gritty cells in pear flesh • living strenghtening tissue • process i which a cell divides • substance transported by phloem • cell which keeps phloem company • other name for conducting tissue • that has holes in its side walls • condition of all lignified cells • ...

Plant Parts 2015-01-29

Plant Parts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. :many tiny roots that lead from the plant deep into the ground
  2. :the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
  3. : carries the water and nutrients absorbed by the roots to the leaves
  4. : very important, they support plant life and provide a means of moving nutrients from one end of the plant to the other.
  5. : A flower having all four floral parts: sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils.
  6. :the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
  7. :only has male OR female parts
  8. :The slender tube formed by the pollen grain that penetrates an ovule and releases the male gametes
  9. pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
Down
  1. :the stalklike portion of a stamen, supporting the anther.
  2. :enlarged terminal part of pistil
  3. colored, sometimes fragrant portion of the flower
  4. :small, green, leaflike structures found at the base of the flower
  5. :a flower without one or more of the normal parts
  6. :contain both male and female parts
  7. : contains the bud that will be next years new growth
  8. :portion of the flower that contains the ovules or seeds
  9. :unfertilized seed
  10. :carries sugars manufactured in the leaves down to the roots
  11. :the part of a pistil that receives the pollen
  12. :very large, tough root that reach deep into the ground (trees, carrots

21 Clues: :unfertilized seed • :only has male OR female parts • :enlarged terminal part of pistil • :contain both male and female parts • :the pollen-bearing part of a stamen. • :the part of a pistil that receives the pollen • colored, sometimes fragrant portion of the flower • :a flower without one or more of the normal parts • : contains the bud that will be next years new growth • ...

Plant Structures 2014-11-30

Plant Structures crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Vascular tissue that transports food
  2. Male reproductive part of a flower
  3. Reproductive structure of an angiosperm
  4. Structures in which food is made
  5. The young plant that develops from the zygote
  6. Type of stem that is often soft, example ivy
  7. Type of stem that is hard and rigid, like in most trees.
  8. The transfer of pollen from male reproductive structures to female reproductive structures
  9. Protects the root as it grows through the soil
  10. Outer bark that protects the cells inside
  11. Acts like plastic wrap, protecting the embryo and its food from drying out
  12. Pollen is produced here
  13. Pores that control when gases enter of leave the leaf
  14. carries substances between the plant's roots and leaves, provides support for the plant
Down
  1. Vascular tissue that transports water; also known as sapwood in trees
  2. Fertilized egg
  3. Usually the most colorful parts of the flower, pollinators are attracted to their color and sent
  4. Consists of many similarly sized roots, forming a dense tangled mass, Onions are examples
  5. Represent a year of growth in a tree, made from xylem
  6. Occurs when the embryo begins to grow again and pushing out of the seed
  7. Female reproductive part of a flower
  8. Scattering of seeds by either animals or the wind
  9. Slender tube, connects the stigma to a hollow structure at the base of the flower
  10. Old, inactive xylem that helps support the tree
  11. Waxy layers that help plant reduces water loss
  12. Protects the seeds as they develop
  13. Hard to pull out of the ground, Cacti are examples
  14. Capture the sun’s energy and carry out the food-making process of photosynthesis
  15. Anchor a plant in the ground, absorb water and minerals from the soil, and sometimes store food
  16. Tissue that produces new xylem and phloem
  17. Leaflike parts of a flower, protect the developing flower

31 Clues: Fertilized egg • Pollen is produced here • Structures in which food is made • Male reproductive part of a flower • Protects the seeds as they develop • Vascular tissue that transports food • Female reproductive part of a flower • Reproductive structure of an angiosperm • Outer bark that protects the cells inside • Tissue that produces new xylem and phloem • ...

Plant Diversity 2023-03-10

Plant Diversity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Microsporangia in seed plants
  2. originated 360 million years ago to become the dominant terrestrial producer
  3. Plants and Charophytes have their structure of _________ sperm in common.
  4. Plant vasculature from roots to shoots carrying aqueous solution.
  5. Microsporangium ploidy.
  6. The halving of ploidy
  7. Plant embryos are multicellular and ________.
  8. ploidy of gametophyte generation
  9. Eukaryotic super group containing plants.
  10. What group is the closest ancestor to land plants?
  11. Sporangium develop into male and female specialized structures
  12. Plants have __________ generations.
  13. Vascular plants have well-developed roots and ______.
  14. Groups of sporophylls that can be found in Monilophyta
  15. A group of sporangia on a fern sporophyll
  16. Non-true root structures
Down
  1. Small herbaceous plants including club mosses
  2. Allows plants to sustain continual growth in length
  3. Dominant generation of angiosperms
  4. ______stems of horsetails have strobilus.
  5. Immature fern sporophyte.
  6. The common name for plants in Anthocerophyta
  7. Spore-bearing leaves
  8. Needed for fertilization in nonvascular plants
  9. In what structure does fertilization of the egg occur?
  10. How many clades of seedless vascular plants are there?
  11. The joining of haploid gametes.
  12. Which came first vascular plants or nonvascular plants?
  13. hepatophyta
  14. female sporangium
  15. _______, also called ever-greens, are home to 806 species

31 Clues: hepatophyta • female sporangium • Spore-bearing leaves • The halving of ploidy • Microsporangium ploidy. • Non-true root structures • Immature fern sporophyte. • Microsporangia in seed plants • The joining of haploid gametes. • ploidy of gametophyte generation • Dominant generation of angiosperms • Plants have __________ generations. • ______stems of horsetails have strobilus. • ...

Plant Systems 2023-03-21

Plant Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a pore in the leaf that plays a major role in gas exchange
  2. the other name for the female reproductive part of the flower
  3. vascular tissue of plants that is responsible for conducting water and minerals upwards in the plant
  4. the female reproductive part of the flower
  5. the bottom portion of the carpel/pistil; function is to house the ovules(eggs); after fertilization this part of the flower will become the fleshy fruit
  6. this tissue is similar to our skin; it covers the plants outer surface; function is protection and water loss prevention
  7. the male reproductive part of the flower
  8. vascular tissue in plants responsible for the transport of sugars/food down and throughout the plant (so also upwards)
  9. most abundant type of plant on Earth (ie most successful);
  10. major photosynthetic organ of the plant; have stoma on them
  11. the reproductive organs of the plant; specialized organs of plants that allow them to reproduce
Down
  1. waxy substance on the top layer of the epidermis that serves to prevent water loss
  2. these are parts of the flower used to attract pollinators; typically colored
  3. sticky top portion of the carpel/pistil; function is to receive the pollen
  4. this part of the flower is used to protect the flower prior to it blooming
  5. this tissue is responsible for producing and storing sugars (food) and in the stem it serves to support the plant
  6. major organ of the plant that serves to anchor it into the ground; responsible for the uptake of water and minerals
  7. evaporation of water from a plant's leaves; the evaporation of water out of the stoma
  8. this is part of the stamen that has the pollen granules within it; essentially the site of sperm or pollen production in a flower
  9. essentially, plant sperm; this is what pollinators "pick-up" and "deliver" from one flower to another
  10. female gametes of angiosperms; these are the eggs contained within the ovary

21 Clues: the male reproductive part of the flower • the female reproductive part of the flower • a pore in the leaf that plays a major role in gas exchange • most abundant type of plant on Earth (ie most successful); • major photosynthetic organ of the plant; have stoma on them • the other name for the female reproductive part of the flower • ...

Plant Terms 2022-12-15

Plant Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Flower - This is when either the male or female reproductive part of a plant is missing or unhealthy
  2. - A collection of petals that surround the stamen, and reproductive system and are relatively colourful
  3. - A type of flower that has clusters with a central stem with a singular flower
  4. - Is where the lateral or lower flowers mature first
  5. - Is an outer part of a flower and is the term used when parts can not be classified as petals or sepals
  6. - Supports the anther, and is the actual part of the plant that produces pollen
  7. - A part of the plant female reproductive system that contains ovules and which develops into seeds after fertilization
  8. - A thin stalk that supports the anther in the male area/portion
  9. - having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same part of the plant
  10. - A flower cluster where stalks of nearly equal length grow from a common center and form a flat or curved surface
  11. - Are modified leaves that are part of a plant/ flower and protect the reproductive system and other essential parts
Down
  1. - Is an unbranched flower that has sessile petals (that are attached directly and do not have stalks.)
  2. - Is a “fine coarse powdery substance” that plants create as part of their reproduction process/system
  3. - Is the stalk of a pistol and how pollen makes its way down to the ovaries
  4. - Is the responding tip of a carpel in the gynoecium of a flower
  5. - is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of the main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches
  6. - A group or large mass of flowers at the top of a stem
  7. Flower - Is a flower where both the female and male reproductive structures are healthy and present
  8. Flower - This is what flowers are called when there missing either sepals, petals, stamen or a pistil
  9. - A male reproductive part of a plant, it's a part of the stamen that contains pollen

20 Clues: - Is where the lateral or lower flowers mature first • - A group or large mass of flowers at the top of a stem • - Is the responding tip of a carpel in the gynoecium of a flower • - A thin stalk that supports the anther in the male area/portion • - Is the stalk of a pistol and how pollen makes its way down to the ovaries • ...

Plant Vocabulary 2023-01-24

Plant Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large, cubelike cells that are used for storage and photosynthesis
  2. These plants have a single cotyledon
  3. This type of meristem occurs at the tips of stems and roots
  4. This type of meristem increases plant circumference
  5. Sum of all ecosystems on earth
  6. Arrangement of veins in a leaf
  7. Carries water and minerals from the roots
  8. Opening that regulates gas exchange
  9. Collenchyma are part of the ___ system
  10. Protective outer covering on woody plants
  11. Long, widespread food shortages
  12. Dead cells with thick walls in the ground system
  13. Resistant reproductive cells
  14. Chlorophyll rich cells in a leaf
  15. Waxy covering that prevents desiccation
  16. These tissues help move food and water around the plant
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  1. Broad, flat portion of a leaf
  2. This type of growth results from lateral meristems
  3. These plants have seeds but no fruit (naked seed)
  4. Carries food from the leaves or roots
  5. Roots have this structure that increases surface area
  6. Helps the embryo metabolize food in the seed
  7. These plants produce flowers and fruit
  8. Dicots have this type of root system
  9. Group of tissues that perform a common function
  10. Surname of the father of the green revolution
  11. These plants lack roots, stems, leaves
  12. This type of growth results from apical meristems
  13. Group of cells that perform a common function
  14. These plants have two cotyledons
  15. Multicellular structure that contains an embryo
  16. the stalk that attaches a leaf to the stem

32 Clues: Resistant reproductive cells • Broad, flat portion of a leaf • Sum of all ecosystems on earth • Arrangement of veins in a leaf • Long, widespread food shortages • These plants have two cotyledons • Chlorophyll rich cells in a leaf • Opening that regulates gas exchange • These plants have a single cotyledon • Dicots have this type of root system • ...

Plant Physioloword 2017-09-19

Plant Physioloword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vascular tissue that transports water from plant roots to leaves
  2. the active portion of a chromosome due to loose packaging
  3. a repeating subunit of DNA coiled around histones
  4. cell division that results in two daughter cells
  5. nonenzymatic protein that regulates cell wall loosening and elasticity
  6. a protein that inhibits transcription
  7. part of a gene that is transcribed but not expressed in mRNA due to splicing
  8. final phase of cell division
  9. where light reactions of photosynthesis take place
  10. dense, non living portion of a tree trunk
  11. portion of a gene that is translated and expressed in mRNA
  12. nuclear chromosome replication without cell division
  13. double-membrane organelle that serves to synthesize and store compounds for the cell
  14. attachment of a carbohydrate sugar to a functional group
  15. processing and packaging of lipids and proteins
  16. the site where the new primary cell wall grows after mitosis
  17. solution with equal concentration of solutes inside and outside of cell
Down
  1. a cell with the same number of chromosomes as the gametes
  2. specialized leucoplast used for synthesizing and storing starch
  3. cell division that results in four daughter cells
  4. inactive portion of a chromosome due to tight packaging
  5. stage of cell division when sister chromatids move away from one another
  6. semi-complex polysaccharides that make up the cell wall
  7. origin of mitochondrial organelle
  8. nuclear protein that DNA wraps around to form chromatin
  9. solution with greater concentration of solutes outside of cell
  10. vascular tissue that transports food throughout the plant body
  11. integral membrane protein that serves as a water channel
  12. large molecule of similar units bound together
  13. stage at end of cell division that creates two daughter cells
  14. protein that helps with cell shape
  15. uses horizontal gene transfer to create plant tumors
  16. solution with greater concentration of solutes inside of cell
  17. monosaccharide with six carbon atoms that makes up sugars
  18. organelle lacking pigment used to store starch

35 Clues: final phase of cell division • origin of mitochondrial organelle • protein that helps with cell shape • a protein that inhibits transcription • dense, non living portion of a tree trunk • large molecule of similar units bound together • organelle lacking pigment used to store starch • processing and packaging of lipids and proteins • ...

Plant Classification 2020-03-05

Plant Classification crossword puzzle
Across
  1. protective covering
  2. monocots veins in leaves
  3. produce cones
  4. fern leaves
  5. plant transport system
  6. sticky fluid can be found in the xylem
  7. contains sperm
  8. single seed cotyledon
  9. stage that produces tiny spores
  10. flowering plants
  11. dicot veins in leaves
Down
  1. two seed cotyledons
  2. protect seeds
  3. live more than 2 years
  4. live one growing season
  5. complex life cycle
  6. fertilized egg
  7. two year life cycle
  8. absorbs nutrients in a plant
  9. stage that produces egg and sperm cells

20 Clues: fern leaves • protect seeds • produce cones • fertilized egg • contains sperm • flowering plants • complex life cycle • two seed cotyledons • protective covering • two year life cycle • single seed cotyledon • dicot veins in leaves • live more than 2 years • plant transport system • live one growing season • monocots veins in leaves • absorbs nutrients in a plant • stage that produces tiny spores • ...

Plant Classifcation 2020-03-05

Plant Classifcation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fertilized egg/zygote
  2. protective covering; "skin", keeps the embryo from drying out
  3. where chlorophyll is stored
  4. absorb nutrients from soil
  5. does not contain a vascular tissue
  6. sticky fluid that can be found in xylem and phloem
  7. can make its own food
  8. thick crust on soil/rock
  9. long needle like branches; used for scrubbing pots and pans
  10. produce cones
  11. carries water and minerals upward from the roots
Down
  1. netted veins, flowers in parts of four or five, Vascular tissue in rings in cross section of stem.
  2. parellel veins, Flowers in parts of three, vascular tissue scattered in cross section of stem.
  3. what a plant cell wall is made of
  4. seed leaves where food may be stored
  5. early growth of a plant embryo
  6. contain xylem and phloem
  7. flowering plants
  8. contains sperm cell
  9. carries sugars made by photosynthesis from the leaves to where they will be stored or used

20 Clues: produce cones • flowering plants • contains sperm cell • fertilized egg/zygote • can make its own food • contain xylem and phloem • thick crust on soil/rock • absorb nutrients from soil • where chlorophyll is stored • early growth of a plant embryo • what a plant cell wall is made of • does not contain a vascular tissue • seed leaves where food may be stored • ...

Plant Classification 2020-03-05

Plant Classification crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fertilized egg/zygote
  2. stage plant produces sperm and egg cell
  3. produce seeds protected by a flower of fruit
  4. must swim to the egg through water
  5. thick crust on soil/rocks
  6. produce naked cones and seeds
  7. known as conifers
  8. example of a dicot
  9. type of seed dispersal
Down
  1. tissue carries water and minerals
  2. seed leaves where food may be stored
  3. plants called bryophytes
  4. early growth of plant embryo
  5. stage plant produces tiny spores that will grow into new organisms
  6. plants use pollen and seed to reproduce
  7. example of a monocot
  8. sticky substance
  9. carries sugar
  10. must be in direct contact with moisture
  11. absorb nutrients

20 Clues: carries sugar • sticky substance • absorb nutrients • known as conifers • example of a dicot • example of a monocot • fertilized egg/zygote • type of seed dispersal • thick crust on soil/rocks • plants called bryophytes • early growth of plant embryo • produce naked cones and seeds • must swim to the egg through water • tissue carries water and minerals • ...

