Plants and Fungi

2. the tubes in plants that transport water and minerals up from the roots to the leaves
4. an organism that makes its own food by absorbing simple molecules; most autotrophs use photosynthesis
6. the green substance that is found in plant cells, which absorbs the Sun’s energy during photosynthesis
11. an organism that only has one cell
12. the process that organisms use to produce offspring
13. one of the two types of flowering plants; angiosperm seeds are inside a fruit
14. complex molecules that contain carbon and normally come from living things

1. one of the two types of flowering plants; gymnosperms do not produce fruit
3. the process that plants use to turn inorganic compounds into organic nutrients; it requires sunlight and water
5. the tubes that transport glucose around a plant
7. the process that living things use to get energy
8. substances that all organisms need in order to grow, reproduce, repair themselves and get energy
9. an organism that absorbs nutrients from dead or decaying organisms
10. the process by which water evaporates or is removed from the surface of a plant