Botany Crossword 1
Across
- 2. The part that first protects the baby flower and then supports the base of the flower
- 4. A great-smelling, small flower that is also named after its colour
- 6. What some birds drink from flowers
- 9. A common plant in our gardens that uses the 'hook' method to spread seeds
- 11. The name of the tree that produces 'itchy balls'
- 12. Almost all plants need this to grow
- 13. A hot, dry climate where you would find little plant life
- 14. A word that means 'spread'
- 15. The imaginary line that divides the earth in half around the centre
- 17. The kind of climate you would find close to the equator
Down
- 1. The first, baby leaves in the seed that holds stored food for the plant
- 3. The beginning (or end?) of a plant
- 4. The word used to describe a process from birth to death to new birth etc.
- 5. Insects and birds do this for plants, helping them to reproduce
- 7. The part of the flower that anchors it to the earth
- 8. The plant family name for mushrooms
- 10. Plants that don't have roots or stems and live underwater
- 11. The part of the flower that draws water and nutrients up and spreads it to the rest of the plant
- 13. One of the six ways that plants are able to spread their seeds
- 16. The name given to "the study of plants"