Plant Classification 2020-03-05

Plant Classification crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sticky fluid that can be found in the xylem and phloem
  2. Live one growing season; herbaceous stems
  3. Early growth of plant embryo
  4. Contain vascular tissue
  5. Parallel veins in the leaves
  6. Protective covering;"skin",keeps the embryo from drying out
  7. Thick crust on soil/rocks
  8. Seed leaves where food may be stored (1 or 2)
  9. Live more than two years; flower every year
  10. Absorb nutrients
Down
  1. Divided into two groups:vascular and non-vascular
  2. The plant produces sperm and egg cells
  3. Produce seeds protected by a flower or fruit
  4. Require a constantly moist environment
  5. Mixed in with green grass plants
  6. Produce naked seeds and cones
  7. Two year life cycle; once they produce seeds the plant dies
  8. Netted veins in leaves
  9. Uses pollen and seeds to reproduce
  10. Fertilized egg/zygote

20 Clues: Absorb nutrients • Fertilized egg/zygote • Netted veins in leaves • Contain vascular tissue • Thick crust on soil/rocks • Early growth of plant embryo • Parallel veins in the leaves • Produce naked seeds and cones • Mixed in with green grass plants • Uses pollen and seeds to reproduce • The plant produces sperm and egg cells • Require a constantly moist environment • ...

Plant Classification 2020-02-20

Plant Classification crossword puzzle
Across
  1. angiosperm whose seeds have one cotyledon, petals in multiples of 3
  2. cone bearing, vascular plants
  3. plants that have tissues that deliver needed materials throughout a plant
  4. tubes that transfer water and minerals
  5. produced by non-vascular plants for reproduction
  6. do not have a vascular system
  7. monocots leaf veins
  8. angiosperm with two cotyledons inside its seed, flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5
  9. thick crust on soil or rock
  10. dicots leaf veins
  11. keeps plants from dying out
  12. produced by most vascular plants for reproduction
Down
  1. tubes that transfer sugar molecules
  2. plants that do not have xylem and phloem
  3. organism that makes its own food
  4. flowering, vascular plant
  5. cell walls are made of
  6. rootlike structures
  7. cone bearing tree
  8. absorb nutrients

20 Clues: absorb nutrients • cone bearing tree • dicots leaf veins • rootlike structures • monocots leaf veins • cell walls are made of • flowering, vascular plant • thick crust on soil or rock • keeps plants from dying out • cone bearing, vascular plants • do not have a vascular system • organism that makes its own food • tubes that transfer sugar molecules • ...

Plant Classification 2020-02-21

Plant Classification crossword puzzle
Across
  1. produced by non-vascular plants for reproduction
  2. have xylem and phloem
  3. no xylem and phloem
  4. produced by most vascular plants for reproduction
  5. the plant produces sperm and egg cells
  6. cone bearing
  7. monocot's leaf veins
  8. makes flower
  9. angiosperm whose seeds have one cotyledon petals in multiples of three
Down
  1. tubes that transfer water and minerals throughout the plant
  2. sticky fluid found in xylem and phloem
  3. tubes that transfer sugar molecules throughout the plant
  4. the plant produces tiny spores that will grow into new organisms
  5. the way plants spread out their seeds
  6. lets in carbon dioxide
  7. when a seed starts to grow
  8. angiosperm with tow cotyledons inside its seed
  9. dicot's leaf veins
  10. organism that can produce its food
  11. cone-bearing tree

20 Clues: cone bearing • makes flower • cone-bearing tree • dicot's leaf veins • no xylem and phloem • monocot's leaf veins • have xylem and phloem • lets in carbon dioxide • when a seed starts to grow • organism that can produce its food • the way plants spread out their seeds • sticky fluid found in xylem and phloem • the plant produces sperm and egg cells • ...

Plant Classification 2020-03-13

Plant Classification crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tube that carries water and minerals through the plant
  2. dicots leaf veins
  3. produced by a gymnosperms
  4. produce cones
  5. tube that carries food(glucose) to the rest of the plant
  6. no veins
  7. produced by angiosperms
  8. spores
  9. has veins
  10. two cotyledons
Down
  1. mosses and ferns
  2. fertilized egg
  3. carry phloem and xylem
  4. produce flowers
  5. produced by most vascular plants for reproduction
  6. one cotyledon
  7. monocots leaf veins
  8. protects the seed
  9. produced by most non-vascular plants for reproduction
  10. cone bearing tree

20 Clues: spores • no veins • has veins • produce cones • one cotyledon • fertilized egg • two cotyledons • produce flowers • mosses and ferns • dicots leaf veins • protects the seed • cone bearing tree • monocots leaf veins • carry phloem and xylem • produced by angiosperms • produced by a gymnosperms • produced by most vascular plants for reproduction • produced by most non-vascular plants for reproduction • ...

Plant Classification 2020-03-15

Plant Classification crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Has Phloem and Xylem
  2. Seeds may have stickers, hooks, or fuzz that sticks to animal fur
  3. Fertilized egg
  4. Cones
  5. Parallel veins, Flowers Parts in 3, and Vascular Tissues in rings
  6. Does not have Phloem and Xylem
  7. Early Growth of Plant's Embryo; starts when seed absorbs water & breaks seed coat
  8. Netted Veins, Flower Parts in 4 or 5, and Scattered Vascular Tissues
  9. Uses pollen and seeds to produce, complex life cycle, two groups angiosperms and gymnosperms
  10. tissue that carries sugars from the leaves to where they will be used or stored
  11. tissue that carries water and minerals upward from roots
Down
  1. seeds that fall into oceans and rivers can float to new locations
  2. sticky fluid that can be found in xylem and phloem
  3. Seed Leaves where food may be stored
  4. produces spores instead of seeds, normally lives near water to help with fertilization
  5. Flowers
  6. some seeds are dispersed by wind because of their lightweight seeds
  7. Protective Covering; keeps embryo from drying out
  8. Non-Vascular
  9. fruits contain seeds that cannot be digested by wind because of their lightweight seeds

20 Clues: Cones • Flowers • Non-Vascular • Fertilized egg • Has Phloem and Xylem • Does not have Phloem and Xylem • Seed Leaves where food may be stored • Protective Covering; keeps embryo from drying out • sticky fluid that can be found in xylem and phloem • tissue that carries water and minerals upward from roots • seeds that fall into oceans and rivers can float to new locations • ...

Plant Families 2020-05-09

Plant Families crossword puzzle
Across
  1. scale leaves
  2. commercial edible myrtaceae
  3. common fruit in myrtaceae
  4. arecaceae
  5. common name for the family that has pod fruits
  6. proteaceae fruit
  7. subfamily with pods and staminate flowers
  8. pod family
  9. hip
  10. myrtle family
  11. aromatic lamiaceae
  12. ornamental with lipped flowers
  13. she...
Down
  1. root ....... in fabaceae and casuarinaceae
  2. edible "nut" in proteaceae
  3. sunflower family
  4. daisy family inflorescence
  5. square stems
  6. orange family
  7. genus that gives rutaceae its name
  8. dots in myrtaceae
  9. gondwana origin
  10. crownshaft
  11. arecaceae fits in here

24 Clues: hip • she... • arecaceae • pod family • crownshaft • square stems • scale leaves • orange family • myrtle family • gondwana origin • sunflower family • proteaceae fruit • dots in myrtaceae • aromatic lamiaceae • arecaceae fits in here • common fruit in myrtaceae • edible "nut" in proteaceae • daisy family inflorescence • commercial edible myrtaceae • ornamental with lipped flowers • ...

Plant Classification 2020-09-29

Plant Classification crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plants that do not have tubes.
  2. the study of plants.
  3. capture energy from sunlight and uses it to make food for the plants.
  4. are divided into two groups vascular and Non-vascular
  5. An example of a vascular plant.
  6. contains pollen which animals spread from one to another.
  7. carries pollen from one plant to another.
  8. The process by which plants make their own food using carbon dioxide, water and sunlight.
  9. A tiny cell that can grow into a plant.
  10. plants Trees that lose their leaves in the winter.
  11. Moves water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves.
  12. what a flower grows into after receiving pollen.
  13. green material found in plants.
  14. flowering plants.
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  1. Plants that have tubes.
  2. Trees Bloom in the spring.
  3. The arrangement of animals and plants in groups.
  4. A person who studies plants.
  5. Seed that grow from cones and cannot produce flowers.
  6. help spread pollen from flower to flower.
  7. A special dust that helps reproduce.
  8. living things need energy to carry out the function that keeps them alive
  9. An example of an non-vascular plant.
  10. A plant part that contains food that helps the plant to grow.
  11. take in water and nutrients from the soil.
  12. to show or put into groups.

26 Clues: flowering plants. • the study of plants. • Plants that have tubes. • Trees Bloom in the spring. • to show or put into groups. • A person who studies plants. • plants that do not have tubes. • An example of a vascular plant. • green material found in plants. • A special dust that helps reproduce. • An example of an non-vascular plant. • A tiny cell that can grow into a plant. • ...

Plant Physiology 2020-12-03

Plant Physiology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plant cells contain a specialized cell-to-cell communication pathways known as ______.
  2. These are complex molecules of high molecular weight composed of a large number of monosaccharide joined through glycosidic bonds; insoluble in water and lack sweetness.
  3. It is the acquisition or acceleration of the ability of the plants to flower by a chilling treatment.
  4. It is the production of new individual plants or offspring by sexual or asexual means; the plant process that increases plant numbers.
  5. It is a process whereby the water from the cytoplasm of cells is removed causing the cytoplasm to shrink.
  6. These are hormones which are growth promoting chemicals; promote cell division and cell elongation.
  7. It is a special type of diffusion wherein the net movement of water is along a diffusion gradient.
  8. Glucose is brought across the cell's plasma membrane as the first step in its catabolism. Then, glucose is broken down and converted into two molecules of pyruvate.
  9. It is a biochemical process in plants whereby specific substrates are oxidized with a subsequent release of CO2.
  10. It provides a means of rerouting photosynthate if the existing phloem is altered (singular).
Down
  1. These are small particles suspended in water with sometimes glue-like consistency; smaller than “suspension” particles and larger than true solute particles.
  2. It is an arrested growth because of the lack of some necessary external environmental factors.
  3. The first step in protein synthesis is the ________ of mRNA from a DNA gene in the nucleus.
  4. It is the interconversion of aldose and ketose sugars.
  5. _____ plant nutrients are elements that are required or necessary for plants to complete their life cycle.
  6. It is the process by which plants lose water from leaves and stems through evaporation.
  7. It is a disaccharide, condensation product of glucose and fructose; principal form in which CH2O is transported in higher plants.
  8. It is a special type of diffusion which is actually the movement of water through a differentially permeable membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
  9. It is the removal of electrons from a compound usually accompanied by the removal of hydrogen.
  10. It is a protein composite that appears in food processed from wheat and related species, including barley and rye.

20 Clues: It is the interconversion of aldose and ketose sugars. • Plant cells contain a specialized cell-to-cell communication pathways known as ______. • It is the process by which plants lose water from leaves and stems through evaporation. • The first step in protein synthesis is the ________ of mRNA from a DNA gene in the nucleus. • ...

Plant Structures 2020-11-25

Plant Structures crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stalk that extends from stem to the base of the leaf
  2. elongated cells with unevenly thickened walls that provide structural support
  3. main root the grows vertically from which many smaller lateral roots arise
  4. points of attachment for leaves, aerial roots, and flowers
  5. outer layer of cork cells that protect woody plants from damage
  6. transports water and nutrients in a plant while also providing support
  7. arrangement of leaves on a stem
  8. control the opening and closing of stomata
  9. cells have secondary cell walls that are thickened with deposits of lignin but many of them are dead at maturity
Down
  1. region of continuous cell growth and cell division
  2. aerial stem modification that enables the plant to climb surfaces for support
  3. membrane of the central vacuole
  4. hair-like structures on the epidermal surface
  5. the ground tissue towards the interior of the vascular tissue in a stem or root
  6. the most common plant cells
  7. make and store other plant pigments
  8. membrane-bound organelles with their own DNA
  9. waxy layer known that covers the leaves of all plant species to reduce the rate of water loss from the leaf surface
  10. waxy substance called that is present on the walls of the endodermal cells
  11. travels the length of the leaf and branches to each side producing veins of vascular tissue

20 Clues: the most common plant cells • membrane of the central vacuole • arrangement of leaves on a stem • make and store other plant pigments • control the opening and closing of stomata • membrane-bound organelles with their own DNA • hair-like structures on the epidermal surface • region of continuous cell growth and cell division • ...

Plant Science 2021-02-11

Plant Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The part of the plant that makes fruit and seeds
  2. protects the seed
  3. process by which food and oxygen are turned into energy
  4. The transfer of pollen from the anther to a stigma of a flower from the same species.
  5. Where the pollen lands
  6. Protects the seed. Grows around the seed.
  7. the part of the stamen that produces pollen
  8. Consists of the male [reproductive] parts of the flower
  9. the stalk part of the stamen.
  10. Plants need this to grow; form of energy
Down
  1. use of plants that benefit sick/injured people
  2. Part of the plant that gets water from soil.
  3. takes at least three growing seasons to complete life cycle
  4. tiny, baby plant. It is very small
  5. completes life cycle in two growing seasons
  6. process by which plants produce oxygen and food
  7. This part of the plant makes the food
  8. changing from a seed to a seedling
  9. completes life cycle in one growing season
  10. The neck part of the carpel through which the pollen tube grows.

20 Clues: protects the seed • Where the pollen lands • the stalk part of the stamen. • tiny, baby plant. It is very small • changing from a seed to a seedling • This part of the plant makes the food • Plants need this to grow; form of energy • Protects the seed. Grows around the seed. • completes life cycle in one growing season • completes life cycle in two growing seasons • ...

Plant tissues 2021-07-26

Plant tissues crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tissue with unevenly thickened walls.
  2. thickened material which makes the Sclerenchyma walls.
  3. First type of Permanent tissue which can be further classified into 3 more types.
  4. Meristematic, Permanent, Lateral, Sclerenchyma are examples of ------ of tissues.
  5. Once the meristematic tissue matures it becomes -----.
  6. If present in Collenchyma and Parenchyma, it manufactures food.
  7. capable of cell division
  8. Unidirectional complex tissue.
  9. Conducting tissues, complex and are of 2 types.
  10. Provides rigidity to the plant, its function is to provide mechanical support and protect the plant. Made of dead cells.
Down
  1. Tissues composed of more than one type of cell that are permanent.
  2. Large central ----- found in the Parenchyma.
  3. Several tissues working together to perform the same function- a collection of tissues.
  4. Generally absent in Collenchyma and are always absent in Meristematic tissue.
  5. Cluster of ----- makes a tissue.
  6. Cells that are present in the Sclerenchyma.
  7. Tissue which helps in storing food and is found in the soft parts of the plant like the leaves and the stems.
  8. Apical Meristematic tissue is found at the ---- of the roots and stems.
  9. Adjacent to the Xylem.
  10. Type of Meristematic tissue found at the internodes of the stem.

20 Clues: Adjacent to the Xylem. • capable of cell division • Unidirectional complex tissue. • Cluster of ----- makes a tissue. • Tissue with unevenly thickened walls. • Cells that are present in the Sclerenchyma. • Large central ----- found in the Parenchyma. • Conducting tissues, complex and are of 2 types. • thickened material which makes the Sclerenchyma walls. • ...

