Lesson 2: Plant Structures and Their Functions
Across
- 3. Plant tissue that is neither vascular nor dermal, responsible for photosynthesis, storage, and support.
- 7. A thin layer of plant tissue between the endodermis and the phloem, responsible for the development of lateral roots.
- 9. A gaseous plant hormone that promotes fruit ripening and leaf abscission.
- 11. A non-directional plant movement in response to a stimulus, such as the closing of a Venus flytrap.
- 13. The outermost layer of cells covering the primary plant body, providing protection and regulating gas exchange.
- 15. A plant hormone that promotes cell elongation and regulates growth processes like phototropism.
- 16. Plant hormones that stimulate stem elongation, seed germination, and flowering.
- 20. A type of cell found in xylem that forms a continuous tube for water transport in angiosperms.
- 21. The stalk that joins a leaf to a stem.
- 22. The layer of tissue in a plant root or stem located between the epidermis and the vascular tissue.
- 23. A specialized cell located next to a sieve tube member that helps manage its metabolic activity.
Down
- 1. A layer of tall, column-shaped cells under the upper epidermis of a leaf, primary site of photosynthesis.
- 2. Specialized plant cells in the epidermis of leaves and stems, used to control gas exchange by opening and closing stomata.
- 4. The vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root.
- 5. A growth response of a plant toward or away from a directional stimulus like light or gravity.
- 6. A living cell in the phloem that forms the main channel for transporting organic nutrients.
- 8. Elongated, tapering xylem cells that help conduct water and provide structural support.
- 10. Small hair-like or spike-like outgrowths from the epidermis of a plant, used for protection or to reduce evaporation.
- 12. A layer of loosely packed, irregularly shaped cells in a leaf with air spaces for gas exchange.
- 14. The process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves.
- 17. The innermost layer of the cortex in plant roots, forming a selective barrier for water and minerals.
- 18. The vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves.
- 19. A section of tissue at the tip of a plant root that protects the growing point as it pushes through soil.