Chapter 17 Plant Reproduction

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Across
  1. 4. tendency of hybrid plants to be stronger and survive better
  2. 5. will provide the plants new root system
  3. 6. is a pesticide used to prevent diseases
  4. 7. herbaceous and woody plants are often propagated this way
  5. 10. reproduction, is simply the process of increasing the numbers of a species
  6. 12. seed will sprout and begin growth
  7. 14. top part of plant that is to be propagated
Down
  1. 1. nick the seed coat with a knife or a file
  2. 2. is the union of an egg and sperm resulting in a seed
  3. 3. separating the main part into smaller parts
  4. 8. procedure for joining two plant parts together so they grow as one
  5. 9. plants will develop roots in any area that is in contact with the soil while still attached to the mother plant
  6. 11. chemical that will react with the newly formed cells and encourage the plant to develop roots faster
  7. 13. uses a part of parts of only one parent plant