Plants
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
p
Living thing that grows in soil and makes its own food
2.
r
The usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
3.
w
h
The vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
4.
s
A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
5.
l
The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
6.
c
t
Perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible
7.
c
Tiniest unit of living things (plural)
11.
b
e
A device that produces electricity
12.
c
l
Stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning
13.
p
h
n
e
How plants make food from sunlight
14.
v
A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
15.
g
a
Force that pulls objects toward the Earth
19.
f
w
A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
20.
s
m
The male reproductive organ of a flower
23.
p
Part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored