Exploring Plants

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Across
  1. 1. an adaptation found in land plants that allows sperm to travel without the aid of water
  2. 2. transports water up from the roots to the leaves
  3. 3. these cells found packed in the leaf are the main site of photosynthesis
  4. 6. a strong, structural carbohydrate that is found in all vascular plants
  5. 8. the type of cells that regulate the opening and closing of leaf pores
  6. 11. this process uses draws water up from the roots to the leaves
  7. 12. one of three "ingredients" needed for photosynthesis
  8. 14. flowering plants that make seeds and fruits
  9. 16. pores in leaves that allow for the entrance and exit of gasses like H2O, C02, and O2
  10. 17. the type of weak bonds that hold two water molecules together
  11. 18. the simplest land plants that lack vascular tissue
  12. 19. a waxy layer on leaves that helps with water retention
  13. 20. the characteristic on a cladogram or phylogentic tree that is found in all members except the outgroup (two words)
Down
  1. 1. ferns that have vascular tissue and reproduce using sperm with flagella
  2. 4. letter B in the leaf cross section diagram
  3. 5. transports glucose from the leaves to the roots
  4. 7. the main product of photosynthesis
  5. 9. A and D on the leaf cross section diagram compose a leaf structure called a _____________________.(two words)
  6. 10. the type of mesophyll found at letter G in the leaf cross section picture
  7. 13. the main function of the leaf
  8. 14. water molecules stick to the sides of xylem due to this sticky attraction
  9. 15. vascular plants that make a seed and pollen