Module 14 Crossword

3. Non-living vascular tissue that carries water and minerals.
6. Tiny holes on the underside of a leaf for gas exchange.
8. The study of plants.
9. Tissue Tissue that performs various functions like photosynthesis (parenchyma) and providing support (collenchyma).
10. The ground tissue found inside the ring of fibrovascular bundles in dicot stems.
11. Margin The characteristic of the leaf edge (e.g., entire, serrate, dentate).
12. Mesophyll Tightly packed cells in the leaf that are the primary site of photosynthesis.
13. A group of pigments that can give leaves colors other than green, such as red or purple.
20. A plant with one cotyledon and parallel leaf venation.
22. The process of cutting away a ring of inner and outer bark around a tree trunk, which kills the tree by cutting off food transport.
23. Organs The parts of a plant—such as stems, roots, and leaves—that are not involved in reproduction.
24. The stalk that joins a leaf to a stem.
26. The phylum containing flowering plants.
27. CELLS These cells control the opening and closing of the stomata.

1. Plant Organs The parts of a plant—such as flowers, fruits, and seeds—directly involved in reproduction.
2. A plant with two cotyledons and netted leaf venation.
4. The phylum containing non-vascular plants like mosses.
5. A plant that loses its leaves for the winter.
7. The layer of cells that causes a leaf to fall off in autumn.
14. A "seed leaf" which provides nutrients to the developing seedling.
15. Mesophyll Loosely packed cells that allow for gas exchange; they are typically lighter green because they contain fewer chloroplasts.
16. Cambium Tissue in woody stems that produces cork cells for the outer bark.
17. Undifferentiated plant tissue responsible for new cell growth.
18. The phylum of plants that produce seeds in cones.
19. Tissue Undifferentiated plant tissue containing cells that have not yet specialized and are responsible for new growth.
21. Living vascular tissue that carries sugar and organic substances.
25. Mosaic The specific arrangement of leaves on the stem of a plant.