PLANT TISSUES 2021-09-30

PLANT TISSUES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bentuk sel jaringan muda
  2. Kemampuan sel tumbuhan memperbanyak diri secara total
  3. Tangkai putik
  4. Kulit gabus
  5. Jaringan dasar untuk asimilasi
  6. Benang sari
  7. Tipe berkas pengangkut dengan xilem dan floem berdampingan
  8. Kambium gabus
  9. Jaringan dasar
  10. Penebalan dinding sel jaringan endodermis tampak berupa titik-titik
  11. Derivat jaringan pelindung berupa rambut
  12. Tangkai sari
  13. Jaringan pengangkut
  14. Derivat jaringan pelindung berupa pori kecil
  15. Penyimpan air pada akar gantung anggrek
  16. Silinder pusat
  17. Putik
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  1. Jaringan muda
  2. Lubang
  3. Salah satu jaringan muda
  4. Sel batu
  5. Pembuluh kayu
  6. Jaringan dasar penyimpan udara
  7. Mahkota bunga
  8. Jaringan penyokong yang mengandung lignin
  9. Serbuk sari
  10. Sifat jaringan dewasa
  11. Kotak serbuk sari
  12. Letak inti sel mendekati dasar sel
  13. Salah satu bentuk stoma
  14. kelopak bunga
  15. Jaringan dewasa
  16. Kumpulan sel yang memiliki bentuk dan fungsi yang sama
  17. Lapisan bening anti air
  18. Pembuluh tapis
  19. Contoh tumbuhan yang memiliki sistolit
  20. Jaringan pelindung

37 Clues: Putik • Lubang • Sel batu • Kulit gabus • Serbuk sari • Benang sari • Tangkai sari • Jaringan muda • Pembuluh kayu • Tangkai putik • Mahkota bunga • Kambium gabus • kelopak bunga • Jaringan dasar • Pembuluh tapis • Silinder pusat • Jaringan dewasa • Kotak serbuk sari • Jaringan pelindung • Jaringan pengangkut • Sifat jaringan dewasa • Salah satu bentuk stoma • Lapisan bening anti air • Bentuk sel jaringan muda • ...

Plant Life 2022-07-10

Plant Life crossword puzzle
Across
  1. COLOMBIA'S NATIONAL FLOWER AND ACTUALLY KNOWN AS A PHALAENOPSIS
  2. ITS SEEDS CONTAIN A CHEMICAL WHICH PREVENTS PLANTS FROM GROWING NEARBY
  3. TREE PRODUCES SYRUP
  4. MOSTLY UNPOPULAR, THIS PRESUMED VEGGIE IS ACTUALLY A FLOWER
  5. CHARACTERIZED BY A CLOSED AND CONTINUOUS TREE CANOPY, MOISTURE-DEPENDENT VEGETATION, IT’S ALSO A RESTAURANT CHAIN
  6. YUCCA BREVIFOLIA IS A MEMBER OF THE AGAVE FAMILY AND AN ALBUM TITLE
  7. METALLIC GREEN BUG THAT KILLS TREES
  8. ALSO KNOWN AS “BUSY LIZZIE,” THIS ANNUAL MAKES AN EXCELLENT HOUSEPLANT OR SUMMER BEDDING; ITS NAME IS A LATIN WORD THAT DESCRIBES THE WAY ITS SEEDS SHOOT OUT OF ITS PODS WHEN RIPE
  9. LED ZEPPELIN VOCALIST ROBERT
  10. DRACAENA TRIFASCIATA IS AN EVERGREEN PERENNIAL PLANT FORMING DENSE STANDS; OFTEN AN INDOOR PLANT, IS IDEAL FOR SMALL PLACES, SHARES A NAME WITH STABLER
  11. NON-FLOWERING PLANTS
  12. THIS FLOWER BLOOMS IN DAMP AREAS LIKE RIVERS AND WETLANDS, BUT IT CAN SURVIVE FOR YEARS DURING DROUGHTS AND BLOOM AGAIN WHEN IT IS WATERED
  13. THESE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS ARE HIGHLY TOXIC FOR CATS
  14. MUIR WOODS, PART OF CALIFORNIA’S GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO IS KNOWN FOR THESE TREES
  15. FLOWER SYMBOLIZES PRIDE AND BEAUTY AND COMES IN RED, WHITE, AND PINK
  16. FLATTENED GREEN OUTGROWTH FROM THE STEM OF A PLANT, ALSO AN ALL-ELECTRIC NISSAN CAR
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  1. CARNIVOROUS PLANT WHICH GETS NUTRITION FROM EATING INSECTS
  2. COMMON CAUSES OF HEEL PAIN
  3. THIS "FOWL" FLOWER SYMBOLIZES JOYFULNESS
  4. COMMON LAWN WEED HAS A LONG TAPROOT AND YELLOW FLOWERS
  5. KATY PERRY’S CURRENT PARTNER, THIS ACTOR APPEARED IN MULTIPLE LORD OF THE RINGS MOVIES AND ALSO MULTIPLE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN MOVIES
  6. THIS LAWN WEED HAS SEED HEADS THAT SPREAD OUT LIKE FOUR FINGERS
  7. THESE SPREADERS GENERALLY PROVIDE THE BEST RESULTS
  8. TITAN ARUMS; THE LARGEST FLOWER IN THE WORLD (10' HIGH AND 3' WIDE) WHICH SMELLS OF DECAYING FLESH
  9. OFTEN SERVE A FLOWER BY ATTRACTING POLLINATORS WITH SCENT AND NECTAR
  10. SAID GOODBYE TO JACK IN TITANIC
  11. THE FERTILIZER NUTRIENT REPRESENTED BY THE LETTER K
  12. HIGHLY ACIDIC SOIL PRODUCES THIS COLOR OF HYDRANGEA FLOWERS
  13. HERBICIDE ORIGINALLY MADE BY MONSANTO AND SUBJECT OF MORE THAN 10,000 LAWSUITS
  14. PALE ALE BY HALF ACRE

30 Clues: TREE PRODUCES SYRUP • NON-FLOWERING PLANTS • PALE ALE BY HALF ACRE • COMMON CAUSES OF HEEL PAIN • LED ZEPPELIN VOCALIST ROBERT • SAID GOODBYE TO JACK IN TITANIC • METALLIC GREEN BUG THAT KILLS TREES • THIS "FOWL" FLOWER SYMBOLIZES JOYFULNESS • THESE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS ARE HIGHLY TOXIC FOR CATS • THESE SPREADERS GENERALLY PROVIDE THE BEST RESULTS • ...

Plant Review 2022-10-06

Plant Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. evaporation of water from the leaves
  2. the uniting of a sperm cell with an egg cell
  3. a structure designed for food absorption and storage in a plant embryo
  4. the green pigment needed for photosynthesis
  5. the tiny shoot that will become stem and leaves
  6. the family with flower heads made up of ray and disk flowers
  7. form of reproduction that does not involve flowers seeds or fruits
  8. tissue that carries sugars from the leaves to the stem and roots
  9. a plant that dies in a single growing season
  10. the family that includes apples, cherries, plums, strawberries
Down
  1. a flowering plant
  2. A grass fruit
  3. the food-making process of plants
  4. the ripened ovary of a flower
  5. the early growth of a seed
  6. tissue that carries water and nutrients from root hairs to leaves
  7. a nonflowering seed plant
  8. the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma
  9. a plant whose seeds have 2 cotyledons
  10. a plant that lives through 2 growing seasons to complete its life cycle
  11. a carbohydrate found in the cell wall of plant cells
  12. plants that help restore nitrogen to the soil

22 Clues: A grass fruit • a flowering plant • a nonflowering seed plant • the early growth of a seed • the ripened ovary of a flower • the food-making process of plants • evaporation of water from the leaves • a plant whose seeds have 2 cotyledons • the green pigment needed for photosynthesis • the uniting of a sperm cell with an egg cell • a plant that dies in a single growing season • ...

Plant tissue 2018-10-08

Plant tissue crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thin walled; for food storage and photosynthesis
  2. a part of the plant that attaches it to the ground or to a support,typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant
  3. thick walled and dead at maturity; for protection from stress and strain
  4. tissue which conducts water which contains column of vessel cells such as tracheids
  5. A type of plant thar contains a hallucinogenic chemical which has hairs on epidermis
  6. site of photosynthesis
  7. hair tubular extensions of epidermal cells
  8. reproductive organs of plants
  9. tissue which conducts food which is composed of sieve tubes and companion cells
  10. the main stalk of the plant typically arising above the ground
Down
  1. type of tissue which is capable of cell division
  2. flat green parts that grow from a plant stems and functions mainly in making food by photosynthesis
  3. tissue composed of single type of cells
  4. hairs on epidermis
  5. meristems responsible for increasing the lengths of the plant's organ. It is locate at the base of the nodes
  6. meristems responsible for the increase in the diameter of the stems
  7. thick walled & alive at maturity; for tensile strength and mechanical support
  8. meristems responsible for the increase in the length of the tips of roots and stems
  9. tissue composed of more than one type of cell
  10. type of tissue have mature cells which are incapable of cell division

20 Clues: hairs on epidermis • site of photosynthesis • reproductive organs of plants • tissue composed of single type of cells • tissue composed of more than one type of cell • hair tubular extensions of epidermal cells • type of tissue which is capable of cell division • thin walled; for food storage and photosynthesis • ...

Plant Anatomy 2019-11-08

Plant Anatomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 24
  2. 27
  3. 1
  4. 3
  5. 35
  6. 5
  7. 22
  8. 28
  9. 32
  10. 11
  11. 4
  12. 29
  13. 20
  14. 34
  15. 33
  16. 17
  17. 23
  18. 37
  19. 36
  20. 39
Down
  1. 2
  2. 10
  3. 8
  4. 12
  5. 18
  6. 15
  7. 6
  8. 9
  9. 19
  10. 14
  11. 7
  12. 30
  13. 38
  14. 21
  15. 13
  16. 31
  17. 40
  18. 16
  19. 25
  20. 26

40 Clues: 2 • 8 • 1 • 3 • 6 • 9 • 7 • 5 • 4 • 24 • 27 • 10 • 12 • 18 • 15 • 19 • 35 • 14 • 30 • 22 • 38 • 28 • 32 • 21 • 11 • 13 • 29 • 31 • 20 • 40 • 34 • 33 • 16 • 25 • 17 • 23 • 26 • 37 • 36 • 39

Plant Physiology 2023-10-10

Plant Physiology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the movement of two different particles in the same direction at the same time
  2. OAA is an abbreviation of...
  3. a pigment that gives plants their green coloration
  4. loss of water by evaporation
  5. plant cell wall carbohydrate
  6. the form of energy produced by the light-dependent reaction of photosynthesis
  7. anatomy of plants which bundle sheath cells contain chloroplasts
  8. an enzyme that catalyzes the carbon fixation during the light-independent reaction
  9. a type of transport that requires energy
  10. the reason water sticks to surfaces
  11. C... plants can survive better in high temperature environment
  12. a pore in the cell membrane for water to come in or out
  13. movement of water from low to high concentration through semi-permeable membrane
  14. the membrane where the light-dependent reaction of photosynthesis takes place
  15. connector between one cell to another for cell communication
  16. slow or delayed growth, usually caused by zinc deficiency
  17. C... plants survive better in high carbon dioxyde environment
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  1. the movement of two different particles in the different direction at the same time
  2. growth in plant's width and diameter
  3. an organelles responsible for photosynthesis
  4. the independent movement of one particle through a channel
  5. symbiotic fungi found in plant roots
  6. the place in which the light-independent reaction of photosynthesis happens
  7. flowering plant fertilization
  8. fertilizer that can be absorbed by leaves
  9. symbiotic bacteria found in plant roots
  10. CAM plants
  11. leaf-yellowing, caused by nitrogen, potassium, or magnesium deficiency
  12. a transport that directly consumes energy
  13. wax-like material that prevents water leak

30 Clues: CAM plants • OAA is an abbreviation of... • loss of water by evaporation • plant cell wall carbohydrate • flowering plant fertilization • the reason water sticks to surfaces • growth in plant's width and diameter • symbiotic fungi found in plant roots • symbiotic bacteria found in plant roots • a type of transport that requires energy • fertilizer that can be absorbed by leaves • ...

Plant Anatomy 2023-12-07

Plant Anatomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The receptive part of the pistil that captures pollen.
  2. The swollen base of the pistil containing ovules.
  3. hairs Slender outgrowths of the epidermis that increase the surface area for absorption.
  4. The stalk that connects the leaf blade to the stem.
  5. The colored, often showy part of a flower, attracting pollinators.
  6. The point on a stem where leaves, buds, or branches arise.
  7. The stalk of the stamen that supports the anther.
  8. The outermost layer of cells covering the plant body, providing protection.
  9. The outermost floral whorl, often green and protective of the flower bud.
  10. The transfer of pollen from the male to the female reproductive organs.
  11. The organelle in plant cells where photosynthesis takes place.
  12. An underground stem that grows horizontally and produces shoots and roots at nodes.
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  1. roots A network of thin, adventitious roots that arise from the base of the stem.
  2. The tube-like structure connecting the stigma to the ovary.
  3. The microscopic, powdery grains containing the male gametes.
  4. The part of the stamen that produces and releases pollen.
  5. The female reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of stigma, style, and ovary.
  6. The union of male and female gametes, resulting in the formation of a zygote.
  7. The male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of anther and filament.
  8. The main, central root that develops from the radicle of a plant embryo.
  9. An underground storage organ consisting of a short, vertical stem with fleshy leaves.
  10. The process by which a seed develops into a new plant.
  11. A horizontal stem that runs along the surface of the ground and produces new plants.
  12. The flat, expanded part of a leaf.
  13. The structure in the ovary that develops into a seed after fertilization.

25 Clues: The flat, expanded part of a leaf. • The swollen base of the pistil containing ovules. • The stalk of the stamen that supports the anther. • The stalk that connects the leaf blade to the stem. • The receptive part of the pistil that captures pollen. • The process by which a seed develops into a new plant. • The part of the stamen that produces and releases pollen. • ...

Plant Process 2023-09-11

Plant Process crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "ordered set of events"
  2. "second stage of mitosis"
  3. "plant grows from seed"
  4. "tissue inside seeds"
  5. "Plant releases energy"
  6. "Process after mitosis"
  7. "connective, supportive framework"
  8. "First embryonic leaf"
  9. "Fourth Stage of mitosis"
  10. "G2 Phase"
  11. "area in the cell where microtubules are produced"
  12. "one duplicated chromosome which is usually joined to other copy"
Down
  1. "single coiled DNA"
  2. "G1 Phase"
  3. "M Phase"
  4. "fiber which form during mitosis"
  5. "cell spends majority of time to preform normal function"
  6. "Light becomes food for plant"
  7. "first root"
  8. "limp plant cell"
  9. "first stage of mitosis"
  10. " pores in plant structure"
  11. "S Phase"
  12. "diffusion of water"
  13. "third stage of mitosis

25 Clues: "M Phase" • "S Phase" • "G1 Phase" • "G2 Phase" • "first root" • "limp plant cell" • "single coiled DNA" • "diffusion of water" • "tissue inside seeds" • "First embryonic leaf" • "ordered set of events" • "plant grows from seed" • "Plant releases energy" • "Process after mitosis" • "third stage of mitosis • "first stage of mitosis" • "second stage of mitosis" • "Fourth Stage of mitosis" • ...

Plant Anatomy 2023-09-15

Plant Anatomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Male part of the flower
  2. stalk of the stamen
  3. Thin slender roots that look like little fibers
  4. Part of the flower stalk bearing floral organs
  5. Powerhouse of the cell, converts energy stored as glucose to ATP for the cell
  6. Packages proteins and carbohydrates for export from the cell
  7. bears pollen
  8. Elongated organelle containing chlorophyll
  9. Known as the cell trash can, waste storage inside cell
  10. Female part of the flower
  11. Base of the Pistil, Houses the ovule, matures to become fruit
Down
  1. Leaf structures at flower base, protects young buds
  2. Roots fromed from shoot tissues
  3. Sticky top of pistil, receptive surface for pollen grains
  4. located in and above the sepals, Attracts pollinators
  5. Provides structural support and protection, Only found in Plants
  6. Allows some substances to pass into the cell while blocking others
  7. Small organelles that create proteins from amino acids
  8. Extend Horizontally from the taproot
  9. Support the leaves, flowers, and fruits of the plant
  10. Controls functions of the cell
  11. Organs for sexual reproduction
  12. Gel-like material outside the nucleus, but inside the cell membrane
  13. Single, Dominant Root (Carrots)
  14. Stalk of the pistil, where the pollen tube grows

25 Clues: bears pollen • stalk of the stamen • Male part of the flower • Female part of the flower • Controls functions of the cell • Organs for sexual reproduction • Roots fromed from shoot tissues • Single, Dominant Root (Carrots) • Extend Horizontally from the taproot • Elongated organelle containing chlorophyll • Part of the flower stalk bearing floral organs • ...

