Plant Biology Crossword

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