plant survival

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Across
  1. 2. the male reproductive part of the flower; containing the anther and filament.
  2. 7. or geotropism the turning or growing of a plant in response to gravity; roots have positive gravitropism while the plant has negative tropism
  3. 8. a growth response between a plant and an external stimulus; a positive tropism grows towards the stimulus while a negative tropism grows away from the stimulus
  4. 11. when pollen from the male (stamen) is transferred to the female flower part (stigma) through insects, wind, animals, etc.
  5. 12. sticky part that receives pollen.
  6. 13. the bottom portion of the pistil; with one or more ovules, each containing one egg. The ovary grows into the fruit or vegetable.
  7. 16. when a plant grows in response to touch or contact
Down
  1. 1. a thing or event that triggers an organism or part of an organism into a specific functional activity; anything that causes a response
  2. 2. the movement and transportation of seeds from one place to another
  3. 3. growing towards the direction of a light source (sunflowers)
  4. 4. the female reproductive part of the flower; containing the stigma, style, and ovary.
  5. 5. plant growth towards or away from water concentrations
  6. 6. when the sperm & egg cells unite, growing into a fruit or vegetable.
  7. 9. tube that transfers pollen.
  8. 10. a period of inactivity required for ideal growth (think hibernation for plants/seeds)
  9. 14. the tip of the stamen; produces pollen that contains sperm.
  10. 15. the stalk of the stamen.