Chapter 8: Plant Processes and Reproduction Crossword

The process by which plants convert light, energy, water, and carbon dioxide into glucose through a series of chemical reactions.
A series of chemical reactions that convert the energy in food molecules into a usable form of energy called ATP.
Changes in the environment that plants respond to.
Growth responses toward or away from stimuli such as light, touch, and gravity.
A plant’s response to the number of hours of darkness in its environment.
Chemical stimuli that plants respond to such as auxins, ethylene, gibberellins, and cytokinins.
When the life cycle of an organism alternates between diploid and haploid generations.
Contain haploid sperm
Usually contains one or more ovules and is located at the base of the style.
The female reproductive structure of a seed plant where the haploid egg develops.
Forms within a seed when the sperm fertilizes the egg.
The daughter cells produced from haploid structures.
Occurs when pollen grains land on a female reproductive structure of a plant that is the same species as the pollen grains.
Made up of an embryo, its food supply, and a protective covering.
The male reproductive organ of a flower.
The female reproductive organ of a flower.
Develops from the ovary and sometimes other parts of the flower and contains one or more seeds.