Across
- 4. Pollination by wind.
- 8. The part responsible for nutrient and water absorption.
- 9. Produces pollen in the flower male reproductive organ.
- 10. The reproductive structure in sexual reproduction.
- 11. Plants thriving in saline environments.
- 12. Part of the flower that attracts pollinators.
- 16. A shallow coastal waterbody intermittently separated from larger bodies of water by a natural barrier.
- 17. Cell division producing two identical cells.
- 18. Unspecialized cells capable of continuous division.
- 20. dioxide Complete the equation: ____________ + water + sunlight → glucose + oxygen.
- 23. A local factor found insignificant to mangrove growth rates.
- 24. The floating position of a mangrove propagule in favorable conditions.
- 25. Direction of water and mineral transport.
- 26. Root A root structure resembling a human knee.
Down
- 1. Transfer of pollen between different blooms.
- 2. Plant hormones.
- 3. Seeds germinating while still attached to the parent tree.
- 5. A permanent tissue that transports water and minerals.
- 6. Seed leaves enclosed in the propagule.
- 7. A macronutrient essential for plant metabolism.
- 13. Provides buoyancy to plants.
- 14. These organisms lack true tissues.
- 15. A hormone that promotes germination and flowering in plants.
- 19. A root-like structure in seaweeds.
- 21. Botany The study of marine plants and algae.
- 22. meristem Found at the internodes or the base of leaves.