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Plants

Sally Pankhurst

Puzzle designed for Preliminary Senior Science students.

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Across
1.Plantlets that are grown on nutrient medium from meristematic tissue (6,7)
3.A range of flora and fauna living in an environment
8.Sprouting of seeds in a new plant
9.Commercial cultivation of plants
11.Washing with water to remove soluble chemicals
12.Minerals required by plants in large amounts
16.Plants adapted to growing in arid regions eg cactus
18.Process in autotrophs that
20.The woody fire-resistent underground base of a plant stem that sprouts after old shoots have been destroyed
21.The removal of water or moisture
22.Plants that grow on other plants but don't use it for food or water eg. staghorn
23.Breaking a seed coat by rubbing against a rough surface
Down
2.A shoot or branch growing out from a dormant bud on trees, usually as a result of damage to the tree eg. bushfire (9,4)
4.Elements required by plants in very small quantities
5.Tto multiply plants from parent stock
6.The plants of a particular region
7.An organism that can produce it's own food by photosynthesis
10.Offspring that are genetically identical to their parents
13.Farming, the cultivation of land and the production of animals
14.Preserving organisms, habitats or ecosystems
15.A person who studies genetics and DNA
17.At risk of becoming extinct
19.Plants that are adapted to survive in changing tidal conditions

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