Across
- 4. Plants breathe this in for use in photosynthesis
- 6. A cross between two species or varieties
- 8. One of the 3 main nutrients plants need to grow, chemical symbol P
- 11. Anchors plant to the ground, absorbs water and nutrients from the soil
- 13. Develops into a seed once fertilized
- 14. The lines running through a leaf, vascular tissue
- 18. One of the 3 main nutrients plants need to grow, chemical symbol K
- 20. Outer part of plant cell, animal cells do not have these
- 21. An unwanted plant
- 22. Development of a plant from a seed; sprouting
- 25. The seed from an oak tree
- 27. The main stem of a tree
- 29. Produced by a plant to attract animals to spread seeds
- 31. A word for a baby plant, sprouted recently
- 32. Base of the pistil, contains the ovules (eggs)
- 34. The part of a plant cell where photosynthesis occurs
- 35. Male part of the flower, produces and holds the pollen
Down
- 1. A tree that sheds its leaves in the fall
- 2. Chemical symbol for carbon dioxide
- 3. One of the 3 main nutrients plants need to grow, chemical symbol N
- 5. A tree that does not shed its leaves in the fall
- 7. The small openings on the bottom of leaves, plants breathe through these
- 9. Top of the pistil, sticky so pollen can adhere
- 10. How plants make energy from the sun
- 12. Where photosynthesis occurs
- 15. tube-like structure connecting the stigma and ovary
- 16. A flower before it blooms
- 17. Provides support for the plant, transports water and nutrients
- 19. What a flowering plant produces to make a new plant
- 23. The sweet, sugary fluid made by plants to attract pollinators
- 24. The male parts of a flower
- 26. Colorful modified leaf, attracts pollinators
- 28. Thin stalk, supports the anther
- 30. The green outer part of a flower, encloses the developing bud
- 33. The female parts of a flower
- 34. Grows in the desert, protects itself with thorns