Plant Structures and Breeding Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Vein that carries glucose and other nutrients from the leaves to the rest of the plant.
  2. 4. Plant structure that produces glucose through photosynthesis.
  3. 5. Process that involves the production of seeds and fruit from two plants.
  4. 8. A type of crop that grows in a short period of time and can survive when there is less rainfall.
  5. 12. Stalk that supports the anther.
  6. 14. Woody skin that stops a tree from drying out and protects it from pests.
  7. 15. Stalk that supports the stigma.
  8. 18. Process where people choose specific plants with a particular characteristic and encourages them to reproduce.
  9. 20. Vein that carries water and nutrients from the roots up to the leaves.
  10. 21. Dead wood in the centre of a tree that serves as a strong core.
  11. 23. Tendency of particles in a gas or liquid to become evenly distributed by moving from high concentration to low concentration.
  12. 26. Green pigment that is contained in the leaf.
  13. 28. Process that involves the growth of a seed when specific conditions are met like water, sun and soil.
  14. 29. A shallow system of similar-sized roots that can quickly soak up water.
Down
  1. 1. Growing part of the tree. Produces new xylem and phloem each year.
  2. 2. Process that involves the transportation of pollen from one plant to another.
  3. 6. Swollen base of the pistil that contains ovules.
  4. 7. Process that involved the growth of a daughter plant from a part of the parent plant such as its roots, stems, or leaves.
  5. 9. Sacs that contain eggs for fertilization.
  6. 10. Female plant reproductive organ.
  7. 11. The movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane such as a root.
  8. 13. Gas that is produced through photosynthesis.
  9. 16. Male plant reproductive organ
  10. 17. Process that involves the fertilization of the plant egg by that same plant.
  11. 19. Leaf, stem and root of a plant hidden inside of a seed.
  12. 22. Responsible for the production and storage of pollen.
  13. 24. Sticky lip of the pistil that captures pollen.
  14. 25. Tiny hairs that cover the small roots coming out of a tap root.
  15. 27. A single prominent root with numerous small roots coming out of it.