Across
- 3. produces individuals that have a different genetic makeup than the parent organism or organisms
- 7. the process that occurs when pollen grains land on a female plant structure of a plant in the same species
- 8. anchor a plant in the soil and enable it to grow upright and not be blown away by wind or carried away by water also absorbs water and minerals from the soil
- 9. the female reproductive organ of a flower
- 11. occurs when only one parent organism or part of that organism produces a new organism
- 12. help support the leaves, and in some cases flowers, of a plant and have tissues that help carry water and the minerals absorbed by the roots to a plant's leaves
- 13. plants that produce seeds that are not part of a fruit
- 14. is the male reproductive organ of a flower
Down
- 1. plants that lack specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients
- 2. have specialized tissues, called vascular tissues, that transport water and nutrients throughout the plant
- 4. are structures that anchor a plant without transport tissue to a surface
- 5. plants that produce flowers and develop fruits
- 6. a period of no growth
- 10. are the major sites for photosynthesis
