Bio Ch. 14 plant Class/Structure Part 2

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Across
  1. 2. the female reproductive structure of a flower
  2. 3. a layer of meristematic cells located between the xylem and phloem in the woody stems of plants that produces new vascular tissues
  3. 6. any flowering plant whose embryo has two cotyledons
  4. 7. the leaf of a fern plant
  5. 8. a structure on the underside of a fern front that houses and protects the fern's
  6. 10. the male reproductive structure of a flower; produces pollen
  7. 13. the thickened top portion of a pedicel that supports the actual parts of a flower
  8. 16. in plants, the fertilization of both the egg cell and the polar bodies, which later form the endosperm
  9. 18. a structure within a plant seed that nourishes the developing embryo and may, upon germination of the seed, become the seedling's first leaves
  10. 19. an area of porous tissue in the surface of a woody plant stem that allows for gas exchange with the environment
  11. 20. the structure in a plant ovary that contains the egg cell and will mature into a seed
  12. 21. leaflike structure that protects a flower bud while forming and supports the flower after blooming
  13. 22. the haploid stage in the alternation of generations life cycle of plants, during which gametes are produced
  14. 23. a root system lacking a taproot and consisting of many small roots that comes straight from a stem
Down
  1. 1. a root system consisting of a large, main root (the taproot) from which smaller roots branch
  2. 4. the stalk that connects a flower to the rest of the plant
  3. 5. a ripened plant ovary with or without seeds
  4. 9. a flower structure located just inside the sepals that is often large, conspicuous, and scented
  5. 11. a visible ring caused by yearly growth in the vascular cambium; seen in a cross-section of a woody stem
  6. 12. the diploid stage in the alternation of generations life cycle of plants, during which spores are produced
  7. 14. the spongy ground tissue located in the center of an herbaceous plant stem
  8. 15. any flowering plant whose embryo has one cotyledon
  9. 17. the stored food inside a plant seed
  10. 22. the beginning of growth by a seed, spore, bud, or other structure after a period of dormancy