Plant Sciences 2024-05-23

Plant Sciences crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plant communities and interactions
  2. Control of gene expression
  3. Study of Plants of economic use or value
  4. forest management and related studies
  5. genetic inheritance in plants
  6. Application of plant science to crop production
  7. Life functions of plants
  8. Study of Pollen and Spores
  9. cultivation of garden plants
  10. Role and function of plants in the environment
  11. Plants and people. Use and selection of plants by humans
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  1. Plant Biogeography, the study of plant distributions
  2. Structure of plants
  3. Study of cell structure
  4. Classification and naming of plants
  5. The study of plants in space
  6. Use of plants to synthesize products
  7. Study of fossil plants and plant evolution
  8. Culture and propagation of trees
  9. Study of aquatic plants and algae that live in seawater
  10. Structure of plant cells and tissues

21 Clues: Structure of plants • Study of cell structure • Life functions of plants • Control of gene expression • Study of Pollen and Spores • The study of plants in space • cultivation of garden plants • genetic inheritance in plants • Culture and propagation of trees • Plant communities and interactions • Classification and naming of plants • Use of plants to synthesize products • ...

Plant Classification 2024-03-12

Plant Classification crossword puzzle
Across
  1. has no veins
  2. substance that gives strength to cells allowing for upward growth
  3. vascular plants
  4. Water transport
  5. has veins
  6. Sugar/sap transport
  7. above ground leaf
  8. transports food and water
  9. one cotyledon
  10. root-like structures
Down
  1. naked seed
  2. seed leaf that stores food for embryo
  3. waxy coating that prevents drying out
  4. enclosed seed
  5. opening that allows for photosynthesis
  6. nonvascular plants
  7. plants evolved from
  8. single cell capable of growing into a new organism
  9. most common bryophyte
  10. two cotyledon
  11. another name for vascular tissue

21 Clues: has veins • naked seed • has no veins • enclosed seed • two cotyledon • one cotyledon • vascular plants • Water transport • above ground leaf • nonvascular plants • plants evolved from • Sugar/sap transport • root-like structures • most common bryophyte • transports food and water • another name for vascular tissue • seed leaf that stores food for embryo • waxy coating that prevents drying out • ...

Plant Reproduction 2024-03-04

Plant Reproduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of reproduction in the Hajj fern plant using buds called
  2. Plant parts that contain embryos and food reserves
  3. What will the archegonium produce at the gametophyte stage in ferns
  4. Place of reproduction in plants
  5. The process by which pollen and flowers fall onto the stigma is called
  6. The part of the plant that contains the egg and becomes the place of fertilization is called
  7. The process of fertilization between pollen and egg produces
  8. Process conducted to obtain plants with superior seeds vegetative
  9. How to reproduce by bending part of the stem and planting it into the ground
  10. Ferns, fungi, and algae are plants that reproduce by
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  1. Female genitalia in plants
  2. Pollination assisted by wind
  3. The process of forming seeds from a flower is called
  4. How to grow plants without using soil understanding of
  5. the process by which plant seeds germinate is called
  6. Part of the ferns that produce spores
  7. The part of the plant that produces pollen is called
  8. The means of generative reproduction in Gymnosperms is called
  9. Male genitalia in plants
  10. pollen enters the ovule chamber through ..... pollen

20 Clues: Male genitalia in plants • Female genitalia in plants • Pollination assisted by wind • Place of reproduction in plants • Part of the ferns that produce spores • Plant parts that contain embryos and food reserves • The process of forming seeds from a flower is called • the process by which plant seeds germinate is called • ...

Plant Classification 2024-02-21

Plant Classification crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Monocots have _______ venation in their leaves
  2. What major group of plants live in damp areas?
  3. Who is the Father of the “Bionomial System”?
  4. What group includes evergreen cone-bearing plants like pines, spruces, junipers and yews?
  5. In binomial nomenclature, what is lower-case?
  6. Monocots have ____ cotyledon
  7. What group are all flowering plants & nearly all food plants?
  8. Do monocots have a fibrous or taproot system?
  9. Which life cycle completes their life cycle in one growing season?
  10. Dicots have ____ cotyledons
  11. What is a fleshy structure within a seed that contains food for a developing embryo?
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  1. A _______ key is a set of paried statements used to find the identity of an unknown organism
  2. Which life cycle do plants that live for three or more growing seasons?
  3. In binomial nomenclature, what is capitalized?
  4. Corn in a ___________
  5. Fruit tree, roses and daisy's are example of a _________
  6. Which life cycle completes their life cycle in two growing seasons?
  7. Dicots have _______ venation in their leaves
  8. What is a means of grouping plants according to their similarities?
  9. What group has no true leaves?
  10. Do dicots have a fibrous or taproot system?
  11. Annuals have a ________ stem

22 Clues: Corn in a ___________ • Dicots have ____ cotyledons • Monocots have ____ cotyledon • Annuals have a ________ stem • What group has no true leaves? • Do dicots have a fibrous or taproot system? • Dicots have _______ venation in their leaves • Who is the Father of the “Bionomial System”? • In binomial nomenclature, what is lower-case? • ...

Plant Physiology 2023-10-16

Plant Physiology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Nutrients that are major constituents of organic materials and
  2. The mutual attraction between water molecules
  3. I reduce NADP+ and NADPH
  4. plant cell organelles that covert light energy into relatively stable chemical energy via the photosynthetic process
  5. deficiency in this nutrient will give a chlorosis leaf and a slender and woody stems
  6. Plant part that is made from dead cells
  7. the carbon fixationis during the night time when stomata is open
  8. One of the nutrient content in fertilizers
  9. the process of attaching one thing to another
  10. water movement mechanism is obstructed by the Casparian strip in plant root
  11. Minerals that are required by many enzyme involved in phosphate transfer. Constituent of the chlorophyll molecules
  12. enzyme that was used by autotrophic organisms to convert CO2 into organic compounds via the Calvin-Benson pathway
  13. a bacterium found in soil that helps in fixing nitrogen (N2 ) in leguminous plants.
  14. water properties involve in water spider
  15. the internal ground tissue located between the two epidermal cell layers of the leaf
  16. End product of photosynthesis
  17. protein channel that facilitates water movement in plants cell membrane
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  1. the pigment that gives plant their green color
  2. Light ______ Complex
  3. the cell that controls stomatal opening by turgor pressure
  4. When plant cells is placed in hypotonic solution
  5. ___-___ cycle series of biochemical redox reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplast in photosynthetic organisms
  6. Plant Organ that support the plant body
  7. for enzymatic processes
  8. The movement of one molecule independent of the other molecules through a protein channel (Facilitated diffusion passive transport or primary active transport)
  9. carrot plant roots are an example of ____ root type
  10. spontaneous movement of substances from region of higher to lower concentration
  11. II oxidize water into H+ and O2
  12. Tiny openings or pores in plant tissue that allow for gas exchange
  13. Xylem has _____ cell wall
  14. parts that absorb water and nutrients

31 Clues: Light ______ Complex • for enzymatic processes • I reduce NADP+ and NADPH • Xylem has _____ cell wall • End product of photosynthesis • II oxidize water into H+ and O2 • parts that absorb water and nutrients • Plant part that is made from dead cells • Plant Organ that support the plant body • water properties involve in water spider • One of the nutrient content in fertilizers • ...

Plant Physiology! 2023-10-15

Plant Physiology! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A small molecule that serves the role of a mobile electron carrier in plants' photosystems
  2. Which photosystem yields oxygen
  3. Plants that utilize this photosynthetic pathway generally have a lower CO2 compensation point (they can start photosynthesizing under lower CO2 condition)
  4. The enzyme that catalyzes the addition of CO2 to ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate during the Calvin cycle
  5. The binding of a solute to a carrier protein causes a change in what?
  6. Which transport system goes against the concentration gradient
  7. The most common form of mycorrhiza
  8. Chlorophyll b, carotenoids, etc are classified as ... pigments
  9. Plants in places with high/arid environmental conditions typically use the ... photosynthesic pathway
  10. The process that competes with photosynthesis, consuming oxygen and releasing CO2 as byproduct
  11. The organelle responsible for carrying out photosynthesis in plant cells
  12. Photosystem 2 absorbs light at what wavelength?
  13. A bacterium found in soil that helps with nitrogen fixation (converts N2 -> Ammonia)
  14. The attraction of water to a solid phase
  15. A protein channel that facilitates the movement of two molecules in the opposite direction
  16. Diffusion is a form of ... transport
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  1. What facilitates the movement of molecules between cells?
  2. ... growth increases the diameter of a plant
  3. ... facilitates the movement of water across plasma membranes
  4. Which photosystem reduces NADP+ into NADPH
  5. The xylem and phloem are part of the ... tissue system
  6. Soil particles predominantly contain ... charges
  7. Apical meristem is most active in ... plants
  8. the symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a plant
  9. The diffusion of Water across a semipermeable membrane
  10. Photosystem 1 absorbs light at what wavelength?
  11. New cells originate in a dividing tissue called...
  12. The process by which water is taken up from the roots to be transported through the plant
  13. The chlorophyll is classified as a ... pigment
  14. Water is taken in from the...

30 Clues: Water is taken in from the... • Which photosystem yields oxygen • The most common form of mycorrhiza • Diffusion is a form of ... transport • The attraction of water to a solid phase • Which photosystem reduces NADP+ into NADPH • ... growth increases the diameter of a plant • Apical meristem is most active in ... plants • The chlorophyll is classified as a ... pigment • ...

Plant ID 2024-04-08

Plant ID crossword puzzle
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  1. Dwarf cultivars common for landscaping
  2. Has a distinct smell
  3. Grass with flowers out of the foliage
  4. Fern with leaves that are 1-4x pinnate
  5. Popular for Christmas
  6. Hairy stem (By Camelia)
  7. Commonly used in cities/Pear
  8. Stems have pink dots
  9. Leaves are lanceolate in shape
  10. Red-White flowers/Apple
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  1. Most popular ground cover
  2. Zonals have a dark-colored band
  3. New foliage is red/Cherry
  4. Large,thick, and glabrous leaves(By Azalea)
  5. Alba-white flower
  6. Flower is white striped purple
  7. Grass with flowers in the foliage
  8. Leaves have an "edge"
  9. Underside of leaf is silver
  10. Leaves are needles

20 Clues: Alba-white flower • Leaves are needles • Has a distinct smell • Stems have pink dots • Popular for Christmas • Leaves have an "edge" • Hairy stem (By Camelia) • Red-White flowers/Apple • Most popular ground cover • New foliage is red/Cherry • Underside of leaf is silver • Commonly used in cities/Pear • Flower is white striped purple • Leaves are lanceolate in shape • ...

Plant Responses 2024-04-16

Plant Responses crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Growth away from light
  2. Directional growth response of plants to light
  3. Plant growth and development in response to light
  4. Discourages animals from attacking a plant
  5. Affects growth of trees
  6. Hormone responsible for cell elongation
  7. Shoots grow against gravity
  8. Force within plant cell that pushes the plasma membrane against the cell wall
  9. Growth of roots and shoots toward or away from the direction of gravity
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  1. Mediate the phototropic response
  2. Animals that only eat plants
  3. Organism that causes disease/s
  4. Growth towards light
  5. Reaction
  6. Directional growth response of plants to touch
  7. Relating to sensation
  8. Its leaves close when touched
  9. "To grow"
  10. Non-directional touch response
  11. Change in plant shape in response to mechanical stress

20 Clues: Reaction • "To grow" • Growth towards light • Relating to sensation • Growth away from light • Affects growth of trees • Shoots grow against gravity • Animals that only eat plants • Its leaves close when touched • Organism that causes disease/s • Non-directional touch response • Mediate the phototropic response • Hormone responsible for cell elongation • ...

Plant Biology 2026-02-18

Plant Biology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / plant organ that supports leaves, may store food
  2. / meristematic tissue located in the leaf axils that produces flowers or lateral branches
  3. / includes flowers, fruits, and seeds
  4. / above-ground portions of the plant
  5. / site where leaves are attached to stem
  6. / underground stem modified for food storage
  7. / leaf blade that attaches directly to stem; lack of a petiole
  8. / unbranched, elongated inflorescence
  9. / stem-like structure that attaches leaf blade to stem
  10. / horizontal underground stem
  11. / the flowering part of a plant; a flower cluster
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  1. / stem tissue in-between nodes
  2. / flattened photosynthetic surface of a leaf
  3. / meristematic tissue in roots that differentiates to form lateral roots and stems
  4. / primary organ for water and nutrient uptake, may store food
  5. / includes stem, leaves and roots
  6. / a dense cluster of sessile flowers; inflorescence of the Asteraceae
  7. / flap of tissue located at the base of a petiole, usually occurs in pairs
  8. / portion of a grass leaf that wraps around the stem
  9. / primary organ for conducting photosynthesis and exchanging gases

20 Clues: / horizontal underground stem • / stem tissue in-between nodes • / includes stem, leaves and roots • / above-ground portions of the plant • / includes flowers, fruits, and seeds • / unbranched, elongated inflorescence • / site where leaves are attached to stem • / flattened photosynthetic surface of a leaf • / underground stem modified for food storage • ...

Plant Nutrients! 2026-01-05

Plant Nutrients! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Essential nutrients required only in small quantities
  2. Symptom of phosphorus deficiency, often seen on stems or leaf undersides
  3. Nitrogen stimulates this underground growth process
  4. Portion of a fertilizer representing the nutrients applied
  5. Symptom of potassium deficiency, especially on older leaves
  6. Material added to lower soil pH (increase acidity)
  7. Material used to raise soil pH (increase alkalinity)
  8. High-energy compound in plant cells requiring phosphorus
  9. Process aided by potassium, involving energy capture in plants
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  1. Nitrogen is needed for making these building blocks of proteins
  2. Fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium
  3. Nutrients needed by plants in the largest amounts
  4. pH range in which most plants grow best (write as 5.5to8)
  5. Yellowing of green plant parts caused by nitrogen deficiency
  6. Any material that supplies essential nutrients to plants
  7. Measure controlling chemical reactions in soil based on hydrogen ions
  8. Phosphorus is a structural component of these molecules
  9. Part of fertilizer allowing application but providing no nutrients
  10. Nitrogen helps plants produce this green pigment for photosynthesis
  11. Opened and closed with help from potassium
  12. Procedure used to determine the nutrients present in soil

21 Clues: Opened and closed with help from potassium • Nutrients needed by plants in the largest amounts • Material added to lower soil pH (increase acidity) • Nitrogen stimulates this underground growth process • Material used to raise soil pH (increase alkalinity) • Essential nutrients required only in small quantities • ...

Plant Science 2026-03-30

Plant Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth, typically yellow, red, or bluish-gray in color and often forming an impermeable layer in the soil. It can be molded when wet, and is dried and baked to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics.
  2. the main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, typically rising above ground but occasionally subterranean.
  3. containing a single cotyledon
  4. containing two cotyledons
  5. a chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility.
  6. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
  7. a flattened structure of a plant, typically green and blade-like, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk. Leaves are the main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration.
  8. a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks.
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  1. the process where soluble salts accumulate in soil or water, often rendering land non-arable and reducing agricultural productivity
  2. the soil lying immediately under the surface soil, typically containing more clay, stones, etc. and less organic matter.
  3. the top layer of soil
  4. a process in living organisms involving the production of energy, typically with the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide.
  5. the part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibers.
  6. fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbor.
  7. a group or collective of plant leaves
  8. the organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material by soil microorganisms.
  9. having to do with sexual reproduction between organisms
  10. a fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus.
  11. without sexual reproduction
  12. a compact growth on a plant that develops into a leaf, flower, or shoot.

