Vocab Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. the absorption of liquid by a solid, causing it to swell without dissolving into a solution.
  2. 4. a natural or chemical substance added to soil or plants to provide essential nutrients for growth.
  3. 5. texture how "fine" or "coarse" a soil is, determined by its specific mix of sand, silt, and clay.
  4. 6. main part of plant that holds everything up
  5. 9. leaves of plant or tree
  6. 17. a way of creating offspring from 2 parents
  7. 18. stage the phase in an organism's life cycle when it reaches maturity and is capable of producing offspring
  8. 19. the minimum amount of energy that must be provided to compounds to result in a chemical reaction
  9. 20. the layer of soil directly beneath the topsoil, where leached minerals and clay accumulate
Down
  1. 1. the biological process by which plants and other organisms use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich food and oxygen.
  2. 2. structure the arrangement of soil particles into distinct clumps or aggregates called peds
  3. 7. the uppermost layer of the soil
  4. 8. the thick central vein of a leaf that provides support and transports fluids
  5. 10. a technique where tissues from two different plants join together so they grow as one
  6. 11. the underground parts of a plant that absorb water, minerals, and provide stability
  7. 12. profile a vertical section of soil showing its different layers, or horizons, from the surface down to the parent rock
  8. 13. a way of creating offspring from a single parent
  9. 14. a form of asexual reproduction where a new organism grows as an outgrowth, or bud, from the body of the parent.
  10. 15. a flat, green plant part that turns sunlight into food.
  11. 16. small, undeveloped shoot that can grow into a new leaf, flower, or stem.