Plant Science

2. a type of asexual reproduction where a new organism develops
5. a vital metabolic process in all living cells that breaks down nutrients
6. the process where water-soluble salts accumulate in the soil
10. the collective term for the leaves of a plant, tree, or plant life in general
11. the process of removing soluble substances
12. a flowering plant that produces seeds with only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon
13. a natural or synthetic material added to soil or plants to provide essential nutrients
15. chemical messengers produced by glands and tissues that travel through the bloodstream
16. a natural, fine-grained, earthy material composed of hydrated aluminum silicates that is pliable
17. the soil underground
18. breakdown of rocks, soils, minerals, and artificial materials

1. loose, granular material composed of small rock and mineral particles
3. the process by which a dormant seed or spore wakes up and begins to grow into a young plant or seedling
4. a fine-grained, solid sediment—consisting of rock and mineral particles, smaller than sand but larger than clay
6. the main, often vertical, axis of a plant that supports leaves and flowers
7. a type of flowering plant that produces seeds containing two embryonic leaves, or cotyledons
8. the typically underground, leafless organs of a plant that anchor it
9. a structure, such as a row of trees, shrubs, fence, or screen, designed to reduce wind speed
14. the process of water movement through a plant
15. a dark, organic material in soil formed by the partial decomposition of plant and animal matter