Plants

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Living thing that grows in soil and makes its own food (5)
  2. 4. A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms (6)
  3. 5. A small hard fruit (4)
  4. 7. The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants (4)
  5. 9. Any of several shrubs and vines of the genus ___ chiefly native to Asia (7)
  6. 11. Any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear ___ (4)
  7. 13. Any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually (5)

Down

  1. 1. Any of numerous plants of the ___ family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful (6)
  2. 2. A coniferous tree (4)
  3. 3. Tall plant with a trunk and branches (4)
  4. 6. Large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild ___ of Europe and having velvety petals (5)
  5. 7. Green parts of a tree that fall in autumn (6)
  6. 8. Sweet food that grows on plants (5)
  7. 10. The main stem of a tree (5)
  8. 12. A deciduous tree of the genus Quercus (3)