Across
- 2. the process of a seed starting to grow into a plant
- 3. remains its foliage year-round
- 5. plants that produce "naked" seeds not enclosed in a fruit
- 9. vascular tissue that transports water and minerals from roots to leaves
- 10. the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create their own food
- 12. the tiny granules containing the male gametes
- 13. bears cones instead of flowers or fruits
- 15. the process of water vapor being released from plants
- 16. seasonally losing its leaves
- 17. pores on leaves that control the exchange of gases
Down
- 1. flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in fruits
- 4. plants that last for one growing season
- 6. the green pigment that absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis
- 7. plants that take at least two years to complete their life cycle
- 8. the scientific study of plants
- 10. vascular tissue that transports sugars from leaves to other parts of the plant
- 11. reproductive cells used by plants like ferns to reproduce
- 14. part of the female reproductive organ of a flower