Photosynthesis Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 7. The process where plants absorb water through roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves, much like sweating.
- 8. Using this, plants convert the sugars back into energy for growth and other life processes.
- 9. A simple sugar which is an important energy source in many living organisms.
- 10. The tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root.
Down
- 1. A process used by plants to convert light energy into chemical energy that can be released to fuel the organism’s activities.
- 2. Plants use this to bring water up the roots and stems to the rest of the plant.
- 3. A plastid that contains chlorophyll. It is also where photosynthesis takes place.
- 4. The outer layer of tissue in a plant, much like skin.
- 5. The osmotic pressure within the cells of a root system that causes water or sap to rise through a plant stem to the leaves.
- 6. This is responsible for absorbing light to provide energy for photosynthesis.