cells Crossword Puzzles

Cell Structure 2024-10-04

Cell Structure crossword puzzle
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  1. Powerhouse” of the cell
  2. interior membrane of mitochondria
  3. protects the plants from injury
  4. Contains the DNA in chromosomes
  5. Perform various functions for a cell
  6. concluded that all plants were made of cells
  7. Contains structures called ORGANELLES
  8. reasoned that all cells come from other pre-existing cells by cell division
  9. Simplest type of cell
  10. Theodore Schwann is a German _____
  11. Help to pull chromosome pairs apart to opposite ends of the cell
  12. More complex type of cells
  13. Synthesis of cell products & Transport
  14. Contains nuclear pores for materials to enter & leave nucleus
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  1. Found only in plant cells
  2. first to view organism
  3. make proteins that are usually transported outside the cell
  4. Supports and protects cell
  5. Modify, sort, & packagemolecules from ER
  6. used a microscope toexamine a thin slice of cork
  7. cell membrane that surrounds prokaryote cell
  8. Small or absent in animal cells
  9. Makes ribosomes that make proteins
  10. Folded inner membrane of mitochondria

24 Clues: Simplest type of cell • first to view organism • Powerhouse” of the cell • Found only in plant cells • Supports and protects cell • More complex type of cells • protects the plants from injury • Contains the DNA in chromosomes • Small or absent in animal cells • interior membrane of mitochondria • Theodore Schwann is a German _____ • Makes ribosomes that make proteins • ...

Y9 Biology Summer Exam Revision Crossword 2025-05-21

Y9 Biology Summer Exam Revision Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. : Mathematical way of writing very large or small numbers
  2. : Stores cell sap in plant cells
  3. : Small circular DNA found in bacteria
  4. : The region of an enzyme where the substrate binds
  5. : Contains chlorophyll for photosynthesis
  6. : Type of microscope with higher resolution than light microscopes
  7. : Movement of water across a partially permeable membrane
  8. : A unit equal to one-millionth of a metre
  9. : Controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell
  10. : Describes a cell with half the usual number of chromosomes
  11. : Hair-like structures that move substances along the surface of cells
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  1. : The process by which cells become specialised
  2. : Tail-like structure that helps bacteria move
  3. : Organelle where aerobic respiration takes place
  4. : Tool used to observe small structures like cells
  5. : Protein that speeds up a chemical reaction
  6. : Organelle in eukaryotic cells that contains genetic material
  7. : Organelle that synthesises proteins
  8. : Enzyme-containing part of a sperm that helps it penetrate the egg
  9. : Provides structure and support in plant cells

20 Clues: : Stores cell sap in plant cells • : Organelle that synthesises proteins • : Small circular DNA found in bacteria • : Contains chlorophyll for photosynthesis • : A unit equal to one-millionth of a metre • : Protein that speeds up a chemical reaction • : Tail-like structure that helps bacteria move • : The process by which cells become specialised • ...

cell cycle by Honesty.H 2025-12-12

cell cycle by Honesty.H crossword puzzle
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  1. process that controls steps of cell division to ensure cell duplicates
  2. protein structures that form during cell division
  3. where sister chromatids separate at the centromere pulled by spindle fibers to opposite poles of the cell
  4. a condensed structure of DNA and proteins that carries genetic information
  5. normal checkpoints fail leading to uncontrolled growth
  6. parent cell divides into two identical daughter cells
  7. the cell cycle stage where condensed chromosomes align perfectly along the center
  8. cells dividing the cytoplasm
  9. final stage in cytokinesis where two new nuclei form at opposite ends of the cell
  10. resting phase
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  1. cell increases in size and synthesizes
  2. events where a cell grows duplicates its DNA abd divides into two
  3. DNA replicated
  4. cells divide rapidly and without regulation
  5. damaging rapidly dividing cells
  6. quality control gates
  7. produces proteins needed for cell division
  8. eliminating unwanted or damaged cells
  9. cells make exact copys of its DNA
  10. the longest phase of the cycle

20 Clues: resting phase • DNA replicated • quality control gates • cells dividing the cytoplasm • the longest phase of the cycle • damaging rapidly dividing cells • cells make exact copys of its DNA • eliminating unwanted or damaged cells • cell increases in size and synthesizes • produces proteins needed for cell division • cells divide rapidly and without regulation • ...

Blood 2014-02-20

Blood crossword puzzle
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  1. The Factor which gives our red blood cells a + or - antigen
  2. Glucose, Amino Acids, Glycerol
  3. White Blood Cells use these to bind to Antigens of Bacteria etc.
  4. What cell transports Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen?
  5. The Way Phagocytes (White blood cells) 'eat' bacteria
  6. The lack of Haemoglobin or Red Blood cells
  7. Red Blood cells are recycled here
  8. Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen
  9. What cell fights against disease
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  1. The oxygen carrying chemical in Red Blood cells
  2. Antibodies, Blood clotting ___________
  3. Causes blood to clot
  4. Consists of 90% of the Plasma
  5. Red Blood cells are made in the Bone _________
  6. Carbon Dioxide and Urea
  7. They include Calcium, Potassium, Sodium and also play a part in the pH and osmoregulatoin

16 Clues: Causes blood to clot • Carbon Dioxide and Urea • Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen • Consists of 90% of the Plasma • Glucose, Amino Acids, Glycerol • What cell fights against disease • Red Blood cells are recycled here • Antibodies, Blood clotting ___________ • The lack of Haemoglobin or Red Blood cells • Red Blood cells are made in the Bone _________ • ...

Cell Unti Crossword Puzzle 2016-02-02

Cell Unti Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. / Holds the slide in place
  2. / All living things are made of these
  3. Adjustment Knob / The knob that moves the stage up and down
  4. Source / Shines a bright light through the microscope to make viewing objects easier
  5. / The man who discovered all plants have cells
  6. / Rotating dial that controls the passage of light through the stage
  7. Power Objective / The lowest lens setting
  8. Wall / rigid supporting layer surrounding the cells of plants
  9. / organelle that contains chemicals that breaks down large particles into small ones
  10. and Base / Always carry the microscope by holding these two parts
  11. organelles that convert energy to food molecules to energy the cell can use for functions
  12. Tube / Passes light from the head to the eyepiece
  13. / the thick fluid region of the cell
  14. / Where one views the enlarged
  15. Cell Theory / A scientific theory stating that all living things are made of cells
  16. Body / organelle that receives proteins and other newly formed materials
  17. ER / organelle that forms a maze of passage ways in which proteins are carried from one cell to another
  18. / The man who discovered all living animals are made of cells
  19. Power Objective / The medium lens setting
  20. Membrane / thin flexible layer that surrounds the cell
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  1. / Supports the microscope
  2. / About how many cells make up an organism
  3. / Supports the lenses, mirrors, and body tube (microscope should be carried by holding the base and this)
  4. Vacuole / a sack like organelle that stores food, water, waste, and other materials
  5. / (contains DNA) the genetic material that carries information about the organism
  6. / Hooke looked at a dead sample of this
  7. / This organelle produces photosynthesis
  8. Membrane / the membrane surrounding the nucleus
  9. / Leeuwenhoek built this to look at cells
  10. / The first person to see dead cells (named the cells "cells")
  11. The first person to witness living cells
  12. / organelles in cytoplasm that produce proteins
  13. / The man who discovered that all cells come from other living cells
  14. Power Objective / The highest lens setting
  15. / A threadlike structure in a cell's nucleus that contains DNA passed from one generation to the next Nucleolus / The small round structure in the nucleus where ribosomes are made
  16. Samples / Leeuwenhoek looked at these samples
  17. Button / Turns on and off the microscope
  18. Microscope / A microscope with two eye pieces
  19. / A saclike organelle that stores water, food, and other materials
  20. Adjustment Knob / Used to make small focus adjustments
  21. ER / organelle that forms a maze of passage ways in which proteins are carried from one cell to another

41 Clues: / Supports the microscope • / Holds the slide in place • / Where one views the enlarged • / the thick fluid region of the cell • / All living things are made of these • / Hooke looked at a dead sample of this • / This organelle produces photosynthesis • The first person to witness living cells • Button / Turns on and off the microscope • ...

Immunity and Disease 2025-04-10

Immunity and Disease crossword puzzle
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  1. white blood cells of adaptive immunity
  2. three layered membrane of CNS
  3. bundles of axons that receive and send nerve signals
  4. invasion and multiplication of microbes
  5. plasma like fluid that travels by way of lymphatic circulation
  6. produced by white blood cells primarily to fight viruses
  7. outermost layer of meninges
  8. considered a secondary lymphatic organ
  9. artificial active immunity
  10. most abundant antibody and second released during primary response
  11. genes that code for human cell markers and receptors
  12. immunity composed of the first and second lines of defense
  13. accumulation of fluid in tissues
  14. defense mechanism of second line of defense has 4 cardinal signs and sometimes five
  15. phagocytic cells of the brain
  16. levels of antibodies in serum
  17. small molecules that alone are too small to illicit an immune response
  18. where do t cells mature
  19. inflammation of the meninges
  20. acronym for fluid that lines the brain and spinal cord
  21. chemical signals between neurons
  22. antibody found in breast milk
  23. term for organisms coming from outside the body
  24. receptor found primarily on cytotoxic t cells
  25. antibody highly correlated to allergic responses
  26. abnormally high body temperature
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  1. study of frequency and distribution of a disease
  2. where do t and b cells originate
  3. toxin released from outer membrane of gram negative bacteria
  4. production of red blood cells
  5. acronym for cells that present antigens to t cells
  6. severity of disease
  7. stage of infection where first symptoms appear
  8. exotoxin that targets red blood cells and causes lysis
  9. the antibody that serves as the primary receptor for b cells
  10. likelihood of disease
  11. immunity the third line of immunity defense is also called
  12. innermost layer of meninges
  13. binding substance required by some vaccines
  14. first antibody released during primary response
  15. primary component of pus serves a phagocytic role in innate immunity
  16. antigen that provokes an immune response
  17. the acronym for pathogen recognition receptors is
  18. sum total of microbes found on and in a human
  19. part of antigen that triggers immune response
  20. migration of cells to a specific chemical stimulus
  21. total number of deaths in a population from a disease
  22. when a disease can be passed from an infected host to another host and cause infection
  23. baceterial toxins that stimulate extreme t cell responses
  24. primary habitat that a pathogen originates from
  25. route microbe takes to enter the tissues of the body
  26. cells of the brain and spinal cord

52 Clues: severity of disease • likelihood of disease • where do t cells mature • artificial active immunity • outermost layer of meninges • innermost layer of meninges • inflammation of the meninges • three layered membrane of CNS • production of red blood cells • phagocytic cells of the brain • levels of antibodies in serum • antibody found in breast milk • where do t and b cells originate • ...

Immune System Vocab 2017-01-02

Immune System Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. to make a copy of itself
  2. response what happens when body is attacked or injured
  3. prevents pathogens from entering or damaging healthy body cells
  4. ability to fight off disease when invaded by a pathogen
  5. harmful organisms that cause disease
  6. t cells type of t cell that kills pathogens inside the body by itself
  7. t cells typpe of t cell that activates killer b cells to kill pathogens in the body
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  1. system a complex response system that protects the body from viruses
  2. disease disorder where the immune system destroys healthy tissue
  3. blood cells cells involved in the immune system that's major function is to fight off disease
  4. a rise in body temperature that is abnormal
  5. cells cells that kill pathogens or activate killer cells
  6. proteins that carry out response to body by turning up the heat
  7. blood cells cells that carry oxygen

14 Clues: to make a copy of itself • harmful organisms that cause disease • blood cells cells that carry oxygen • a rise in body temperature that is abnormal • response what happens when body is attacked or injured • ability to fight off disease when invaded by a pathogen • cells cells that kill pathogens or activate killer cells • ...

Cell Parts 2022-10-05

Cell Parts crossword puzzle
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  1. tunnel/pathways that transport materials around the inside of the eukaryotic cells
  2. semi-permeable skin of all cells that regulates entry and exit of materials into and out of cells
  3. Stores food, water, and waste
  4. organisms are made of many cells
  5. organisms are made of only one cell
  6. make proteins for cell
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  1. hard outside shell of plant cells that supports protects and gives shape
  2. cells with a nucleus, so DNA is protected in the nucleus.
  3. rod-shape green structure that captures sunlight to make food by photosynthesis and plant cells
  4. round structure in the center of eukaryotic cells that controls all activities because they house the genetic instructions
  5. contains chromosomes (DNA)
  6. jelly-like liquid on the inside of all cells that move and cushions organelles
  7. is rod-shaped and responsible for making energy by respiration in eukaryotic cells
  8. cells with no nucleus so DNA floats in the cytoplasm

14 Clues: make proteins for cell • contains chromosomes (DNA) • Stores food, water, and waste • organisms are made of many cells • organisms are made of only one cell • cells with no nucleus so DNA floats in the cytoplasm • cells with a nucleus, so DNA is protected in the nucleus. • hard outside shell of plant cells that supports protects and gives shape • ...

Cytology Vocabulary Crossword 2024-10-17

Cytology Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. made of protein and RNA; known as the protein factory for cells
  2. slim and hollow tube like structure that is in the cytoplasm
  3. breaks down food and provides fuel for the cell; known as the powerhouse of the cell
  4. an organelle in plant cells that help get rid of unwanted materials
  5. a pathway in cells so materials can get moved within the cells
  6. in eukaryotic cells; barrier that separates nucleus from cytoplasm
  7. outer part of cell that acts as a boundary
  8. an organelle in animal cells that help get rid of unwanted materials
  9. inside of nucleus;ribosomes read RNA and make proteins
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  1. protein filament within the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells that form parts of the cytoskeleton
  2. gel like fluid between nucleus and cell membrane where organelles exist
  3. paired tube shaped organelles located near the cytoplasm, near the nuclear envelope in animal cells
  4. mixture of DNA and proteins that form chromosomes
  5. the control center of the cell
  6. outer layer of plants cells
  7. stack of flat membranes that modify, sort, or package molecules from Endoplasmic Reticulum for storage transport out of the cell
  8. passage way through the nuclear envelope; connects nucleus and cytoplasm

17 Clues: outer layer of plants cells • the control center of the cell • outer part of cell that acts as a boundary • mixture of DNA and proteins that form chromosomes • inside of nucleus;ribosomes read RNA and make proteins • slim and hollow tube like structure that is in the cytoplasm • a pathway in cells so materials can get moved within the cells • ...

The Second Line of Defense: Immune System 2017-07-14

The Second Line of Defense: Immune System crossword puzzle
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  1. seek out and destroy disease causing organisms.
  2. Line of Defense is a group of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect the body.
  3. are antibodies that B cells that squirt onto the bacteria.
  4. are antibodies acts by blocking the bacteria adhering to the gut cells, preventing infection.
  5. are needed to watch for different diseases or invaders
  6. slow down or turn off the immune system to prevent damage to good cells.
  7. is fluid in which white blood cells are found
  8. filter bacteria and other foreign materials out of lymph and expose them to B and T cells and Macrophages that can engulf them.
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  1. are killer cells
  2. notice invaders and present evidence of the invader to T cells in the lymph nodes.
  3. cells primarily attack bacteria
  4. is a system of thin tubes that runs throughout the body.
  5. cells ingest or clean up the mess of dead cells.
  6. produce antibodies.

14 Clues: are killer cells • produce antibodies. • cells primarily attack bacteria • is fluid in which white blood cells are found • seek out and destroy disease causing organisms. • cells ingest or clean up the mess of dead cells. • are needed to watch for different diseases or invaders • is a system of thin tubes that runs throughout the body. • ...

