Plants, Plants, Plants!

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  1. 1. These absorb water and dissolved nutrients, and anchor the plant in the soil.
  2. 5. These usually have both male and female parts for reproduction.
  3. 8. Water evaporates from the leaves of the plants, leaving room for more water molecules to take their place. This helps the water travel up the plant.
  4. 9. Plants ____ __ _____ soil. Plant roots hold the soil together.
  5. 10. Some plants have long _______ which help them reach water from deep underground.
  6. 12. The process by which plants make their own food using water, energy from the sun, and carbon dioxide. This produces oxygen and glucose.
  7. 14. The process of gases entering and exiting a plant
  8. 15. Making clothing out of cotton is an example of using plants for____________
  9. 18. These produce food for the plant, take in and release gases, and allow water to exit the plant.
  10. 19. The process of particles moving from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
  11. 20. Cacti stems are adapted to store lots of _______ to help them survive in the dry desert.
  12. 21. These provide a pathway for movement of water and food. They also support the leaves and reproductive structures.
Down
  1. 2. Plants produce this during photosynthesis, and it helps animals breathe.
  2. 3. Humans often use plants for _______. An example would be making chocolate out of cocoa.
  3. 4. The process of water moving across a membrane from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration.
  4. 6. Some plants are adapted to have colourful flowers that attract insects like bees. These insects ________ the plants as they go from flower to flower.
  5. 7. The process that helps water move up a plant through the attraction between molecules and the walls of tiny tubes in the stem.
  6. 11. There are separate male and female _________ for reproduction.
  7. 13. Plants provide ____________ which protects organisms from weather and predators.
  8. 16. These contain an embryo that will form a new plant, and they often contain a food supply for the embryo as well.
  9. 17. Some plants have ________ roots, which form a thick mat that gathers water at the upper layers of the soil.