Plant Growth and Reproduction Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• chloroplasts: place of photosynthesis in plant cells
• flower: reproductive system of some plants e.g roses or daisies
• photosynthesis: creates sugar/glucose and oxygen from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide
• pollinators: bees, hummingbirds, butterflies
• chlorophyll: pigment in the leaves that makes it green
• sunlight: plants convert energy from this into glucose during photosynthesis.
• respiration: releases energy from glucose and oxygen; also produces carbon dioxide and water.
• stem: part of the plant that supports the plant
• roots: absorb water from the ground.
• seed: new plants grow from these
• wind: seeds like dandelion and sycamore seeds are spread out by this.
• fruit: sweet, usually edible thing with seeds inside that animals eat. seeds are spread out via the animal.
• pollen: the male gametes (sex cells) of a plant. it is the yellow powder that makes people with hay fever sneezy.