Plant Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. process of converting light energy to chemical energy
  2. 8. chemical reactions that break down glucose to make ATP
  3. 9. a green structure of a plant that is attached to the stem and main organs of photosynthesis and cellular respiration
  4. 11. plants that do not have a system for transporting minerals and nutrients
  5. 19. plants that do not make seeds
  6. 20. the thin stalk that supports the anther in the male portion of the flower
  7. 21. leaves are intact on the tree for the entire year
  8. 25. growth in response to light
  9. 27. waxy covering of a plant
  10. 28. part of the plant that blossoms
  11. 30. promotes cell division and lateral growth in plants
  12. 31. flowering plants
  13. 33. turning or bending of a plant in response to a touch stimulus
  14. 36. substance produced by flowers to reproduce and is transported by animals or wind
  15. 37. the collective term for female reproductive organs of a flower
  16. 39. upper layer of earth in which plants grow
  17. 40. transports water up
Down
  1. 1. part of the stamen that collects the pollen
  2. 2. the part of the plant that is present above the ground and transports minerals and nutrients
  3. 3. when a biological community develops when no life existed previously
  4. 4. the tube structure that connects the stigma and ovary in a female flower
  5. 5. evergreen trees that bear cones
  6. 6. a reproductive cell capable of developing into a new individual without fusion
  7. 7. sweet and fleshy product of a plant that contains a seed and can be eaten
  8. 10. non vascular plant that grows in dense green clumps in damp and shady locations
  9. 12. promotes growth on shaded side
  10. 13. a tree shedding its leaves annually
  11. 14. collective male term for reproductive organs of a flower
  12. 15. growth response to the environment that directs shoots upwards and roots downward
  13. 16. a underdeveloped plant embryo in a protective outer layer
  14. 17. the regrowth of a biological community after it was impacted by a disturbance
  15. 18. the process by which an organism grows from a seed or spore
  16. 22. seed producing plants
  17. 23. the part of the plant which attaches it underground it receives water for plant
  18. 24. plants that can conduct minerals and nutrients to all parts
  19. 26. green pigment found in plants
  20. 29. the part of the pistil where the pollen germinates
  21. 32. a stiff sharp pointed projection on a plant for protection
  22. 34. pores of the leaf regulate and maintains homeostasis
  23. 35. brightly colored structures around a flower to attract pollinators
  24. 38. transports food down