Across
- 2. The plant tissue that transports food from the leaves to the rest of the plant.
- 5. The opening in a leaf through which gases can pass.
- 9. The outer layer of a woody stem.
- 10. Stems also______materials through he xylem and phloem between the roots and the rest of the plant.
- 12. An enlarged tip of a rhizome that stores food.
- 15. Wood plants grow as their_____ lengthen.
- 16. A leaf that is attached to the plant embryo.
- 20. The small roots branching off of a taproot.
- 22. Plants that produce two seed leaves.
- 23. The very center of a woody stem where water and food are stored in young plants.
- 25. An underground stem that stores food and water and plays a part in asexual reproduction.
- 26. Some stems_____materials such as water or food.
- 27. A slender creeping stem that takes root where its buds touch the ground producing new shoots.
- 28. Most herbaceous stems do this every year.
- 29. The outer layer of xylem that transports water and minerals from the roots to the leaves of woody plants.
- 30. These extend out from the root and increase its surface area so that the root can absorb more water.
- 32. A large root that grows downward through the soil and has smaller roots branching off from it.
- 33. The layer of a woody stem that produces a new layer of wood each year causing the plant to grow in diameter.
- 35. The outer layer of the root, or its skin.
- 36. A blade that is divided into separate parts.
Down
- 1. The inner nonliving xylem layer at the center of a tree.
- 3. These open and close the stomata.
- 4. A mass of small roots that spread themselves out from the stem.
- 5. The shoot system is made up of _____ and leaves.
- 6. Plants that produce one seed leaf.
- 7. At the end of every twig is this, where primary growth takes place.
- 8. Plants that produce seeds in flowers.
- 11. The root system is made up of these.
- 13. Specialized plant tissue that transports water and mineral throughout the plant.
- 14. These plants have soft green stems such as grasses and petunias.
- 17. The plants include tress as well s smaller plants such as roses.
- 18. These are used to make linen cloth.
- 19. A one-piece blade.
- 21. A horizontal underground plant stem.
- 24. One of the three main functions of stems, this helps hold up the leaves so they can absorb sunlight.
- 30. The tops of roots are covered by this which protects the top of the root.
- 31. A slender sensitive structure of many climbing plants.
- 34. The inner cells of leaves
