Across
- 1. a horizontal, underground stem that produces new leaves, shoots, and roots
- 3. plant buds that make side branches as they grow
- 5. the round underground part of some plants, shaped like an onion, that grows into a new plant every year
- 7. middle layer of pericarp
- 9. primary root found in some plants that grows longer and thicker than other roots
- 12. Outer layer known as shell or skin of fruits
- 14. net-like, forming a network
- 16. A small raised area in the bark of stems and roots that enables gas exchange between living cells and the outside air.
- 17. A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria
- 20. The stalk of a leaf, which joins the leaf to a node of the stem.
- 21. inner layer of the pericarp
Down
- 2. A segment of a plant stem between the points where leaves are attached.
- 4. An enlargement at the end of a rhizome in which food is stored.
- 6. a structure that covers the tip of a root, protecting the root from injury
- 7. rib The center vein that goes up the length of a leaf
- 8. Small openings on the underside of a leaf through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move
- 10. A bud at the tip of a plant stem; also called a terminal bud.
- 11. The pattern of veins in a leaf
- 13. small hairs on a root that produce a large surface area through which water and minerals can enter
- 15. The thickened wall of a fruit.
- 18. Any thin, flat layer or sheet of membrane or other tissue.
- 19. A node is an area on a stem where buds are located.
