2nd/3rd Grader Gardening Cross Word Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. the light from the sun. Plants take in energy by absorbing it.
  2. 4. the part of a plant that makes seeds (and looks pretty).
  3. 8. the _____ make food (sugar) for the plant. They take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen into the air.
  4. 9. _____ protects and holds the seeds of the plant. It is usually sweet.
  5. 10. the job of the _____ is to anchor the plant in the ground and absorb (soak up) water and minerals from the ground.
  6. 11. the part of a plant that has a tiny new plant inside it.
  7. 13. to remove the seeds from a plant.
Down
  1. 1. a green pigment or natural coloring of plant tissue. It helps the plant make food.
  2. 2. the type of food that plants make in their leaves.
  3. 3. the process that plants use to make food. During _______________, the plant turns sunlight, chlorophyll and carbon dioxide into food (sugar) and oxygen.
  4. 5. the job of the ____ is to hold up or support the plant. It has many thin tubes that carry water, minerals, and food to other parts of the plants.
  5. 6. a living thing that usually has roots and cannot move from place to place.
  6. 7. the most common liquid on Earth.
  7. 12. everything around a living thing like air, sunlight, water, and soil.