Nutrition in Plants

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Across
  1. 4. / Removal of starch
  2. 7. / Many minute openings in lower epidermis
  3. 8. / Provides a large surface area for maximum absorbtion of light (2 words)
  4. 10. / Process in which light energy absorbed by chlorophyll is transformed into chemical energy
  5. 11. / Lies just between the upper and lower epidermis
  6. 13. / Simplest energy-rich organic molecules
  7. 17. / Product of photosynthesis
  8. 18. / Holds leaf in position to absorb maximum light energy
  9. 19. / Transports water and mineral salts to mesophyll cells
Down
  1. 1. / Other name of leaf blade
  2. 2. / Has chemical formula CO2
  3. 3. / Used in light energy to split water moleccules into O2 and hydrogen atoms
  4. 5. / Has chemical formula H2O
  5. 6. / Pigment in plants that absorbs sunlight
  6. 9. / Simplest form of carbohydrates
  7. 12. / Liquid to test whether starch is present or not
  8. 13. / Waxy and transparent covering the outside of upper epidermis
  9. 14. / Gas produced during photosynthesis
  10. 15. / Energy essential for photosynthesis
  11. 16. / Transports sugar away from leaf