Plants crossword

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Across
  1. 3. The sticky tip of the pistil where pollen grains are deposited
  2. 4. The diffusion of water through a differentially permeable membrane.
  3. 6. Process of reproduction which involves two parent plants.
  4. 8. Tiny particles of pollen containing sperm produced by the male reproductive organ.
  5. 10. Outer protective layer of the stem
  6. 13. Supports the tree, it is where the stem of a tree gets its strength from. Created from dead xylem tissue. It is filled with stored sugars, oils and dyes.
  7. 15. The tendency of particles in a liquid or gas to become evenly distributed through the movement of particles from areas of greater concentration to areas of lesser concentration.
  8. 16. Transports sugars and other metabolic products from the leaves downward
  9. 18. The process of choosing specific organisms with particular characteristics and having those organisms reproduce with each other.
  10. 19. Produces new phloem and xylem tissue
  11. 21. The tube connecting the stigma and the ovary
  12. 23. The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.
Down
  1. 1. The male reproductive part of the plant.
  2. 2. The pathway created by the pollen grain as it makes its way to the ovary.
  3. 5. The tip of the male reproductive organ where pollen grains are developed, stored, and released.
  4. 7. Enclose the petals of a bud and protect the flower before it opens.
  5. 9. mode of reproduction in which a new offspring is produced by a single parent plant.
  6. 10. Brightly colored parts of a flower that help attract pollinators (bees, wasps, ants, flies…)
  7. 11. Eggs produced by the female reproductive organ.
  8. 12. The movement of substances through levels of a food chain so that they get more concentrated in the organisms that are higher in the food chain
  9. 14. The stalk of the male reproductive organ.
  10. 17. The tiny chamber at the bottom of the style that contains the plant’s ovules.
  11. 20. Transports water from the roots upwards.
  12. 22. The female reproductive part of the plant