Plant Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. Large, cubelike cells that are used for storage and photosynthesis
  2. 5. These plants have a single cotyledon
  3. 7. This type of meristem occurs at the tips of stems and roots
  4. 9. This type of meristem increases plant circumference
  5. 11. Sum of all ecosystems on earth
  6. 12. Arrangement of veins in a leaf
  7. 16. Carries water and minerals from the roots
  8. 19. Opening that regulates gas exchange
  9. 21. Collenchyma are part of the ___ system
  10. 22. Protective outer covering on woody plants
  11. 24. Long, widespread food shortages
  12. 25. Dead cells with thick walls in the ground system
  13. 26. Resistant reproductive cells
  14. 28. Chlorophyll rich cells in a leaf
  15. 30. Waxy covering that prevents desiccation
  16. 31. These tissues help move food and water around the plant
Down
  1. 1. Broad, flat portion of a leaf
  2. 2. This type of growth results from lateral meristems
  3. 3. These plants have seeds but no fruit (naked seed)
  4. 4. Carries food from the leaves or roots
  5. 6. Roots have this structure that increases surface area
  6. 8. Helps the embryo metabolize food in the seed
  7. 10. These plants produce flowers and fruit
  8. 13. Dicots have this type of root system
  9. 14. Group of tissues that perform a common function
  10. 15. Surname of the father of the green revolution
  11. 17. These plants lack roots, stems, leaves
  12. 18. This type of growth results from apical meristems
  13. 20. Group of cells that perform a common function
  14. 23. These plants have two cotyledons
  15. 27. Multicellular structure that contains an embryo
  16. 29. the stalk that attaches a leaf to the stem