plants
Across
- 6. solid or highly viscous substance of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers
- 8. having the male and female reproductive organs in separate individuals.
- 9. a plant that has seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit. Gymnosperms include the conifers, cycads, and ginkgo.
- 10. coat the protective outer coat of a seed.
- 11. grain each of the microscopic particles, typically single cells, of which pollen is composed
- 12. seed plants with a very long fossil history that were formerly more abundant and more diverse than they are today
Down
- 1. a genus of highly unusual non-flowering plants
- 2. division of plants, grouped within the gymnosperms
- 3. division of vascular land plants
- 4. the central part of an ovule, containing the embryo sac
- 5. a tough outer protective layer, especially that of an animal or plant.
- 7. A sporophyll is a leaf that bears sporangia