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Plant parts crossword

Teacher: Snickerfritz
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Type of specialized cell that controls the opening and closing of the stomata
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Performs dual functions of protection and absorption
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The type of cambium that begins as a thin layer and forms between the xylem and phloem
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Vascular tissue responsible for the transport of nutrients and carbohydrates produced by photosynthesis
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Supporting structure that connects roots and leaves and carries water and nutrients between them
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A type of asexual reproduction
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Method of growth in which stems increase in girth
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Waterproof strip that surrounds plant endodermal cells
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Regions between the nodes
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Thin, flattened sections of a plant
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Loss of water from a plant through its leaves
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A specialized stem which grows horizontally at or just below the soil surface
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Vascular tissue that carries water up from the roots to every part of the plant
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Type of mesophyll that is loose with many spaces between its cells
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Cells that have thick walls and contain fats, oils or waxes
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An example of a plant that reproduces by using stolons
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Type of ground tissue with a strong flexible cell wall; helps support larger plants
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The plant that the scion is grafted onto
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The type of growth that occurs only at the ends of plants
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Type of root system found mainly in monocots
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All tissue outside of the vascular cambium
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The name of a piece of stem or lateral bud that is cut from a parent plant and attached to another plant
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Parenchymal cells inside the ring of vascular tissue in dicot stems
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Used to reproduce seedless plants
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Spongy layer of ground tissue just inside the epidermis of a root
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Angiosperms whose seeds have two cotyledons
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Tiny plants produced at the tips of elongated stems
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A cell where sugars are used or stored
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Penetrates spaces in soil and produces a large surface area through which water can come through
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A solid, swollen stem whose scales have been reduced to a dry, leaf-like covering
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A force of attraction between unlike molecules
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Place where leaves are attached to the plant
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Closely packed mesophyll cells located under the epidermis that absorbs light that enters the leaf
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Opening in the underside of a leaf that allows carbon dioxide and oxygen to diffuse into and out of the leaf
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Another name for vascular tissue
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A type of plant tissue found only in the tips of shoots and roots; responsible for plant growth
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The best time in the plant's life cycle to graft
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Type of ground tissue with a thin cell wall and large central vacuole
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A long primary root with small secondary roots
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A thin stalk that connects the blade to the stalk
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Dark colored wood at the center of a tree
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A type of tissue that is also known as the cotrtex
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Lateral meristematic (cambium) tissue that produces the outer covering of stems
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Together with epidermis forms a waterproof barrier that protects tissues and limits water loss through evaporation
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Light colored wood that is active in fluid transport
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Along with active transport, causes water and minerals to move inward through the cortex and into the vascular cylinder
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Angiosperm whose seeds only have one cotyledon
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An enlarged portion of an underground stem