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Terrific Trees – Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
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1. the phases, stages, or changes through which a plant or animal passes in its lifetime
6. an animal or plant that digests and breaks down dead material, converting it to a nutrient
for other plants or animals
10. a long, thin, pointed leaf, usually found on evergreen trees
11. the tough outer covering of a woody root or stem
12. an animal or plant that eats other living things to survive
13. a plant that produces its own food, some of which will be passed through the food web
when the plant is eaten or decomposes
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2. a condition where the plants and animals living together in an area depend upon one
another for survival
3. the (usually) flat and green outgrowth of a plant stem
4. a living thing in its earliest stage of development
5. the main stem of a tree
7. the first leaf or one of the first pair of leaves developed by a seed plant
8. the part of a plant that, under the right conditions, may grow into a new plant
9. the process where a seed sprout pushes through the soil to reach air and light
11. a woody stem that grows from the trunk or main stem of a tree
14. the underground part of a plant that absorbs water and nutrients from the soil and
holds the plant in place
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6. Life Cycle – the phases, stages, or changes through which a plant or animal passes in its
lifetime
6. Decomposer – an animal or plant that digests and breaks down dead material, converting
it to a nutrient for other plants or animals
10. Needle – a long, thin, pointed leaf, usually found on evergreen trees
11. Bark – the tough outer covering of a woody root or stem
12. Consumer – an animal or plant that eats other living things to survive
13. Producer – a plant that produces its own food, some of which will be passed through the
food web when the plant is eaten or decomposes
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7. Interdependence – a condition where the plants and animals living together in an area
depend upon one another for survival
8. Leaf – the (usually) flat and green outgrowth of a plant stem
9. Embryo – a living thing in its earliest stage of development
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Trunk – the main stem of a tree
7. Cotyledon – the first leaf or one of the first pair of leaves developed by a seed plant
8. Seed – the part of a plant that, under the right conditions, may grow into a new plant
9. Germination – the process where a seed sprout pushes through the soil to reach air and
light
11. Branch – a woody stem that grows from the trunk or main stem of a tree
14. Root – the underground part of a plant that absorbs water and nutrients from the soil
and holds the plant in place