Unit 3
Across
- 3. Female organ of a flower that includes the stigma, style, and ovary.
- 6. Brightly colored part of a flower that attracts insects.
- 8. Layer of cells below the epidermis of a leaf
- 9. plant that has both male and female flowers on the same plant.
- 10. plants response to gravity; geotropism
- 11. Segments on a stem between nodes.
- 14. plant growth in a normal pattern due to no stimulus
- 19. Flower with both stamens and a pistil
- 20. Basic structural unit of all living things
- 21. plants that produce flowers with only stamens or a pistil
- 22. small pores or openings on a leaf
- 24. These are chemical messengers created by a living organism that control growth
- 25. waxy layer protecting the leaf from water loss
- 26. male organ of a flower that includes the anther and filament.
- 27. lies beneath the palisade layer contains cells that help make the plant’s food.
- 30. connected to the inside of the root cortex; helps the root retain water
- 31. Attaches the leaf blade to the plant stem.
- 33. Moves food manufacturers in the leaves through photosynthesis to all other parts of the plant.
- 34. Green substance that must be present for plants to produce food
- 35. that open and close the stomata allowing water to escape on cool days and conserving water on hot days
- 37. type of plant root with one major root that is larger than the rest
- 39. Process of food production in plant leaves using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce carbohydrates and oxygen.
- 40. plant growth hormone that stimulates cells to elongate
- 41. gaseous compound produced mainly by fruits that speeds ripening
Down
- 1. naturally occurring plant hormone that prohibits growth
- 2. plant growth hormone that promotes cell division
- 4. hormone that targets stems and naturally produced in the apical meristem or tip of the plant
- 5. growth response of a plant to an external stimulus that comes from a particular direction
- 7. layer of cells at the base of a stem or petiole that will grow to close the hole created when the leaf falls off
- 12. pores that allow the exchange of gasses between the plant and environment.
- 13. upper and lower outer layers of a plant leaf
- 15. tip of the stem where growth in length occurs; apical meristem
- 16. Plant’s response to light
- 17. resting stage
- 18. outer leaves of a flower that protects the inner structure as the flower developes.
- 20. layer of cells in a plant root that stores food
- 23. Located on the side of a stem; produces new leaves or stem
- 28. fertilized egg
- 29. type of root system that has many very small roots that spread out in the soil
- 32. moves water and mineral elements from roots to all parts of the plants
- 36. Flower with sepals, petals, stamens, and a pistil
- 38. Location on a stem where buds or leaves from