Science

3. an organelle within a plant cell that performs photosynthesis
5. occur from a solution of higher water content to a solution of lower water content
8. inner portion of the root that consists of storage cells
11. growth growth of a root or stem in diameter
12. carbohydrate component that makes up the cell walls of plants
13. tissues that carries sugars from the leaves to the stem and roots
14. cap cells made from dead cells that provides protection from root tip
15. growth growth that occurs at the tip of a root
17. the process by which a plant uses sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to create its own food and give off oxygen

1. green pigment, found in plants
2. system roots in which the primary roots grow straight down and remain larger than the secondary roots that branch out from it
4. root system root system in which the primary root remains small, and many slender secondary roots grow from it in all directions
6. reproduction a kind of plant reproduction that occurs when a root, stem, or leaf produces a new plant
7. the simple sugar that provides the energy for cell of living things
8. respiration the process in which cells combine substances from food with oxygen to produce energy
9. consists of long chains of glucose units attached together
10. type of tissue that carries water and nutrients from the root hairs to the leaves
16. system roots in which the primary roots grow straight down