This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plants & Botany has 37 clues. Answers range from 4 to 24 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
multicellular eukaryote that makes organic molecules by photosynthesis
aerial leaf bearing organs
subterranean organs
foot fungus combinations
microscopic pores found on a leaf's surface
chemical that hardens cell walls
system of tube shaped cells that branch throughout the plant
consists of dead cells with tubular cavities for transporting water and minerals from roots to leaves
consists of living cells that distribute sugars from leaves to the roots and other non photosynthetic parts of the plant
plant-produced gametes in their protective structures
modern-day lineage of green algae
most familiar bryophyte, consists of many plants growing in a tight pack
earliest vascular plants lacking seeds
things protecting embryos from all hazards and has a storage of food within a protective covering
naked seeded plants, ex: pine trees
flowering plants, means “contained seeds”
green, sponge-like plant (type of moss)
growing out of gametophyte as a stalk with a capsule as its tip (type of moss)
a haploid cell that can develop into a new individual without fusing with another cell
a type of life cycle and reproduction where gametophytes and sporophytes that take turns
remains of long dead organisms formed by coal, oil and natural gas
reduced male gametophyte, houses cells that develop into sperm
the structures that seeds develop from
outer layer of leaves (usually green)
layer after sepals, colorful and attract pollinators
next layer after petals, male reproductive structures
where pollen grains develop, (sac at top of each stamen)
center of the flower, female reproductive structure
inside the carpel, protective chamber with one or more ovules where eggs develop
sticky tip of the carpel, traps pollen
small organic molecules are absorbed from the surrounding medium
threadlike filaments that make up the bodies of fungi
interval woven network that is the feeding structure of a fungus
one sperm cell fertilizes an egg in the embryo sac
ripened ovary of a flower
eukaryote (mostly multicellular) with many body structures and types of reproduction
associations of unicellular algae on photosynthetic bacteria held in a mass of final hyphae