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Across
- 3. Forest composed of cone-bearing trees like pines, firs, or spruces.
- 4. Ripened ovary of a seed-bearing plant along with accessory parts.
- 6. Layer of living tissue between bark and wood in woody plants, where new bark and wood are formed.
- 7. Hairs Filamentous outgrowths near rootlet tips absorbing water and minerals.
- 8. Structures in tree heartwood essential for radial conduction of water and nutrients.
- 9. Main root of a tree, often with little branching.
- 11. Rings Visible rings in tree crosscut representing growth layers.
- 14. Symbiotic association between fungus mycelium and plant roots.
- 15. Soft, spongy center of stem in flowering plants, also the center of a tree.
- 19. Upper branches of a tree.
- 20. Plant tissue transporting nutrients from leaves to other parts.
- 22. Naturally occurring inorganic crystalline material found in Earth's crust.
- 25. Bark Physiologically active tissue between cambium and outer bark, also known as phloem.
- 26. Deciduous or broadleaf trees.
- 28. Resource Resource capable of being replaced through natural processes, like trees.
- 30. Bark Layer of dead tissue outside the last-formed periderm.
- 31. Plants shedding leaves annually, usually hardwood trees and shrubs.
Down
- 1. Undesirable or harmful organism.
- 2. Small root.
- 3. Land forming a passageway.
- 5. Outer portion of tree wood transporting water and nutrients, lighter in color than heartwood.
- 10. Plant bearing naked seeds in cones, usually needle-leaved trees.
- 12. Flowering plant or fern with a soft stem, not woody.
- 13. Factor Environmental condition constraining population size and growth, like disease or resource availability.
- 16. Energy-yielding oxidation process in living plants and animals.
- 17. Small green nonvascular plants.
- 18. Complex woody tissue in higher plants transporting water, nutrients, and supporting structure, also called sapwood.
- 21. Plants with soft, non-woody stems, including grasses, forbs, weeds, and flowers.
- 23. Inner core of woody stem composed of nonliving cells, darker than sapwood.
- 24. Complex carbohydrate constituting the chief part of plant cell walls.
- 27. Section Sample representing a whole.
- 29. Tough exterior covering of a woody root or stem.