2.1 The External Structure of a Leaf

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Across
  1. 6. small blade on a compound leaf
  2. 7. part of the plant that is ordinarily underground,serving to anchor the plant, to absorb nutrients, and to store food
  3. 8. leaf that lacks a petiole
  4. 10. have more than one blade on every petiole
  5. 11. group of structures designed to function together as a unit to perform a definite job for an organism
  6. 14. edge of a leaf's blade
  7. 15. point where leaves grow from a plant
Down
  1. 1. growth response of an organism to life
  2. 2. have one blade on every petiole
  3. 3. cluster of leaves growing around the bottom of a plant
  4. 4. stalk that attaches a leaf to the plant stem
  5. 5. flat, green portion of a leaf
  6. 9. part of a plant that is usually found above ground; manufactures flowers, fruits, and seeds from lifting leaves toward the sun
  7. 12. vessel in a plant that carries food and water throughout a leaf's blade
  8. 13. structure composed of tissues that has a definite form and performs a definite function or functions within a system