Sexual Propagation

3. The process of replanting a plant from one container to another or into the soil outside.
6. An embryonic seed leaf that contains stored food for the embryo.
8. Seeding The practice of planting seeds directly into the soil in a permanent location indoors or outdoors.
9. A mark on a seed that shows where the ovule was attached to the ovary.
11. The tissue that surrounds the embryo and provides nutrition in the form of starch and, to some extent, oils and proteins.
13. A reproductive plant body that consists of a seed coat, an embryo, and stored food.
15. The ability of seeds to germinate under optimal conditions.
16. Seeding The process of planting seeds indoors until they grow into seedlings that are then transplanted into larger containers or a permanent location outdoors.
19. The portion of an embryonic shoot below the cotyledon(s) and above the radicle that develops into a true stem.
20. Propagation The process in which plants are reproduced by seed.

1. The beginning stage of plant growth during which an embryo inside a seed changes into a developing seedling.
2. The part of a seed that develops into the shoot.
4. The part of a seed that develops into the first or primary root.
5. The ability of seeds to germinate under less-than-optimal conditions and still produce healthy seedlings.
7. Coat A protective outer covering of a seed. It allows or inhibits the exchange of gas and water and helps in determining when conditions are right for growth to begin.
10. The material in which plants are grown.
12. The portion of an embryonic shoot above the cotyledon(s) that in most plants develops into plant leaves.
14. An opening in a seed coat through which water first enters the seed.
17. An immature plant that is held in a dormant or resting phase inside a seed.
18. Pressure The pressure that is exerted by water against a cell wall.