Plants & Animals Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• rhizomes : the underground stems that produce roots and leaves in ferns.
• anthropods : invertebrates with jointed appendages.
• herbaceous : term used for flexible stalk/stem plants (not woody).
• echinoderms : sea urchins and other marine animals with radial symmetry and spiny skin.
• insects : the only invertebrates that can fly.
• marsupial : a mammal that has a pouch where its young develop is called a _ .
• invertebrates : animals without backbones.
• leaves : part of a plant absorbs energy from the sun.
• mollusks : invertebrates (except for cephalopods) that rely on hard shells for protection.
• phloem : the plant tissue that carries food downward from the leaves to the roots.
• xylem : the plant tissue that carries water from the roots to the leaves.
• invertebrate : having no backbone.
• angiosperms : another name for flowering plants and seeds are coated.
• vertebrates : animals with backbones.
• eukaryotic : a characteristic of all plants and animals.
• embryo : seeds contain a young plant.
• gymnosperms : pine trees, spruces, and cycads are _ (noncoated seeds).
• cellulose : plant cell walls are made of _ .
• feathers : characteristics that is unique to birds.
• endotherm : an animal, such as a bird, that can regulate its inner body temperature.
• vertebrate : having a backbone.
• worms : long, soft-bodied animals with bilateral symmetry.
• monocots : plants whose vascular bundles are evenly distributed throughout their entire stems are _ .
• plastid : a cellular organelle found in all plants.
• crustaceans : arthropods with either eight or ten legs.