Across
- 2. spinning of planet Earth around its own axis. 24 hour cycle.
- 3. A gas absorbed by plants for photosynthesis
- 4. Carries water, minerals, and nutrients to other parts of the plant
- 5. Captures sunglight and carbon dioxide from the air to make nutrients
- 6. Holiday on December 25th
- 9. Animals that pull a sleigh through the night sky to help Santa Claus deliver gifts
- 10. a model of a person made of snow, especially by children
- 11. The part of a plant which can grow into a new plant when planted in the soil.
- 12. Living things that make their own food
- 14. A very thick stem
Down
- 1. Lowest layer of the atmosphere. Humans live in this layer.
- 2. The movement of the Earth around the Sun in a fixed path. 365 day cycle.
- 7. Hard solid compounds needed by plants to form nutrients
- 8. Takes in water and minerals from the soil and sometimes stores nutrients
- 10. Supports the plant and keeps it upright
- 11. Energy needed for photosynthesis, absorbed through the plants leaves
- 13. Develops from the flower of a plant. Usually sweet and eaten by animals