Across
- 2. Gases spreading out like the smell of gingerbread across a festive kitchen
- 4. Water escaping leaves like last minute shoppers dashing out of the shops
- 6. Ions Important nutrients absorbed from soil the plant’s Christmas vitamins
- 8. Hair Cells Little helpers absorbing water like elves gathering supplies for Christmas dinner
- 9. Measures how thirsty your Christmas tree is when you forget to water it
- 12. Tiny openings for gas exchange like advent calendar doors opening and closing
- 13. Tough walls keeping xylem sturdy stronger than well wrapped presents
Down
- 1. Water vapour leaving leaves like chimney smoke from a cosy Christmas fire
- 3. Cells Friends helping sugar parcels travel no plant is lonely at Christmas
- 5. Moves sugary treats around the plant like stockings being filled on Christmas Eve
- 7. Cells Bouncers controlling who gets into the stomata Christmas party
- 10. Water sneaking through a semi permeable stocking to join the presents
- 11. Delivers water like Santa delivers gifts only upwards straight up the chimney
- 12. Sweet cargo travelling through the plant like candy canes on Santa’s sleigh