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- 2. The parts of a flower that are often conspicuously coloured.
- 4. Is the membrane found in all cells that separates the interior of the cell from the outside environment.
- 6. It is a polymer made by plants to store energy.
- 8. Plants need this to stand upright.
- 10. It is the gaseous phase of water.
- 12. It is a pore, found in the epidermis of leaves, stems, and other organs, that controls the rate of gas exchange.
- 14. The way plants make food.
- 15. It is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapour.
- 18. Plants use this energy of the sun to change water and carbon dioxide into a sugar.
- 19. The part of the pistil where pollen germinates.
- 20. This substance provide mineral salts, which help the plant grow larger and healthier.
- 21. A substance needed so that the plant can make proteins.
- 22. It is the transfer of pollen from a male part of a plant to a female part of a plant.
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- 1. Transports water from the roots up to the leaves.
- 2. Contains the male gametes and are made in anthers of flowers.
- 3. Occurs when one of the sperm cells fuses with the egg inside of an ovule.
- 5. It means lack, or shortage.
- 6. The pollen producing part of a flower, usually with a slender filament supporting the anther.
- 7. These are substances plants get from the soil.
- 9. Is a highly specialised organelle that serves as the information and administrative centre of the cell.
- 11. It is a green photosynthetic pigment found in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria.
- 13. A substance needed to make chlorophyll.
- 16. The part of the stamen where pollen is produced.
- 17. Is a thick solution that fills each cell and is enclosed by the cell membrane.
- 23. The enlarged basal portion of the pistil where ovules are produced.