Renal and immune systems 2020-03-02

Renal and immune systems crossword puzzle
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  1. A molecule that triggers an immune response
  2. Thrombin converts this into fibrin
  3. True or false: Most sore throats are viral and so antibiotics are useless
  4. The ‘C’ in PCT
  5. Literally ‘foot cells’, these cells form part of the barrier between the glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule
  6. Glucose is reabsorbed in the PCT along with sodium by this mechanism
  7. These proteins consist of heavy chains and light chains
  8. The biological term for ‘clotting’
  9. B cells differentiate into these effector cells
  10. Cells whose job it is to engulf other cells and debris
  11. The pathological process underlying heart attacks and strokes
  12. The arteriole that carries blood away from the glomerulus
  13. Water moves out by osmosis in this limb of the loop of Henle
  14. The capillary part of the renal corpuscle
  15. This is pumped out of the ascending limb of the loop of Henle
  16. The form of nitrogenous waste mammals produce
  17. A cell produced by fusing a myeloma cell and a B cell
  18. These lymphocytes produce antibodies
  19. A disease that crosses a species barrier
  20. The structural and functional unit of the kidney, composed of the renal corpuscle and renal tubule
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  1. He developed a vaccine for smallpox
  2. Artificial filtration of the blood
  3. Approximately this percent of fluid reaching the kidneyes is filtered into the renal tubules
  4. Identical antibodies produced by hybridoma cells, and which recognize a specific antigen
  5. The process by which antibodies clump pathogens together
  6. In addition to blood cells, these are also not filtered in the renal corpuscle
  7. Acid that birds use to excrete nitrogen
  8. The study of patterns of disease
  9. These phagocytic cells present antigens on their surface to helper T cells
  10. The process by which antibodies mark pathogens for destruction
  11. When a person is in this state, their posterior pituitary would respond by secreting ADH
  12. Excretory tubules in insects
  13. An organism whose internal solute concentrations match its environment
  14. A common cause of renal failure
  15. A ‘chain-reaction’-type sequence of events, like clotting, where one reaction triggers the next one
  16. These tubes carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder
  17. The hormone that makes the collecting duct more permeable to water
  18. Something that causes disease
  19. Chain’s partner in developing penicillin as an antibiotic
  20. Besides mast cells, the other cells that secrete histamine
  21. This part of the kidney has a high interstitial osmolarity which increases with depth
  22. HIV infects these cells

42 Clues: The ‘C’ in PCT • HIV infects these cells • Excretory tubules in insects • Something that causes disease • A common cause of renal failure • The study of patterns of disease • Artificial filtration of the blood • Thrombin converts this into fibrin • The biological term for ‘clotting’ • He developed a vaccine for smallpox • These lymphocytes produce antibodies • ...

Cancer 2023-11-14

Cancer crossword puzzle
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  1. mutations that change the ____ of cell growth and cell division can lead to cancer.
  2. This is the oldest form of cancer treatment. The tumor is physically removed.
  3. ____ is the spread of cancer cells beyond their original site. This is dangerous.
  4. DNA Polymerase is very accurate. DNA polymerase proofreads the DNA as it's making a new strand and only makes one error per ____ paired nucleotides.
  5. This cancer treatment boosts your immune system to fight cancer.
  6. Because chemo kills fast-growing cells, it can kill hair follicle cells and cells in your digestive tract. This causes side ____, such as hair loss and vomiting.
  7. This cancer treatment kills cancer cells by damaging their DNA. The DNA gets so messed up that the cells can't read the instructions (DNA) and they die.
  8. This cancer treatment uses chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body. Unfortunately, it kills fast-growing cells, whether they're cancer cells or normal cells.
  9. The degree of metastasis determines the ____ of cancer. The more the cancer has spread, the higher the stage and the more deadly it is.
  10. Daniel Ament is a teenager that had a double lung ____ because his lungs were injured by vaping. The rest of his life he will have to take immunosuppressants, which will weaken his immune system so that it doesn't attack the transplanted lung.
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  1. _____ can cause cancer. These are not alive. An example is HPV, which causes cervical cancer.
  2. UV ____ can cause cancer, so it is an example of a carcinogen.
  3. The formation of new blood vessels is known as ____. Cancers send out signals to grow new blood vessels because cancers are "selfish" and want more nutrients.
  4. In a ____ tumor, uncontrolled cells may invade and destroy healthy tissues elsewhere in the body. These are cancerous tumors and they are dangerous.
  5. quality control ____ monitor the cell cycle. They check for DNA damage and stop the cell cycle if something goes wrong.
  6. Radiation treatment for one cancer can raise the ____ for developing a different cancer later. This is because radiation can mess up the DNA in healthy cells, causing them to turn cancerous.
  7. In a ____ tumor, the cells remain within a mass. This poses no threat to life and can be removed with surgery.
  8. A substance or radiation that can cause mutations.
  9. The chemicals in ____ smoke are an example of a carcinogen
  10. Chemo can be given intravenously (through an IV), or through a ___.
  11. a disease of uncontrolled cell division that kills organisms by crowding out and starving normal cells
  12. An abnormal proliferation of cells that results from uncontrolled cell division. These can be benign or malignant.

22 Clues: A substance or radiation that can cause mutations. • The chemicals in ____ smoke are an example of a carcinogen • UV ____ can cause cancer, so it is an example of a carcinogen. • This cancer treatment boosts your immune system to fight cancer. • Chemo can be given intravenously (through an IV), or through a ___. • ...

Biology Extra Credit 2025-10-27

Biology Extra Credit crossword puzzle
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  1. a small structure inside a cell that has a specific job.
  2. said all animals are made of cells.
  3. makes energy (ATP) for the cell.
  4. makes ribosomes inside the nucleus.
  5. organelles in plant cells that store or make food.
  6. a complex cell with a nucleus and organelles.
  7. short, hair-like structures that move substances or the cell.
  8. states that all living things are made of cells, cells are the basic unit of life, and all cells come from other cells.
  9. fluid inside the mitochondria.
  10. makes lipids and helps detoxify the cell.
  11. does photosynthesis (makes food from sunlight).
  12. stacks of thylakoids.
  13. said all plants are made of cells.
  14. strands of DNA and proteins found in the nucleus.
  15. plastid that gives plants red, orange, or yellow color.
  16. colorless plastid that stores starch.
  17. break down waste and old cell parts.
  18. discovered cells by looking at cork under a microscope.
  19. help with cell division in animal cells.
  20. first to observe living cells under a microscope.
  21. control center of the cell; contains DNA.
  22. compares a cell’s surface area to its volume; limits how big a cell can get.
  23. said all cells come from other cells.
  24. folds inside mitochondria that increase surface area.
  25. thin threads that help the cell move and keep its shape.
  26. packages and ships proteins and lipids.
  27. has ribosomes; helps make and transport proteins.
  28. break down fats and detoxify harmful substances.
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  1. on rough ER; make proteins for export or membranes.
  2. network of fibers that gives shape and helps movement.
  3. green pigment that captures sunlight.
  4. the liquid part of the cytoplasm (without organelles).
  5. double membrane that surrounds the nucleus.
  6. describes the cell membrane as flexible and made of many moving parts.
  7. thick tubes that help with structure and movement.
  8. disk-shaped part inside chloroplasts that holds chlorophyll.
  9. long, whip-like tail used for movement.
  10. fluid around the thylakoids inside chloroplasts.
  11. the outer layer that controls what enters and leaves the cell.
  12. jelly-like fluid inside the cell where organelles are found.
  13. large sac that stores water and helps keep cell shape.
  14. provide strength and support.
  15. a simple cell without a nucleus (like bacteria).
  16. float in cytoplasm and make proteins used inside the cell.
  17. rigid layer outside the cell membrane that supports plant cells.
  18. the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life processes.

46 Clues: stacks of thylakoids. • provide strength and support. • fluid inside the mitochondria. • makes energy (ATP) for the cell. • said all plants are made of cells. • said all animals are made of cells. • makes ribosomes inside the nucleus. • break down waste and old cell parts. • green pigment that captures sunlight. • colorless plastid that stores starch. • ...

UNIT 3 2024-10-24

UNIT 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. tiny sacs that transport material within or outside the cell.
  2. groups of cells that work together (same job)
  3. cells can develop in different ways to have different features to help them carry out a special task to help the organism function
  4. groups of organs and tissues that work together
  5. fundamental concept of biology that states that all living things are composed of cells; that cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things; and that new cells are produced from existing cells
  6. a microscope with high magnification that uses electron beams in place of light
  7. when comparing two solutions, the solution with the greater concentration of solutes
  8. thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells; regulates what enters and leaves the cell
  9. basic unit of life
  10. process by which particles tend to move from an area where they are more concentrated to an area where they are less concentrated
  11. organism whose cells contain a nucleus
  12. when the concentration of two solutions is the same
  13. a process by which liquid droplets are ingested by living cells; it is one type of endocytosis
  14. the process by which cells move materials from within the cell into the extracellular fluid.
  15. when comparing two solutions, the solution with the lesser concentration of solutes
  16. unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus
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  1. property of biological membranes that allows some substances to pass across it while others cannot; also called semi permeable membrane
  2. cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates
  3. fluid portion of the cell outside the nucleus
  4. process by which solids are ingested by living cells; it is another type of endocytosis
  5. cell organelle that breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins into small molecules that can used by the rest of the cell
  6. the process by which cells move materials out of the cell
  7. network of protein filaments in a eukaryotic cell that gives the cell its shape and internal organization and is involved in movement
  8. microscope that uses multiple lenses and light to enlarge the image of a sample
  9. process of diffusion in which molecules pass across the membrane through cell membrane channels
  10. strong, supporting layer around the cell membrane in some cells
  11. group of tissues that work together
  12. diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
  13. cellular transport where substances move against a concentration gradient. (requires energy)

29 Clues: basic unit of life • group of tissues that work together • organism whose cells contain a nucleus • unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus • fluid portion of the cell outside the nucleus • groups of cells that work together (same job) • groups of organs and tissues that work together • when the concentration of two solutions is the same • ...

Chapter 12 2026-03-19

Chapter 12 crossword puzzle
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  1. cells Antigen presenting cells that help activate adaptive immunity
  2. Immune cells in invertebrates that circulate in hemolymph and perform phagocytosis
  3. immunity A specific, memory-based immune response found only in vertebrates
  4. killer cells Immune cells that destroy infected or cancerous cells lacking normal markers
  5. system A group of proteins that enhance the ability to destroy pathogens
  6. White blood cells that act as first responders to infection
  7. The process of engulfing and digesting foreign substances or pathogens
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  1. An enzyme that breaks down bacterial cell walls
  2. Large phagocytic cells that engulf and digest pathogens
  3. immunity A generalized defense that is active immediately upon infection
  4. Proteins that interfere with viral replication and activate immune cells
  5. response A defense reaction involving redness, swelling, and immune cell activation
  6. Agents that have the potential to cause disease
  7. Associated Molecular Patterns PAMPs Molecules found on pathogens that are recognized by PRRs
  8. Recognition Receptors Receptors on immune cells that recognize common features of pathogens

15 Clues: An enzyme that breaks down bacterial cell walls • Agents that have the potential to cause disease • Large phagocytic cells that engulf and digest pathogens • White blood cells that act as first responders to infection • cells Antigen presenting cells that help activate adaptive immunity • The process of engulfing and digesting foreign substances or pathogens • ...

Tissues 2020-05-21

Tissues crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of matrix present in bone.
  2. Microscopic pores in leaves
  3. Cells are filled with fat globules
  4. Outermost layer of cells, usually single layered.
  5. Parenchyma cells containing chlorophyll.
  6. Tissue that makes up the husk of coconut.
  7. Attaches bone to bone.
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  1. Except this other phloem cells are living.
  2. Smoothens bone surface at joints.
  3. Sclerenchyma cells are thickened due to this substnce
  4. Most common simple permanent tissue.
  5. Connect muscle to bone.
  6. Meristematic tissue present at the tip of roots and
  7. Makes cork cells impervious to gases.
  8. Fluid matrix in blood.
  9. Framework that supports our body.

16 Clues: Fluid matrix in blood. • Attaches bone to bone. • Connect muscle to bone. • Microscopic pores in leaves • Type of matrix present in bone. • Smoothens bone surface at joints. • Framework that supports our body. • Cells are filled with fat globules • Most common simple permanent tissue. • Makes cork cells impervious to gases. • Parenchyma cells containing chlorophyll. • ...

Cell Structure and Function 2017-05-02

Cell Structure and Function crossword puzzle
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  1. Converts oxygen and food into energy-often called the powerhouse of the cell
  2. Site of photosynthesis
  3. Cells that contain a nucleus
  4. The smallest unit of life capable of carrying out life functions
  5. Moves or transports materials throughout the cell
  6. Organism composed of only one cell
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  1. Large storage organelle in plant cells. Stores nutrients and water and helps the plant maintain shape
  2. The process by which plants make food from the sun's radiant energy
  3. The jellylike substance that fills the cells.
  4. Cells that do not contain a nucleus
  5. Controls all the cells activities
  6. Organism composed of many cells
  7. Makes proteins
  8. The organelle that helps with digestion
  9. The outer layer of cells that controls what comes into and what goes out of the cell
  10. Prepares and packages materials for use by the cell
  11. The rigid outer layer of a plant cell that provides structure and support for the cell
  12. the traits of living organisms

18 Clues: Makes proteins • Site of photosynthesis • Cells that contain a nucleus • the traits of living organisms • Organism composed of many cells • Controls all the cells activities • Organism composed of only one cell • Cells that do not contain a nucleus • The organelle that helps with digestion • The jellylike substance that fills the cells. • ...

Challenges to Biomedical Research (18-35) 2023-03-08

Challenges to Biomedical Research (18-35) crossword puzzle
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  1. Implanting a gene from one organism into an...... will create a transgenic animal?
  2. Where must the Nanobiotechnology research be conducted?
  3. Designed to keep airborne particles out?
  4. What's another name for Somatic Stem Cells?
  5. Biomedical researches apply for a patent from....?
  6. When researches apply for a patent, they seek approval to create....?
  7. Somatic cells are?
  8. What cells are reprogrammed adult cells produced in labs?
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  1. What contains genetic information to clone a mammal?
  2. Reproductive cloning is also called what?
  3. Adult stem cells are harvested from?
  4. What cell has the potential to develop into any other cell?
  5. One benefit of creating genetically modified mammals is to produce.... Models?
  6. The century that had the first report on successful mammal cloning?
  7. Once the biomaterial matrix is developed, what must be able to dissolve?
  8. What cells are undifferentiated?
  9. What was the first animal successfully cloned in Scotland 1996 from an adult stem cell?
  10. What adult stem cells are used for?

18 Clues: Somatic cells are? • What cells are undifferentiated? • What adult stem cells are used for? • Adult stem cells are harvested from? • Designed to keep airborne particles out? • Reproductive cloning is also called what? • What's another name for Somatic Stem Cells? • Biomedical researches apply for a patent from....? • What contains genetic information to clone a mammal? • ...

Living Things 2019-08-03

Living Things crossword puzzle
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  1. _____ the study of living things
  2. _____ are the basic unit of living things
  3. In a microscope, the _____ controls how much light passes through the slide.
  4. _____ (sugar) + oxygen = carbon dioxide, water and energy in cellular respiration.
  5. The process in which plants make their own food.
  6. To observe under a microscope, the specimen must be _____.
  7. An animal cell does not contain a cell _____ .
  8. _____ is a gas required by all living things.
  9. _____ are organisms which contain only one cell.
  10. All _____ are made up of cells
  11. There are two main types of cells, _____ and animal cells.
  12. Cells, _____ , organs, organ systems and organisms, is the levels of organisation.
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  1. Cellular _____ is the process all cells use to obtain energy.
  2. What does the M in MRS GREN stand for?
  3. The part of the cell which contains the chlorophyll pigment needed for photosynthesis.
  4. A _____ is a representation of important event over a period of time.
  5. The _____ is much smaller in animal cells.
  6. carbon dioxide + _____ = glucose and oxygen in photosynthesis.

18 Clues: All _____ are made up of cells • _____ the study of living things • What does the M in MRS GREN stand for? • _____ are the basic unit of living things • The _____ is much smaller in animal cells. • _____ is a gas required by all living things. • An animal cell does not contain a cell _____ . • The process in which plants make their own food. • ...

Tumors of central and peripheral nervous system 2023-01-30

Tumors of central and peripheral nervous system crossword puzzle
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  1. which glial cells form myelin in central nervous system?
  2. loss of stability in alzheimer is?
  3. most common type of primary malignant brain tumor in children?
  4. which type of the glial cells are responsible for the CNS?
  5. which glial cells form ventricular lining in the CNS?
  6. which glial cells form blood brain barrier?
  7. the drug of choice for the Alzheimer is?
  8. lewy body are found in which CNS disease?
  9. drop metastatic is characteristic feature of which CNS Tumor?
  10. in which brain tumour merlin decrease and cell proliferation increases?
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  1. which brain tumour is associated with the post transplant patient?
  2. in which Central nervous system tumor IDH1/2 gene mutation take place?
  3. knife edge gyri is present in which disease?
  4. which type of CNS glial cells responsible for post injury cells?
  5. tau protein is associated with CNS disease?
  6. the overall Most common cause of Alzheimer is?
  7. which are rod cells in neurocephalis ?
  8. chorea is the most common clinical feature for which CNS disease?
  9. which Tumor arises from arachnoid meningiothelial cells?
  10. which Tumor is associated with the fourth ventricle in children?

20 Clues: loss of stability in alzheimer is? • which are rod cells in neurocephalis ? • the drug of choice for the Alzheimer is? • lewy body are found in which CNS disease? • tau protein is associated with CNS disease? • which glial cells form blood brain barrier? • knife edge gyri is present in which disease? • the overall Most common cause of Alzheimer is? • ...

