Plant Classification Crossword II

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2 3 Across
4 2 A powdery substance that
5
helps seed plants produce
seeds. (6)
5 Ferns produce these to
6 make new ferns. (6)
6 The group of flowering
7 8 plants. (10)
7 A tree that loses its leaves
each year. (9)
10 monocots typically have
9 these veins in their
10 11 leaves. (8)
12 A plant that produces
seeds but not flowers.
12
(10)
15 A cone bearing
gymnosperm such as a
pine or fir tree. (7)
13 14
16 The process of moving
15
pollen from a male
flower or cone to a
female flower or cone.
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(11)
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1 What pines and fir trees produce instead of flowers. (4)
3 A plant that lacks a system of vessels for transporting water
and nutrients. (11)
4 Flowering plants that produce seeds with a single cotyledon.
(7)
8 A plant like a fern that does not produce seeds. (8)
9 Dicots typically have these veins in their leaves. (8)
11 A tree that doesn’t lose its foliage in winter or the dry season.
(9)
13 A flowering plant that produces seeds with two cotyledons. (5) Cherry blossom trees
14 This sweet food often protects angiosperm seeds. (5) produce flowers and are
classified as angiosperms.

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