Across
- 1. protects the flower and the fruit/ovary of a plant
- 4. prepares the ovules for fertilization, protects developing seeds, and becomes the fruit that contains seeds
- 6. the stalk that supports the stigma and connects to the ovary; transports pollen
- 8. the part of a plant that attaches to the ground and provides support and stability to the plant; absorbs water and nutrients from the soil.
- 9. when a plant grows from the seed.
- 11. the thin stalk that supports the anther
- 12. the seed-bearing part of a plant (that may produce fruit)
- 13. the part of the flower that produces pollen
- 14. the reproductive product of a plant that hold the genetic material to grow more plants!
- 15. the part of the flower that collects the pollen
Down
- 2. the part of the plant that converts sunlight into food for the plant; where photosynthesis occurs.
- 3. the female parts of a flower
- 5. a tiny pore on the leaf’s surface, that are responsible for transpiration (releasing water as a gas) and gas exchange (Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide)
- 6. the male parts of a flower
- 7. forms the seeds
- 10. protects the reproductive parts of a flower; attracts pollinators
- 11. an over-ripened ovary of the flower that contains seeds
- 15. the main stalk of a plant that is typically above the ground; transports the water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant.