Chapt 13 adaptive immunity 2026-03-24

Chapt 13 adaptive immunity crossword puzzle
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  1. is the part of the antigen that binds to the antigen receptor
  2. region is the the tips of the chain
  3. B cell activation involves T cell stimulation
  4. B cells mature in bone _____
  5. consists of two different polypeptide chains called alpha and beta
  6. T cells recognize antigens presented via MHC II and also express CD4
  7. T cells mature in the _____
  8. acquired immunity vertebrae’s only
  9. T cells recognize antigens presented presented via MHC I and Express CD 8
  10. single B cell Andy cell receptors are all identical
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  1. adaptive immunity has a ___response
  2. each BCR is a Y shaped _____molecule
  3. key player of adaptive acquired immunity
  4. cells actively secret antibodies
  5. are substances that can elicit a response from B or T cell
  6. T cells recognize antigens presented presented presented via MHC II or MHC I and express CD4 or CD8
  7. cells record information to fight pathogen if it comes back
  8. stimulates a primary response and a memory response to a pathogen

18 Clues: T cells mature in the _____ • B cells mature in bone _____ • cells actively secret antibodies • acquired immunity vertebrae’s only • adaptive immunity has a ___response • region is the the tips of the chain • each BCR is a Y shaped _____molecule • key player of adaptive acquired immunity • B cell activation involves T cell stimulation • ...

Cell Theory 2026-06-17

Cell Theory crossword puzzle
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  1. Scientist who concluded all plants are made of cells
  2. Number of cell theory tenets
  3. Changes in the environment that cause a response in living things
  4. Basic building blocks of all living things
  5. Scientist who disproved spontaneous generation and aether.
  6. Describes organisms made of only one cell
  7. Idea that life can arise from non-living matter
  8. Scientist who concluded all animals are made of cells
  9. The organism that lays egg on rotting meat
  10. Scientific idea stating all living things are made of cells
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  1. Ability of living things to maintain stable internal conditions
  2. Process by which living things make more of their own kind
  3. Instrument that allowed scientists to first observe cells
  4. Describes organisms made of more than one cell
  5. Scientist who discovered the nucleus in plant cells
  6. What happened to the broth in the broken swan neck flask.
  7. Scientist who first observed and named “cells”
  8. Scientist who showed maggots come from flies, not meat

18 Clues: Number of cell theory tenets • Describes organisms made of only one cell • Basic building blocks of all living things • The organism that lays egg on rotting meat • Describes organisms made of more than one cell • Scientist who first observed and named “cells” • Idea that life can arise from non-living matter • Scientist who discovered the nucleus in plant cells • ...

Chapter 13 crossword 2026-03-24

Chapter 13 crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. cells that "record" information to fight pathogens if they come back
  2. the response where antibodies bind to a pathogen and mark it for elimination
  3. inoculation of infected human debris into the body for the purpose of acquired immunity (began in 10th century in Eastern countries)
  4. cells that actively secrete antibodies
  5. T cell receptors
  6. any immunity obtained by inoculation with selected antigens/part of the microbe or sometimes the entire microbe
  7. Injected a young boy with material from cowpox lesions rendering him immune to smallpox in 1796
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  1. T cells that directly destroy cells they recognize, often virus infected cells
  2. T cells that modulate the immune response, often by limiting chronic inflammatory diseases
  3. B cell receptors
  4. the accessible part of an antigen that binds to an antigen receptor
  5. B cells that are yet to be activated
  6. Substances that illicit a response from a T or B lymphocyte
  7. antigen presenting cells (B cells)
  8. molecules that are necessary for antigen presentation in order for T cells to participate in adaptive immune response

15 Clues: B cell receptors • T cell receptors • antigen presenting cells (B cells) • B cells that are yet to be activated • cells that actively secrete antibodies • Substances that illicit a response from a T or B lymphocyte • the accessible part of an antigen that binds to an antigen receptor • cells that "record" information to fight pathogens if they come back • ...

Cell Organelles 2022-03-31

Cell Organelles crossword puzzle
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  1. organelle that aids in cell division
  2. makes proteins
  3. storage container organelle
  4. transports materials to other cells
  5. captures sunlight in plant cells
  6. "skin" of cell, controls what enters and exits
  7. rigid, protective structure that surrounds plant cells
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  1. digests wastes
  2. organelle that makes ATP
  3. small organelle inside nucleus, makes ribosomes
  4. "false foot," used for movemenet
  5. cells without a nucleus
  6. cells with a nucleus
  7. whip like appendage, used for movement
  8. jelly-like fluid inside cell
  9. contains genetic material inside cell
  10. small hairs, used for movement

17 Clues: digests wastes • makes proteins • cells with a nucleus • cells without a nucleus • organelle that makes ATP • storage container organelle • jelly-like fluid inside cell • small hairs, used for movement • "false foot," used for movemenet • captures sunlight in plant cells • transports materials to other cells • organelle that aids in cell division • ...

Immune System [Biological Processes] 2022-10-17

Immune System [Biological Processes] crossword puzzle
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  1. Stimulates Cytotoxic T-cells (cellmediated)
  2. Disease causing organism which invades the body
  3. B and T cell responses can occur _____
  4. Antigenic determinants
  5. Antigen presenting cell
  6. Antibodies inactivate pathogens by _____
  7. Cell stimulated by secondary exposure
  8. II MHC proteins present _____ fragments
  9. Where T cells are produced
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  1. Alternative name for white blood cells
  2. General structure of IgG
  3. MHC stands for Major ____ Complex
  4. CD4 is a transmembrane _____
  5. _____ created at first exposure to antigen
  6. Artificially produced antibodies
  7. B cells can become memory or ____ cells
  8. Antigens a single B cell is specific to

17 Clues: Antigenic determinants • Antigen presenting cell • General structure of IgG • Where T cells are produced • CD4 is a transmembrane _____ • Artificially produced antibodies • MHC stands for Major ____ Complex • Cell stimulated by secondary exposure • Alternative name for white blood cells • B and T cell responses can occur _____ • B cells can become memory or ____ cells • ...

Immune System [Biological Processes] 2022-10-18

Immune System [Biological Processes] crossword puzzle
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  1. Stimulates Cytotoxic T-cells (cellmediated)
  2. Disease causing organism which invades the body
  3. B and T cell responses can occur _____
  4. Antigenic determinants
  5. Antigen presenting cell
  6. Antibodies inactivate pathogens by _____
  7. Cell stimulated by secondary exposure
  8. II MHC proteins present _____ fragments
  9. Where T cells are produced
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  1. Alternative name for white blood cells
  2. General structure of IgG
  3. MHC stands for Major ____ Complex
  4. CD4 is a transmembrane _____
  5. _____ created at first exposure to antigen
  6. Artificially produced antibodies
  7. B cells can become memory or ____ cells
  8. Antigens a single B cell is specific to

17 Clues: Antigenic determinants • Antigen presenting cell • General structure of IgG • Where T cells are produced • CD4 is a transmembrane _____ • Artificially produced antibodies • MHC stands for Major ____ Complex • Cell stimulated by secondary exposure • Alternative name for white blood cells • B and T cell responses can occur _____ • B cells can become memory or ____ cells • ...

Chapter 13 2026-03-24

Chapter 13 crossword puzzle
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  1. found on most cells and present to cytotoxic T cells
  2. humoral response
  3. intentional exposure
  4. host proteins that display antigen fragments
  5. introduce antigens or parts of pathogens
  6. intercellular pathogens
  7. specific part of antigen recognized
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  1. found in blood lymph nodes and spleen
  2. secrete antibodies
  3. substance that triggers immune response
  4. recognizing MH1 and directly kill infected/cancer cells
  5. they are humoral and bind pathogens
  6. bind to antigen
  7. found on a APC’s and present to helper T cells
  8. structural region
  9. mucosal protection
  10. engolf pathogens and present to T cells

17 Clues: bind to antigen • humoral response • structural region • secrete antibodies • mucosal protection • intentional exposure • intercellular pathogens • they are humoral and bind pathogens • specific part of antigen recognized • found in blood lymph nodes and spleen • substance that triggers immune response • engolf pathogens and present to T cells • ...

What’s imm 2026-06-09

What’s imm crossword puzzle
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  1. Internal defenses such as fever and acid
  2. Response causing redness, heat, swelling, and pain
  3. Immediate, non-specific defense
  4. Contain enzymes that kill bacteria
  5. Destroy infected and cancerous cells
  6. Phagocytic white blood cells
  7. Immune cells that kill infected cells
  8. Engulfing and digesting pathogens
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  1. No memory of previous infections
  2. Body’s ability to fight disease
  3. Physical defenses like skin and mucus
  4. Physical barrier against pathogens
  5. Disease-causing microorganisms
  6. White blood cells that engulf pathogens
  7. Trap microbes with mucus
  8. Destroys many swallowed pathogens
  9. Elevated temperature that slows pathogens

17 Clues: Trap microbes with mucus • Phagocytic white blood cells • Disease-causing microorganisms • Body’s ability to fight disease • Immediate, non-specific defense • No memory of previous infections • Destroys many swallowed pathogens • Engulfing and digesting pathogens • Physical barrier against pathogens • Contain enzymes that kill bacteria • Destroy infected and cancerous cells • ...

What is immunity ? 2026-06-08

What is immunity ? crossword puzzle
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  1. No memory of previous infections
  2. Elevated temperature that slows pathogens
  3. Immediate, non-specific defense
  4. Engulfing and digesting pathogens
  5. Destroy infected and cancerous cells
  6. Physical defenses like skin and mucus
  7. White blood cells that engulf pathogens
  8. Body’s ability to fight disease
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  1. Trap microbes with mucus
  2. Internal defenses such as fever and acid
  3. Immune cells that kill infected cells
  4. Disease-causing microorganisms
  5. Destroys many swallowed pathogens
  6. Contain enzymes that kill bacteria
  7. Phagocytic white blood cells
  8. Response causing redness, heat, swelling, and pain
  9. Physical barrier against pathogens

17 Clues: Trap microbes with mucus • Phagocytic white blood cells • Disease-causing microorganisms • Immediate, non-specific defense • Body’s ability to fight disease • No memory of previous infections • Engulfing and digesting pathogens • Destroys many swallowed pathogens • Contain enzymes that kill bacteria • Physical barrier against pathogens • Destroy infected and cancerous cells • ...

What’s imm 2026-06-09

What’s imm crossword puzzle
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  1. Destroys many swallowed pathogens
  2. Response causing redness, heat, swelling, and pain
  3. Contain enzymes that kill bacteria
  4. No memory of previous infections
  5. Immediate, non-specific defense
  6. Destroy infected and cancerous cells
  7. Phagocytic white blood cells
  8. Elevated temperature that slows pathogens
  9. Physical barrier against pathogens
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  1. Trap microbes with mucus
  2. Disease-causing microorganisms
  3. Body’s ability to fight disease
  4. Physical defenses like skin and mucus
  5. Engulfing and digesting pathogens
  6. White blood cells that engulf pathogens
  7. Immune cells that kill infected cells
  8. Internal defenses such as fever and acid

17 Clues: Trap microbes with mucus • Phagocytic white blood cells • Disease-causing microorganisms • Body’s ability to fight disease • Immediate, non-specific defense • No memory of previous infections • Destroys many swallowed pathogens • Engulfing and digesting pathogens • Contain enzymes that kill bacteria • Physical barrier against pathogens • Destroy infected and cancerous cells • ...

Chapter_Immune response to tumors 2021-04-27

Chapter_Immune response to tumors crossword puzzle
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  1. downregulation of this surface protein makes tumor cells susceptible to NK cells
  2. cancers of epithelial cells
  3. a term that means control and elimination of malignant cells by the immune system
  4. cancer of the immune system involving circulating cells
  5. the branch of medicine that deals with tumors
  6. tumors that are encapsulated, localized, and limited in size (no need for the word ‘tumor’)
  7. uncontrolled growth of cells
  8. the inhibitory receptor on T cells for B7
  9. therapy using T cells expressing chimeric antigen receptors (CARs)
  10. a large number of mutations present in diverse genes which play no role in tumorigenesis (no need to include the word ‘mutations’)
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  1. tumors that stop expressing the antigens that are the targets of immune attack
  2. When cluster of cancerous cells dislodge from the primary site and travel via blood or lymphatic vessels to distant tissues
  3. the approach of stimulating immune responses by a drug that inhibits the inhibitors
  4. cancer involving bone marrow
  5. chemical produced by macrophages that helps in killing on tumor cells

15 Clues: cancers of epithelial cells • cancer involving bone marrow • uncontrolled growth of cells • the inhibitory receptor on T cells for B7 • the branch of medicine that deals with tumors • cancer of the immune system involving circulating cells • therapy using T cells expressing chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) • ...

P12 Life in a Cell 2014-07-29

P12 Life in a Cell crossword puzzle
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  1. The Bonds of this molecule store the energy produced by the mitochondria.
  2. The cell components that read the "instructions" to produce the new materials for the cell.
  3. The cell component that tags and packages new material made in cells.
  4. The cell component that transfers the energy from glucose to the bonds in ATP.
  5. The digested food that our cells take in to produce energy.
  6. The compartment in the cell that contains the DNA.
  7. Contain cells that have walls.
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  1. The activity that cells take part in to grow from one cell into two new identical cells.
  2. The Cell component that allows materials to go in and out of the cells selectively.
  3. It is also called Leukocytes or leucocytes.
  4. How many cells does the human beings have?
  5. The "instructions" contained in the nucleus of the cell.
  6. A structure of DNA, protein, and RNA found in cells.
  7. The pale-yellow liquid component of blood that normally holds the blood cells in whole blood in suspension.
  8. The basic unit for living things.

15 Clues: Contain cells that have walls. • The basic unit for living things. • How many cells does the human beings have? • It is also called Leukocytes or leucocytes. • The compartment in the cell that contains the DNA. • A structure of DNA, protein, and RNA found in cells. • The "instructions" contained in the nucleus of the cell. • ...

Henrietta Lacks (30 EC Points) 2022-02-11

Henrietta Lacks (30 EC Points) crossword puzzle
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  1. At the time when Henrietta Lacks's cells were taken, permission was not ___________________.
  2. What vaccine were Henrietta's cells used for in 1954?
  3. What did Henrietta Lacks die from?
  4. The cells from Henrietta's tumor created the first known human ____________________ cell line.
  5. In 1955, HeLa cells were the first human cells to be successfully _______________.
  6. Henrietta's cells could be used for conducting _____________.
  7. Henrietta Lacks's cells, unlike others, could be kept _____________ and grown.
  8. code An agreement in 2013 gave the family some control over the access to the cell's _____________ _____________.
  9. The cell line grown from Henrietta's tumor is known as the ___________ cell line.
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  1. The cells ere mass produced in the first ever cell ______________ factory.
  2. Lacks What foundation provides financial assistance to needy individuals who made important contributions to research without their consent?
  3. In the 1980's the family medical records were published without _________________.
  4. code What did the German researchers publish in 2013 without permission from the Lacks family?
  5. How many tons of Henrietta's cells have scientists grown?
  6. How many cells were isolated to start the cell line?
  7. What kind of insurance could Henrietta's family NOT afford?

16 Clues: What did Henrietta Lacks die from? • How many cells were isolated to start the cell line? • What vaccine were Henrietta's cells used for in 1954? • How many tons of Henrietta's cells have scientists grown? • What kind of insurance could Henrietta's family NOT afford? • Henrietta's cells could be used for conducting _____________. • ...

Henrietta Lacks (30 EC points) 2022-02-11

Henrietta Lacks (30 EC points) crossword puzzle
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  1. Henrietta's cells could be used for conducting _____________.
  2. What did the German researchers publish in 2013 without permission from the Lacks family? ______ code.
  3. In 1955, HeLa cells were the first human cells to be successfully _______________.
  4. The cells ere mass produced in the first ever cell ______________ factory.
  5. The cell line grown from Henrietta's tumor is known as the ___________ cell line.
  6. What vaccine were Henrietta's cells used for in 1954?
  7. At the time when Henrietta Lacks's cells were taken, permission was not ___________________.
  8. How many tons of Henrietta's cells have scientists grown?
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  1. How many cells were isolated to start the cell line?
  2. What did Henrietta Lacks die from?
  3. An agreement in 2013 gave the family some control over the access to the cell's DNA _____________.
  4. What kind of insurance could Henrietta's family NOT afford?
  5. The cells from Henrietta's tumor created the first known human ____________________ cell line.
  6. In the 1980's the family medical records were published without _________________.
  7. Henrietta Lacks's cells, unlike others, could be kept _____________ and grown.

15 Clues: What did Henrietta Lacks die from? • How many cells were isolated to start the cell line? • What vaccine were Henrietta's cells used for in 1954? • How many tons of Henrietta's cells have scientists grown? • What kind of insurance could Henrietta's family NOT afford? • Henrietta's cells could be used for conducting _____________. • ...

