The stage at which organisms can reproduce.

• maturity

• germination

• fertilization

• pollination

The sprouting of a seed.

• spore

• germination

• fertilization

• pollination

The joining together of sperm and an egg cell.

• spore

• germination

• fertilization

• pollination

The transfer of pollen from a male plant part to a female plant part of seed plants.

• spore

• germination

• fertilization

• pollination

A reproductive structure of some plants, such as mosses and ferns, that can form a new plant.

• spore

• germination

• fertilization

• pollination

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6 down: Which structure do pine trees and spruce trees use to reproduce?

• spore

• cone

• seed

• flower

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6 across: All of the stages a plant goes through as it develops is called its life _______.

• cycle

• cone

• seed

• flower

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7 down: which structure do rose bushes and apple trees use to reproduce?

• cycle

• cone

• pollen

• flower

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2 down: Which structures in seed-forming plants contain male reproductive cells?

• cycle

• cone

• pollen

• flower

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5 across: What forms when an egg within a pistil is fertilized?

• cycle

• seed

• pollen

• flower