Ecology
Across
- 5. feature that contains male or female reproductive structures of cycads and other gymnosperms
- 6. type of plant with vascular tissues adapted to land environments; most widely distributed type of plant on Earth
- 7. compact cluster of spore-bearing structures in some seedless vascular plant sporophytes
- 10. plant that lives anchored to an object or to another plant
- 11. thin cylinder of meristenatic tissue that produces new transport cells
- 15. type of plant that lacks vascular tissues, moves substances slowly from cell to cell by osmosis and diffusion, and grows only in damp environment
- 17. sac or case in which fungal spores are produced
- 18. Livewort with a fleshy, lobed body shape
- 19. basic unit of structure and organization of all living organisms
- 20. seed structure that stores food or helps absorb food for the sporophyte of vascular seed plants
Down
- 1. spherical, thin-walled cell found throughout most plants that can function in photosynthesis, gas exchange, protection, stroage, and tissue repair and replacement
- 2. often elongated plant that provides flexibility for the plant, support for surrounding tissues, and functions in tissue repair and replacement
- 3. plant that can live for several years
- 4. plant cells that lacks cytoplasm and other living components when mature, leaving thick rigid cell walls that provide support and functions in transport of materials
- 8. fern's thick underground stem that functions as a food-storage organ
- 9. openings in the outer cell layer of leaf surfaces and some stems that allow the exchange of water, carbon dioxide, oxygen, and other gases between a plant and its environment
- 12. plant with a two-year life span
- 13. specialized tissue that transports water, food, and other substances in vascular plants and can also provide structure and support
- 14. fern structure formed by clusters of sporangia, usually on the undersides or a frond
- 16. plant that completes its life span in one growing season or less
- 17. adaptive reproductive structure of some vascular plants that contains an embryo, nutrients for the hardening of the embryo, and is covered by a protective coat