Lesson 5 Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. DISPERSAL: A method of dispersal that involves the seeds moving to a different location by floating on or in the water
  2. 5. a hard, dry fruit that splits open, often along the top to form a window, allowing the seeds to sprinkle out. It is much like a follicle.
  3. 7. DISPERSAL: The method of spreading seeds used by man. Farmers planting seeds is an example of ______________________________________ of seeds.
  4. 8. a very small, one-seeded fruit that contains a bran coat and a seed that is called the germ
  5. 9. DISPERSAL: seeds that are light and designed to fly utilize ____________________
  6. 12. Seeds that are winged and float in a breeze when they detach from a tree to make their way to the ground
  7. 14. a fleshy fruit with a thick, hard skin or rind, such as a pumpkin
  8. 19. a hard, dry fruit that splits open along the side. It is much like a capsule
  9. 20. any edible part of a plant that does not house the seeds for the plant
Down
  1. 1. A fruit that has a leathery skin that you can peel off, like an orange
  2. 3. A plant that steals nutrients from another plant is called a _______________________ plant
  3. 4. Seeds surrounded by a hard, woody covering, such as acorns
  4. 6. DISPERSAL: A method of scattering seeds that involves the plant automatically scattering the seeds when they are ripe.
  5. 10. A word that means the process of spreading or scattering something
  6. 11. a fleshy fruit that has a core surrounded by fleshy tissue, such as an apple
  7. 13. A fleshy fruit with a thin skin, such as a grape
  8. 15. Fruits that have rows of seeds attached to the inside of the fruit, such as a bean
  9. 16. The seed container for a plant
  10. 17. A single, dry seed that is inside but not attached to a shell
  11. 18. A fruit that has a core surrounded by fleshy tissue such as an apple