Plant Diversity Vocabulary
Across
- 5. adaptive reproductive structure of some vascular plants that contains an embryo, cotyledon, and seed coat
- 7. one of a pair of cells that function in the opening/closing of the stomata
- 8. protective covering over a root
- 10. flower's female reproductive organ
- 13. process in which a seed's embryo begins to grow
- 14. dermal tissue that makes up a plant's outer covering
- 16. male reproductive organ of most flowers composed of a filament and anther
- 18. vascular tissue that transports water
- 19. opening in the leaf for gas exchange
Down
- 1. includes mosses w/o vascular tissue
- 2. vascular plant tissue that transports sugar and products of photosynthesis to rest of plant
- 3. seed structure that stores food
- 4. flower organ that protects the bud
- 6. includes 2 types: xylem and phloem
- 9. loosely packed,irregularly shaped cells below the palisade mesophyll
- 11. response to an external stimulus in a specific direction
- 12. outer covering protecting the seed
- 15. tissue that provides nourishment to the developing embryo of flowering plants
- 17. colorful flower structure that attracts pollinators