20 Clues: the top layer of soil • containing two cotyledons • without sexual reproduction • containing a single cotyledon • a group or collective of plant leaves • a fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus. • having to do with sexual reproduction between organisms • a compact growth on a plant that develops into a leaf, flower, or shoot. • ...

Plant Biology 2026-02-23

Plant Biology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / plant organ that supports leaves, may store food
  2. / meristematic tissue located in the leaf axils that produces flowers or lateral branches
  3. / includes flowers, fruits, and seeds
  4. / above-ground portions of the plant
  5. / site where leaves are attached to stem
  6. / underground stem modified for food storage
  7. / leaf blade that attaches directly to stem; lack of a petiole
  8. / unbranched, elongated inflorescence
  9. / stem-like structure that attaches leaf blade to stem
  10. / horizontal underground stem
  11. / the flowering part of a plant; a flower cluster
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  1. / stem tissue in-between nodes
  2. / flattened photosynthetic surface of a leaf
  3. / meristematic tissue in roots that differentiates to form lateral roots and stems
  4. / primary organ for water and nutrient uptake, may store food
  5. / includes stem, leaves and roots
  6. / a dense cluster of sessile flowers; inflorescence of the Asteraceae
  7. / flap of tissue located at the base of a petiole, usually occurs in pairs
  8. / portion of a grass leaf that wraps around the stem
  9. / primary organ for conducting photosynthesis and exchanging gases

20 Clues: / horizontal underground stem • / stem tissue in-between nodes • / includes stem, leaves and roots • / above-ground portions of the plant • / includes flowers, fruits, and seeds • / unbranched, elongated inflorescence • / site where leaves are attached to stem • / flattened photosynthetic surface of a leaf • / underground stem modified for food storage • ...

Plant Physiology 2024-10-12

Plant Physiology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where carbon fixation occur
  2. bacteria found in soil and help in nitrogen-fixing
  3. facilitate movement of water across plasma membrane
  4. plant that cycle CO2 into four carbon sugar compound
  5. strip that direct water to xylem
  6. produces one 3-PGA and one 2-phosphoglycolate
  7. generates pressure potential of water in plant
  8. characterized by having network of double bonds
  9. membrane transport that require additional energy from ATP hydrolysis
  10. how plant lose water
  11. big quantity of nutrients
  12. movement of two molecules in same direction
  13. contain multiple genome of single species
  14. is influenced by leaf properties
  15. pathway that assimilate conversion of inorganic carbon to organic carbon
  16. active transport that involves direct use of metabolic energy
  17. contain gates that response to signal
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  1. reaction that occur in stroma
  2. encoded by chloroplast genome
  3. attraction of water to solid phase
  4. where light-dependent reaction occur
  5. transport water and nutrients in plant
  6. facilitate movement of molecules between cells
  7. meristematic cell in secondary growth
  8. example of C3 plants
  9. primary carboxylase in CAM
  10. system consist of ER, nucleus, plasma membrane, golgi apparatus and vacoule
  11. stabilizes pectin in middle lamella of cell
  12. movement of molecules independent to other molecule
  13. nutrient that maintain ionic gradient

30 Clues: example of C3 plants • how plant lose water • big quantity of nutrients • primary carboxylase in CAM • where carbon fixation occur • reaction that occur in stroma • encoded by chloroplast genome • strip that direct water to xylem • is influenced by leaf properties • attraction of water to solid phase • where light-dependent reaction occur • meristematic cell in secondary growth • ...

Plant physiology 2024-10-12

Plant physiology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane
  2. Organelle that responsible for photosynthesis in plant cells
  3. Type of electron transport in photosystem I that functions without photosystem II, producing no oxygen or NADPH
  4. The attraction of water to solid phase
  5. This accessory pigment is more stable to oxidation and helps absorb light for photosynthesis
  6. This enzyme is responsible for fixing almost all organic carbon into an organic form
  7. Cells involved in loading solutes into the xylem for transport in plants
  8. A type of carrier protein that requires ATP hydrolysis and phosphorylation to change its shape
  9. Structure in plant cells that facilitates the movement of molecules between cells
  10. The outer protective layer of a plant
  11. The movement of one molecule independent of the other molecules through a protein channel
  12. A polymer of tubulin
  13. This nutrient is transported in the xylem but cannot be remobilized through the phloem
  14. The main product formed in the stroma during the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis
  15. Bacterium found in soil that helps in fixing nitrogen in leguminous plants
  16. The membrane within the chloroplast where light-dependent reactions occur
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  1. Type of chromatin that dispersed and transcriptionally active
  2. A red photosynthetic pigment found in plants, also responsible for the color of tomatoes
  3. Enzymes that release CO2 from malate in bundle sheath cells during C4 photosynthesis
  4. In CAM plants, CO2 fixed at night is stored in this cellular structure as organic acids
  5. Crop yield can be improved by the addition of
  6. The process where carbon fixation occurs in C4 plants, before being transported to bundle sheath cells
  7. The location where the light-independent (carbon) reaction occurs in plant cells
  8. Type of active transport that directly use of metabolic energy to mediate transport
  9. Channel proteins that form pores in the membrane of cells
  10. External solution that has a high solute concentration and low water concentration compared to body fluids
  11. A deficiency of this element, essential for chlorophyll production, causes interveinal chlorosis
  12. Water movement through the cytoplasm of cells, passing through plasmodesmata
  13. The movement of 2 molecules in the opposite direction through a protein channel
  14. A symbiotic relationship that aids in nutrient absorption by roots

30 Clues: A polymer of tubulin • The outer protective layer of a plant • The attraction of water to solid phase • Crop yield can be improved by the addition of • Channel proteins that form pores in the membrane of cells • Organelle that responsible for photosynthesis in plant cells • Type of chromatin that dispersed and transcriptionally active • ...

Plant Phys 2024-10-13

Plant Phys crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : Nutrient to strengthen cell walls and support plant growth
  2. : Where the gas exchange occurs
  3. : Condition when plants lack necessary nutrients
  4. : Process of converting sunlight
  5. : Movement of water through a plant from roots to atmosphere
  6. : Attraction of water molecules to each other
  7. : Place where light-independent reaction occurs
  8. : A nutrient required by plants in large amount
  9. : Place where light-dependent reaction occurs
  10. : Photosystem that absorb light 700nm
  11. : A rigid structure that protect the cell
  12. : Enzyme that help to reduce photorespiration in C4 and CAM plant
  13. : Movement of two molecules in the same direction
  14. : Molecule produced in light-dependent reactions
  15. : Solutes move through both extracellular space
  16. : What is the stack of thylakoid called
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  1. : Water moves from high concentration to low concentration areas
  2. : Process of plant absorb water from the soil
  3. : Process of converting 2-PG to 3-PGA
  4. : Solutes move from cytoplasm to cytoplasm
  5. : Type of plant adapted to arid conditions, opens stomata at night
  6. : A structure that stores DNA
  7. : Place where respiration occurs
  8. : A cell transport system that doesn’t require energy
  9. : Green pigment in chloroplast
  10. : A cell transport system that requires energy
  11. : Bacteria that help to fix nitrogen
  12. : Photosystem that absorb light 680nm
  13. : Pathway in plant that involved bundle sheath
  14. : Movement of two molecules in the opposite direction

30 Clues: : A structure that stores DNA • : Green pigment in chloroplast • : Where the gas exchange occurs • : Place where respiration occurs • : Process of converting sunlight • : Bacteria that help to fix nitrogen • : Process of converting 2-PG to 3-PGA • : Photosystem that absorb light 700nm • : Photosystem that absorb light 680nm • : What is the stack of thylakoid called • ...

Plant Structures 2024-12-01

Plant Structures crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The green pigment in the leaf
  2. The layer in the leaf that contains chloroplasts
  3. The process of plants making O2 and glucose
  4. Small structures off the roots that are one cell thick
  5. The bud on a sideshoot
  6. Where new buds form, or where new branches form
  7. A layer of growing cells in the stem
  8. Small holes on the leaf that allow gas exchange
  9. The blade of the leaf
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  1. Transports water around the plant
  2. The stem that connects the leaf to the branch
  3. The site of photosynthesis
  4. Plants losing water by their leaves
  5. Reproductive structure of most plants
  6. The process of making energy
  7. Upper waterproof surface of the leaf
  8. Cells that surround the xylem and phloem
  9. The growing bud at the top of a plant
  10. Controls the opening of the stomata
  11. Transports glucose around the plant

20 Clues: The blade of the leaf • The bud on a sideshoot • The site of photosynthesis • The process of making energy • The green pigment in the leaf • Transports water around the plant • Plants losing water by their leaves • Controls the opening of the stomata • Transports glucose around the plant • Upper waterproof surface of the leaf • A layer of growing cells in the stem • ...

plant science 2024-11-22

plant science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. arrangement of items having a defined range of characteristics.
  2. – A group of closely related genera.
  3. – A cone-bearing tree.
  4. or inconstant to be recognized as a species; often any category of lower rank than a species
  5. for example, the mycota or fungi family.
  6. – Life history; the changes in the form of life that an organism goes through.
  7. – A branch of biologic science that deals with the forms rather than the functions of plants and
  8. – A group of species of plants or animals believed to have descended from a common direct ancestor
  9. – Plants living one year or less. During this time, the plant grows, flowers, produces seeds, and dies.
  10. for Agricultural Science Education © 03/2023 ASP – Lesson 5.1 Glossary – Page 2
  11. – In the naming of plants and animals, Latin is used. Each kind of plant or animal can be identified by
  12. – An affix added to the end of a word or stem serving to form a new word.
  13. (plural, genera) and species (both singular and plural); e.g., the generic name (genus) of corn is Zea,
  14. are similar enough to constitute a useful unit at this level of taxonomy.
  15. – Within the taxonomic system of classifications, how plants are ordered concerning their
  16. – A group of related plants and animals that differs from other similar groups by characteristics too
  17. – A system of naming used to classify a group, such as the botanical names of plants.
  18. – A system of persons or things ranked one above another.
  19. – The language often used to name plants.
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  1. – An affix; attached to the front of a word to produce a derivative word or an inflected form.
  2. groups, such as species, genus, family, and order.
  3. – In the botanical classification of plants, a category in between class and family.
  4. – Major divisions for living things: the plant kingdom and the animal kingdom.
  5. – Pertaining to a woody plant whose leaves fall at the end of the growing season.
  6. system – A two-name system for naming plants.
  7. – Any grass grown for its edible grain.
  8. that retain their distinguishing features when reproduced sexually or asexually.
  9. the grasses and legumes used for hay.
  10. – A biologist that groups organisms into categories.
  11. – That portion of the feed for animals that is secured largely from the leaves and stalks of plants, such
  12. – The forming, sorting, apportioning, grouping, or dividing of objects into classes to form an
  13. – A division of the plant or animal kingdom lower than a phylum and higher than an order; e.g., the class
  14. – A plant that lives for more than two years.
  15. – The science of classification of organisms and other objects and their arrangement into
  16. – A cultivated variety. A group of cultivated plants that are distinguished by any significant character
  17. – A plant that lives for two years and then dies.
  18. name – The scientific name of plants, which includes the genus and species.
  19. the species name is mays.

38 Clues: – A cone-bearing tree. • the species name is mays. • – A group of closely related genera. • the grasses and legumes used for hay. • – Any grass grown for its edible grain. • for example, the mycota or fungi family. • – The language often used to name plants. • system – A two-name system for naming plants. • – A plant that lives for more than two years. • ...

plant science 2024-11-22

plant science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. arrangement of items having a defined range of characteristics.
  2. – A group of closely related genera.
  3. – A cone-bearing tree.
  4. or inconstant to be recognized as a species; often any category of lower rank than a species
  5. for example, the mycota or fungi family.
  6. – Life history; the changes in the form of life that an organism goes through.
  7. – A branch of biologic science that deals with the forms rather than the functions of plants and
  8. – A group of species of plants or animals believed to have descended from a common direct ancestor
  9. – Plants living one year or less. During this time, the plant grows, flowers, produces seeds, and dies.
  10. for Agricultural Science Education © 03/2023 ASP – Lesson 5.1 Glossary – Page 2
  11. – In the naming of plants and animals, Latin is used. Each kind of plant or animal can be identified by
  12. – An affix added to the end of a word or stem serving to form a new word.
  13. (plural, genera) and species (both singular and plural); e.g., the generic name (genus) of corn is Zea,
  14. are similar enough to constitute a useful unit at this level of taxonomy.
  15. – Within the taxonomic system of classifications, how plants are ordered concerning their
  16. – A group of related plants and animals that differs from other similar groups by characteristics too
  17. – A system of naming used to classify a group, such as the botanical names of plants.
  18. – A system of persons or things ranked one above another.
  19. – The language often used to name plants.
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  1. – An affix; attached to the front of a word to produce a derivative word or an inflected form.
  2. groups, such as species, genus, family, and order.
  3. – In the botanical classification of plants, a category in between class and family.
  4. – Major divisions for living things: the plant kingdom and the animal kingdom.
  5. – Pertaining to a woody plant whose leaves fall at the end of the growing season.
  6. system – A two-name system for naming plants.
  7. – Any grass grown for its edible grain.
  8. that retain their distinguishing features when reproduced sexually or asexually.
  9. the grasses and legumes used for hay.
  10. – A biologist that groups organisms into categories.
  11. – That portion of the feed for animals that is secured largely from the leaves and stalks of plants, such
  12. – The forming, sorting, apportioning, grouping, or dividing of objects into classes to form an
  13. – A division of the plant or animal kingdom lower than a phylum and higher than an order; e.g., the class
  14. – A plant that lives for more than two years.
  15. – The science of classification of organisms and other objects and their arrangement into
  16. – A cultivated variety. A group of cultivated plants that are distinguished by any significant character
  17. – A plant that lives for two years and then dies.
  18. name – The scientific name of plants, which includes the genus and species.
  19. the species name is mays.

38 Clues: – A cone-bearing tree. • the species name is mays. • – A group of closely related genera. • the grasses and legumes used for hay. • – Any grass grown for its edible grain. • for example, the mycota or fungi family. • – The language often used to name plants. • system – A two-name system for naming plants. • – A plant that lives for more than two years. • ...

Plant Reproduction 2025-02-03

Plant Reproduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Embryonic plant
  2. Transfer of pollen
  3. Attracts pollinators
  4. reproduction creates genetically different offspring
  5. Male gamete carrier
  6. Contains egg
  7. Male flower part
  8. Fusion of gametes
  9. Produces pollen
  10. Supports anther
Down
  1. asexual plant reproduction
  2. Becomes seed
  3. Develops from ovary
  4. Pollen receptor
  5. Female flower part
  6. reproduction creates clones
  7. Asexual reproductive cell
  8. Seed sprouting
  9. Connects stigma, ovary
  10. Protects flower bud

20 Clues: Becomes seed • Contains egg • Seed sprouting • Embryonic plant • Pollen receptor • Produces pollen • Supports anther • Male flower part • Fusion of gametes • Transfer of pollen • Female flower part • Develops from ovary • Male gamete carrier • Protects flower bud • Attracts pollinators • Connects stigma, ovary • Asexual reproductive cell • asexual plant reproduction • reproduction creates clones • ...

