plant defences
Across
- 4. type of hydrolytic enzyme that breaks down fungal cell walls
- 5. covering that contains many chemical defences
- 7. type of phenol made by mint
- 8. type of enzymes found in the spaces between cells
- 9. degrade bacterial cell walls
- 11. enzyme deactivated by phenols
- 13. large polysaccharide blocks sieve tubes
- 14. type of hydrolytic enzyme which breaks the bonds in glucans
- 17. bitter tasting nitrogen containing compounds stop herbivores
- 18. proteins rich in this amino acid in defensins
- 19. type of cells that close stomata when the plant is attacked
- 20. inhibit insects by deactivating digestive enzymes
- 22. strengthens and waterproofs cell walls
Down
- 1. sunken necrotic lesions in woody tissue
- 2. proteins that act on ion transport channels in membranes
- 3. type of physical defence in the cuticle
- 6. gap in cell wall between cells containing cytoplasm
- 10. in cell walls, a physical defence
- 12. essential oils with antifungal and bacterial properties
- 15. balloon like swelling that fills xylem
- 16. suicide cells that limit the pathogen's access to water etc
- 21. type of molecule that becomes highly reactive to damage pathogens