Life Cycles

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored (5)
  2. 5. The act of ___ or diffusing something (9)
  3. 8. The process of an individual organism growing organically (6)
  4. 10. A small hard fruit (4)
  5. 11. Energy that makes things warm (4)
  6. 12. The part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock (4)
  7. 13. The male reproductive organ of a flower (6)
  8. 14. Creation by the physical union of male and female gametes (13)

Down

  1. 1. One of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower (5)
  2. 2. Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain (5)
  3. 4. The process of generating offspring (12)
  4. 6. The part of the stamen that contains pollen (6)
  5. 7. Transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant (11)
  6. 9. A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms (6)
  7. 10. The apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil (6)
  8. 15. A way of expressing something that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people (5)