Plant life cycle
Across
- 2. Tree or shrub that loses its leaves seasonally
- 3. Plant grown from a cutting or division of the parent plant
- 4. First stage of a plant's life, containing an embryo
- 7. Underground part of the plant that absorbs water and nutrients
- 8. Plant that lives for more than two years
- 10. Plant that takes two years to complete its life cycle
- 11. Tree or shrub that keeps its leaves year-round
- 14. Male reproductive part of the flower, producing pollen
- 16. Main support structure of the plant, transporting water and nutrients
- 17. Female reproductive part of the flower, including the ovary
- 18. Plant that completes its life cycle in one year
- 19. Ripened ovary of the flower, containing seeds
Down
- 1. Process by which plants make food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
- 3. Green pigment in leaves that helps with photosynthesis
- 5. Period of minimal growth and activity, often during winter
- 6. Transfer of pollen from the male to the female part of the flower
- 9. Reproductive part of the plant, often colorful to attract pollinators
- 12. Process of spreading seeds away from the parent plant
- 13. Plant organs that carry out photosynthesis and transpiration
- 15. Process of a seed sprouting and beginning to grow