Stems and Leaves Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• leaf scar : region on stem where leaf was attached before abscission
• leaf promordium : very early stage in leaf development, during which time the leaf only exists as a pronounced bulging of the shoot meristem
• mesophyll : all tissue of a leaf except the epidermis
• sessile leaf : organ that has a stalk bud attached to them or other organ
• rachis : extension of the petiole in a compound leaf
• compound leaf : leaf in which the blade consists of several separate parts which are all attached to a common petiole
• bud scales : small, specialized leaf, usually waxy or corky, which protects upopened bud
• lamina : broad, expanded part of the leaf
• spongly mesophyll : only port in which cells
• minor veins : smallest veins of a leaf
• leaflets : buldle of leaves
• stipules : small slaps of tissue located at base of a leaf, near the stem
• abscission zone : region at base of leaf, in which cells die or tear, which allows the leaf to fall cleanly away from the stem with minimal damage
• midrib : large central vascular bundle of a leaf
• leaf traces : vascular bundles extends from stem vascular bundles through the cortex and enters a leaf
• petiole : stalk of a leaf
• bundle sheath : set of scales that encases some or all vascular bundles
• simple leaf : blade consists of just one part
• leaf blade : edge of leaf