Across
- 2. part of the flower (often very colorful) that attracts birds and insects
- 5. the process in which a male nucleus and female egg cell combine
- 7. The process of evaporation of water through the stomata of the leaves
- 9. plants that produce flowers and fruit to reproduce
- 12. sticky top part of the pistil that catches pollen
- 13. polination pollination involving two plants: one plant's pollen is transferred to another plant's stigma
- 14. vessels (vaten) that transport water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves
- 16. leaves that protect the flower before it opens
- 18. part of the plant used to anchor a plant in the soil, take up water and nutrients from the soil and store food
- 19. Openings (like gates) in the leaves of plants that let gases (for example carbon dioxide and oxygen) go in and out of the plant
- 21. the transfer of pollen from the male part to the female part of a plant
- 22. the embryo of a plant
Down
- 1. part of the pistil that provides passage for the pollen tube
- 2. plant sperm cell
- 3. part of the plant where photosynthesis takes place
- 4. female reproductive organ of the plant consisting of the stigma, style and ovary
- 6. The movement of food produced by photosynthesis through the plant
- 8. part of the flower that contains the female egg cells of a plant
- 9. part of the stamen that produces pollen (plant sperm cells)
- 10. part of the flower that contains the ovule and becomes the fruit
- 11. part of the stamen that provides support to the anther
- 15. male reproductive organ of the plant, consisting of the anther and filament
- 17. vessels (vaten) that transport water and food made in the leaves to other parts of the plant (up and down)
- 20. part of the plant used for support and for transportation of water and nutrients
