Writing-to-Learn: Module 1

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Across
  1. 2. Serves as a vital cellular layer that connects environmental signals and the internal vascular system
  2. 5. A specialized, hydrophobic outer layer covering aerial surfaces of land plants
  3. 6. The tissue in the plant vascular system used for the transport of organic materials
  4. 9. Specialized plant cells that form a protective layer surrounding the vascular bundles in leaves
  5. 11. Microscopic pores on plant surfaces that regulate gas exchange and water loss
Down
  1. 1. Pairs of epidermal cells on plant leaves
  2. 3. Serve as a major focal point for boosting crop yield
  3. 4. The outermost layer of cells covering the plant body
  4. 7. Flat part of a plant that performs photosynthesis
  5. 8. Modifies the water-conducting vascular tissue to improve crop yield and stress resilience
  6. 10. The central, spongy tissue found in the stems of vascular plants