Cell Unit Crossword Puzzle 2016-02-02

Cell Unit Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. / Supports the lenses, mirrors, and body tube (microscope should be carried by holding the base and this)
  2. Wall / rigid supporting layer surrounding the cells of plants
  3. ER / organelle that forms a maze of passage ways in which proteins are carried from one cell to another
  4. Power Objective / The lowest lens setting
  5. / A threadlike structure in a cell's nucleus that contains DNA passed from one generation to the next Nucleolus / The small round structure in the nucleus where ribosomes are made
  6. organelles that convert energy to food molecules to energy the cell can use for functions
  7. / About how many cells make up an organism
  8. / Where one views the enlarged
  9. / This organelle produces photosynthesis
  10. / The man who discovered that all cells come from other living cells
  11. / organelles in cytoplasm that produce proteins
  12. / The man who discovered all living animals are made of cells
  13. / Rotating dial that controls the passage of light through the stage
  14. / organelle that contains chemicals that breaks down large particles into small ones
  15. / (contains DNA) the genetic material that carries information about the organism
  16. Power Objective / The medium lens setting
  17. Button / Turns on and off the microscope
  18. / Holds the slide in place
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  1. / All living things are made of these
  2. Samples / Leeuwenhoek looked at these samples
  3. The first person to witness living cells
  4. Membrane / the membrane surrounding the nucleus
  5. / the organelle in plants that captures energy from sunlight and uses it to make food
  6. Vacuole / a sack like organelle that stores food, water, waste, and other materials
  7. and Base / Always carry the microscope by holding these two parts
  8. / Leeuwenhoek built this to look at cells
  9. Cell Theory / A scientific theory stating that all living things are made of cells
  10. Adjustment Knob / Used to make small focus adjustments
  11. / Hooke looked at a dead sample of this
  12. Power Objective / The highest lens setting
  13. Microscope / A microscope with two eye pieces
  14. / the thick fluid region of the cell
  15. / The man who discovered all plants have cells
  16. / The first person to see dead cells (named the cells "cells")
  17. Body / organelle that receives proteins and other newly formed materials
  18. / A saclike organelle that stores water, food, and other materials
  19. ER / organelle that forms a maze of passage ways in which proteins are carried from one cell to another
  20. Source / Shines a bright light through the microscope to make viewing objects easier
  21. Adjustment Knob / The knob that moves the stage up and down
  22. Tube / Passes light from the head to the eyepiece
  23. / Supports the microscope

41 Clues: / Supports the microscope • / Holds the slide in place • / Where one views the enlarged • / the thick fluid region of the cell • / All living things are made of these • / Hooke looked at a dead sample of this • The first person to witness living cells • / This organelle produces photosynthesis • Button / Turns on and off the microscope • ...

Unit 2 Bilogy 2025-10-23

Unit 2 Bilogy crossword puzzle
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  1. Movement of molecules across a membrane using energy (ATP)
  2. Rigid outer layer providing structure and support in plants, fungi, and bacteria
  3. Process by which unspecialized cells become specialized in structure and function
  4. Eukaryotic cell without a cell wall or chloroplasts
  5. The green pigment that captures sunlight for photosynthesis
  6. Organelle that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and lipids
  7. Cancerous tumor that invades nearby tissues
  8. The process where water moves across a selectively permeable membrane
  9. Organelle network with ribosomes on its surface for protein synthesis
  10. Division of the cytoplasm following mitosis
  11. Proteins that regulate the timing of the cell cycle
  12. Stage of the cell cycle when DNA is copied
  13. Uncontrolled cell growth and division
  14. Cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
  15. Scientist who said all animals are made of cells
  16. Undifferentiated cell that can develop into many specialized cell types
  17. Network of protein filaments giving cells shape and movement
  18. Eukaryotic cell with a cell wall, chloroplasts, and large central vacuole
  19. Organelle that stores genetic material and controls cell activities
  20. The concept stating all living things are made of cells, which are the basic unit of life, and all cells come from preexisting cells
  21. Short hairlike projections that move substances across the cell surface
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  1. Programmed cell death that removes damaged or unnecessary cells
  2. Large storage organelle in plant cells that maintains turgor pressure
  3. Noncancerous tumor that does not spread
  4. Spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body
  5. Fluid interior of the cell where organelles are suspended
  6. Protein-making organelle; can be free or attached to the rough ER
  7. Diffusion of molecules through transport proteins without energy
  8. Organelle that helps organize spindle fibers during cell division
  9. Organelle that digests worn-out parts and cellular waste
  10. Scientist who said all plants are made of cells
  11. Stage of mitosis where sister chromatids separate to opposite poles
  12. Final phase of mitosis where nuclei reform around chromosomes
  13. Flexible barrier that controls what enters and leaves a cell
  14. Stage of mitosis where chromosomes line up along the cell’s equator
  15. Organelle that produces ATP through cellular respiration
  16. Organelle where ribosomal RNA is made
  17. Organelle where photosynthesis occurs in plant cells
  18. Specialized structures within a cell that perform specific functions
  19. Scientist who proposed cells come from preexisting cells
  20. Long whip-like structure used for cell movement
  21. Organelle involved in lipid synthesis and detoxification
  22. Simple cell without a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles
  23. Proteins that regulate cell cycle checkpoints

44 Clues: Uncontrolled cell growth and division • Organelle where ribosomal RNA is made • Noncancerous tumor that does not spread • Stage of the cell cycle when DNA is copied • Cancerous tumor that invades nearby tissues • Division of the cytoplasm following mitosis • Proteins that regulate cell cycle checkpoints • Scientist who said all plants are made of cells • ...

Chapter 4.1 - 4.4 2020-08-30

Chapter 4.1 - 4.4 crossword puzzle
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  1. forms a flexible boundary between the living cell and its surroundings
  2. carry genes made up of DNA
  3. this electron microscope is used to study cell surfaces
  4. the ability to distinguish two nearby objects as separate
  5. "little organs" that perform specific functions in the cell
  6. ________ cells have a membrane-enclosed nucleus and organelles
  7. this electron microscope is used to study the internal cell structure
  8. first type of microscope created
  9. the inside of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
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  1. increase in an object's image size compared to its actual size
  2. thick, jellylike fluid that suspends cellular components
  3. function in energy processing
  4. phospholipids group together to form a two-layer sheet called a phospholipid __________
  5. focuses a beam of electrons through a specimen or onto its surface
  6. all living things are composed of cells and that all cells come from other cells
  7. structures that make proteins
  8. locomotion organelles of some cells
  9. where DNA is found in prokaryotic cells

18 Clues: carry genes made up of DNA • function in energy processing • structures that make proteins • first type of microscope created • locomotion organelles of some cells • where DNA is found in prokaryotic cells • the inside of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells • this electron microscope is used to study cell surfaces • thick, jellylike fluid that suspends cellular components • ...

Cancer Unit Crossword 2025-05-20

Cancer Unit Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body
  2. DNA _____________ - an enzyme that unwinds the double-stranded DNA molecule and separates it into two single strands.
  3. ___________ Suppressor Gene - a gene that codes a protein that acts to regulate the rate of cell division
  4. Cell ______________ - the process in which a cells changes from one cell type to another.
  5. ______________ Inhibition - a process where cells halt their growth and movement when they come into contact with other cells
  6. _________ Cells - special human cells that are able to develop into many different cell types
  7. DNA _______________ - the process by which a cell creates an exact copy of its DNA before dividing
  8. __________ therapy(CRISPR) - an experimental treatment that adds a new gene or replaces or repairs a mutated (changed) gene inside the body's cells
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  1. a medical procedure used to physically remove cancer from the body
  2. Cell ___________ - the stages of life a cell goes through.
  3. ____________ therapy - a cancer treatment that slows or stops the growth of cancer that uses hormones to grow
  4. a type of cell division that produces two genetically identical daughter cells from a single parent cell
  5. uses high-energy EM waves to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors
  6. treatment that uses a person's own immune system to fight cancer
  7. the death of cells which occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism's growth or development
  8. Stem Cell ___________ - a procedure where healthy stem cells are used to replace the damaged or cancerous stem cells in a patient's bone marrow
  9. DNA ____________ - an enzyme that forms new copies of DNA by adding nucleotides to a single strand of original DNA

17 Clues: Cell ___________ - the stages of life a cell goes through. • uses high-energy EM waves to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors • treatment that uses a person's own immune system to fight cancer • a medical procedure used to physically remove cancer from the body • a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body • ...

Immune System Crossword 2023-11-09

Immune System Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The body's response to injury or infection, often causing redness and swelling.
  2. Substances that the immune system recognizes as foreign.
  3. A network involved in the circulation of immune cells and removal of waste.
  4. Lymphocytes that produce antibodies.
  5. Immunity involving antibodies produced by B cells to fight off pathogens.
  6. Cells that ingest harmful particles, bacteria, and dead or dying cells.
  7. Another term for antibodies, which neutralize or destroy toxins and pathogens.
  8. Elevated body temperature in response to infection.
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  1. The body's first line of defense against pathogens.
  2. The body's ability to remember and specifically target pathogens.
  3. Type of lymphocytes involved in cell-mediated immunity.
  4. White blood cells involved in the adaptive immune response.
  5. Organisms that can cause disease.
  6. Immune cells that can destroy infected or cancerous cells.
  7. Immunity involving T cells that attack pathogens directly.
  8. Tissue layers that produce mucus to trap pathogens.

16 Clues: Organisms that can cause disease. • Lymphocytes that produce antibodies. • The body's first line of defense against pathogens. • Tissue layers that produce mucus to trap pathogens. • Elevated body temperature in response to infection. • Type of lymphocytes involved in cell-mediated immunity. • Substances that the immune system recognizes as foreign. • ...

Immune Response P. 213-15 2025-10-21

Immune Response P. 213-15 crossword puzzle
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  1. Rapid mitosis of lymphocytes after activation
  2. Engulfs pathogens and presents their antigens
  3. Organ where T-lymphocytes mature
  4. Immune response against transplanted organs or tissues
  5. A foreign protein that triggers an immune response
  6. First exposure to a pathogen, slower immune reaction
  7. Proteins released by T-killer cells that punch holes in infected cells
  8. T-cell that destroys virus-infected or cancerous cells
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  1. Long-lived cells for a faster secondary immune response
  2. IMMUNITY T-cell response that targets infected body cells
  3. CELL Cell that displays foreign antigens on its surface
  4. T-cell that releases cytokines to activate B-cells and macrophages
  5. Drug given to transplant patients to prevent rejection
  6. T-cell that switches off the immune response after infection is cleared
  7. Chemicals released by T-helper cells to activate other immune cells
  8. Process where a macrophage engulfs a pathogen

16 Clues: Organ where T-lymphocytes mature • Rapid mitosis of lymphocytes after activation • Engulfs pathogens and presents their antigens • Process where a macrophage engulfs a pathogen • A foreign protein that triggers an immune response • First exposure to a pathogen, slower immune reaction • Drug given to transplant patients to prevent rejection • ...

Chapter 7 Section 1 crossword 2017-11-09

Chapter 7 Section 1 crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the latin word meaning small rooms
  2. eukaryotic cells generally are one to ___ ______ times larger than prokaryotic cells.
  3. a type of microscope that involves bringing the charged tip of theprobe extremely close to the specimen so that the electrons tunnel through the small gap between the specimen and the tip.
  4. cells that contain a nucleus and other organelles that are bound by membranes.
  5. energy
  6. Some unicellular organisms, such as yeast, are also known as ______.
  7. the basic structual and functional unit of all living organisms
  8. Lynn Margulis proposed the idea that some organelles found in eukaryotes were once ____ _____ prokaryotes.
  9. a special boundary that helps control what enters and leaves the cell membrane
  10. cells without a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles.
  11. Cells are the basic unit of structure and ______ of all living organisms
  12. Unlike the TEM and SEM microscopes, the ____ microscope can be used with live specimens.
  13. one of the fundamental ideas of modern biology and includes three principles
  14. Developments in this type of technology have given scientists the ability to study cells in greater detail.
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  1. Instead of lenses the electron microscope uses this to aim a beam of electrons at thin slices of cells.
  2. Cells break down _______ to
  3. german scientist that reported that animal tissues also consisted of individual cells
  4. Dutch scientist that designed his own microscope after he was inspired by a book written by Robert Hooke
  5. A microscope that is one modification that directs electrons over the surface of the specimen, producing a three-dimensional image
  6. English scientist that made a simple microscope and looked at a piece of cork, the dead cells of oak bark.
  7. Robert Koch and ____ _____ pioneered the study of bacteria, using compound microscopes.
  8. a distinct central organelle that contains the cell genetic materials in the farm of DNA nucleus.
  9. The _______ theory that a symbolic relationship involves 1 prokaryotic cell living inside of another and both cells benefit from the relationship.
  10. Matthius Schleiden carefully studied this to help him conclude that all plants are composed of cells
  11. a type of microscope that measures various forces between the tip of a probe and the cell surface
  12. Specialized structures that carry out specific cell functions.

26 Clues: energy • Cells break down _______ to • the latin word meaning small rooms • cells without a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles. • Specialized structures that carry out specific cell functions. • the basic structual and functional unit of all living organisms • Some unicellular organisms, such as yeast, are also known as ______. • ...

Immunology Activity 10.02.22 2022-09-24

Immunology Activity 10.02.22 crossword puzzle
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  1. Family name for cytokines that help cells to resist viral infections
  2. Large mononuclear phagocyte found in many tissues and organs; involved in innate immune responses
  3. The "A" in immunological CAM
  4. The T in ITAM
  5. Name of MHC gene complex and proteins in humans
  6. A key transcription factor that is required to bind to the IL-2 promotor to cause IL-2 transcription
  7. The first P in PAMP and a microorganism that can cause disease
  8. A type of leukocyte with multi-lobed nuclei and cytoplasmic granules
  9. Amino acid sequence in cytoplasmic domains of membrane receptors involved in signal transduction
  10. Abbreviation for the end stage of disease in HIV infection
  11. a cytokine produced by macrophages and T cells that is highly pro-inflammatory (be specific)
  12. This constituent of some bacteria is what the acute phase C-reactive protein binds
  13. The Ag receptor on T cells
  14. Protein family to which antibodies and B-cell receptors belong
  15. A type of APC that presents antigen in teh context of MHC to T cells
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  1. A sugar on pathogens that MBL binds
  2. Chemicals that are a sub-class of cytokines with cell-attractant properties; e.g. CCL or CXCL
  3. Systemic ___ erythematosus is an autoimmune disease where autoantibodies form immune complexes
  4. Membrane attack complex is the end product of the ______ cascade
  5. Natural killer cells are a type of large ____ lymphocyte
  6. Large granular lymphocyte that serves as an innate effector cell by inducing apoptosis of tumor cells or virally infected cells
  7. A cell wall component of gram negative bacteria which can be bound by TLR-4 on macrophages and dendritic cells
  8. Site of T cell education and development
  9. The N in TNF
  10. This type of immune response involving effector T cells describes cell mediated immunity
  11. An immunoglobulin secreted by plasma cells
  12. repeating molecular patterns on microbes that are recognized by PRRs on immune cells
  13. The M in ITAM
  14. A family of pattern recognition receptors present on many leukocytes and epithelial cells that recognize PAMPs on pathogens and help initiate immune responses
  15. Leukocytes are a type of ____ blood cell
  16. An immunoglobulin that is expressed on B cell surface

31 Clues: The N in TNF • The T in ITAM • The M in ITAM • The Ag receptor on T cells • The "A" in immunological CAM • A sugar on pathogens that MBL binds • Site of T cell education and development • Leukocytes are a type of ____ blood cell • An immunoglobulin secreted by plasma cells • Name of MHC gene complex and proteins in humans • An immunoglobulin that is expressed on B cell surface • ...

Second Line of Defence Key Terms 2025-05-28

Second Line of Defence Key Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Inititian, Vasodilation, Migration
  2. Macrophage and dendritic cells become this after performing phagocytosis
  3. Response of histamine that cuases increased blood flow to injury site and increases permeability to cells of the immune system
  4. A process in which phagocytes consume and destroy foreign or dead materials in the body by engulfing it.
  5. Complex sequence of events which occurs after the activation of complement proteins.
  6. Phagocyte that links second and third lines of defence by becoming an APC
  7. One of the three main features of the second line of defefeatures-specific One of the three main feature of the second line of defence
  8. Abundant leucocyte that engages in phagocytosis as well as releasing cytokines to activate other immune cells
  9. This is where complement proteins stick on the surface and encourages the phagocytes to recognise them as foreign. Similar to similar to a seasoning on a BBQ shape to make it look delicious,
  10. A type of leukocyte responsible for releasing histamine
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  1. Series of biochemical events that occur in the body as a result of infection and/or trauma.
  2. Another name for white blood cells
  3. Several different types of proteins found in the blood that opsonise, cause lysis and attract phagocytes to invading pathogens
  4. Attack pathogens too large to be phagocytosed.
  5. A type of leucocyte that are mobile and use phagocytosis to and engulf and destroy pathogens or damaged cells.
  6. Membrane-bound organelle found within a phagocyte that contains digestive enzymes.
  7. Cells that target abnormal cancerous cells and viarally infected cells and release chemicals that trigger apoptosis. Do not attack free-floating viral particles or cells infected by bacteria.
  8. A cytokine released from virally infected cells and make surrounding cells less susceptible to the virus.
  9. Temporary increase in body temperature. Many pathogens cannot survive.
  10. One of the three main features of the second line of defence
  11. Complement proteins gather near pathogen and attract phagocytes. Similar to finding a trail of breadcrumbs that draws the phagocyte to the pathogen.
  12. One outcome of complement proteins. triggers lysis of a pathogen.
  13. Substance degranulated from Mast Cells that plays a key role in inflammation
  14. The product of an egulfed pathogen fusing with the lysosome of a phagocyte.

