Seed Germination Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• germination : the process when a seed wakes up and starts to grow into a baby plant.
• seed coat : the hard, outer covering of a seed. its function is to protect the baby plant inside.
• embryo : the tiny baby plant inside the seed. it will grow into a new plant.
• cotyledon : a part inside the seed that stores food. its function is to feed the baby plant when it starts to grow.
• germ : the part of the embryo that grows upward. its function is to become the stem and the first leaves.
• hypocotyl : the part of the embryo between the germ and the radicle. its function is to become the lower part of the stem.
• radicle : the part of the embryo that grows downward. its function is to become the first root. it is the first part to come out during germination.
• hypothesis : an educated guess or a prediction about what will happen in an experiment.
• variable : anything that can be changed or controlled in an experiment.
• independent variable : the one thing you change on purpose in an experiment. it is the cause.
• dependent variable : the thing you measure or observe in an experiment. it is the effect or the result.
• experimental group : the group in an experiment that receives the change (the independent variable).
• control group : the group in an experiment that does not receive the change. it is used for comparison.