Plant Biology Crossword
Across
- 3. a fruit with a soft mesocarp and a seed enclosed by a stony endocarp
- 4. cell organelles that control the flow of molecules in the cell
- 6. permeable layer inside the cell wall that controls substances enter or leave the cell
- 9. a type of fruit that will split open at maturity and freely release seeds for dispersal
- 13. a folded membrane system that provides a channel for transporting proteins and lipids in the cell
- 15. the inner layer of plant tissue of stems and roots
- 16. a fruit with a tough endocarp that encloses the seeds
- 18. a substance in cells that plays a role in gene expression
- 19. clusters of single flowers gathered on a stem
Down
- 1. a type of fruit that keeps the seeds within the fruit walls after leaving the parent plant
- 2. an organism that uses external sources of food or energy
- 3. a substance in cells that holds a plant’s genetic material and provides genetic information to RNA
- 5. specialized epidermal plant cells with pores that open to allow for gas exchange and control water loss
- 7. the places on a plant stem where leaves develop
- 8. an organism that uses the process of photosynthesis to make its own food
- 10. the basic unit of a plant contains many different organelles that drive the plant processes
- 11. a dry indehiscent fruit in which part of the fruit wall extended to form a wing
- 12. a thin stalk in the stamen of a flower that supports the anther
- 14. the parts of a cell that drive the process of respiration and energy transfer
- 17. a large organelle found in a plant cell that contains the plant’s genetic material