Roots, Stems, and Leaves
Across
- 5. transports food made in the leaves to the rest of the plant
- 6. one main root with lots of small roots branching from it
- 8. tissue that is the transport system for a plant
- 12. tissue that is made of stem cells
- 14. the majority of the plant is made of this tissue
- 16. venation where veins branch and form a network
- 17. where leaves are produced
Down
- 1. root system made of lots of small roots
- 2. spongy ground tissue in the center of herbaceous stems
- 3. where the blade attaches to the stem
- 4. outermost layer of the plant that secretes cuticle
- 7. retain their leaves throughout the year
- 9. transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant
- 10. loose their leaves each fall and grow them again in the spring
- 11. small openings found on the underside of leaves
- 13. broad part of the leaf
- 15. thick support cells that are very rigid