Unit 3

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Across
  1. 3. Female organ of a flower that includes the stigma, style, and ovary.
  2. 6. Brightly colored part of a flower that attracts insects.
  3. 8. Layer of cells below the epidermis of a leaf
  4. 9. plant that has both male and female flowers on the same plant.
  5. 10. plants response to gravity; geotropism
  6. 11. Segments on a stem between nodes.
  7. 14. plant growth in a normal pattern due to no stimulus
  8. 19. Flower with both stamens and a pistil
  9. 20. Basic structural unit of all living things
  10. 21. plants that produce flowers with only stamens or a pistil
  11. 22. small pores or openings on a leaf
  12. 24. These are chemical messengers created by a living organism that control growth
  13. 25. waxy layer protecting the leaf from water loss
  14. 26. male organ of a flower that includes the anther and filament.
  15. 27. lies beneath the palisade layer contains cells that help make the plant’s food.
  16. 30. connected to the inside of the root cortex; helps the root retain water
  17. 31. Attaches the leaf blade to the plant stem.
  18. 33. Moves food manufacturers in the leaves through photosynthesis to all other parts of the plant.
  19. 34. Green substance that must be present for plants to produce food
  20. 35. that open and close the stomata allowing water to escape on cool days and conserving water on hot days
  21. 37. type of plant root with one major root that is larger than the rest
  22. 39. Process of food production in plant leaves using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce carbohydrates and oxygen.
  23. 40. plant growth hormone that stimulates cells to elongate
  24. 41. gaseous compound produced mainly by fruits that speeds ripening
Down
  1. 1. naturally occurring plant hormone that prohibits growth
  2. 2. plant growth hormone that promotes cell division
  3. 4. hormone that targets stems and naturally produced in the apical meristem or tip of the plant
  4. 5. growth response of a plant to an external stimulus that comes from a particular direction
  5. 7. layer of cells at the base of a stem or petiole that will grow to close the hole created when the leaf falls off
  6. 12. pores that allow the exchange of gasses between the plant and environment.
  7. 13. upper and lower outer layers of a plant leaf
  8. 15. tip of the stem where growth in length occurs; apical meristem
  9. 16. Plant’s response to light
  10. 17. resting stage
  11. 18. outer leaves of a flower that protects the inner structure as the flower developes.
  12. 20. layer of cells in a plant root that stores food
  13. 23. Located on the side of a stem; produces new leaves or stem
  14. 28. fertilized egg
  15. 29. type of root system that has many very small roots that spread out in the soil
  16. 32. moves water and mineral elements from roots to all parts of the plants
  17. 36. Flower with sepals, petals, stamens, and a pistil
  18. 38. Location on a stem where buds or leaves from