Understanding How Plants Grow & Reproduce (4.1-4.4)

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Across
  1. 3. soft organic material in soil made from the decayed remains of living things
  2. 5. part that anchors the tree and draws water and minerals from the soil
  3. 8. tree that keeps its leaves throughout the year
  4. 9. leaves and branches of a tree
  5. 13. green matter in plants which traps sunlight energy; gives a plant the ability to produce its own food
  6. 15. an organism that depends on producers for food energy
  7. 16. tree with narrow leaves or needles
  8. 17. food-making process in green plants
  9. 19. stem of a tree
  10. 21. protective layer on the outside of the trunk of a tree
  11. 22. fruit of an oak tree
Down
  1. 1. plant structure that holds and protects seeds
  2. 2. simple sugar made by green plants
  3. 4. cells in the pollen produced by the stamen
  4. 6. plant that grows where it is not wanted
  5. 7. yellow dust on flowers made by the stamens
  6. 10. tree that produces seeds in cones
  7. 11. moving of pollen from a stamen to the pistil of the flower
  8. 12. layer of dead and decaying leaves on the forest floor
  9. 14. a living thing
  10. 18. layers of wood in the trunk; each ring represents one year of the tree’s life
  11. 20. an organism that is able to produce its own food by using sunlight energy