Chapter 10 Vocab Words

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Across
  1. 3. one of the cells that surround a stoma on a plant leaf and control the opening and closing of a stoma
  2. 4. the lower layer of leaf tissue consisting of loosely packed cells that carry photosynthesis and have many air pockets in them
  3. 5. a noncellular protective covering over leaves and young stems
  4. 7. a region on a stem where a leaf is attached
  5. 10. a structure containing vascular tissues in leaf blades
  6. 12. openings between guard cells that allow water vapors and gases to pass into and out of the leaf
  7. 14. a root system with a cluster of roots with the same size and are lacking a taproot
  8. 15. a vascular tissue made of long, hollow cells that carry water and dissolved minerals upward in a plant
Down
  1. 1. the upper layer of leaf tissue that contains tall, thin, closely packed cells that carry most of photosynthesis
  2. 2. a root system with thicker and longer than the other roots of a plant
  3. 6. the release of water from plant leaves through the stoma
  4. 8. the growth of plants in response to external stimuli
  5. 9. a vascular tissue that carries dissolved food in a plant
  6. 11. a tissue that serves as a protective covering
  7. 13. between the node and the blade