24 Clues: Another name for white blood cells • Inititian, Vasodilation, Migration • Attack pathogens too large to be phagocytosed. • A type of leukocyte responsible for releasing histamine • One of the three main features of the second line of defence • One outcome of complement proteins. triggers lysis of a pathogen. • ...

Chapter 10 Vocabulary Review 2022-02-22

Chapter 10 Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Substance that causes cancer; chemicals that mutate DNA.
  2. Production of offspring inherit some of their genetic information from each parent.
  3. Threadlike structure of DNA and protein that contains genetic information.One long thread of DNA that is tightly coiled in the nucleus.
  4. Protein that regulate the timing of the cell cycle.
  5. Protein that stimulates the GROWTH and division of cells during the cell cycle.
  6. Mass of cancer cells that can be malignant (spreads) or benign (remains at original site).
  7. One of two identical “sister” parts of a duplicated chromosome.Half of a chromosome.
  8. First main part of the cell cycle consisting of G1, S, G2. Period of cell growth, replication of DNA, and preparation for division.
  9. First phase of mitosis in which the cell’s genetic material condenses into chromosomes; nucleus disappears, and the spindle apparatus forms.
  10. Center of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach.
  11. Programmed cell death that happens when a cell recognizes it isn’t functioning properly.
  12. Production of genetically identical offspring from a single parent.
  13. Organelle in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division.
  14. Series of events in which cells grow, prepare for division, and divide to form two daughter cells. Consists of 3 main parts that continually repeat in eukaryotic cells.
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  1. Unspecialized cells that can develop into specialized cells when under the right conditions.
  2. Process in which cells become specialized into DIFFERENT types of cells.
  3. Second main part of the cell cycle which involves the division of the nucleus.
  4. Relaxed form of DNA in the cell’s nucleus; DNA and proteins.Looks like spaghetti :).
  5. Second phase of mitosis in which chromosomes line up across the MIDDLE of the cell.
  6. Process by which an entire cell divides into two new daughter cells.
  7. Early developmental stage which eventually produces an adult organism.
  8. Third phase of mitosis in which sister chromatids are pulled apart & move to opposite poles of cell.
  9. Third main part of the cell cycle that involves the division of the cytoplasm which produces two new daughter cells.
  10. Fourth and final phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes are at the poles and they relax to form chromatin; nuclear membranes and nucleoli reappear; spindle apparatus breaks down.
  11. Disorder caused by uncontrolled growth & division of cells; failure in regulation of the cell cycle.

25 Clues: Protein that regulate the timing of the cell cycle. • Substance that causes cancer; chemicals that mutate DNA. • Center of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach. • Organelle in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division. • Production of genetically identical offspring from a single parent. • ...

Biology Terms 2018-01-31

Biology Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. The process involoved in the production of new cells genetically identical with the original cell
  2. Specific complement of chromosomes present in a cell or an individual
  3. The death of cells which occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism's growth or development
  4. Any number of organised or specialized structures living within a cell
  5. The process of cell division that results in the production of new cells, each containing half the number of chromosomes of the original cell
  6. Specific segment of DNA carrying an instruction encoded in its base sequence for a specific protein product
  7. contains four bases, A G C T, they form the major component of chromosomes and contain coded genetic instructions
  8. The different forms of a particular gene
  9. Cells of the body other than germline cells
  10. In the mitotic cell cycle, period of cell growth and DNA synthesis
  11. Having one copy of each specific chromosome
  12. Rod-shaped organelles, they are important for cell division and the formation of spindle
  13. Cell or organism with a membrane-bound nucleus
  14. The total number of the genes present in a cell or an organism
  15. Built of amino acidsub-units and linked by peptide bonds to form a chain
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  1. Organisms or cells having two copies of each specific chromosome, having a paired set of chromosomes
  2. Mitosis stage where chromosomes align around the equator of a spindle (form between cells during mitosis, to which chromosomes become attached)
  3. Stage of mitosis in which new nuclear membranes form around the separated groups of chromosomes
  4. Organelle containing RNA that is the major site of protein production in cells
  5. The control centre of the cell where DNA, the genetic information of your body is kept
  6. Clusters of microtubes, composed of protein that grow out from the centrioles at opposite ends of the spindle
  7. Cells or organisms without membrane-bound nucleus
  8. Cells involved in reproduction
  9. Structure composed of DNA and protein. Visible in cells during mitosis
  10. Smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
  11. located outside of the plasma membrane in plant cells
  12. The position where the chromatids are held together in a chromosome
  13. Stage of mitosis in which the chromosomes contract and become visable, the nuclear membrane begins to disintegrate and the spindle forms
  14. Eggs of a female or sperm of a male

29 Clues: Cells involved in reproduction • Eggs of a female or sperm of a male • The different forms of a particular gene • Cells of the body other than germline cells • Having one copy of each specific chromosome • Cell or organism with a membrane-bound nucleus • Cells or organisms without membrane-bound nucleus • located outside of the plasma membrane in plant cells • ...

Cell Division Vocab 2022-10-25

Cell Division Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells that occurs when a parent cell divides to produce two identical daughter cells.
  2. Division, the division of a cell into two daughter cells with the same genetic material.
  3. a minute cylindrical organelle near the nucleus in animal cells, occurring in pairs and involved in the development of spindle fibers in cell division.
  4. a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
  5. a complex of DNA and proteins that forms chromosomes within the nucleus of eukaryotic cells
  6. the stage of meiotic or mitotic cell division in which the chromosomes move away from one another to opposite poles of the spindle.
  7. the second stage of cell division, between prophase and anaphase, during which the chromosomes become attached to the spindle fibers.
  8. the first stage of cell division, before metaphase, during which the chromosomes become visible as paired chromatids and the nuclear envelope disappears.
  9. the splitting of a unicellular organism into two or more separate daughter cells
  10. the presence of two complete sets of chromosomes in an organism's cells, with each parent contributing a chromosome to each pair.
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  1. relating to the act or process of mitosis
  2. Cell, Either of the two cells formed when a cell undergoes cell division by mitosis.
  3. the cytoplasmic division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis, bringing about the separation into two daughter cells.
  4. a microscopic tubular structure present in numbers in the cytoplasm of cells, sometimes aggregating to form more complex structures
  5. the region of a chromosome to which the microtubules of the spindle attach, via the kinetochore, during cell division
  6. the final phase of cell division, between anaphase and interphase, in which the chromatids or chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell and two nuclei are formed.
  7. each of the two threadlike strands into which a chromosome divides longitudinally during cell division. Each contains a double helix of DNA.
  8. an organelle near the nucleus of a cell which contains the centrioles (in animal cells) and from which the spindle fibers develop in cell division.
  9. the structure that pulls the chromatids to opposite ends of the cell during the cell division processes of mitosis and meiosis
  10. describes a cell that contains a single set of chromosomes

20 Clues: relating to the act or process of mitosis • describes a cell that contains a single set of chromosomes • the splitting of a unicellular organism into two or more separate daughter cells • Cell, Either of the two cells formed when a cell undergoes cell division by mitosis. • ...

Unit 3 : Cell Vocab 2022-09-14

Unit 3 : Cell Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. the fluid inside the cell
  2. the process of diffusion across the cell membrane with assistance of membrane proteins such as channels
  3. transfer materials in the cell
  4. a specialized structure
  5. a device used to see small objects or to observe small organisms and cells
  6. the movement of water from a high solution of water molecules to a solution with fewer water molecules in a selective permeable membrane
  7. a solution that contains less dissolved particles than normal cells
  8. the process of getting out a substance from the cell (active transport)
  9. an organelle that deals with the digestive properties of a cell
  10. the basic unit of life
  11. found in plant cells, cellulose that forms the structure, shape, and support of the cell
  12. the process of transferring substances between or in and out of cells
  13. cells that replace damaged cells
  14. a solution that contains more dissolved particles than normal cells
  15. organelles that store food, water, or waste
  16. the same as a cell membrane
  17. a unicellular cell that is small and simple, contains no nucleus, and no membrane-bound organelles (ex. bacteria)
  18. a multicellular cell that is large and complex, contains a nucleus, and membrane-bound organelles
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  1. the energy used by the cell (ATP)
  2. found in animal cells and helps with cell division
  3. organelles that generate energy for biochemical reactions in the body
  4. the act of spreading out
  5. allow communication in the cell and modify/help make proteins
  6. controls and regulates a cell's activity and carries genetic information
  7. the process of taking in substances through the cell membrane (active transport)
  8. found in plant cells, contain chlorophyll and is the site for photosynthesis
  9. a solution that contains the same amount of dissolved particles as normal cells
  10. organelle that deals with the synthesis of proteins
  11. separates the inside of the cell from the outside
  12. a layer in the cell membrane that consists of two layers of lipids
  13. the process of a lesser cell becoming a more distinct form
  14. the substance that dissolves
  15. a dissolved substance in a mixture
  16. the act of being able to allow some things to pass through such as oxygen, water, etc.

34 Clues: the basic unit of life • a specialized structure • the act of spreading out • the fluid inside the cell • the same as a cell membrane • the substance that dissolves • transfer materials in the cell • cells that replace damaged cells • the energy used by the cell (ATP) • a dissolved substance in a mixture • organelles that store food, water, or waste • ...

Cancer topic - keyword revision crossword 2025-11-10

Cancer topic - keyword revision crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Treatment involving the use of different treatment types together.
  2. A newer type of therapy that involves use of the immune system
  3. A change to the DNA base sequence
  4. A section of DNA that codes for a protein
  5. When the cancer cells are only present at their original location.
  6. A type of white blood cell that is present in higher numbers in leukeamia.
  7. The stage of the cell cycle where the cell divides
  8. A newer type of treatment which specifically targets the factors that make cancer cells different from normal cells.
  9. A gene that is overactive and leads to uncontrolled cell division
  10. Cancer of the pigment producing cells in the skin.
  11. A gene which stimulates normal cell division but can increase cancer risk if it is mutated.
  12. Treatment involving drugs that kill rapidly dividing cells
  13. Treatment where the tumour is physically removed from the body.
  14. Radiotherapy uses radiation such as high energy x-rays or ______ rays.
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  1. Cancer originating in the skin or tissues lining internal organs.
  2. Division of the cytoplasm
  3. Cancer of the white blood cells. Usually does not lead to tumours.
  4. A newer type of therapy that involved the use of a photosensitive drug that is activating using a specific frequency of light.
  5. The stage of the cell cycle where DNA is replicated
  6. Cancer originating in the lymphatic tissues. Can cause tumours at lymph nodes.
  7. Nuclear division
  8. A type of tumour supressor gene which is involved in repairing damage DNA. It can increase cancer risk if mutated.
  9. The name of the pigment producing cells in the skin.
  10. Treatment involving the use of radiation to damage DNA to kill cancer cells.
  11. Chemotherapy drugs that kill rapidly dividing cells can be described as this. It means to kill cells.
  12. Treatment that can be used when the cancer or treatment leads to low blood counts.
  13. Cancer originating in the bone or soft tissues.
  14. When the cancer cells have spread and are present at more than site in the body.
  15. A type of tumour supressor gene which triggers apoptosis in cells with DNA damage. Can increase risk of cancer if mutated.

29 Clues: Nuclear division • Division of the cytoplasm • A change to the DNA base sequence • A section of DNA that codes for a protein • Cancer originating in the bone or soft tissues. • The stage of the cell cycle where the cell divides • Cancer of the pigment producing cells in the skin. • The stage of the cell cycle where DNA is replicated • ...

The Wacky History of Cell Theory 2022-11-09

The Wacky History of Cell Theory crossword puzzle
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  1. Discovered microorganisms by observing teeth gunk
  2. Discovered animals are made of cells
  3. Proved cells come from other cells
  4. Living things made of one or more cells
  5. Living things that can be seen with the unaided human eye
  6. Any organism composed of only one cell
  7. An instrument used to observe objects at a cellular level
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  1. Discovered plants are made of cells
  2. All cells come from _______cells
  3. Living things that can only be seen with the aid of a microscope
  4. Any organism composed of two or more cells
  5. The cell is the basic unit of structure and _________ in organisms
  6. Named the cell for looking like Monk rooms
  7. Created the first microscope
  8. Every living thing on this planet is made from ____

15 Clues: Created the first microscope • All cells come from _______cells • Proved cells come from other cells • Discovered plants are made of cells • Discovered animals are made of cells • Any organism composed of only one cell • Living things made of one or more cells • Any organism composed of two or more cells • Named the cell for looking like Monk rooms • ...

Mitosis Crossword 2023-10-18

Mitosis Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. longest stage of the cell cycle that lasts 90% of the time
  2. splitting of the cytoplasm into two new cells
  3. what plant cells ceate to seperate the two new cells
  4. abbreviation for the stages of mitosis
  5. used to count chromosomes
  6. when the chromosomes line up at the center of the cell
  7. where the spindle fibers originate from
  8. when two identical cells are created
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  1. the process when a cell divides into two daughter cells
  2. push and pull chromosomes during mitosis
  3. when the cell starts to split into two
  4. occurs when cells multiply too quickly
  5. chromosomes are pulled apart to opposite sides of the cell
  6. contains 46 chromosomes
  7. what animal cells create to separate two new daughter cells

15 Clues: contains 46 chromosomes • used to count chromosomes • when two identical cells are created • when the cell starts to split into two • occurs when cells multiply too quickly • abbreviation for the stages of mitosis • where the spindle fibers originate from • push and pull chromosomes during mitosis • splitting of the cytoplasm into two new cells • ...

CELLS - CROSSWORD 2022-09-05

CELLS - CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. made of two or more cells
  2. the process of being alive
  3. mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell
  4. act of breathing
  5. rod-shaped, endospore-forming aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, Gram-positive bacteria
  6. specialized structures that perform various jobs inside cells
  7. your temple, what are you
  8. to magnify small objects
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  1. made up of one cell
  2. cells. The basic unit of communication in the nervous system
  3. hread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells
  4. people who study on micro's
  5. living things that can be a pet
  6. the basic thing that makes life

14 Clues: act of breathing • made up of one cell • to magnify small objects • made of two or more cells • your temple, what are you • the process of being alive • people who study on micro's • living things that can be a pet • the basic thing that makes life • cells. The basic unit of communication in the nervous system • specialized structures that perform various jobs inside cells • ...

Cells Crossword 2021-05-13

Cells Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Organelle in animal cells that assists in the process of cell division.
  2. cell, Cell that is about 10 to 30 micrometers in size.
  3. A structure that has one or more jobs to do in the cell, similar to an organ.
  4. The scientist that discovered cells.
  5. Organelle that destroys material that enters animal cells because of their lack of a cell wall.
  6. Disease cause by flaw in the code of cell, causing endless cell division.
  7. The year that cells were discovered.
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  1. The powerhouse of the cell.
  2. division, The process of cell separation, multiplication of cells
  3. Organelle that surrounds the cell, and lets food and other wanted material inside.
  4. The building block of life.
  5. Organelle that preforms photosynthesis.
  6. Organelle in the middle of the cell, considered the office of said cell.
  7. Organelle that takes up about 90% of the plant cell.
  8. wall, Organelle that gives plant cells their rectangular shape and protects them.

15 Clues: The powerhouse of the cell. • The building block of life. • The scientist that discovered cells. • The year that cells were discovered. • Organelle that preforms photosynthesis. • Organelle that takes up about 90% of the plant cell. • cell, Cell that is about 10 to 30 micrometers in size. • division, The process of cell separation, multiplication of cells • ...

Cells Crossword 2014-10-27

Cells Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the control center of a cell, it if where most of the genetic material is kept.
  2. only consists of one cell
  3. the liquid-like substance inside of a cell.
  4. a function that keeps certain substances out of a cell and lets some in.
  5. a membrane bound organ used for breaking down nutrients to make energy.
  6. an organ in cells that acts as a storage bin.
  7. the movement of cells from concentrated areas to ones less so.
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  1. the theory that states all living things are made up of cells and that all cells come from other cells.
  2. a rigid frame-like covering that provides support and protection to plant cells
  3. consists of more than one cell.
  4. hairs on live cells used for feeling and moving.
  5. membrane a structure on plant and animal cells that controls what gets in and out.
  6. green structures in plant cells that capture sunlight and create energy for the cell with it.
  7. when a solvent moves through a live cell's membrane into a solution of higher solute that tends to equalize the concentration of solute on either side of the cell.

