Across
- 3. structure in plants that produces egg cells
- 4. spore capsule in which haploid spores are produced by meiosis
- 5. vascular tissue that transports solutions of nutrients and carbohydrates produced by photosynthesis through the plant
- 7. gamete-producing plant; haploid phase
- 8. structure in plants that produces sperm cells
- 10. spore-producing plant; diploid phase
- 12. plant embryo and food supply encased in a protective covering
- 13. specialized tissue that carries water and nutrients
- 15. group of plants that have specialized reproductive organs but lack vascular tissue; includes mosses and relatives
- 16. group of seed plants that bear their seeds directly on scales of cones
Down
- 1. vascular plant (starts with a "T")
- 2. structure in seed cones in which female gametophytes develop
- 3. any group of seed plants that bear their seeds within a layer of tissue that protects the seed; a flowering plant
- 6. life cycle that has 2 alternating phases: alternation of _____
- 9. vascular tissue that carries water upward from the roots to every part of the plant
- 11. transfer of pollen from male to female reproductive structures
- 14. hollow plant cell in xylem with thick cell walls strengthened by lignin