Across
- 1. The secret green potion in leaves that soaks up sunlight like a sponge.
- 2. The nature’s clean-up crew, munching on dead stuff like a recycling team.
- 3. The fancy-dressed part of a plant that’s all about spreading love (and pollen!).
- 5. The food blender in your belly that never needs electricity.
- 7. The “I can cook my own food” club of plants and some bacteria.
- 8. Tiny leaf mouths that never stop talking (or breathing).
- 13. The air bags in your chest that keep you from turning into a balloon.
- 16. The sweet treat plants make for themselves—no candy store needed!
- 17. Plants’ superpower to make food using sunlight—like a green magic trick!
Down
- 1. DIOXIDE The gas plants “inhale” while we “exhale”—talk about teamwork!
- 4. Your lungs’ daily workout—no gym membership required!
- 6. The first stop on the food adventure—chomp chomp!
- 9. The “I’d rather order food” lifestyle of animals and humans.
- 10. The plant’s personal water slide, bringing drinks from the roots up!
- 11. The speedy delivery service that carries oxygen and nutrients all over your body.
- 12. The art of eating right, or just eating everything in sight!
- 14. INTESTINE The place where your food goes on a long, twisty slide and gets absorbed.
- 15. The sugar highway in plants—because even trees love sweets.
- 16. ENGINEERING The high-tech makeover for plants and animals—like science’s magic wand!