14 Clues: only consists of one cell • consists of more than one cell. • the liquid-like substance inside of a cell. • an organ in cells that acts as a storage bin. • hairs on live cells used for feeling and moving. • the movement of cells from concentrated areas to ones less so. • a membrane bound organ used for breaking down nutrients to make energy. • ...

study cells 2023-08-22

study cells crossword puzzle
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  1. makes,packages,and transports proteins and fats
  2. stores water in the lant cell
  3. stores nutrients and water which the cell relies on to survive
  4. digest system
  5. produces energy for the cell so it can function
  6. transport boxes to protect materials in transport
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  1. processes and packages proteins
  2. extensions to the rough ER but no ribosomes
  3. provides structural support and strength for the plant cell
  4. membrane barriers and gate keepers that filter what comes in and what goes out
  5. produce energy for the plant cells through sunlight
  6. control center
  7. create protein
  8. contains everything in the cell and holds it together

14 Clues: digest system • control center • create protein • stores water in the lant cell • processes and packages proteins • extensions to the rough ER but no ribosomes • makes,packages,and transports proteins and fats • produces energy for the cell so it can function • transport boxes to protect materials in transport • produce energy for the plant cells through sunlight • ...

Cells Crossword 2025-12-29

Cells Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Jelly like substance that supports and protects cell organelles.
  2. Uses energy from the sun in a process called photosynthesis to make sugar (glucose) and oxygen.
  3. The cell's recyclers which are produced by the Golgi body. They break down worn-out products to be used again.
  4. Controls all cell activities. "Brain" of the cell that contains the DNA.
  5. Stores food, water, and wastes; much larger in plant cells.
  6. Breaks down sugar (glucose) to release energy "Power House."
  7. Helps with cell division.
  8. "Pack and Ship" proteins made by the cells.
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  1. Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes.
  2. Controls the movement of materials in/out of the cell. Maintains homeostasis.” The Security Guard”.
  3. Transports goods and materials throughout the cell. "Cell Highway."
  4. Transports goods and materials throughout the cell. "Cell Highway" and has ribosomes attached to its surface.
  5. Support and protection for plant cells. Made of cellulose.
  6. Creates the proteins for the cell. "Protein Factory."

14 Clues: Helps with cell division. • "Pack and Ship" proteins made by the cells. • Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes. • Creates the proteins for the cell. "Protein Factory." • Support and protection for plant cells. Made of cellulose. • Stores food, water, and wastes; much larger in plant cells. • Breaks down sugar (glucose) to release energy "Power House." • ...

Plant Cells 2026-01-26

Plant Cells crossword puzzle
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  1. Responsible for ribosomes
  2. Stores genetic info, "DNA"
  3. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum, storage and packing
  4. Provides supports and movement
  5. Structure used to transport, like a car
  6. Thin layer of protein that surrounds the cell and gives structure
  7. Converts glucose into chemical energy, powerhouse of the cell
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  1. Maintains structure, balances water
  2. Contains chlorophyll, is considered 'green'
  3. Read mRNA and assemble amino acids
  4. Modifying, sorting, packing proteins and lipids
  5. Maintains cells shape and surrounds organelles
  6. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum, assembly line
  7. Creates different parts of the cell

14 Clues: Responsible for ribosomes • Stores genetic info, "DNA" • Provides supports and movement • Read mRNA and assemble amino acids • Maintains structure, balances water • Creates different parts of the cell • Structure used to transport, like a car • Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum, assembly line • Contains chlorophyll, is considered 'green' • ...

Cells vocabulary 2024-11-13

Cells vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a living thing
  2. a group of tissues with a specific function
  3. regulates what enters and exits the cell
  4. the smallest living unit of an organism
  5. provides structure and support in plant cells
  6. the jelly-like fluid that surrounds and supports the organelles
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  1. produces energy from food, the powerhouse
  2. a tiny structure in a cell with a specific function
  3. produces proteins using instructions found in the nucleus of the cell
  4. storage of water, waste, food and other materials
  5. the control center of the cell, contains genetic material (DNA)
  6. a group of organs with a specific function
  7. the location of photosynthesis in plant cells, converts radiant to chemical energy
  8. a group of cells with a specific function

14 Clues: a living thing • the smallest living unit of an organism • regulates what enters and exits the cell • produces energy from food, the powerhouse • a group of cells with a specific function • a group of organs with a specific function • a group of tissues with a specific function • provides structure and support in plant cells • ...

Cells & Tissues 2026-04-22

Cells & Tissues crossword puzzle
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  1. muscle tissue found in our organs
  2. powerhouse of the cell
  3. only voluntary muscle tissue
  4. type of tissue that is inside our mouth
  5. the brains of the cell that holds DNA
  6. tissue that supports other tissues within the body
  7. small projections of a neuron that receive information form other cells
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  1. structure that makes proteins in the cell
  2. only tissue without striations
  3. the umbrella term for structures within the cell
  4. bone is classified as this type of connective tissue
  5. muscle tissue found in the heart
  6. nerve cell
  7. long tail-like projection on a nerve cell
  8. type of tissue that is able to contract

15 Clues: nerve cell • powerhouse of the cell • only voluntary muscle tissue • only tissue without striations • muscle tissue found in the heart • muscle tissue found in our organs • the brains of the cell that holds DNA • type of tissue that is inside our mouth • type of tissue that is able to contract • structure that makes proteins in the cell • ...

Microbiology Chapter 13 2026-03-23

Microbiology Chapter 13 crossword puzzle
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  1. Substances that can elicit a response from B or T cell. cell.
  2. "Record" information to fight pathogen if it comes back.
  3. Recognize antigen presented via MHC 1 and express CD8. Directly destroy cells they recognize, which are often virus-infected cells.
  4. Develops when the innate immune system cannot handle getting rid of a pathogen.
  5. Key players of the adaptive (acquired) immunity.
  6. The small accessible part of an antigen that binds to an antigen receptor.
  7. Host proteins displaying antigen fragments on the cell surface.
  8. A subset against primarily intracellular pathogens.
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  1. Exposure to a pathogen triggers antibody production.
  2. Actively secrete antibodies.
  3. The antibodies (rather than B-cells) defend against pathogens. The antibodies bind to pathogens and mark them for elimination.
  4. A person is given antibodies rather than producing them.
  5. Deliberate inoculation of dried pus from smallpox pustules of one patient into the arm of a healthy person.
  6. Recognize antigen presented via MHC 2 or MHC 1 and express CD4 or CD8. Modulate the immune response, including by limiting chronic inflammatory diseases.
  7. A subset that contribute to protection at mucosal surfaces.
  8. A subset leading to a humoral response.

16 Clues: Actively secrete antibodies. • A subset leading to a humoral response. • Key players of the adaptive (acquired) immunity. • A subset against primarily intracellular pathogens. • Exposure to a pathogen triggers antibody production. • A person is given antibodies rather than producing them. • "Record" information to fight pathogen if it comes back. • ...

Dr. Steward's Cell Mechanics Lab 2023-06-12

Dr. Steward's Cell Mechanics Lab crossword puzzle
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  1. Forces that cells impose on their neighboring cells.
  2. Water-salt, buffer solution used to maintain a constant pH using to clean up cell debris during cell culture techniques
  3. Method we use to study cell-cell interactions.
  4. Cells that form the inner lining of blood vessels.
  5. Microscopy technique used to enhance the contrast of images of transparent and colorless specimens.
  6. Cells that grow attached to a substrate as a monolayer.
  7. Extent to resist deformation in response to an applied force, measured in Pascals.
  8. Biochemical agent that is an enzyme that cleaves long amino acid chains so that we can detach adherent cells from their substrate.
  9. Refers to the shape, structure, form, color, texture, pattern, and size of the cell(s).
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  1. Soft elastic substrate that we seed cells on and embed with fluorescent beads to perform our biomechanical assays.
  2. Liquid supplemented with nutrients in which cells can grow in.
  3. Method we use to study cell-substrate interactions.
  4. Complex network of proteins and other macromolecules that adhere cells to tissue structures, collagen I and fibronectin, is an example of this.
  5. Directed movement of cells.
  6. A one cell thick layer.
  7. Forces that cells exert on their substrate.

16 Clues: A one cell thick layer. • Directed movement of cells. • Forces that cells exert on their substrate. • Method we use to study cell-cell interactions. • Cells that form the inner lining of blood vessels. • Method we use to study cell-substrate interactions. • Forces that cells impose on their neighboring cells. • Cells that grow attached to a substrate as a monolayer. • ...

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM: INNATE IMMUNITY (2ND LINE DEFENSE) 2019-12-10

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM: INNATE IMMUNITY (2ND LINE DEFENSE) crossword puzzle
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  1. Most common indicator for acute inflammation
  2. _________ is a small protein that been secreted by the virus-infected cells to defend cells that have not yet been infected
  3. ________is an effect that cause the cell membranes of the foreign cells to become sticky so they are easier to phagocytes
  4. Second line defense rely on destructive powers of cells called phagocytes and ____
  5. Positive_______is a situation where the cells are moving toward a high concentration of signaling molecules
  6. _________ is a chemicals separated by white blood cells.
  7. What does it mean by phago?
  8. ______Response is a nonspecific response whenever body tissues are injured
  9. Examples of the inflammatory chemicals that are released when the cells are damaged
  10. Examples of phagocyte dan engulfs a foreign particle by the process of phagocytosis
  11. __________ is a process where the chemical signal is the strongest, the flatten out and squeeze through the capillary walls
  12. Most common indicator for acute inflamion
  13. _______ refers to a group of at least 20 plasma proteins that circulate in the blood in an inactive state, much like inactive state, much like inactive clotting proteins
  14. Inflammatory response can occurs in response to _____ by viruses and bacteria
  15. What is the mixture of dead / dying neutrophils, broken-down tissue cells and living and dead pathogens?
  16. ________ is another non specific protective response
  17. What does it mean by pyro?
  18. Complement __________ occurs when complement proteins bind to certain sugars or proteins on the foreign cells surface
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  1. Examples of the inflammatory chemicals that are released when the cells are damaged
  2. The sac of pus may become walled off if the inflammatory mechanism fails to fully clear the area of debris cause the formation of __________
  3. What is an examples of phagocyte dan engulfs a foreign particle by the process of phagocytosis
  4. ____________ of abscesses is often necessary before healing can occur
  5. The phagocytic vesicle fuses with a ________ where enzymes digest its contents
  6. Pathogen that make it through the mechanical barriers are confronted by_______
  7. For the second line defense, the body uses an enourmous number of cells and ________
  8. Flowing cytoplasmic extensions bind to the particle and pull it inside forming a _______ vesicle
  9. Most common indicator for acute inflammation
  10. Most common indicator for acute inflammation
  11. Natural killer cells roam the body in blood and _______
  12. Natural killercells attack the target cells membrane and release lytic chemicals called _____ and granzymes

30 Clues: What does it mean by pyro? • What does it mean by phago? • Most common indicator for acute inflamion • Most common indicator for acute inflammation • Most common indicator for acute inflammation • Most common indicator for acute inflammation • ________ is another non specific protective response • Natural killer cells roam the body in blood and _______ • ...

Meiosis Review 2026-04-21

Meiosis Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Body cells such as skin, liver, and brain cells.
  2. This many cells are the result of meiosis II.
  3. Meiosis II is pretty much the same as this process.
  4. Chromosomes that code for the same traits.
  5. Egg and sperm cells are also known as these.
  6. There are this many sub phases of meiosis.
  7. This means a half set of chromosomes.
  8. When homologous chromosomes exchange genetic information.
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  1. This is how many chromosomes are present in cells in meiosis I.
  2. This is how many chromosomes are present in cells in meiosis II.
  3. A location on a chromosome for a specific trait.
  4. This is the division of the egg and sperm.
  5. Homologous chromosomes pair up in this phase.
  6. This many cells are the result of meiosis I.
  7. When homologous chromosomes are pulled to opposite sides of the cell.
  8. When homologous chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.
  9. When homologous chromosomes touch.
  10. This means a full set of chromosomes.

18 Clues: When homologous chromosomes touch. • This means a full set of chromosomes. • This means a half set of chromosomes. • This is the division of the egg and sperm. • Chromosomes that code for the same traits. • There are this many sub phases of meiosis. • This many cells are the result of meiosis I. • Egg and sperm cells are also known as these. • ...

General overview of Healing 2024-05-30

General overview of Healing crossword puzzle
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  1. - _____ intention is when the wound is caused by a clean incision & limited num. of epithelial cells die.
  2. - Integrins and selectins undergo a ____ interaction.
  3. - cells that normally dont divide, but can be stimulated to divide if needed.
  4. Responsible for secreting collagen scaffolds.
  5. - can be formed when scar tissue grows excessively.
  6. important in the inflammation and tissue repair process.
  7. happens when damaged cells cannot undergo replication.
  8. - cells that cannot regenerate.
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  1. A type of cell adhesion molecule that undergoes a homotypic interactions
  2. - _____ intention when the inflammatory response is more intense.
  3. - ____ tissue is cause by the proliferation of fibroblasts and vascular endothelial cells, mix of acute and chronic inflamm. cells to repair damage.
  4. - cells with a good capacity to regenerate.
  5. Injured cell undergo a process of ___.
  6. Damaged tissue is replaced by identical cells to the injured ones.
  7. - Required for the cross-linking of collagen.
  8. - Extra connective tissue

16 Clues: - Extra connective tissue • - cells that cannot regenerate. • Injured cell undergo a process of ___. • - cells with a good capacity to regenerate. • Responsible for secreting collagen scaffolds. • - Required for the cross-linking of collagen. • - can be formed when scar tissue grows excessively. • - Integrins and selectins undergo a ____ interaction. • ...

Lymphatic System Vocabulary 2024-04-22

Lymphatic System Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The smallest type of blood vessel that connects a small artery to a small vein to form networks of blood vessels throughout the body.
  2. one of the small, bean-shaped organs located throughout the lymphatic system. Humans have about 500–600 lymph nodes throughout the body.
  3. Fluid found in the spaces between cells.
  4. Immune cells that produce antibodies
  5. Swelling due to a buildup of lymph fluid in the body.
  6. vessels where interstitial fluid enters the lymphatic system to become lymph fluid
  7. A type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills microorganisms, removes dead cells, and stimulates the action of other immune cells
  8. A type of immune cell that can surround and kill microorganisms, ingest foreign material, and remove dead cells.
  9. the term used to describe interstitial fluid once it has entered the lymphatic system.
  10. a system collection of cells and organs that destroy pathogens that cause disease or death.
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  1. Tube like vessels that carry fluid called lymph away from tissues to deliver it back to the bloods circulation
  2. The proteins of Macrophages
  3. spaces between individual cells in the tissues
  4. any of the group of proteins that binds specifically to pathogen-associated molecules known as antigens
  5. a circulating blood cell that contains cytotoxic (cell-killing) granules in its extensive cytoplasm. NK cells are among the body’s first lines of defense against viruses and certain types of cancer.
  6. does not secrete antibody but performs a variety of functions in the adaptive immune response.
  7. The system of vessels, cells, and organs that carries excess fluids to the bloodstream and filters pathogens from blood.
  8. Cells that circulate around your blood that are part of your immune system
  9. In the small intestine, dietary triglycerides combine with other lipids and proteins, and enter the lacteals to form a milky fluid called chyle.
  10. a B cell that has differentiated in response to antigen binding, and has thereby gained the ability to secrete soluble antibodies.
  11. a chemical structure on the surface of a pathogen that binds to T or B lymphocyte antigen receptors. Once activated by binding to antigen, B cells differentiate into cells that secrete a soluble form of their surface antibodies.
  12. An organism that causes disease to its host

22 Clues: The proteins of Macrophages • Immune cells that produce antibodies • Fluid found in the spaces between cells. • An organism that causes disease to its host • spaces between individual cells in the tissues • Swelling due to a buildup of lymph fluid in the body. • Cells that circulate around your blood that are part of your immune system • ...

