Across
- 3. underground organ in plants that absorbs water and minerals
- 6. Supports the anther
- 7. Male part of the flower
- 9. Female part of the flower
- 10. sticky portion at the top of the style where pollen grains frequently land
- 12. A structure that develops within the ovary of a seed plant and contains the female gametophyte.
- 13. A leaflike structure that encloses the bud of a flower.
Down
- 1. Plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
- 2. A fine dust that contains the sperm of seed-producing plants
- 4. brightly colored and attract pollinators
- 5. A modified leaf of a flowering plant; petals are the often colorful parts of a flower that advertise it to insects and other pollinators.
- 7. supporting structure that connects roots and leaves and carries water and nutrients between them
- 8. Located between stigma and ovary
- 11. the part of a stamen that contains the pollen.
- 12. A flower structure that encloses and protects ovules and seeds as they develop.
