Roots to Shoots Crossword Puzzle
QUESTIONS LIST: germination: when seeds have the right conditions to grow, they start this process, shoot: second part of the plant to emerge, always frows in an upwards direction, endosperm: starchy material found in the cotyledon that supplies food to a newly growing plant, embryo: baby plant, may have developing leaves and a stem present, chlorophyll: green pigment found in chloroplasts that absorbs the sunlight, seed coat: protects the seed until conditions are right for germination. ensures the survival of the seed during harsher conditions such as drought or winter, geotropism: reacting to gravity, dicot: seeds with two halves or cotyledons, monocot: seeds with only one cotyledon, chloroplast: organelle in autotrophic organisms (like) plants that contains green pigment called chlorophyll, uses the suns energy to produce food (sugars) through photosynthesis, cotyledon: provides food for the plant and is composed of starchy substance called endosperm, dormant: state of inactivity where any signs of life are limited, gravity: first to emerge roots will grow downward due to this force, root: first part of the germinating seed to emerge.