Plant and Soil Science Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• fruit cracking : is caused by a fast uptake of water
• perennial : the most difficult type of weed to control
• drip : type of irrigation where water dribbles out of lines directly onto the soil
• powdery mildew : plant disease where there looks to be a light dusting of a white substance
• carbon dioxide : plants intake _ during photosynthesis
• leaves : caterpillars feed on plants
• dicots : two distinct groups of plants monocots and
• gopher : a pest that burrows in the ground and eats plants from the roots often pulling them under
• mechanical : controlling weeds by use of hands or a till is what type of control
• xylem : moves water and minerals through
• greenhouse : a controlled environment for growing plants that receives natural sunlight
• active ingredients : are the chemicals that control a target pest
• germination : _ is the process by which an organism grows from a seed or similar structure
• disease : planets cannot spread _ to humans
• ladybug : an insect used to naturally control aphids
• purple : plants lacking phosphorus turn
• yellow : plants lacking nitrogen turn
• rust : type of fungus that is a red brown color. old metal
• transpiration : how water is used in plants to carry nutrients
• stomata : opening in plant where they release oxygen and water vapor