Across
- 5. vascular tissue that carries food made in leaves
- 6. waxy, waterproof layer covering plant leaves
- 7. structures that contain a young plant inside a protective covering
- 8. one seed leaf
- 9. seed leaf(ves) containing stored food within the seed
- 11. structures in plants where food is made
- 13. chemical that makes plant walls rigid
- 15. process of water evaporating from the stomata
- 17. vascular tissue that carries water and nutrients
- 18. chemical that affects how a plant grows
- 19. top of pistil (where pollen is created)
- 20. plant response to gravity, touch, or light
- 21. structure that captures the sun's energy and makes food
- 22. colorful structures of the flower
- 25. young plant within the seed
- 27. flower 2 years and die (celery, parsley)
- 29. leaves that protect developing flower
- 30. flower every year (marigolds, wheat, tomatoes, cucumbers)
Down
- 1. produces xylem and phloem cells
- 2. two seed leaves
- 3. flower for more than 2 years (oak trees, honeysuckle)
- 4. early growth stage of seed
- 9. green pigment found in chloroplasts
- 10. process plants use to make food with energy from the sun
- 12. pores of the leaf (allows water and carbon dioxide to enter and oxygen to leave)
- 13. boundary surrounding all plant cells from the environment
- 14. male reproductive parts of the flower (surrounds pistil)
- 16. flowering plant
- 23. center of the flower (female reproductive part)
- 24. storage area for cells (carries water, waste and food)
- 26. anchor the plant to the ground and allows it to absorb water and nutrients
- 28. bottom of stamen (where seeds and fruit are created)
- 31. hormone that speeds up the rate that plant cells grow