Middle School Plant Science
Across
- 1. The movement of seeds away from the parent plant.
- 4. Leaf veins that run side by side.
- 6. The process plants use to make food using sunlight.
- 8. Seeds spread through water.
- 11. A plant that produces flowers and seeds.
- 12. Coat The protective outer covering of a seed.
- 14. Stored food inside a seed that nourishes the embryo.
- 16. A seed leaf that stores food for the young plant.
- 19. Tiny hair-like structures that help roots absorb water.
- 20. Seeds spread by animals.
- 22. The above-ground part of a growing plant.
- 24. A seed that is alive and able to germinate.
- 25. The structure that anchors the plant and absorbs water.
- 26. The amount of heat needed for proper seed growth.
- 28. A root system made of many thin roots spreading outward.
- 29. A gas needed by seeds during germination.
Down
- 2. The material in which many plants grow.
- 3. A flowering plant with one cotyledon.
- 5. The part of the embryo that develops into the root.
- 7. Substances plants need for growth and survival.
- 8. Seeds spread by air currents.
- 9. The tiny young plant found inside a seed.
- 10. One large main root growing downward.
- 13. Leaf veins that spread out in different directions.
- 15. The spreading of seeds to new locations.
- 17. Seeds spread when seed pods burst open.
- 18. The process of a seed beginning to grow.
- 21. A structure containing a young plant and stored food.
- 23. A flowering plant with two cotyledons.
- 27. The part of the embryo that develops into the shoot and leaves.