Across
- 2. Honeybees are particularly adept at
- 5. Insect life cycle begins when a female
- 7. Insects are attracted to the
- 10. The reason certain types of trees dominate a region is because of a natural process called
- 11. At the very tip of the stem is a small knob called the
- 14. At one point, what agriculture industry was considered a natural resource
- 15. Operations where trees are planted in rows and are given care throughout their growth period are called
- 18. The xylem of tree stems provides fiber for making
- 20. Which state leads in the production of trees in the US
- 22. Many people have contracted diseases because of
- 24. One of the greatest contributions our forests make is the large amounts of
- 25. Johnsongrass is considered to be a
- 26. Plants have been developed that are resistant to
Down
- 1. An organic method of keeping pests at bay from our crops
- 3. The structure inside the stem that carries the water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves
- 4. Most tree roots are
- 6. How do we clear land for agriculture?
- 8. Insect eggs hatch into wormlike creatures called
- 9. What is an example of an organic fertilizer that can also add unwanted bacteria
- 11. More than ___ billion trees are planted every year.
- 12. Every year cropland is prepared for
- 13. The male part of the flower is the
- 14. Seeds produced on a plant often are encased in a
- 16. Those plants that reproduce sexually have
- 17. Organisms that live on other organisms and harm them are called
- 19. A substance that kills plants is called a
- 21. Young, rapidly growing trees produce more ____ than older trees.
- 23. An area where all living and nonliving features depend on each other is often called an
