Chapter 2: Plant Vocabulary Crossword

made up of many cells; makes its own food through photosynthesis
the process in which a young plant sprouts from a seed
a plant structure that contains a young plant, food supply, and protective coating
a plant that uses flowers to reproduce
the transfer of pollen from the stamen (male) to the stigma (female)
a biological process by which plants create offspring by combining their genetic material
the reproductive structure of a plant where fertilization takes place
one of the often brightly colored leaves of a flower
a part of a plant, shaped like a leaf, that lies at the base of a flower
a yellow powder produced by the stamen of a flower
male reproductive organ of a flower that produces pollen
the part of a flower's stamen that contains the pollen
the part of a flower’s stamen
the female reproductive organ of a flower that can be fertilized by pollen.
the part of a flower’s pistil that receives pollen and the pollen grain germinates
the part of the flower’s pistil that is a long, slender stalk that connects the stigma and the ovary
in the flowering plants, is a part of the female reproductive organ of the flower
a small body that contains the female reproductive cell of a plant
seed plants that produce “naked” seeds not enclosed in an ovary
plants without flowers that use spores instead of seeds to reproduce
a reproductive cell that can grow into a new organism without fertilization
reproduction not requiring fertilization
the process in which plants use the energy in sunlight to make food
a green pigment that traps energy from the sun used to photosynthesize
an organelle in a plant cell that turns energy from the sun into chemical energy for the plant to use