Across
- 2. an African violet can grow a new plant from a damaged ____
- 4. part of a plant that contains seeds
- 7. stem ____ are pieces of stem that can grow new plants
- 9. the seed ____ is a protective covering around a seed
- 11. female part of the flower
- 14. one large, main root with smaller roots branching off
- 15. new shoots sent up from roots
- 18. thorns, poison and thigmotropism are structures for ____
- 19. supports the plant and holds up leaves
- 20. the stalk of the pistil
Down
- 1. root ____ increase the surface area of roots to absorb more water
- 3. roots made of several main roots that each branch off
- 5. absorb water and nutrients from soil
- 6. bulbs and tubers are ____ stems that can
- 8. male part of the flower
- 10. part of the stamen that produces pollen
- 12. part of a flower that becomes the fruit
- 13. stems that grow along the ground to make new plants
- 16. the sticky top of the pistil
- 17. the main site for photosynthesis in plants