8S Chapter 7 Vocabulary

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