Across
- 2. - An essential mineral nutrient involved in energy transfer within plant cells.
- 5. - The movement of water and nutrients from roots to leaves.
- 7. - Tiny openings on the surface of leaves for gas exchange.
- 8. - The green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
- 10. - The process by which green plants make their own food using sunlight.
- 11. - The fluid-filled space inside the chloroplast where the Calvin cycle occurs.
Down
- 1. - Organisms that can produce their own food through photosynthesis.
- 3. - A type of nutrient absorbed by plants from the soil, essential for growth.
- 4. - The sugar produced by plants during photosynthesis.
- 6. fixation - The process of converting nitrogen from the atmosphere into a form usable by plants.
- 9. - Plant structures where photosynthesis primarily takes place.
- 10. - The initial stage of photosynthesis where light energy splits water molecules.