CH8 - The Plant Kingdom
Across
- 2. a cellular organelle found in all plants
- 4. the flexible stalks supporting dandelion flowers are this type of stem
- 6. new cork cells are produced by the ___
- 7. seeds contain a young plant called an ___
- 8. plants whose vascular bundles are evenly distributed throughout their entire stem
- 12. young fern leaves that resemble violin scrolls
- 14. in this layer of a leaf is where you would expect the most photosynthesis to take place
- 15. ferns require ___ for reproduction
- 16. the size of the stoma opening is regulated by ___
- 19. this includes pine trees, spruces, and cycads
- 20. the region on a stem where new leaves or branches are produced
- 21. another name for flowering plants
- 24. these vascular plants have been used as an abrasive because of silica in their cell walls
Down
- 1. fern leaves are called ___
- 3. a plant that loses too much water through evaporation may wilt due to loss of ___
- 5. mosses and hornworts are attached to the ground with root-like ___
- 9. this structure of a leaf allows gases to move easily within the leaf itself
- 10. the largest group of plants is the ___
- 11. what plant cell walls are made of
- 13. these form because xylem grows differently at different times of the year
- 17. the outermost layer of bark that is made of dead cells
- 18. this category includes organisms that do not have true roots, leaves, and stems
- 22. all plants are ___. They have a nucleus
- 23. when you eat a carrot, you are eating a ___