Plant Science 2025-05-24

Plant Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water enters the root by ___________? (Hint: a molecular transport system).
  2. Gas such as carbon dioxide and oxygen enter or leave the leaves through this type of molecular transport system.
  3. A green-coloured substances found in plant leaves.
  4. The vascular tissue that is responsible for water transportation in plant.
  5. The vascular tissue that is responsible for sugar transportation in plant.
  6. Full name of IAA.
  7. Plant cell wall is made of ___________?
  8. Plant response due to the gravity field.
  9. The term to describe the movement nature of the water transpiration in plant.
  10. Plant response due to a directional light source.
  11. The cellular organelle that is found in many cells of the mesophyll cell layer of the leaves.
  12. Cell growth in terms of quantity (two words).
  13. The attractive forces between water and other substances.
Down
  1. Important chemical bond that is involved in transpiration.
  2. Leaves are flat and thin in shape to maximise ___________?
  3. A special group of cells that are responsible for shoot and root growth.
  4. Plant response due to a touch stimulus.
  5. The tool that is used to measure the transpiration rate.
  6. The site where gas can diffuse in and out of the leaves (plural).
  7. Location where sugar is generated.
  8. The attractive forces between water molecules.
  9. An important process that occurs in plants to generate glucose and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water with light radiation.
  10. The type of mesophyll cells that is located closer to the upper epidermis of the leaf.
  11. Cell growth in terms of size and length (two words).
  12. Plant response due to chemical exposure.
  13. The specialised cells locating in the lower epidermis layer of the leaf that are important for gas exchange regulation of the leaf (plural).
  14. Location where sugar is heading toward.
  15. A thin and waxy layer that covers the surface of the leaves to prevent dehydration.
  16. The type of mesophyll cells that is located closer to the lower epidermis of the leaf.
  17. Plant response due to a non-directional stimulus.

30 Clues: Full name of IAA. • Location where sugar is generated. • Plant response due to a touch stimulus. • Plant cell wall is made of ___________? • Location where sugar is heading toward. • Plant response due to chemical exposure. • Plant response due to the gravity field. • Cell growth in terms of quantity (two words). • The attractive forces between water molecules. • ...

PLANT REPRODUCTION_M1 2025-06-09

PLANT REPRODUCTION_M1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Plant hormones that help control how a plant grows, especially toward light or gravity.
  2. dioxide – A gas taken in by plants during photosynthesis.
  3. – The part of a seed that gives food to the growing plant embryo.
  4. nucleus – A part of the female cell in plants that joins with a sperm cell to help form food for the baby plant.
  5. – The process by which living things make more of their kind.
  6. – The process by which green plants make their food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.
  7. reproduction – Reproduction that involves two parents and produces offspring with a mix of traits from both.
  8. – A liquid that plants take in through roots; needed for photosynthesis and growth.
  9. – The first cell formed when a sperm and egg combine.
  10. – Reproduction that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are exact copies of the parent.
  11. – When a plant grows toward light.
Down
  1. – When a plant grows toward water.
  2. – Structures that contain a plant embryo and the food it needs to start growing.
  3. – The part of a flower that makes and holds pollen.
  4. – A gas plants release during photosynthesis; animals need it to breathe.
  5. – A plant’s movement or growth response to something in the environment.
  6. – The egg cell in a plant or animal that joins with sperm to form a new organism.
  7. – When a plant grows in response to gravity (roots go down, stems go up).
  8. – Plants that grow flowers to make seeds for reproduction.
  9. – When a plant responds to touch, like vines wrapping around something.
  10. – A young organism that is just starting to grow from a zygote.

21 Clues: – When a plant grows toward water. • – When a plant grows toward light. • – The part of a flower that makes and holds pollen. • – The first cell formed when a sperm and egg combine. • dioxide – A gas taken in by plants during photosynthesis. • – Plants that grow flowers to make seeds for reproduction. • – The process by which living things make more of their kind. • ...

Plant Cell 2025-10-13

Plant Cell crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Organelle for photosynthesis.
  2. Plants with a transport system.
  3. Leaf transport system.
  4. Waxy layer on a leaf.
  5. Creates its own food.
  6. Leaf pores for gas exchange.
  7. Plants without a transport system.
  8. Cells that control stomata opening and closing.
  9. Eats others for energy.
  10. Group of similar cells.
  11. Plant with exposed seeds.
  12. Flowering plants.
  13. Top layer of a leaf.
  14. Loosely packed, air-filled leaf cells.
Down
  1. Bottom layer of a leaf with stomata.
  2. Small, nonvascular plants.
  3. Green pigment for absorbing sunlight.
  4. Plants using sunlight to make food.
  5. Formula representing a reaction.
  6. Gaps in the mesophyll for gas movement.
  7. Tightly packed, photosynthesizing cells.
  8. Inner tissue of a leaf.

22 Clues: Flowering plants. • Top layer of a leaf. • Waxy layer on a leaf. • Creates its own food. • Leaf transport system. • Eats others for energy. • Group of similar cells. • Inner tissue of a leaf. • Plant with exposed seeds. • Small, nonvascular plants. • Leaf pores for gas exchange. • Organelle for photosynthesis. • Plants with a transport system. • Formula representing a reaction. • ...

Plant Crossword 2025-08-20

Plant Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This connects the roots to the leaves of a plant
  2. Plants make their own ___________
  3. This is what makes up a cell wall
  4. Plants need Water,Carbon dioxide and ____________
  5. The hairs on a seedless plant that moves water
  6. Very small plants that are the first to grow somewhere
  7. Vascular tissue that carries Water
  8. Vascular Tissue that carries sugar
  9. This seedless plant grows in cliff and jungles
  10. Plants like Trees and Flowers are ________ plants
Down
  1. These plants look like liver
  2. How seedless plants reproduce
  3. These keep the plants standing up and absorb water from the ground
  4. These are the leaves of ferns
  5. Wax substance that covers plants
  6. Stems can be herbaceous or __________
  7. Plants reflect this color
  8. These seedless plants have one chloroplast per cell
  9. Vascular tissue looks like these
  10. This is the waste product of photosynthesis

20 Clues: Plants reflect this color • These plants look like liver • How seedless plants reproduce • These are the leaves of ferns • Wax substance that covers plants • Vascular tissue looks like these • Plants make their own ___________ • This is what makes up a cell wall • Vascular tissue that carries Water • Vascular Tissue that carries sugar • Stems can be herbaceous or __________ • ...

Plant Science 2025-10-20

Plant Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the bud at the tip of the stem
  2. plants that live for one year
  3. plants that live for two years
  4. grass like plants
  5. attracts insects for pollination
  6. yellow pouch like part of flower that holds pollen
  7. growing plants without soil
  8. female part of flower
  9. flat part of the leaf
  10. fine hair-like stalk that supports anther
Down
  1. usually at the base of the flower, has the seeds inside and turns into the fruit of the plant
  2. sticky part of flower where pollen lands
  3. undeveloped shoot
  4. male part of flower
  5. long stalk that supports stigma
  6. part of the stem between buds or leaves
  7. place where leaves or buds are attached
  8. plants that live for multiple years
  9. outer section; protects developing flower
  10. broad leaf plants
  11. seed leaf

21 Clues: seed leaf • undeveloped shoot • grass like plants • broad leaf plants • male part of flower • female part of flower • flat part of the leaf • growing plants without soil • plants that live for one year • the bud at the tip of the stem • plants that live for two years • long stalk that supports stigma • attracts insects for pollination • plants that live for multiple years • ...

Plant Reproduction 2025-09-07

Plant Reproduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Part of flower that receives pollen
  2. Reproduction without fertilization
  3. "Entomophily" means pollination by ......
  4. Part of seed that grows into a new plant
  5. Structure that produces pollen
  6. Female part of a flower
  7. Reproduction involving male and female gametes
  8. Method of asexual reproduction in yeast
  9. Process where male and female gametes fuse
  10. Reproductive part of a flowering plant
  11. Tiny grains that carry male gametes
  12. Structure that contains ovules
Down
  1. Plant that reproduces using runners
  2. Seed-bearing structure formed after fertilization
  3. Method of reproduction in potato
  4. Tube that connects stigma to ovary
  5. Transfer of pollen from anther to stigma
  6. "Anemophily" means pollination by ......
  7. Male part of a flower
  8. Brightly coloured part of flower that attracts insects

20 Clues: Male part of a flower • Female part of a flower • Structure that produces pollen • Structure that contains ovules • Method of reproduction in potato • Reproduction without fertilization • Tube that connects stigma to ovary • Part of flower that receives pollen • Plant that reproduces using runners • Tiny grains that carry male gametes • Reproductive part of a flowering plant • ...

Plant Structure 2025-09-06

Plant Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Making more of the same kind of organism.
  2. - A plant structure where food is usually made.
  3. - A powdery material made by stamens.
  4. - The female part of a flower.
  5. - A tiny plant reproductive structure that grows into a new moss, fern, or some other plants.
  6. - The process in which plants use energy from light to make food.
  7. - A sharp, pointy kind of branch or stem that is similar to a spine.
  8. - The male structure of a flower. Stamens make pollen for reproduction.
  9. - Anything in the environment that makes an organism act in a certain way.
  10. - The tough outer covering of the stems of most trees and many bushes.
  11. - A green substance found in leaves and some other structures that captures the energy in sunlight.
Down
  1. - A plant structure that grows into the soil to support the plant and take in water and nutrients.
  2. - A plant structure that contains a tiny baby plant and its supply of food.
  3. - What an organism does when it senses a stimulus in the environment.
  4. - A type of plant reproductive structure that has scales but no petals, stamens, pistils, or ovaries.
  5. - A force that pulls objects down.
  6. - When a male structure and a female structure come together and combine for reproduction.
  7. - The part of a pistil where seeds develop. When the ovary ripens, it becomes the fruit.
  8. - A kind of leaf that is stiff, hard, thin, and very sharp.
  9. - A plant structure that connects the leaves with the roots.
  10. system - A system of tubes connecting the leaves, stems and roots. The vascular system carries food, water, and nutrients to all parts of a plant.

21 Clues: - The female part of a flower. • - A force that pulls objects down. • - A powdery material made by stamens. • - Making more of the same kind of organism. • - A plant structure where food is usually made. • - A kind of leaf that is stiff, hard, thin, and very sharp. • - A plant structure that connects the leaves with the roots. • ...

Plant Science 2025-11-11

Plant Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Structure inside ovary that becomes a seed
  2. Best plant soil; mix of sand, silt, and clay
  3. Dioxide, Gas used by plants to make food
  4. Plant part that anchors and absorbs water and nutrients
  5. Green pigment that absorbs sunlight
  6. Structure that contains embryo of new plant
  7. Pollen moves from stamen to stigma
  8. Substance that helps plants grow
  9. Cycle, Stages a plant goes through as it grows
  10. Supports plant and carries water/food
  11. Powder made in anthers
  12. Makes pollen
  13. Grows from ovary; holds seeds
  14. Smallest soil particle; holds water well
  15. Female reproductive part of the flower
  16. Produces ovules; becomes fruit
Down
  1. Tissue that carries water up a plant
  2. Tissue that carries sugar through a plant
  3. Plant cell part where photosynthesis occurs
  4. Process plants use to create food
  5. Male reproductive part of the flower
  6. Energy source for photosynthesis
  7. Medium-sized soil particle
  8. Sticky part of the pistil that catches pollen
  9. Protects flower bud before it opens
  10. Mixture that supports plant growth
  11. Largest soil particle
  12. Bright part of flower that attracts pollinators
  13. Tube that connects stigma to ovary
  14. Supports the anther
  15. Seed begins to grow
  16. Plant structure that makes seeds
  17. Animal that helps move pollen
  18. Main site of photosynthesis
  19. Gas released by plants during photosynthesis

35 Clues: Makes pollen • Supports the anther • Seed begins to grow • Largest soil particle • Powder made in anthers • Medium-sized soil particle • Main site of photosynthesis • Animal that helps move pollen • Grows from ovary; holds seeds • Produces ovules; becomes fruit • Energy source for photosynthesis • Substance that helps plants grow • Plant structure that makes seeds • ...

Plant Diseases 2026-02-03

Plant Diseases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a natural or chemical substance added to soil to make it better for growing plants
  2. disease-producing agents which cause harm to other organisms
  3. the ratio of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium in a fertilizer
  4. acronym for Integrated Pest Management
  5. fungus; powdery white-gray growth
  6. any agent which destroys or kills insects
  7. any agent which destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
  8. any agent which destroys, repels or kills insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants
  9. one of the major plant nutrients; makes up part of the chlorophyll in plants.
  10. overall health and growth capability of a plant
  11. one of the major plant nutrients; essential for cell division & growth
  12. any agent (such as an algicide or fungicide) that destroys or inhibits the growth or activity of living organisms
  13. iron or nitrogen deficiency in plants will cause __ of the leaves
Down
  1. fungus; fluffy growth and is bluish-white in color.
  2. gray mold; fungi that causes fuzzy mold growth
  3. a pest control process that uses chemical gases to eliminate pests, insects, and other harmful organisms
  4. an essential plant micronutrient; vital for photosynthesis
  5. floral buckets & tools must be __ regular to prevent growth of bacteria
  6. disease where the root’s outer cell layer will be stripped off & the tissue exposed.
  7. the loss of rigidity (stiffness) of non-woody parts of plants
  8. chemical symbol for iron
  9. any agent which to controls or eliminates unwanted plants
  10. green pigment in plants
  11. loss of the normal green coloration of leaves of plants
  12. one of the major plant nutrients; essential for strong stems, roots, and deep flower color
  13. Damping-off disease of seedlings is caused by this pathogen

26 Clues: green pigment in plants • chemical symbol for iron • fungus; powdery white-gray growth • acronym for Integrated Pest Management • any agent which destroys or kills insects • gray mold; fungi that causes fuzzy mold growth • overall health and growth capability of a plant • fungus; fluffy growth and is bluish-white in color. • ...

Plant Anatomy 2026-02-10

Plant Anatomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. have branches from a central root
  2. Give the plant structure and shape and support the leaves
  3. holds the anther
  4. Primary purpose is to collect sunlight
  5. points where leaves and buds emerge
  6. layer has loosely arranged cells that allow gases to pass through for use in photosynthesis
  7. Makes up the largest part of most plants
  8. Absorb water and nutrients and anchor the plant
  9. found in a tube-like shape along the stem, growth in diameter.
  10. the process of converting light energy to chemical energy and storing it in the form of sugar
Down
  1. undifferentiated plant cells capable of dividing indefinitely
  2. waxy covering that seals the leaf and prevents the leaf from losing water through evaporation
  3. comprised of the male reproductive structures
  4. Growth from this meristem is called primary growth
  5. Transports materials throughout the plant
  6. produces pollen
  7. Leafstalk
  8. spaces between nodes
  9. have many branching roots
  10. Underground stems commonly used as a food source

20 Clues: Leafstalk • produces pollen • holds the anther • spaces between nodes • have many branching roots • have branches from a central root • points where leaves and buds emerge • Primary purpose is to collect sunlight • Makes up the largest part of most plants • Transports materials throughout the plant • comprised of the male reproductive structures • ...

Plant Anatomy 2026-04-23

Plant Anatomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Embryonic shoot
  2. Horizontal stem for asexual reproduction
  3. Connects stigma to ovary
  4. Underground stem
  5. Embryonic root
  6. Seed leaf storing nutrients
  7. Rigid outer layer for support seeds
  8. Reproduction without gametes; produces clones
  9. Reproductive cell (sperm or egg)
  10. Produces pollen
  11. Plant with two cotyledons
  12. Site of photosynthesis
  13. Period of inactivity in
  14. Plant with one cotyledon
  15. Beginning of seed growth
  16. Supports anther
  17. Reproduction involving fusion of gametes
Down
  1. Food supply tissue
  2. Contains male gametes
  3. Young plant inside seed
  4. Female reproductive organ
  5. Asexual reproduction using plant parts
  6. Fusion of sperm and egg
  7. Structure containing the egg cell
  8. Storage stem
  9. Protective outer layer, protecting seed
  10. Transfer of pollen to stigma
  11. Contains ovules
  12. Receives pollen
  13. Underground storage structure
  14. Male reproductive organ

31 Clues: Storage stem • Embryonic root • Embryonic shoot • Contains ovules • Receives pollen • Produces pollen • Supports anther • Underground stem • Food supply tissue • Contains male gametes • Site of photosynthesis • Young plant inside seed • Fusion of sperm and egg • Male reproductive organ • Period of inactivity in • Connects stigma to ovary • Plant with one cotyledon • Beginning of seed growth • ...

