CH9-Plant Functions

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Across
  1. 3. grapevine stems climbing a wood lattice is an example of which tropism
  2. 5. this plant hormone causes fruit to ripen
  3. 6. auxins and cytokinins are the 2 horomones that most affect the ___ of a plant
  4. 9. this type of plant needs wind for fertilization so the pollen can travel from the male cones to the female cones
  5. 11. the entire male part of the flower
  6. 14. this type of plant is not affected by the length of day
  7. 15. the sticky top of the carpel that receives the pollen
  8. 16. the structure that contains one or more ovules at the base of the style
  9. 18. a plant growing toward a light source is an example of ___
  10. 21. the plant organ that demonstrates positive gravitropism
  11. 22. the ovary of an angiosperm develops into a ___
  12. 23. consists of the stigma, style, and ovary
  13. 25. the part of a moss plant that produces spores
  14. 26. in ferns, this is the stage of the life cycle we most often see
  15. 27. the often colorful structure that helps attract insects and birds
Down
  1. 1. these cause plant cells to grow in size, stop growing, and divide
  2. 2. the blooming of ___ plants depends on conditions such as temperature and moisture
  3. 4. seedless plants require ___ for reproduction
  4. 7. the repeating cycle of gametophyte and sporophyte structures
  5. 8. gymnosperms produce spores and seeds inside ___
  6. 10. a seed ___ when the right temperature, right moisture and other conditions occur
  7. 12. the pollen-producing structure on the top of the filament
  8. 13. the leaflike structure around the petals that protects the developing flower
  9. 17. this plant hormone acts as an inhibitor to the other hormones
  10. 19. poinsettias need at least 13 hours of darkness to bloom. Therefore, they are ___ plants
  11. 20. the structure that allows gametes to travel down through the style to the ovary
  12. 24. the entire female part of the flower