Flowering Plants
Across
- 4. The part of the anther that stores pollen grains before they’re released.
- 7. A group of xylem and phloem tubes bundled together, like a plant’s “plumbing system.”
- 8. The bottom part of the pistil that contains the ovules (eggs) and develops into fruit after fertilization.
- 13. A protective sheath that helps the young shoot push through the soil during germination
- 15. The first part of photosynthesis that happens in the chloroplasts and uses sunlight to make energy (ATP).
- 19. Plants with one seed leaf (cotyledon), parallel veins, and flower parts in threes (like corn or grass).
- 21. A layer of tall, tightly packed cells filled with chloroplasts where most photosynthesis happens
- 23. The cell part (organelle) where photosynthesis happens; it contains chlorophyll.
- 28. The bottom layer of the leaf, which contains most of the stomata.
- 31. The seed coat that protects the seed.
- 32. The sticky top part of the pistil that catches pollen during pollination.
- 33. Tubes in a plant that carry water and minerals from the roots up to the rest of the plant
- 36. Associated with a water seed dispersal
- 37. Tiny hair-like structures on leaves or stems that protect the plant from insects, sunlight, or water loss.
- 38. the union of a male and female gametes to form a zygote and initiate the development of a new plant
Down
- 1. The green pigment in plants that captures sunlight for photosynthesis
- 2. The flat, wide part of a leaf that catches sunlight.
- 3. The process where plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food (glucose) and release oxygen
- 5. Associated with a wind seed dispersal
- 6. Process of which seeds are dispersed in an environment. There are 6 methods of this process: Attachment, Animals, Explode, Water, Wind, and Gravity.
- 9. A colored substance in cells that absorbs light; chlorophyll is one example.
- 10. Special cells around each stoma that open and close the pores to control gas exchange and water loss.
- 11. Plants with two seed leaves, branching veins, and flower parts in fours or fives (like beans or roses).
- 12. The base of the flower where all parts attach; it supports the flower
- 13. When pollen from one flower fertilizes a different plant’s flower.
- 14. The part of a stamen that makes and holds pollen.
- 16. The stem-like stalk that connects the leaf blade to the main plant stem.
- 17. A resting period when a seed or plant is alive but not growing.
- 18. A layer of loosely arranged cells with air spaces for gas exchange inside the leaf.
- 20. sits on the receptacle and surrounds the petals
- 22. The stored food inside a seed that helps feed the young plant when it starts to grow.
- 24. The top layer of leaf cells that protects the leaf and lets sunlight through
- 25. When a flower’s pollen fertilizes its own egg (same plant).
- 26. am embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants, one of more of which are the first leave to appear from a germinating seed
- 27. When a seed begins to sprout and grow into a new plant
- 29. A thin, shiny coating on leaves that helps reduce water loss.
- 30. The second part of photosynthesis where plants use that stored energy to make sugar.
- 34. Tiny openings on the underside of leaves that let air (carbon dioxide and oxygen) move in and out.
- 35. Tubes that carry food (sugars) made in the leaves to other parts of the plant.