8th Grade - Plant Structures and Taxonomy

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Across
  1. 4. tissue of the leaf where photosynthesis occurs.
  2. 5. formed when a fertilized pistil enlarges; the true fruit consists of the seeds that carry the male and female genetic characteristics of the plant.
  3. 7. part of the stamen or male part of the flower, manufactures pollen
  4. 9. area where cells mature.
  5. 13. small openings, usually on the lower side of the leaf, that control movement of gases.
  6. 14. supports the leaves and conducts the flow of water and nutrients.
  7. 18. contains eggs
  8. 19. plant part consisting of a stipule, petiole, and blade.
  9. 20. consisting of two names
  10. 21. function as a protective device for the developing flower
  11. 24. cells that surround the stoma.
  12. 25. a process by which a plant leaf is capable of adjusting its angle of exposure to the sun.
  13. 28. union of the pollen with the stigma
  14. 29. attracts insects and other natural pollinators
  15. 30. short, flattened underground stem surrounded by scaly leaves.
  16. 31. specialized food-storage stem that grows underground.
  17. 32. one of the two major root systems, consisting of many fine, hairlike roots.
  18. 35. female reproductive cells
  19. 37. reproductive part of the plant.
  20. 38. (plural,genera) a closely related and definable group of animals or plants comprising one or more species.
  21. 39. area between two nodes.
  22. 40. male sexual reproductive cell
  23. 41. modified leaf that is often brightly colored and showy.
  24. 43. the slender leaf stock that supports the blade, attaching it to the stem of a plant.
  25. 45. female part of the flower, made up of the stigma, style, and ovary.
  26. 46. male part of the flower that contains the pollen, anther, and filament.
  27. 48. vessels of the vascular bundle that carry the water and nutrients from roots to leaves.
  28. 49. area of the root or stem tip in plants where new cells are formed.
  29. 50. formed by the sepals
  30. 52. short underground stem surrounded by many overlapping, fleshy leaves.
  31. 53. a plant that has a stem that does not turn woody; it is more or less soft and succulent, and often lacks winter hardiness.
  32. 55. the wide portion of a leaf in which photosynthesis occurs.
  33. 56. food, water, and nutrient-carrying tissue extending from roots to tips of plants.
  34. 57. portion of the new root where the cells start to become specialized and begin their function.
  35. 58. elongated,vertical cells that give the leaf strength and manufacture food.
Down
  1. 1. part of the female part of the flower through which pollen travels
  2. 2. structure that supports the anther.
  3. 3. two or more leaves arising from the same part of the stem.
  4. 6. the science, laws, and principles of classification
  5. 8. small microscopic roots that arise from the cells located on the surface of a plant root.
  6. 10. the outermost part of a root that protects the tender tip of a growing root as it penetrates the soil.
  7. 11. used to improve the appearance of a structure or an area.
  8. 12. root other than the primary root or a branch of a primary root.
  9. 13. receives the pollen
  10. 15. a terminal bud on a plant that produces flowers.
  11. 16. a flower that contains all of the male and all of the female parts of the flower
  12. 17. surface layer on the lower and upper sides of the leaf.
  13. 22. top-most layer of the leaf; waxy protective covering of the leaf.
  14. 23. lower, irregular layer in the leaf that allows the veins, or vascular bundle, to extend into the leaf.
  15. 26. hard, stiff, dark-colored growth of plants; they are winter hardy.
  16. 27. edge of the leaf.
  17. 33. large main root of the system; usually has little or no branch roots.
  18. 34. a terminal plant bud that produces stem and leaf growth.
  19. 36. pores in the stem that allow the passage of gases in and out of the plant.
  20. 42. the upper angle between the leaf or flower stem and the stalk of the plant.
  21. 44. bud at the end of a twig or branch.
  22. 46. the subgroup under genus.
  23. 47. lower, irregular layer in the leaf that
  24. 51. a single leaf arising from a plant stem.
  25. 54. bud that is located in the axil of the leaf.