Across
- 4. where the newly-formed cells increase in length, thereby lengthening the root.
- 5. outermost, protoderm-derived layer of cells covering the stem, root, leaf, flower, fruit, and seed parts of a plant.
- 6. a new organ that forms from divisions in the mature pericycle layer
- 8. prolonged epidermal cells
- 9. an undifferentiated meristematic tissue found in the buds and growing tips of roots in plants.
- 12. a pruning method generally used on young plants to encourage branching.
- 13. the vascular tissue in charge of transport and distribution of the organic nutrients.
- 14. tissue of unspecialized cells lying between the epidermis (surface cells) and the vascular, or conducting, tissues of stems and roots.
Down
- 1. one of many similar slender roots branching directly from the base of the stem of a plant
- 2. an area where freshly formed roots mature and lengthen.
- 3. the first organ to appear when a seed germinates.
- 7. a type of tissue that transports water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves.
- 10. the presence of a large single root growing downward from the base of the plant.
- 11. a type of tissue at the tip of a plant root.
