Plant Growth and Change

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Across
  1. 4. the fleshy, often sweet part of a plant that holds the seeds
  2. 6. a feature or characteristic of an organism that makes it better suited to its environment
  3. 9. a substance that provides nourishment
  4. 11. the wearing away by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice
  5. 12. the sequence of stages that organisms go through from egg to adult
  6. 14. the network of tubules and fibres that grow from the base of the plant stem extending outward underground that absorb mineral nutrients and water
Down
  1. 1. to spread out. Seeds are spread out from the parent plant by wind, water, catapult seed pods, and by animals.
  2. 2. necessary part of the air we breathe
  3. 3. a section of a plant capable of developing into a new plant
  4. 5. outgrowth of stems that extend along the ground which give rise to new plants at various points along its length
  5. 7. to cause to continue or increase by reproduction
  6. 8. the main body of the plant above ground that supports the branches and leaves
  7. 10. an enlarged underground section of a stem (like a large bud) that will grow into a new plant when planted
  8. 13. the part of the plant that produces the seeds