Plants

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