Across
- 3. absorb water and mineral salts from the soil
- 8. seeds need water, oxygen and _________ to germinate
- 9. outer covering that protects the tree
- 10. the process by which plants make food
- 13. food-carrying tubes move up and down the plant in two _____________
- 17. root hairs on roots help the plant to increase ________ for more water to be absorbed at any one time
- 18. the stem will be ______ when food-carrying tubes are removed
- 19. which most flowering plants reproduce from
Down
- 1. water-carrying tubes that transport water and mineral salts
- 2. strong woody stem of a tree
- 4. excess sugar made by the leaves will be converted to _______
- 5. plant part that reproduces into a new plant
- 6. food-carrying tubes that transport food
- 7. food-carrying tubes are found near the ______ of the stem
- 11. the process when leaves release excess water vapour
- 12. carrot and sweet potato are the ________ roots
- 14. xylem tubes are ________ ________ and form a ring after a year
- 15. plant part that protects the seeds
- 16. make food for the plant
- 20. helps hold the plant upright