Across
- 2. agent that moves pollen resulting in the pollination of flowers
- 4. is usually at the base of the style
- 5. look like little green leaves growing at the base of the petals
- 6. can be sown to grow new plants
- 7. is the pollen producing part of the plant
- 10. large, mostly unimproved section of land that is primarily used for grazing livestock
- 11. the male part of the plant containing the pollen, anther, and filament
- 14. is the stalk that the stigma sits on top of
- 16. the maximum number of animals a piece of land can support without degradation
- 17. a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth
- 19. is the stalk that holds the anther and attaches it to the flower
Down
- 1. plant that provides pollen
- 2. are the colorful, often bright part of the flower
- 3. a key for the identification of organisms based on a series of choices between alternative characters
- 4. unfenced areas that can be grazed by livestock
- 8. of the flower which serves to protect the flower’s reproductive organs
- 9. produces and holds the pollen
- 12. a weed that has been designated by an agricultural authority as one that is injurious to agricultural or horticultural crops, natural habitats or ecosystems, or humans or livestock
- 13. species: a plant, fungus, or animal species that is not native to a specific location (an introduced species), and which has a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage to the environment, human economy or human health
- 15. female parts of a flower, including the stigma (where pollen lands), style (stalk-like part between stigma and ovary), and ovary (at the base, develops into the fruit and contains the seeds)
- 18. a branch of science that encompasses the description, identification, nomenclature, and classification of living or nonliving items for identification