Y10 Plants, Photosynthesis and Start of Ecology
Across
- 3. chemical that strengthens the the xylem
- 6. a line used to study the distribution of organisms across a habitat
- 7. green pigment that absorbs sunlight in photosynthesis.
- 9. holes found in the bottom (and top) of leaves that open and close.
- 11. an instrument that can be used to measure rate of transpiration
- 12. a characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment.
- 15. hollow tube made of dead cells. water is transported in this.
- 17. movement of water from roots to stem and out of leaves
- 18. the struggle between organisms for limited resources or for territory/a mate.
- 22. all the various organisms that live in a certain ecosystem
- 23. a square frame used to sample plants or slow animals.
- 24. the way organisms rely on each other for survival.
- 25. insoluble carbohydrate. Glucose produced in photosynthesis is often stored by the plant as this.
Down
- 1. a non living factor in an ecosystem e.g. soil pH
- 2. a living factor in an ecosystem e.g. presence of new predators
- 4. the total number of one species in a particular ecosystem.
- 5. photosynthesis is a chemical reaction that takes in energy. It is therefore a type of ...... reaction.
- 8. an organism that can survive in very hostile conditions.
- 10. in photosynthesis, the factor that determines how big the rate is is called the ....... factor.
- 13. non hollow tube in plant - sugars are transported in this
- 14. the stomata open and close due these .... cells, which swell up.
- 16. the layer of the leaf with many cells arranged close together. These cells have many chloroplasts; ..... mesophyll.
- 19. this gas is a product of photosynthesis. The bubbles from the pondweed are this gas.
- 20. root.... cells, specialised plant cells that are adapted to absorb water and minerals from the soil
- 21. the top of a leaf has a thin waxy ....