Plant Needs

4. a structure in a plant cell where food is produced
5. a living thing, such as a plant or an animal
7. having no bundles of tube-like vessels for transporting water, nutrients, and food throughout a plant
11. the tissue in a vascular plant that transports food made in the leaves down to the rest of the plant
12. the process by which plants use energy from sunlight to make food from water and carbon dioxide
14. the process by which food is broken down to release energy with in the cells of an organism
16. a structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in an environment

1. a substance that an organism needs to stay healthy
2. the tissue in a vascular plant that transports water and nutrients from the roots up through the plant
3. having bundles of tube-like vessels for transporting water, nutrients and food throughout a plant
4. the green substance in plant cells that captures light energy from the Sun for use in producing food
6. a reaction to a change in the environment
8. a gas in the air that most organisms need to live and that plants give off
9. the part of a plant that usually grows above the ground and supports the plant
10. the part of a plant that usually grows into the ground, anchoring the plant in place + absorbing water + nutrients from soil
13. the loss of water from a plant, mainly through stomata in the leaves
15. a typically flat, green part of a plant that grows our of the stem and is where photosynthesis mostly takes place