T2.1 Vocabulary Crossword EXTENSION

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Across
  1. 2. The process where plants use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to make food.
  2. 4. A plant that takes two years to complete its life cycle. It grows leaves in year one and flowers in year two.
  3. 5. A plant that grows, flowers, produces seeds and dies in one year.
  4. 9. Removing old flowers so the plant produces more blooms.
  5. 11. Joining part of one plant to another so they grow together as one plant.
  6. 12. Cutting parts of a plant to improve growth, health or shape.
  7. 15. A substance used to help plant cuttings grow roots faster.
  8. 17. A very young plant that has just grown from a seed.
  9. 18. Growing new plants from plant parts such as stems, roots or leaves.
  10. 19. A piece of stem, leaf or root used to grow a new plant.
  11. 20. When a seed begins to sprout and start growing.
Down
  1. 1. The process of creating new plants from seeds or parts of existing plants.
  2. 3. A measure of how acidic or alkaline soil is, which affects plant growth.
  3. 6. A propagation method where a stem is bent to the ground and grows roots while still attached to the parent plant.
  4. 7. The movement of pollen from the male part of a flower to the female part so seeds can form.
  5. 8. Growing new plants from seeds formed after pollination.
  6. 10. Supplying water to plants using hoses, sprinklers or drip systems.
  7. 13. A plant that lives for more than two years and grows back each season.
  8. 14. A plant growing where it is not wanted and competing with crops or garden plants.
  9. 16. A natural or manufactured product added to soil to supply nutrients for plants.