Biology Extra Credit
Across
- 2. the part of a stamen that produces and contains pollen and is usually borne on a stalk
- 5. a slender stem that grows horizontally along the ground, giving rise to roots and aerial (vertical) branches at specialized points called nodes
- 7. temporary and cytoplasm-filled parts of the cell membrane that are able to change their form in order to move
- 10. plant vascular tissue that conveys water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant and also provides physical support
- 14. mass of scales or bracts, usually ovate in shape, containing the reproductive organs of certain nonflowering plants
- 18. Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles
- 19. a mass of microspores in a seed plant appearing usually as a fine dust
- 21. any vascular plant that reproduces by means of an exposed seed, or ovule
- 23. made up of only one cell that carries out all of the functions needed by the organism
- 24. microscopic pores in the shoot epidermis of plants
Down
- 1. The pollen producing part of a flower, usually with a slender filament supporting the anther
- 3. a slender whiplike or threadlike strand, produced usually from the node of a stem, by which a vine or other plant may climb
- 4. the outer layer or part of an organism that comes in contact with the environment
- 6. the embryonic stage of the plant life cycle
- 7. plant vascular tissue that conducts foods made in the leaves during photosynthesis to all other parts of the plant
- 8. the small external opening of a trachea (respiratory tube) or a book lung (breathing organ with thin folds of membrane resembling book leaves)
- 9. the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes
- 11. microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area for diffusion and minimize any increase in volume
- 12. The process of getting back a full organism from its body part
- 13. a reproductive cell capable of developing into a new individual without fusion with another reproductive cell
- 15. a single thread or a thin flexible threadlike object, process, or appendage
- 16. process resulting from random motion of molecules by which there is a net flow of matter from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration
- 17. a period in which a plant does not grow, awaiting necessary environmental conditions such as temperature, moisture, nutrient availability
- 20. a short microscopic hairlike vibrating structure found in large numbers on the surface of certain cells
- 22. plant structure that develops into a seed when fertilized