Plant Genetics 2026-04-23

Plant Genetics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. only pairs with “G”
  2. use living organisms to clean up toxic wastes in water and soil
  3. bacteria used to produce insulin
  4. discovered the effect of genetics on plant characteristics with his experimentation with garden peas
  5. the offspring, or progeny, of common parents
  6. small section of DNA
  7. creating an exact genetic duplicate of another organism
  8. use of a very small actively growing parts of the plantproduces a large number of new plants
Down
  1. plant absorbs or immobilizing pollutants
  2. uses plants, animals and microbes to warn us about pollutants in the environment
  3. a structure that holds the genetic information of a cell
  4. only pairs with “C”
  5. process of removing and inserting genes from one organism and inserting them into the DNA of another
  6. only pairs with “T”
  7. only pairs with “A”
  8. the use of living organisms to make new products or carry out new processes.
  9. process of both finding and recording the locations of genes
  10. Genetic Code of Life
  11. transmission of characteristics from an organism to its offspring through genes in reproductive cells
  12. Like rungs of a ladder that hold the two sides of the DNA strands together.

20 Clues: only pairs with “G” • only pairs with “C” • only pairs with “T” • only pairs with “A” • Genetic Code of Life • small section of DNA • bacteria used to produce insulin • plant absorbs or immobilizing pollutants • the offspring, or progeny, of common parents • creating an exact genetic duplicate of another organism • a structure that holds the genetic information of a cell • ...

Redacted Plant 2026-06-06

Redacted Plant crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Millenial Saint
  2. Award with an I at the end?
  3. Esports juggernaut since 2009
  4. Italian word for France
  5. Prophet who made a fiery exit?
  6. Digital realm where trees are squared away
  7. The Possible secret agent
  8. 007
  9. League with Kingpins
  10. Bulgarian-born artist known for wrapping buildings
  11. Supermarket twin deal
  12. Lower Antipolo?
  13. Where to trade pesos for papas?
Down
  1. Ho Chi Minh City
  2. Flowers en Español
  3. Frida's husband
  4. Legendary English Soccer player
  5. CS rival
  6. Birthplace of Philippine independence
  7. Comoposer of Lion King
  8. The Velvet Underground & ___
  9. Mobster's order, slangily
  10. British Automotive
  11. Pilgrimage capital of the Philippines

24 Clues: 007 • CS rival • Millenial Saint • Frida's husband • Lower Antipolo? • Ho Chi Minh City • Flowers en Español • British Automotive • League with Kingpins • Supermarket twin deal • Comoposer of Lion King • Italian word for France • Mobster's order, slangily • The Possible secret agent • Award with an I at the end? • The Velvet Underground & ___ • Esports juggernaut since 2009 • ...

Hort 1 3.01 Crossword 2023-03-02

Hort 1 3.01 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of biology that deals with animals
  2. plant is limp because it does not have enough moisture
  3. Plant hormones that stimulate growth in stem and leaf by cell elongation
  4. The science and practice of growing, processing and marketing fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants
  5. the part of biology that deals with plants
  6. loses leaves during the dormant season
  7. Plant hormones that work with auxins to stimulate cell division
  8. A plant that lives more than two years
  9. Plant hormones that speeds up plant growth by stimulating cell enlargement
Down
  1. The science and practice of growing, managing and harvesting trees for building materials and other products
  2. Branch of science that deals with both plants and animal organisms and life processes
  3. Plant hormones that quicken fruit ripening, and prevent seed germination and stem elongation
  4. The science and practice of growing field crops
  5. retains (keeps) leaves and remains green year-round
  6. plant is swollen or filled with moisture
  7. A plant rest or grows very little
  8. A plant completes its life cycle in two years
  9. A plant completes its life cycle in one year

18 Clues: A plant rest or grows very little • loses leaves during the dormant season • A plant that lives more than two years • part of biology that deals with animals • plant is swollen or filled with moisture • the part of biology that deals with plants • A plant completes its life cycle in one year • A plant completes its life cycle in two years • ...

Plants 2023-05-04

Plants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cone bearing plants
  2. plants make their own food
  3. no vascular tissue
  4. tissue for transporting water and minerals throughout the plant
  5. root system made of many small thin roots
  6. protects the ovary
  7. tissue where plant growth occurs
  8. protects tip of root
  9. growth area in the root
  10. attract pollinators
  11. supports the anther
  12. flowering plants
  13. one seed leaf in the embryo
  14. contains ovules with egg inside
  15. two seed leaves in the embryo
  16. male reproductive system of a plant
  17. transports sperm to egg
  18. female reproductive system of a plant
  19. nonvascular plants
Down
  1. outermost layer of tissue
  2. tissue used for storage and photosynthesis
  3. transports water throughout the plant
  4. stigma receives pollen from the same plant
  5. produces pollen containing sperm
  6. pollen from one plant is carried to the stigma of another
  7. vascular seedless plants
  8. opens during the day and closes a night to save water
  9. long thick root that points straight downward
  10. sticks to pollen grains as they land
  11. development of the seed
  12. transports food(glucose) throughout the plant
  13. hairs increases root surface area for absorption
  14. used for photosynthesis

33 Clues: flowering plants • no vascular tissue • protects the ovary • nonvascular plants • cone bearing plants • attract pollinators • supports the anther • protects tip of root • growth area in the root • development of the seed • transports sperm to egg • used for photosynthesis • vascular seedless plants • outermost layer of tissue • plants make their own food • one seed leaf in the embryo • ...

Plant Crossword 2025-05-22

Plant Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the central ________ functions in holding water in a plant cell
  2. a plant hormone that causes cells to enlarge
  3. when a plant responds to gravity
  4. this is what absorbs the green pigment in plants
  5. plants release this gas as a product of photosynthesis
  6. this organelle is where plants break down glucose to ATP
  7. when a plant responds to touch
  8. this layer of the leaf is where gas exchange happens
  9. vascular tissue that transports glucose
  10. a plant hormone that causes fruit to ripen
Down
  1. when a plant responds to light
  2. this organelle is where photosynthesis takes place
  3. vascular tissue that transports water
  4. this opening allows oxygen to leave the leaf and carbon dioxide to leave the leaf
  5. a plant hormone that causes cells to divide
  6. plants need this as an energy source to undergo photosynthesis
  7. when a plant responds to a stimulus it is called a ______
  8. this waxy tissue protects a plant from losing water
  9. this layer of the leaf is where most of the chloroplasts are found

19 Clues: when a plant responds to light • when a plant responds to touch • when a plant responds to gravity • vascular tissue that transports water • vascular tissue that transports glucose • a plant hormone that causes fruit to ripen • a plant hormone that causes cells to divide • a plant hormone that causes cells to enlarge • this is what absorbs the green pigment in plants • ...

Photosynthesis KS4 2025-06-10

Photosynthesis KS4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Supports the plant cell and made of cellulose (4,4)
  2. H2O (5)
  3. Where food (sugar) is moved from leaves to the rest of the plant (6)
  4. Plants roots are damaged and leaves turn purple if missing this mineral (10)
  5. What sugar is turned into for storage (6)
  6. This mesophyll has lots of air spaces (6)
  7. Chemical that kills insect pests (9)
  8. Water movement through a plant (13)
  9. How sugar is moved around a plant (13)
  10. These control the movement of gases in and out of a stoma (5,4)
  11. Chemical that kills weeds (9)
  12. What farmers put on crops to replace minerals (10)
  13. Where water and minerals are absorbed (5)
  14. Mineral needed for flowers and fruits (9)
  15. The waste gas of photosynthesis (6)
  16. The sugar C6H12O6 (7)
Down
  1. Green chemical found in plant leaves (11)
  2. Where water flows in a plant (5)
  3. This mineral is need to build chlorophyll (9)
  4. The mesophyll where most photosynthesis takes place (8)
  5. Where photosynthesis takes place in a plant cell (11)
  6. Lots of stoma (7)
  7. Plant needs this mineral for growth and repair (8)
  8. What plants can't make by photosynthesis (8)
  9. Reproductive organ of a plant (6)
  10. The gas that is a reactant in photosynthesis (6,7)
  11. What transfers energy to a plant leaf (5)
  12. Organs adapted for photosynthesis (4)

28 Clues: H2O (5) • Lots of stoma (7) • The sugar C6H12O6 (7) • Chemical that kills weeds (9) • Where water flows in a plant (5) • Reproductive organ of a plant (6) • Water movement through a plant (13) • The waste gas of photosynthesis (6) • Chemical that kills insect pests (9) • Organs adapted for photosynthesis (4) • How sugar is moved around a plant (13) • ...

Ayden Cuddy 4.01 Crossword 2023-04-17

Ayden Cuddy 4.01 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. When a plant first starts to grow.
  2. This and African violets are long day plants.
  3. The process by which nutrients move inside a plant.
  4. When plant roots take in water and air.
  5. The process that plants use to increase plant numbers.
  6. The process by which plants take in Carbon Dioxide and release Oxygen.
  7. 90% of plant tissue is made of mostly ___.
  8. Long day plants require ____ nights to flower.
  9. When a plant produces flowers, seeds, and fruit.
  10. Plants are categorized by zones based on average _____ temperature.
  11. The process by which plants lose water though their leaves.
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  1. The process by which plants take in Oxygen and release Carbon Dioxide.
  2. When plants tend to grow towards light.
  3. Plants are categorized by zones based on average minimum temperature.
  4. Short day plants require ____ nights to flower
  5. When a plant grows very little, if at all.
  6. The response of plants to different amounts of light.
  7. Carries nutrients throughout the plant.
  8. The process by which minerals and water enter a plant.
  9. What Hardiness Zone is Charlotte, NC?

20 Clues: When a plant first starts to grow. • What Hardiness Zone is Charlotte, NC? • When plants tend to grow towards light. • When plant roots take in water and air. • Carries nutrients throughout the plant. • When a plant grows very little, if at all. • 90% of plant tissue is made of mostly ___. • This and African violets are long day plants. • ...

DECORATIVE PLANTS 2021-05-02

DECORATIVE PLANTS crossword puzzle
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  1. this plant comes from Europe. the flowers are small and usually blue, pink, purple, to white
  2. is an annual plant from the asteraceae family which can be used as an ornamental plant, producing oil, fertilizer, and feed
  3. is a type of plant that is famous for its beauty and properties
  4. flower plant native to North America. the aroma of the leaves is distinctive like a melon aroma
  5. is a type of shrub from the genus Rosa which is generally thorny or elongated plant with a height of 2 to 5 meters
  6. ia a type of ornamental plant that includes shrubs that livve for years with elongated and green leaves where the edges of the leaves are large jagged
  7. this flower is one of Indonesia's national flowers which was first discovered by a Dutch botanist
  8. is a type of plant with fragrant flowers and yellow or yellowish white
  9. is a type of plant that is famous for its beautiful and charming flowers and has a fragrant aroma. flower form is not to be pollinated by bees but kumbanh
  10. the characteristic of this plant is that the flowers bloom to from a triangle like a pageda. usually planted as a restriction crop
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  1. ornamental flower plants in the form of upright stem shrubs that live chronically. these flowers live in shrubs and include vines in the olive family
  2. is a type of ornamental plant that belongs to the class of woody shrubs with a height which usually reaches 2 meters
  3. is a tuberous perennial plant belonging to the Liliaceae family with a height of 10-70 cm
  4. the color of the flowers it produces varies widely, ranging from pastel pink to blue
  5. flower plants originating from southeast Asia. the flowers grow oa a single stem in shades of pink to purple. the characteristic of this plant is that the leaves grow on the ground
  6. this flower we often find when the way of marriage as a hand flower. this is because this flower is a symbol of hope
  7. one of the flower plants that are widely planted because of its young ability to grow
  8. is a type of flowing plant originating from south Africa. this flower is considered a symbol of hope and change
  9. it's the kind of plant that flowers grow on huge branches in clusters and rows with sardine
  10. aquatic plants from the family Nymphaeaceae

20 Clues: aquatic plants from the family Nymphaeaceae • is a type of plant that is famous for its beauty and properties • is a type of plant with fragrant flowers and yellow or yellowish white • the color of the flowers it produces varies widely, ranging from pastel pink to blue • one of the flower plants that are widely planted because of its young ability to grow • ...

Plant Physiology 2016-10-24

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

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

Plant oils 2016-03-02

Plant oils crossword puzzle
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  1. an example of a common emulsion
  2. What happens to the double bond when unsaturated molecules react?
  3. One use of plant oils which is described as being carbon neutral
  4. No double bonds
  5. Used to chemically test for unsaturation
  6. The process of hardening oils adds this to the molecule
  7. The catalyst used in the process of hardening oils
  8. Oils contain a lot of this
  9. cooking with fats is better because it can be done at a....
  10. Contains more than one double bond
  11. Only contains one double bond
  12. water loving head
  13. The chemical process for hardening fats
  14. do not mix
  15. The simpler method of extracting oils from things like nuts
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  1. The plant oil extraction method which uses steam
  2. We cook chips in oil rather than water because it makes them..
  3. The symbol from bromine
  4. This is found in the chemical structure of an unstaurated fat
  5. The number of degrees the reaction to harden oils is done at
  6. Emulsions have a better
  7. water hating tail
  8. Bromine water changes to this with unsaturated molecules
  9. The stable mixture of immiscible liquids
  10. plant oils are a source of this
  11. using bromine water to test for fats is a problem because of the...
  12. Used to create an emulsion, makes immiscible liquids mix

27 Clues: do not mix • No double bonds • water hating tail • water loving head • The symbol from bromine • Emulsions have a better • Oils contain a lot of this • Only contains one double bond • an example of a common emulsion • plant oils are a source of this • Contains more than one double bond • The chemical process for hardening fats • Used to chemically test for unsaturation • ...

Plant Crossword 2017-05-08

Plant Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a cell type that is responsible for storage, photosynthesis, and gas exchange
  2. the first part of the embryo to appear outside the seed
  3. type of asexual reproduction in plants
  4. term given to conifers that produce both male and female cones
  5. a cell type that provides flexibility
  6. the male reproductive parts of a flower
  7. type of vascular tissue that transports sugars and compounds throughout the plant
  8. a generation that consists of haploid sperm and egg cells
  9. type of vascular tissue that transports water away from the roots
  10. a flower missing one or more of its parts
  11. the female reproductive parts of a flower
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  1. the opening on the underside of leaves that allows gas exchange
  2. the waxy covering on a leaf that helps make the leaf waterproof
  3. type of tissue that is composed of regions or rapidly dividing cells
  4. type of tissue that allows to the transport of substances
  5. later of the leaf that contains the chlorophyll and is the main site of photosynthesis
  6. leaf-life structures that surround the plant and provide protection
  7. a flower that contains all four parts
  8. outer layer of the leaf that does not contain any chlorophyll
  9. colored tissue of a flower that attracts insects

20 Clues: a cell type that provides flexibility • a flower that contains all four parts • type of asexual reproduction in plants • the male reproductive parts of a flower • a flower missing one or more of its parts • the female reproductive parts of a flower • colored tissue of a flower that attracts insects • the first part of the embryo to appear outside the seed • ...

Plant Responses 2018-04-15

Plant Responses crossword puzzle
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  1. Movement in response to a stimulus but is independent of the location of the stimulus
  2. A bluish, light-sensitive pigment that monitors changes in day length
  3. Plant growth in response to a chemical
  4. Mixture of 2,4-D and another auxin used to defoliate jungles during the Vietnam War
  5. (ABA) Inhibits other hormones (like IAA) and helps to keep plant in dormancy
  6. Synthetic hormone used to help ripen fruits by breaking down into ethylene gas
  7. Plant's response to changes in length of days and nights
  8. Nastic movement in response to touching a plant
  9. Plants growth in response to gravity
  10. Occurs when nights become longer and plants no longer produces chlorophyll
  11. Hormones stimulating or inhibiting plant growth
  12. Promote cell division in plants
  13. Chemical messengers that affect a plant's ability to respond to the environment
  14. Flowers when days are longer/nights are shorter
  15. Low-temperature stimulation of flowering
  16. Produced in small quantities by the plant that causes them to grow abnormally tall
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  1. Response to daily light/dark cycles
  2. Response of a plant to grow either away or towards an environmental stimulus
  3. (IAA)Natural auxin that stimulates development of fleshy fruit
  4. Plant's growth response to touching a solid object
  5. Hormones involved in plant-cell elongation, shoot and bud growth, and rooting
  6. Also known as heliotropism; The motion of leaves or follows following the sun's movement across the sky
  7. Response of a plant to grow either away or towards a light source.
  8. Inhibition of lateral buds due to the presence of a shoot tip nearby
  9. Detachment of leaves, flowers, and fruits
  10. Flowers when days are short/nights are long
  11. Ripens fruits
  12. Plants that only live for two years and produce flowers/seeds in second year
  13. Flowers regardless of day length
  14. Rapid elongation of stems during spring

30 Clues: Ripens fruits • Promote cell division in plants • Flowers regardless of day length • Response to daily light/dark cycles • Plants growth in response to gravity • Plant growth in response to a chemical • Rapid elongation of stems during spring • Low-temperature stimulation of flowering • Detachment of leaves, flowers, and fruits • Flowers when days are short/nights are long • ...

