Plant STEMS Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• node : leaves, flowers, cones, and secondary stems grow at these points where a bud of meristem tissue divide and specialize to form these particular structures.
• bark : tissue that provides a rough, woody external covering on the stems of trees.
• stem : organ of a plant that holds the plant upright to get light and air.
• xylem : transport water from roots to stems and leaves.
• phloem : transports products of photosynthesis to various parts of the plant.
• bulb : a modification of a stem that has the appearance of enlarged fleshy leaves emerging from the stem or surrounding the base of the stem.
• vine : any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas, or runners.
• thorn : a stiff, sharp-pointed, straight or curved woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant.
• vascular : a plant that is characterized by the presence of conducting tissue.
• herbaceous : vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground.
• rhizomes : a continuously growing horizontal underground stem which puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals.
• succulent : having thick fleshy leaves or stems adapted to storing water.
• tuber : a thickened underground portion of a stem or rhizome which bears buds.
• edible : suitable or safe to eat.
• agriculture : the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops to provide food.