Parts of the plant
Across
- 2. A root system in which many small roots spread through the soil
- 6. An enlarged underground branch or stem of a plant, such as a potato
- 7. An underground stem with layers similar to leaves
- 8. A leaf that has only one blade
- 11. An underground stem that is similar to a bulb, but it has thinner leaves and a thicker stem
- 12. The artificial application of water to meet plant growth needs
- 15. The length of the light period in a day
- 17. Plant movement in response to its environment
- 19. A root that branches from the primary root
- 21. The growth of plants over and around solid objects, such as rocks
- 23. The sequence of changes the plant or animal goes through from its inception to reproductive maturity, includes the beginning, growth, and maturity stages of the life span
- 24. A leaf that is divided into two or more leaflets
- 25. The plant structure that supports leaves and flowers, transports water and other materials, and stores food
- 26. A plant that lives two seasons
- 27. A small, hairlike growth that helps anchor the root
- 29. An organ on a plant stem that is usually green
- 31. stem The stem of a tree, shrub, and other crop plants, such as cotton, that has a rigid tissue known as xylem
- 32. The period of time after the last frost in the spring and before the first day in the fall
Down
- 1. The growth or turning of a plant in the direction of the sunlight
- 3. A part of a plant stem that grows below the ground
- 4. A stem that grows above the ground
- 5. A nonwoody stem that is soft and green stem and contains only a small amount of xylem
- 9. The tip of the primary root that protects the root as it grows into the soil
- 10. The first root to grow from the seed
- 13. A long, underground stem that send up shoots to start new plants, such a Johnson Grass
- 14. A process through which the leaves of plants give off water
- 16. The movement of liquid from a greater concentration to a lesser concentration
- 18. A plant that lives for more than two seasons
- 20. One large root that grows downward
- 22. The downward growth of roots
- 23. When a plant falls over
- 28. A plant species that completes its life cycle in one growing season
- 30. The part of a plant that usually grows underground