Cuts, Scrapes, Scabs, and Scars 2024-07-09

Cuts, Scrapes, Scabs, and Scars crossword puzzle
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  1. the dead bodies of white cells piled up after being killed by bacteria (p. 28)
  2. a protein that spills out of broken platelets that form a mesh over the injured area, trapping red blood cells (p. 17)
  3. a word that helps you to remember the important nutrients for healthy healing (Vitamins A,C,E and selenium) (p. 38)
  4. the body's reaction to the damaged cells when fluid from the blood seeps into tissues, causing the area to swell and become hot and red (p. 20)
  5. a vitamin that helps keep your body strong, which helps the healing process (p. 38)
  6. fiber-forming cells that start making the framework for the skin (p. 23)
  7. give off sweat when you are hot and produce oils when skin is dry inside the dermis (p. 10)
  8. the number of days an average skin cell lives (p. 9)
  9. spill out of the cells into the tissues when you get a cut, sending pain message to the brain (p. 14)
  10. made of collagen fiber that results when a gap in skin is finally closed and new skin is formed; its often much stronger, tighter than normal skin (p. 24-5)
  11. damage to tissue inside that has been torn and blood is leaking out of tiny broken blood vessels (p. 19)
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  1. tiny blood vessels in the dermis that provide food and oxygen for the cells to live and grow (p. 12)
  2. a vitamin that keeps your skin strong (p. 38)
  3. the top layer of living skin cells, pushing up dead skin cells into the keratin layer (p. 10)
  4. a protein that makes up the dead cells, forming a thick, protective layer (p. 9)
  5. a food that contains Vitamin E, which helps your body to make collagen to heal wounds (p. 38-9)
  6. send messages to certain parts of the body that can be severed by deep cuts, blocking its ability to communicate (p. 27)
  7. tiny blood cells that help blood to clot and stop bleeding from a cut (p. 16)
  8. a bacteria that multiplies rapidly deep inside wounds, that may cause "lock-jaw" (p. 34)
  9. "white blood cells" that act as a clean up squad, able to swim through extra fluid in swollen skin tissues to eat up dead cells and dirt in the wound (p. 22)

20 Clues: a vitamin that keeps your skin strong (p. 38) • the number of days an average skin cell lives (p. 9) • fiber-forming cells that start making the framework for the skin (p. 23) • tiny blood cells that help blood to clot and stop bleeding from a cut (p. 16) • the dead bodies of white cells piled up after being killed by bacteria (p. 28) • ...

A2.2 2024-03-08

A2.2 crossword puzzle
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  1. bacterial cell wall
  2. lacking a nucleus
  3. type of eukaryotic cell
  4. fluid containing all structures in a cell
  5. carries DNA in prokaryotic cells
  6. produces polypeptide chain (amino acids) via tRNA and mRNA
  7. theory suggesting origin of eukaryote cells
  8. type of cell
  9. one of the functions of life
  10. provides structure for all types of cells
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  1. structure/site of photosynthesis
  2. cell structure for movement
  3. consists of phospholipids
  4. produces ATP for the cell
  5. storage of waste products in plant/fungi cells
  6. type of vesicle
  7. cell wall of plant cells

17 Clues: type of cell • type of vesicle • lacking a nucleus • bacterial cell wall • type of eukaryotic cell • cell wall of plant cells • consists of phospholipids • produces ATP for the cell • cell structure for movement • one of the functions of life • structure/site of photosynthesis • carries DNA in prokaryotic cells • fluid containing all structures in a cell • ...

Biology Crossword 2016-06-09

Biology Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. All the components inside the cell membrane
  2. Make a person immune to infection by vaccination
  3. Unspecialized cells
  4. The power house of the cell!
  5. Cells develop in different ways to perform different functions
  6. Make leaves green; photosynthesis
  7. Storage space in a cell
  8. Self-destruction of cells
  9. One-way tubes that transport water
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  1. Imaging produces images of organs and tissues within the body
  2. Two-way tubes that transport sugar
  3. The balance that your body works to maintain
  4. Basic component of life
  5. Cell division
  6. Cells look different and perform different functions; before specialization
  7. Pinching of the cell membrane
  8. Long piece of coiled DNA and proteins
  9. Enzymes that destroy wastes
  10. cell Cells that does not undergo apoptosis; reproduces uncontrollably
  11. Openings on the underside of leaves

20 Clues: Cell division • Unspecialized cells • Basic component of life • Storage space in a cell • Self-destruction of cells • Enzymes that destroy wastes • The power house of the cell! • Pinching of the cell membrane • Make leaves green; photosynthesis • Two-way tubes that transport sugar • One-way tubes that transport water • Openings on the underside of leaves • ...

Cell Vocabulary Terms 2017-11-17

Cell Vocabulary Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. discovered all animals are made of cells
  2. discovered single cell organisms
  3. only found in plants, supports and protects
  4. site of protein synthesis
  5. moves materials and transports them
  6. high concentration to low concentration
  7. branch of biology
  8. discovered that cells arise from preexisting cells
  9. control center
  10. discovered the cell nucleus
  11. power house of the cell
  12. diffusion of water
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  1. storage area
  2. where ribosomes are made
  3. allows certain materials to pass through
  4. outer boundary of the cell
  5. site of photosynthesis
  6. discovered that plants are made of cells
  7. packaging and secreting the proteins
  8. basic building blocks of life
  9. surrounds nucleus
  10. cell division
  11. saw boxlike structures under microscope
  12. digest waste and worn out cell parts
  13. hold organelles

25 Clues: storage area • cell division • control center • hold organelles • surrounds nucleus • branch of biology • diffusion of water • site of photosynthesis • power house of the cell • where ribosomes are made • site of protein synthesis • outer boundary of the cell • discovered the cell nucleus • basic building blocks of life • discovered single cell organisms • moves materials and transports them • ...

Cellular Organelles 2021-10-18

Cellular Organelles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. structure that creates ribosomes
  2. found on the outside of some eukaryotic cells for structure and support
  3. forms the cell wall of fungi
  4. contains digestive enzymes
  5. contains the DNA of the cell
  6. small storage
  7. creates lipids, detoxifies the cell
  8. structures in animal cells involved in cell division
  9. creates and modifies proteins
  10. used for structure and movement of materials inside animal cells
  11. no nucleus
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  1. storage structure found in plant cells
  2. regulates materials into and out of the cell
  3. forms the cell wall of plants
  4. shipping and receiving center of the cell
  5. small transport vesicle
  6. an organelle found only in plant cells
  7. the powerhouse of the cell
  8. cellular locomotion
  9. protein factories
  10. has a nucleus

21 Clues: no nucleus • small storage • has a nucleus • protein factories • cellular locomotion • small transport vesicle • contains digestive enzymes • the powerhouse of the cell • forms the cell wall of fungi • contains the DNA of the cell • forms the cell wall of plants • creates and modifies proteins • structure that creates ribosomes • creates lipids, detoxifies the cell • ...

Cardiovascular System : Blood 2022-04-01

Cardiovascular System : Blood crossword puzzle
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  1. A decrease in the oxygen-carrying capacity of the red blood cells
  2. Found in the tissues; phagocytosis
  3. A protein composed of four globular protein subunits, each bond to a heme molecule
  4. Platelets
  5. Immunity
  6. Found in the blood; phagocytosis
  7. Allergic response
  8. Primarily attack parasites
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  1. The process of stopping bleeding
  2. A hormone that increases the production of red blood cells
  3. Low in oxygen; dark red
  4. Red blood cells
  5. Formation of all blood cells
  6. The percentage of blood and plasma
  7. Three major types are albumins, globulins, and fibrinogen
  8. White blood cells
  9. Plenty of oxygen; bright red
  10. First white blood cell to the site of infection
  11. A medical condition in which the ability of the blood clot is severely reduced
  12. Made up of plasma and formed elements

20 Clues: Immunity • Platelets • Red blood cells • White blood cells • Allergic response • Low in oxygen; dark red • Primarily attack parasites • Formation of all blood cells • Plenty of oxygen; bright red • The process of stopping bleeding • Found in the blood; phagocytosis • The percentage of blood and plasma • Found in the tissues; phagocytosis • Made up of plasma and formed elements • ...

Vocabulary 2022-11-01

Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. removal of waste matter
  2. organisms made up of multiple cells
  3. nuclear membrane disappears
  4. group of organs working together
  5. taking food into body or cell membrane
  6. all levels working together
  7. two nuclei form
  8. groups of different tissues joined
  9. organisms are only made of only one cell
  10. makes reproductive cells
  11. produced from reactants
  12. molecules move around the membrane
  13. chromosomes line up in the middle
  14. makes body cells for growth and repair
  15. chromosomes double
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  1. process that converts food into energy
  2. ingredients
  3. process where plant makes food
  4. substances move in and out of the cell
  5. breaking down food into smaller pieces
  6. cytoplasm splits into two halves
  7. healthy internal balance of things
  8. similar cells joined together
  9. chromosomes separate
  10. basic building blocks of life

25 Clues: ingredients • two nuclei form • chromosomes double • chromosomes separate • removal of waste matter • produced from reactants • makes reproductive cells • nuclear membrane disappears • all levels working together • similar cells joined together • basic building blocks of life • process where plant makes food • group of organs working together • cytoplasm splits into two halves • ...

10 Revision 2023-10-20

10 Revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gives the plant cell its structure
  2. Apparatus for observing cells
  3. Zooming in on small objects
  4. The thing that an enzyme produces
  5. A protein that breaks down substrates
  6. Contains chromosomes in cells (DNA)
  7. Diffusion of water across cell membranes
  8. A group of cells working together
  9. Contains water and sugar in a plant cell
  10. A specialised animal cell
  11. A specialised plant cell
  12. A specialised plant cell
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  1. A specialised animal cell
  2. Allows substances in and out of cells
  3. The word for an enzyme that no longer works
  4. The movement of substances from an area of high to low concentration
  5. A living thing
  6. Where energy is produced in the cell
  7. Where chemical reactions happen in a cell
  8. A specialised animal cell
  9. A group of tissues working together
  10. For photosynthesis in cells
  11. something used to colour a cell for observation

23 Clues: A living thing • A specialised plant cell • A specialised plant cell • A specialised animal cell • A specialised animal cell • A specialised animal cell • Zooming in on small objects • For photosynthesis in cells • Apparatus for observing cells • The thing that an enzyme produces • A group of cells working together • Gives the plant cell its structure • ...

Exam 2 Review 2024-02-20

Exam 2 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Assists in antigen recognition
  2. Moving of immune cells
  3. Protein woodchipper
  4. Membrane-bound antibody found on T cells
  5. Foreign substance triggering an immune response
  6. Helper T cell signal
  7. Protein complex that act as billboards
  8. Largest secondary lymphoid organ
  9. Membrane-bound antibody found on B cells
  10. This molecule puts the brakes on immune responses
  11. Cellular ingestion
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  1. Regulatory T cell that is inducible
  2. Triggering immune response
  3. Where T cells learn to behave
  4. Cell signaling molecule
  5. Center where B cells refine their skills
  6. Critical for T cell activation, it's like a green light for the immune response
  7. Type of white blood cell involved in adaptive immunity
  8. Critical in B cell activation and class switching
  9. Inactivity due to lack of stimulation
  10. Fluid in immune system

21 Clues: Cellular ingestion • Protein woodchipper • Helper T cell signal • Moving of immune cells • Fluid in immune system • Cell signaling molecule • Triggering immune response • Where T cells learn to behave • Assists in antigen recognition • Largest secondary lymphoid organ • Regulatory T cell that is inducible • Inactivity due to lack of stimulation • ...

cell theory-names and functions 2022-12-14

cell theory-names and functions crossword puzzle
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  1. generates ATP by utilizing energy
  2. cell that doesn't have a nucleus
  3. produces energy through photosynthesis
  4. gel like fluid inside cell
  5. helps cells maintain their shape
  6. cell that has a nucleus
  7. allows the cell to move
  8. controls the activities of a cell and contain Dna
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  1. part of the cell that organizes
  2. has channels that allow proteins to go through
  3. sorts proteins for transport
  4. living organisms are made up of cells, cells are the basic unit of of all organisms, and all cells come from pre-exisiting cells.
  5. make proteins
  6. helps break down materials
  7. er doesn't have ribosomes
  8. where the Dna is
  9. cell protection
  10. a tubeular structure
  11. er that has ribosome
  12. provides support and storage

20 Clues: make proteins • cell protection • where the Dna is • a tubeular structure • er that has ribosome • cell that has a nucleus • allows the cell to move • er doesn't have ribosomes • helps break down materials • gel like fluid inside cell • sorts proteins for transport • provides support and storage • part of the cell that organizes • cell that doesn't have a nucleus • ...

Immunology Cryptic Crossword 2026-02-21

Immunology Cryptic Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Repeated courses in asthma can cause immune deficiency
  2. Allergic cell that releases histamine
  3. Cytokine specific to viral infections
  4. Memory immune response
  5. Most common type of immune deficiency
  6. A blood marker to check the degree of urinary/gut related protein loss
  7. How immune cells communicate with each other
  8. A biologic that blocks B cells
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  1. Cancer of plasma cells
  2. All immune cells originate from here
  3. A surgery that causes immune deficiency
  4. Used for test vaccination
  5. Phagocytic cell
  6. Immune response against self
  7. Inheritance pattern associated with consanguinity
  8. First line of defence against infection
  9. >50% of primary immune deficiencies are predominantly this
  10. Organ where T cells mature
  11. Acronym for infections that make you consider immune deficiency
  12. Recommended to keep a record of microbial isolates

20 Clues: Phagocytic cell • Cancer of plasma cells • Memory immune response • Used for test vaccination • Organ where T cells mature • Immune response against self • A biologic that blocks B cells • All immune cells originate from here • Allergic cell that releases histamine • Cytokine specific to viral infections • Most common type of immune deficiency • ...

Immune System Physiology 2025-09-05

Immune System Physiology crossword puzzle
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  1. Big phagocytes that present antigens
  2. System including lymph nodes and spleen
  3. Study of the immune system
  4. Cells that engulf pathogens
  5. Non-specific immunity category
  6. Lymphocytes that kill virus-infected cells.
  7. Proteins that block viral replication
  8. Required to help acitvate helper T-cells
  9. Lymphocytes that kill infected cells
  10. Mediator of allergic inflammation
  11. Most abundant phagocytic WBCs
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  1. Signaling proteins in the immune system
  2. Movement of WBCs toward chemicals
  3. Protein system that lyses pathogens
  4. Proteins that neutralize pathogens
  5. Molecules recognized by adaptive immunity
  6. Organisms that cause diseas
  7. WBCs that target parasites
  8. Cells that secrete antibodies
  9. When an antigen causes deadly systemic symptoms such as severe hypotension and bronchoconstriction
  10. Superfamily of proteins that include antibodies and B-cell receptors
  11. Eosinophils attack these

22 Clues: Eosinophils attack these • Study of the immune system • WBCs that target parasites • Organisms that cause diseas • Cells that engulf pathogens • Cells that secrete antibodies • Most abundant phagocytic WBCs • Non-specific immunity category • Movement of WBCs toward chemicals • Mediator of allergic inflammation • Proteins that neutralize pathogens • ...

Mitosis and Meiosis 2020-11-30

Mitosis and Meiosis crossword puzzle
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  1. type of cell meiosis produces
  2. cell replicates DNA in ___
  3. cell checks ___ before dividing
  4. cells spend most time in ___
  5. Cell cant repair so it self destructs
  6. when cells divide to make more
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  1. individual cell grows in ___
  2. process contributes to genetic variety
  3. # of chromosomes in sperm + egg cells
  4. Sperm and egg cells are called ___
  5. all living things composed of
  6. # of chromosomes in human body cells
  7. cell grows/preps for mitosis in ___
  8. a cells resting phase

14 Clues: a cells resting phase • cell replicates DNA in ___ • individual cell grows in ___ • cells spend most time in ___ • type of cell meiosis produces • all living things composed of • when cells divide to make more • cell checks ___ before dividing • Sperm and egg cells are called ___ • cell grows/preps for mitosis in ___ • # of chromosomes in human body cells • ...

Blood and lymph - parts and functions 2020-04-17

Blood and lymph - parts and functions crossword puzzle
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  1. excess WBC
  2. largest white blood cells, differentiate into macrophages,dentritic cells or osteoclasts
  3. defense and immunity against disease
  4. multilobed nucleus, fine granules phagocytes at sites of infection
  5. low platelet count
  6. clotting
  7. contain histamine granules initiate inflammation
  8. reduced oxygen capacity
  9. osmotic balance, pH buffering, regulation of membrane permeability
  10. derived from ruptured multinucleate cells (megakaryocytes), function in blood clotting
  11. clot in an unbroken blood vessel
  12. antibody, defense
  13. carried by red blood cells together with CO2
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  1. transport oxygen and help transport carbon dioxide
  2. uncontrolled bleeding – clotting factor(s) absent
  3. solvent for carrying other substances
  4. respond to allergens and parasites
  5. viral infection
  6. large nucleus specific immune response (B,T cells)
  7. thrombus that breaks away, floats freely in the bloodstream, lodges elsewhere (lung, brain)

20 Clues: clotting • excess WBC • viral infection • antibody, defense • low platelet count • reduced oxygen capacity • clot in an unbroken blood vessel • respond to allergens and parasites • solvent for carrying other substances • defense and immunity against disease • carried by red blood cells together with CO2 • contain histamine granules initiate inflammation • ...

