Across
- 3. This is the pigment that gives autumn leaves a red or purple color
- 4. This is the pigment that gives autumn leaves a yellow color
- 8. This is the name of the sugar that trees produce
- 10. A lack of this in the winter is the primary reason for trees losing their leaves
- 11. The two things trees need to grow their leaves back are a steady supply of water and this
Down
- 1. This is the process through which trees convert air, water, and sunlight into sugar.
- 2. This is an example of a part of the world where trees lose their leaves during a long dry season
- 5. This is the state that trees fall into once they have lost their leaves
- 6. Prehistoric forests in these regions were likely to have lost their leaves due to lack of sunlight
- 7. This is the kind of tree which loses its leaves in the autumn
- 9. This is the part of the leaf cell that gives it its green color and makes food
