Across
- 2. small, green, leaflike structures found at the base of the flower
- 3. hard, stiff, dark-colored growth of plants; they are winter hardy
- 5. enlarged terminal part of the pistil
- 7. short underground stems surrounded by many overlapping, fleshy leaves
- 9. small male grains that are necessary for fertilization in the flower
- 11. small openings usually on the lower side of the lear that controls movement of gases
- 12. transfer of pollenfrom anther to stigma
- 14. _____ roots one of the two major root systems, consisting of many fine, hair-like roots
- 15. short, flattened underground stems surrounded by scaly leaves
- 17. top most layer of the leaf, waxy protective covering of the leaf
- 18. any herbaceous plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food
- 20. _____ cells - cells that surround the stoma
- 22. edge of the leaf
- 24. specialized food storage stem that grows
- 25. plant part consisting of stipule, petiole, and blade
- 28. _____ leaves - two or more leaves arising from the same part of the stem
- 31. unfertilized seed
- 32. area between two nodes
- 33. a process by which a plant leaf is capable of adjusting its angle of exposure to the Sun
- 35. reproductive part of the plant
- 36. surface layer on the lower and upper sides of the leaf
- 38. female organ that produces eggs or female cells
- 39. the upper angle between the leaf or flower stem and the stalk of the plant
- 40. - supports the leaves and conducts the flow of water and nutrients
- 41. male part of the flower that contains the pollen, anther, and filament
Down
- 1. tissue of the leaf where photosynthesis occurs
- 4. vessels of the vascular bundle that carry the water and nutrients from roots to leaves
- 6. the slender leaf stock that supports the blade, attaching it to the stem of a plant
- 8. part of the pistil that receives the pollen
- 10. pores in the stem that allow the passage of gases in and out of the plant
- 13. portion of the male part that contains the pollen
- 15. membrane bound body inside a cell containing chlorophyll pigment; necessary for photosynthesis
- 16. a plant that has a stem that does not turn woody
- 19. female part of the flower consisting of stigma, style, ovary and ovule
- 21. structure that supports the anther
- 23. group of sepals of a flower
- 26. collecticely, all of the petals of the flower
- 27. hairs small microscopic roots that arise from the cells located on the surface of a plant root
- 29. science of fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants
- 30. large main root of the system; usually has little or no branch roots
- 34. brightly colored, sometimes fragrant portion of the flower
- 37. _____ leaf - a single leaf arising from a plant stem