Plant Processes 2013-01-22

Plant Processes crossword puzzle
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  1. cells that open and closes stoma
  2. period of inactivity in plants
  3. plant development turns a new plant into a ____ plant
  4. seed dispersal occurs after seed ____
  5. when pollen transfers from stamen to pistil
  6. when roots grow toward water
  7. gravitropism is when ____ grow downward
  8. during fertilization, ____ combines with an ovule
  9. small holes on leaves
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  1. food and ____ are produced during photosynthesis
  2. carbon dioxide, ____, and usable energy are produced during respiration
  3. seed dispersal can move seeds by ____, water, or animals
  4. when a plant grows out of a seed
  5. green pigment that absorbs sunlight
  6. location of photosynthesis in plant cells
  7. stems and leaves grow toward light
  8. a plant’s growth response to a stimulus
  9. thigmotropism is a plant’s response to ____
  10. plants lose water ____ during transpiration
  11. this turns into a seed after fertilization

20 Clues: small holes on leaves • when roots grow toward water • period of inactivity in plants • cells that open and closes stoma • when a plant grows out of a seed • stems and leaves grow toward light • green pigment that absorbs sunlight • seed dispersal occurs after seed ____ • a plant’s growth response to a stimulus • gravitropism is when ____ grow downward • ...

Plant Physiology 2014-09-03

Plant Physiology crossword puzzle
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  1. the growth phase in plant cells
  2. replicated chromosomes condense
  3. used in the degradation of fatty acids
  4. chromosomes align at spindle equator
  5. the nuclear envelope breaks in this stage
  6. actin filaments and microtubles are a part of this
  7. the nuclear envelope reforms here
  8. the structure in plants that is much larger than the same structure in animal cells
  9. stage of mitosis where the chromosomes move to the poles
  10. this causes increased cell size and is needed for plant growth
  11. a type of genetics that starts with the mutant phenotype to gene finishing with protein funtion
  12. one of the structures animal cells have that plant cells do not
  13. mitotic stage where DNA is replicated
  14. the system that illustrates that two genes are needed for selection
  15. a type of analysis that involves disabling a genes function to see if there are any defects
  16. composed of microtubles and has the plus end located at the kineticore
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  1. a motor protein that walks along microtubles
  2. type of plastid that stores starch
  3. a fluorescent marker used to visually observe functions of proteins
  4. designates where the cell wall forms
  5. the start codon preceded by a translational leader
  6. this structure of a plant cell is used for pigment storage
  7. this forms between two daughter nuclei in cytokinesis
  8. the cab3 gene is responsible for regulating this
  9. the final stage of mitosis that involves separating two daughter cells
  10. this protein kinase adds phosphate groups to other proteins
  11. chromosomes align at spindle equator
  12. these bind where the activators bind and work to inhibit transcription
  13. the theory that states how mitochondria and chloroplasts were derived
  14. theory all cells arise from preexisting cells

30 Clues: the growth phase in plant cells • replicated chromosomes condense • the nuclear envelope reforms here • type of plastid that stores starch • designates where the cell wall forms • chromosomes align at spindle equator • chromosomes align at spindle equator • mitotic stage where DNA is replicated • used in the degradation of fatty acids • ...

Plant reproduction 2014-06-26

Plant reproduction crossword puzzle
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  1. Sticky, male gametes land here, feathery in wind pollinated plants
  2. Formed by the secretion of enzymes to allow for fertilisation(6,4)
  3. Female gamete
  4. Male part of the flower
  5. Embryonic shoot
  6. Mode of cell division to form gametes
  7. Contains OVULE (often more than one)
  8. Formed from the OVARY
  9. Seeds need to disperse to avoid this
  10. Development of plant from seed
  11. POLLENTUBE travels through this
  12. Produce a reward for INSECT
  13. Found in potatoes; a mode of ASEXUAL
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  1. Embryonic root
  2. Formed from ovule wall
  3. Food store in seed
  4. Why seeds require OXYGEN
  5. contains OVUM
  6. Bright colours attract insects
  7. Male gamete
  8. The fusion of nuclei from POLLEN and OVUM
  9. Seeds require warmth, water and ________
  10. As opposed to wind pollination
  11. Reproduction forming clones
  12. Female part of the flower
  13. Produces POLLEN

26 Clues: Male gamete • contains OVUM • Female gamete • Embryonic root • Embryonic shoot • Produces POLLEN • Food store in seed • Formed from the OVARY • Formed from ovule wall • Male part of the flower • Why seeds require OXYGEN • Female part of the flower • Reproduction forming clones • Produce a reward for INSECT • Bright colours attract insects • Development of plant from seed • ...

Plant Physiology 2014-10-27

Plant Physiology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An E3 ubiquitin ligase in auxin biosynthesis
  2. hormone that promotes shoot growth
  3. A type of dormancy that involves the embryo
  4. Hormone that controls many plant processes including stress responses
  5. small seeds on the outside of strawberries
  6. A factor releasing the seed from embryo dormancy. Also called seed drying
  7. A type of dormancy that involves the seed coat
  8. A chemical messenger that transports a signal from one cell to another and regulates plant growth and development and very low concentrations
  9. Hormone that suppresses the growth of auxiliary buds
  10. an auxin signal transduction receptor that is localized in the endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane
  11. Fertilization resulting in the formation of the embryo and the endosperm
  12. A repressor for transcription in gibberellin signalling
  13. Somatic cells tat can form an entire organism
  14. Hormone that promotes stem elongation
  15. processing resulting in the degredation of gibberellin and auxin
  16. gas that induces fruit ripening
  17. Precursor of auxin
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  1. Model of polar auxin transport through these type of cells
  2. The term for a factor releasing a seed from coat dormancy
  3. A protein complex that degrades polyubiquitinated proteins
  4. precursor for gibberellin
  5. Active developmental program that requires upregulation of many genes
  6. a more immediate precursor in the ABA biosynthesis pathway
  7. another general term for dormancy state
  8. a way to detect very low concentrations of auxin other than mass spectrometry
  9. Part of the plant that grows into fruit
  10. a term for a seed that is dehydrated
  11. Made to protect chlorophyll during senescence
  12. the second shape the embryo forms when it divides
  13. A type of pathway used for gibberellin biosynthesis

30 Clues: Precursor of auxin • precursor for gibberellin • gas that induces fruit ripening • hormone that promotes shoot growth • a term for a seed that is dehydrated • Hormone that promotes stem elongation • another general term for dormancy state • Part of the plant that grows into fruit • small seeds on the outside of strawberries • A type of dormancy that involves the embryo • ...

PLANT BIOLOGY 2015-03-19

PLANT BIOLOGY crossword puzzle
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  1. The main site of photosynthesis in a plant; typically consists of a flattened blade and a stalk (petiole) that joins it to the stem.
  2. Contains large amounts of starch, but no chlorophyll, specialized for storage.
  3. Hardens cell walls of some plant tissues.
  4. System of all the plant’s stems, leaves, and reproductive structures.
  5. Flowers contain spores and gametes.
  6. The part of a plant’s shoot system that supports the leaves and reproductive structures.
  7. The nonliving portion of a plant’s vascular system that provides support and conveys xylem sap from the roots to the rest of the plant.
  8. Tiny pores which allow exchange of CO2, and O2 between the surrounding air and the photosynthetic cells inside the leaf.
  9. A plant embryo packaged with a food supply within a protective covering.
  10. Tissues consisting of cells joined into tubes that transport water and nutrients throughout the plant body.
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  1. A chloroplast that develops in the absence of light.
  2. First leaf to grow from a seed.
  3. A flowering plant, which forms seeds inside a protective chamber called ovary.
  4. The portion of a plant’s vascular tissue system that transports sugars and other organic nutrients from leaves or storage tissues to other parts of the plant.
  5. A naked-seed plant.
  6. A functional unit connecting all of the plant’s organs.
  7. Contains red, orange, or yellow carotenoid pigments that are water insoluble, impart color to fruits, etc.
  8. A plant that lacks xylem and phloem; a seedless non-vascular plant.
  9. Contains chlorophyll, internal membranes organized as grana, specialized for photosynthesis.
  10. A waxy coating on the surface of stems and leaves that helps retain water.

20 Clues: A naked-seed plant. • First leaf to grow from a seed. • Flowers contain spores and gametes. • Hardens cell walls of some plant tissues. • A chloroplast that develops in the absence of light. • A functional unit connecting all of the plant’s organs. • A plant that lacks xylem and phloem; a seedless non-vascular plant. • ...

plant b 2021-12-12

plant b crossword puzzle
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  1. E
  2. S
  3. U
  4. V
  5. A
  6. O
  7. T
  8. H
  9. D
  10. N
  11. L
  12. B
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  1. P
  2. C
  3. P
  4. R
  5. I
  6. F
  7. K
  8. W
  9. M
  10. G

22 Clues: P • E • C • P • S • U • R • V • A • I • F • K • W • O • T • H • D • N • M • L • B • G

Plant Parts 2022-03-03

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

22 Clues: Edge of leaf • Attracts insects • Helps seed spread • Undeveloped shoot • Male part of flower • Female part of flower • Becomes the new plant • Central Vein of the leaf • The flat part of the leaf • Absorbs water and minerals • Protects developing flower • Where Reproduction takes place • The Bud at the top of the stem • Where photosynthesis takes place • Part of leaf attached to the stem • ...

Plant Vocabulary 2022-02-21

Plant Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Triphosphate (ATP) The primary molecule in which energy is stored in chemical bonds for future use in cellular processes
  2. A plant’s directional growth in response to sunlight
  3. The results of a chemical equation. The right side of a chemical equation.
  4. Vascular plant tissue that moves water absorbed in roots throughout the plant
  5. The process of a plant absorbing water through the roots and then releasing water vapor through its stomata in the leaves
  6. The reproductive organ in angiosperms that develop into fruit and seeds
  7. The process of sprouting and growing
  8. Anything that prompts a response or action
  9. / Carpel The female reproductive structure of a flowering plant; consists of the stigma, style, and ovary
  10. Respiration The chemical process of converting chemical energy (glucose) into an alternative form of chemical energy (ATP) for use in carrying out life processes
  11. The portion of the male reproductive structure of a flowering plant that contains pollen (the male gametes)
  12. A plant’s directional response to an environmental stimulus.
  13. Organelle where energy is produced during cellular respiration; the powerhouse of the cell
  14. The tip of the female reproductive structure of a flowering plant that is sticky to capture pollen for the purpose of pollination
  15. The starting materials for a reaction. The left side of a chemical equation.
  16. Reproduction Reproduction that involves the exchange of genetic material between two organisms involving gamete fusion
  17. Structure within the ovary of a plant containing the female reproductive cells; develops into the seed after fertilization
  18. The slender stalk-like portion of the female reproductive structure of a flowering plant; supports the stigma
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  1. The chemical process of converting light energy into chemical energy (glucose); occurs in autotrophic organisms
  2. An action that is prompted by a stimulus
  3. A plant’s response to contact with another object
  4. A plant’s directional growth in response to water
  5. The specialized part of a plant that is mainly used for gas exchange; comes in various forms and often is the primary form of adaptation in plants; primary site of photosynthesis in most plants
  6. Small particles containing a plant’s sperm cells
  7. The result of a fertilized plant ovule; can be cultivated to produce a new plant
  8. Protective structure that surrounds a flower bud, and supports petals after a flower blooms
  9. Organelle where sugar (glucose) is produced during photosynthesis; found in most autotrophic cells
  10. A tiny pore in the epidermis of a leaf used for gas exchange
  11. The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma within a flower
  12. / Gravitropism A plant’s directional growth toward the earth (roots) or away from the earth (stems) in response to the force of gravity.
  13. cells Cells surrounding the stoma that regulate the size of the stoma
  14. Leaves surrounding the reproductive structures of flowering plants, often specialized to attract pollinators
  15. The slender stalk-like portion of the male reproductive structure of a flowering plant; supports the anther
  16. The male reproductive structure of a flowering plant; consists of the anther and the filament
  17. Vascular plant tissue that moves glucose produced by the leaves throughout the plant
  18. The enlarged portion at the base of the reproductive structure of the flowering plant that contains ovules (the female gamete); after fertilization it will become the fruit of the plant
  19. C6H12O6 is a monosaccharide sugar that is produced in photosynthesis and used during cellular respiration for energy production
  20. Wall Outer layer of a plant cell made of cellulose used for protection and support

38 Clues: The process of sprouting and growing • An action that is prompted by a stimulus • Anything that prompts a response or action • Small particles containing a plant’s sperm cells • A plant’s response to contact with another object • A plant’s directional growth in response to water • A plant’s directional growth in response to sunlight • ...

Plant Reproduction 2022-03-12

Plant Reproduction crossword puzzle
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  1. process when seed requires cold season before germination
  2. part of the plant that turns into a seed
  3. pollination through water
  4. stored food found within the seed
  5. pollination through insects
  6. when a seed begins to grow into a plant
  7. leaf found within the seed
  8. part of the plant that produces pollen
  9. process where seed coat must be broke before germination
  10. pollination through animals
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  1. transfer of pollen from anther to stigma
  2. required for germination to occur
  3. embryotic plant where genetics are found
  4. pollination that occurs in the same flower or flowers of the same plant
  5. seed with one cotyledon
  6. pollination through wind
  7. protective outer layer of the seed
  8. pollination that occurs between two different plants
  9. stem found within the seed
  10. when pollen unites with the ovary
  11. root found within the seed
  12. seed with two cotyledon
  13. part of the plant where pollen is absorbed

23 Clues: seed with one cotyledon • seed with two cotyledon • pollination through wind • pollination through water • stem found within the seed • leaf found within the seed • root found within the seed • pollination through insects • pollination through animals • required for germination to occur • stored food found within the seed • when pollen unites with the ovary • ...

Plant Systems 2022-05-12

Plant Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. leaves are specialized for
  2. ovary develops into ________ in angiosperms
  3. a pollinators more attracted to a _____ flower than a dull flower
  4. leafs are shaped to _______light
  5. after what process does the flower die and seed devolp
  6. occurs through the stomata
  7. ____ pollination increases genetic variation in plants
  8. if a leaf has parallel veins then it is ______ plant
  9. aids in less
  10. ______ and sepal aren’t directly involved in the representation
  11. open during day closed at night
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  1. stems in plants are like ______ systems in humans
  2. with parents
  3. devolpment of the seed
  4. stem supports the plant how ______ supports the anther
  5. nectar petal, color and scent are all adaptations for
  6. water,_____ and favorable temperatures are needed for germination
  7. type of angiosperm with flower petals in multiples of 4 and 5
  8. monocots have _________ roots
  9. the __________ inside the seed serves as a food storage
  10. contains ovules in angiosperms
  11. the male potion of a flower
  12. in angiosperms fertilization does not require _____

23 Clues: with parents • aids in less • devolpment of the seed • leaves are specialized for • occurs through the stomata • the male potion of a flower • monocots have _________ roots • contains ovules in angiosperms • open during day closed at night • leafs are shaped to _______light • ovary develops into ________ in angiosperms • stems in plants are like ______ systems in humans • ...