Organic Gardening Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 7. asexual, diploid phase of a plant that follows a life cycle of alternating generations
  2. 9. carbon-based naturally occurring material that is or once was living
  3. 11. biogeochemical cycle where nitrogen is converted into numerous different forms as it circulates amongst different environments
  4. 13. segment of a flower’s corolla that is typically colored
  5. 15. the art and science of growing plants
  6. 17. plant that is genetically adapted for its local growing conditions and has a dedicated role in its respective ecosystem
  7. 18. logarithmic scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution
  8. 22. chemical or natural substance added to soil to increase its fertility
  9. 23. the male fertilizing organ of a flower
  10. 25. kingdom of spore producing organisms that feed on other organic matter
  11. 27. loss of water from an environment through evaporation from soil and bodies of water and transpiration from plants
  12. 28. the part of an ovary of seed plants that contains the female germ cell
  13. 29. continuously growing horizontal underground stem that puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals
Down
  1. 1. process of removing parts of a plant to improve the healthy growth or appearance
  2. 2. process where plants combine water and carbon dioxide using solar energy to create glucose
  3. 3. natural home or environment of an organism
  4. 4. straight tapering root that forms the center of the root system and acts as a storage for sugars
  5. 5. plants that are planted for the purpose of covering the soil instead of being harvested
  6. 6. the combination of organic matter, inorganic minerals, water, and air that comprise soil
  7. 8. powdery substance discharged from the male parts of flowers for the purposes of reproduction
  8. 10. gamete producing, haploid phase of a plant that follows a life cycle of alternating generations
  9. 12. biogeochemical cycle in which water continuously moves through different environments
  10. 14. the female organs of a flower, including the stigma, style, and ovary
  11. 16. a cultivated plant that is grown for food
  12. 19. process of an organism growing from a seed or spore
  13. 20. a plant that lasts for many years
  14. 21. method of creating decomposed organic nutrient-rich material from food and yard waste
  15. 24. a plant that lasts for one year
  16. 26. acronym for Genetically Modified Organism