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