T2.1 Vocabulary Crossword EXTENSION
Across
- 2. The process where plants use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to make food.
- 4. A plant that takes two years to complete its life cycle. It grows leaves in year one and flowers in year two.
- 5. A plant that grows, flowers, produces seeds and dies in one year.
- 9. Removing old flowers so the plant produces more blooms.
- 11. Joining part of one plant to another so they grow together as one plant.
- 12. Cutting parts of a plant to improve growth, health or shape.
- 15. A substance used to help plant cuttings grow roots faster.
- 17. A very young plant that has just grown from a seed.
- 18. Growing new plants from plant parts such as stems, roots or leaves.
- 19. A piece of stem, leaf or root used to grow a new plant.
- 20. When a seed begins to sprout and start growing.
Down
- 1. The process of creating new plants from seeds or parts of existing plants.
- 3. A measure of how acidic or alkaline soil is, which affects plant growth.
- 6. A propagation method where a stem is bent to the ground and grows roots while still attached to the parent plant.
- 7. The movement of pollen from the male part of a flower to the female part so seeds can form.
- 8. Growing new plants from seeds formed after pollination.
- 10. Supplying water to plants using hoses, sprinklers or drip systems.
- 13. A plant that lives for more than two years and grows back each season.
- 14. A plant growing where it is not wanted and competing with crops or garden plants.
- 16. A natural or manufactured product added to soil to supply nutrients for plants.