Integumentary System 2021-11-29

Integumentary System crossword puzzle
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  1. made of 3 layers
  2. supplies hair with nutrients
  3. what is the epidermis made of
  4. where does it get nutrients from
  5. a single row of stem cells attached to dermis
  6. dendritic cells are most abundant in this layer
  7. made up of fat
  8. projections from its surface into the epidermis
  9. the flatter the hair follicle the
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  1. 1-5 layers of cells where cell fill with keratin
  2. a thin band of flat dead keratinocytes
  3. deep end of hair root
  4. rests on the part of the epidermis called
  5. Integumentary system is your
  6. What is the main function
  7. our skin has (blank) glands
  8. made of heavily keratinized cells
  9. 20-30 layers of dead cells
  10. made of dense irregular connective tissue
  11. made of areolar connective tissue

20 Clues: made up of fat • made of 3 layers • deep end of hair root • What is the main function • 20-30 layers of dead cells • our skin has (blank) glands • supplies hair with nutrients • Integumentary system is your • what is the epidermis made of • where does it get nutrients from • made of heavily keratinized cells • made of areolar connective tissue • the flatter the hair follicle the • ...

The Nervous System - Swanson 2022-03-04

The Nervous System - Swanson crossword puzzle
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  1. the secretory region of a neuron
  2. glial cells that monitor neuron health
  3. cells that circulate cerebrospinal fluid
  4. gaps in the myelin sheath
  5. rest and digest
  6. a sensory signal that travels toward the brain
  7. a motor signal that travels away from the brain
  8. provide myelin in the CNS
  9. cells that surround neuron cell bodies
  10. the PNS
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  1. a nerve cell
  2. fight or flight
  3. protects and electrically insulates the axon
  4. the receptive region of a neuron
  5. the ___ system controls involuntary muscle
  6. support and brace neurons at the synapse
  7. a cell without the ability to divide
  8. the supporting cells of the nervous system
  9. the ____ nervous system controls skeletal muscle
  10. a nerve cell body
  11. cells that provide myelin in the PNS

21 Clues: the PNS • a nerve cell • fight or flight • rest and digest • a nerve cell body • gaps in the myelin sheath • provide myelin in the CNS • the secretory region of a neuron • the receptive region of a neuron • a cell without the ability to divide • cells that provide myelin in the PNS • glial cells that monitor neuron health • cells that surround neuron cell bodies • ...

Biology Crossword 2016-06-09

Biology Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. cell Cells that does not undergo apoptosis; reproduces uncontrollably
  2. Self-destruction of cells
  3. Imaging produces images of organs and tissues within the body
  4. Make a person immune to infection by vaccination
  5. One-way tubes that transport water
  6. The balance that your body works to maintain
  7. All the components inside the cell membrane
  8. Cells develop in different ways to perform different functions
  9. Unspecialized cells
  10. Cell division
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  1. Long piece of coiled DNA and proteins
  2. Pinching of the cell membrane
  3. Two-way tubes that transport sugar
  4. The power house of the cell!
  5. Cells look different and perform different functions; before specialization
  6. Make leaves green; photosynthesis
  7. Enzymes that destroy wastes
  8. Storage space in a cell
  9. Openings on the underside of leaves
  10. Basic component of life

20 Clues: Cell division • Unspecialized cells • Storage space in a cell • Basic component of life • Self-destruction of cells • Enzymes that destroy wastes • The power house of the cell! • Pinching of the cell membrane • Make leaves green; photosynthesis • Two-way tubes that transport sugar • One-way tubes that transport water • Openings on the underside of leaves • ...

Biology Unit 2 Crossword 2022-12-08

Biology Unit 2 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. polymer with sugars and amino acids surrounding the cell membrane
  2. two cells
  3. free-floating in cytoplasm and contains genetic information
  4. short hair-like structures on cell surface that are involved in adherence to surfaces
  5. regulates materials entering and leaving cell
  6. cell signaling within cells
  7. energy is required going from low to high energy concentration
  8. transport where no energy is required
  9. cell signaling between cells
  10. no peptidoglycan in cell walls
  11. thick layer of peptidoglycan
  12. use CO2 as carbon source
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  1. water diffuses into cell
  2. water diffuses out of cell
  3. used for cell movement
  4. cluster of cells
  5. use organic compund as carbon source
  6. has peptidoglycan in cell walls
  7. shapes, support, and protect cell
  8. thin layer of peptidoglycan
  9. synthesize proteins
  10. chain of cells

22 Clues: two cells • chain of cells • cluster of cells • synthesize proteins • used for cell movement • water diffuses into cell • use CO2 as carbon source • water diffuses out of cell • cell signaling within cells • thin layer of peptidoglycan • cell signaling between cells • thick layer of peptidoglycan • no peptidoglycan in cell walls • has peptidoglycan in cell walls • ...

science 2022-11-01

science crossword puzzle
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  1. specialized so that all jobs in the body get done
  2. releases the stored energy from food eaten
  3. middles of the cell
  4. chromosomes separate (pull apart)
  5. breaking down food into smaller pieces
  6. movement of water
  7. different tissues working together to do a specific job
  8. removal of waste matter
  9. food making process in plants
  10. movement of substances
  11. makes reproductive cells
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  1. waste products
  2. can only be eukaryotic
  3. highest level of organization
  4. raw materials
  5. centrioles appear at poles (sides)
  6. groups of organs
  7. nuclear membrane forms around each new nucleus
  8. makes body cells for growth
  9. can be prokaryotic or eukaryotic
  10. cytoplasm splits into 2 equal halves
  11. cells makes a copy of DNA
  12. similar to cells organized to do a specific job

23 Clues: raw materials • waste products • groups of organs • movement of water • middles of the cell • can only be eukaryotic • movement of substances • removal of waste matter • makes reproductive cells • cells makes a copy of DNA • makes body cells for growth • highest level of organization • food making process in plants • can be prokaryotic or eukaryotic • chromosomes separate (pull apart) • ...

Plant and Animal Cells/Organelles 2021-12-10

Plant and Animal Cells/Organelles crossword puzzle
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  1. these cells are larger and more complex, and have a nucleus. You are made up of these types of cells.
  2. made up of more than one cell
  3. the outer layer of plant cells. It is rigid and provides plant cells with structure and support.
  4. a series of tunnels that transports proteins around the cell.
  5. packages up proteins to send around/out of the cell.
  6. the "clean up crew" of the cell. Breaks down waste and old cell parts
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  1. the protective layer around plant and animal cells. Controls what gets in and out.
  2. these cells are smaller, simpler, and have no nucleus. Bacteria are this type of cell.
  3. in charge of photosynthesis in plant cells
  4. breaks down food to release energy for the cell. Called the "powerhouse of the cell"
  5. the scientist who was the first to discover plant cells. Gave cells their name.
  6. made up of one single cell
  7. creates proteins for the cell.
  8. the storage organelle. It is larger in plant cells, and holds water, food, some waste.
  9. the control center, or "brain" of the cell.
  10. the jelly-like fluid that fills the cell. Other organelles float around in it.

16 Clues: made up of one single cell • made up of more than one cell • creates proteins for the cell. • in charge of photosynthesis in plant cells • the control center, or "brain" of the cell. • packages up proteins to send around/out of the cell. • a series of tunnels that transports proteins around the cell. • ...

Cells Crossword 2014-11-25

Cells Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Small,dense region within most nuclei, assembly of proteins begin.
  2. Regulates what enters and leaves cells.
  3. Remove carboedioxide from your body transporting it to your lungs.
  4. Particle in cell on which proteins are assembled.
  5. Control cell activity.
  6. Used to stimulate other cells in the body to communicate.
  7. Flows through blood stream to fight viruses,bacteria and invaders that threaten your body.
  8. Carries genetic info of the male parent. Used to reproduce.
  9. Also know as adipocytes, stores excess energy form foods as fats.
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  1. Two layer membrane that surrounds the nucleus of a cell.
  2. Material in cell membrane.
  3. Converts chemical energy stored in foods into compounds that are more convent of the cell to use.
  4. Threadlike structure in nucleus contain genetic info.
  5. Support and protect cell.

14 Clues: Control cell activity. • Support and protect cell. • Material in cell membrane. • Regulates what enters and leaves cells. • Particle in cell on which proteins are assembled. • Threadlike structure in nucleus contain genetic info. • Two layer membrane that surrounds the nucleus of a cell. • Used to stimulate other cells in the body to communicate. • ...

Plant Cells 2015-06-08

Plant Cells crossword puzzle
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  1. called the cell cortex
  2. is not involved in protein synthesis.
  3. cell that is made of cellulose
  4. in plants and algal
  5. its DNA shows substantial
  6. a cell that stores water and food
  7. found within all living cells
  8. leading out from the nuclear
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  1. made up of RNA and protein
  2. to stiffen them
  3. vesicles These vesicles contain whatever enzymes or other substances
  4. part of the cellular endomembrane
  5. flexible envelope that surrounds a cell
  6. much like the cytoskeleton

14 Clues: to stiffen them • in plants and algal • called the cell cortex • its DNA shows substantial • made up of RNA and protein • much like the cytoskeleton • leading out from the nuclear • found within all living cells • cell that is made of cellulose • part of the cellular endomembrane • a cell that stores water and food • is not involved in protein synthesis. • ...

Cells Crossword 2023-02-09

Cells Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. "Pack and ship" proteins made by the cells.
  2. Support and protection for plant cells. Made of cellulose.
  3. Controls the movement of materials in/out of the cell.Maintains homeostasis.
  4. Transports goods and materials throughout the cell. "Cell Highway."
  5. Uses energy from the sun in a process called photosynthesis to make sugar (glucose) and oxygen.
  6. Transports goods and materials throughout the cell."Cell Highway" and has ribosomes attched to its surface.
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  1. Stores food, water, and wastes; much larger in plant cells.
  2. Creates the proteins for the cell. "Protein Factory."
  3. Breaks down sugar (glucose) to release energy "Power House."
  4. Controls all cell activities. "Brain of the cell that contains DNA.
  5. Jelly like substance that supports and protects cell organelles.
  6. The cell's recyclers which are produced by the Golgi body.They break down worn-out produts to be used again.
  7. Helps with cell division.
  8. Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes.

14 Clues: Helps with cell division. • "Pack and ship" proteins made by the cells. • Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes. • Creates the proteins for the cell. "Protein Factory." • Support and protection for plant cells. Made of cellulose. • Stores food, water, and wastes; much larger in plant cells. • Breaks down sugar (glucose) to release energy "Power House." • ...

Cells Crossword 2023-02-09

Cells Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "Pack and ship" proteins made by the cells.
  2. Support and protection for plant cells. Made of cellulose.
  3. Controls the movement of materials in/out of the cell.Maintains homeostasis.
  4. Transports goods and materials throughout the cell. "Cell Highway."
  5. Uses energy from the sun in a process called photosynthesis to make sugar (glucose) and oxygen.
  6. Transports goods and materials throughout the cell."Cell Highway" and has ribosomes attched to its surface.
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  1. Stores food, water, and wastes; much larger in plant cells.
  2. Creates the proteins for the cell. "Protein Factory."
  3. Breaks down sugar (glucose) to release energy "Power House."
  4. Controls all cell activities. "Brain of the cell that contains DNA.
  5. Jelly like substance that supports and protects cell organelles.
  6. The cell's recyclers which are produced by the Golgi body.They break down worn-out produts to be used again.
  7. Helps with cell division.
  8. Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes.

14 Clues: Helps with cell division. • "Pack and ship" proteins made by the cells. • Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes. • Creates the proteins for the cell. "Protein Factory." • Support and protection for plant cells. Made of cellulose. • Stores food, water, and wastes; much larger in plant cells. • Breaks down sugar (glucose) to release energy "Power House." • ...

Cells Vocabulary 2021-01-30

Cells Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Support and protection for plant cells. Made of cellulose.
  2. Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes.
  3. Jelly like substance that supports and protects cell organelles
  4. Transports goods and materials throughout the cell. "Cell Highway."
  5. Helps with cell division.
  6. Creates the proteins for the cell. "Protein Factory."
  7. Uses energy from the sun in a process called photosynthesis to make sugar (glucose) and oxygen.
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  1. "Pack and Ship" proteins made by the cells.
  2. Stores food, water, and wastes; much larger in plant cells.
  3. Controls all cell activities. "Brain" of the cell that contains the DNA.
  4. Transports goods and materials throughout the cell. "Cell Highway" and has ribosomes attached to its surface.
  5. The cell's recyclers which are produced by the golgi body. They breakdown worn out products to be used again.
  6. Breaks down sugar (glucose) to release energy "Power House."
  7. Controls the movement of materials in/out of the cell. Maintains homeostasis.

14 Clues: Helps with cell division. • "Pack and Ship" proteins made by the cells. • Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes. • Creates the proteins for the cell. "Protein Factory." • Support and protection for plant cells. Made of cellulose. • Stores food, water, and wastes; much larger in plant cells. • Breaks down sugar (glucose) to release energy "Power House." • ...

Photosynthesis & Cells 2022-11-10

Photosynthesis & Cells crossword puzzle
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  1. provides strength and structure to plant cells
  2. the process of making useable energy from the sun's given energy
  3. Makes their own energy
  4. respiration that does not need oxygen
  5. Relies on others for energy (eats things)
  6. stores the genetic information of the cell
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  1. regulates what goes in and out of a cell
  2. Product of photosynthesis that is not sugar
  3. Product of photosynthesis that is sugar
  4. this reaction is also known as the calvin cycle
  5. respiration that requires oxygen
  6. the genetic information in the cells nucleus
  7. Short term energy storage (battery)
  8. This reaction is dependent on light

14 Clues: Makes their own energy • respiration that requires oxygen • Short term energy storage (battery) • This reaction is dependent on light • respiration that does not need oxygen • Product of photosynthesis that is sugar • regulates what goes in and out of a cell • Relies on others for energy (eats things) • stores the genetic information of the cell • ...

Cells Crossword 2022-09-04

Cells Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The brain of the cell.
  2. An area in the nucleus that is made up of protiens.
  3. Made up of more than one cell.
  4. The duplication of cells.
  5. Used to transport materials that the organism needs to survive.
  6. Where proteins are sorted and then transported.
  7. The liquid that fills the cells.
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  1. Mini machines that make protiens.
  2. Basic building blocks of life.
  3. Produces proteins for the rest of the cell.
  4. Organizing microtubes that serve as the cell's skeletal system.
  5. The powerhouse of the cell.
  6. Made up of only one cell.
  7. The filter of the cell.

14 Clues: The brain of the cell. • The filter of the cell. • Made up of only one cell. • The duplication of cells. • The powerhouse of the cell. • Basic building blocks of life. • Made up of more than one cell. • The liquid that fills the cells. • Mini machines that make protiens. • Produces proteins for the rest of the cell. • Where proteins are sorted and then transported. • ...

Cells Crossword 2022-09-04

Cells Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The brain of the cell.
  2. An area in the nucleus that is made up of protiens.
  3. Made up of more than one cell.
  4. The duplication of cells.
  5. Used to transport materials that the organism needs to survive.
  6. Where proteins are sorted and then transported.
  7. The liquid that fills the cells.
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  1. Mini machines that make protiens.
  2. Basic building blocks of life.
  3. Produces proteins for the rest of the cell.
  4. Organizing microtubes that serve as the cell's skeletal system.
  5. The powerhouse of the cell.
  6. Made up of only one cell.
  7. The filter of the cell.

14 Clues: The brain of the cell. • The filter of the cell. • Made up of only one cell. • The duplication of cells. • The powerhouse of the cell. • Basic building blocks of life. • Made up of more than one cell. • The liquid that fills the cells. • Mini machines that make protiens. • Produces proteins for the rest of the cell. • Where proteins are sorted and then transported. • ...

S1 Cells 2019-11-13

S1 Cells crossword puzzle
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  1. A yellowy coloured stain used to make cells easier to see under the microscope
  2. The type of cell containing a cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, cell wall, vacuole and chloroplasts.
  3. Jelly-like substance, where chemical reactions happen
  4. The piece of equipment used to see tiny objects such as cells
  5. Contains cell sap and supports the cell
  6. This lens magnifies an object more when you look through it
  7. Reflects light into the microscope
  8. Contains a green substance called chlorophyll to make food from sunlight
  9. Controls what the cell does
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  1. Supports the cell and keeps its shape
  2. The type of cell containing a cell membrane, nucleus and cytoplasm
  3. This lens is used to magnify an object
  4. Controls what can get in and out of the cell
  5. Holds the slide in place

14 Clues: Holds the slide in place • Controls what the cell does • Reflects light into the microscope • Supports the cell and keeps its shape • This lens is used to magnify an object • Contains cell sap and supports the cell • Controls what can get in and out of the cell • Jelly-like substance, where chemical reactions happen • ...

Cells Organelles 2024-02-21

Cells Organelles crossword puzzle
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  1. Genetic material of the cell
  2. DNA is stored here
  3. Cells that are more complex
  4. Converts sunlight into energy
  5. Jelly-like fluid within the cell
  6. Converts food into energy
  7. Bacterial cell
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  1. Stores and moves materials
  2. Storage unit of the cell
  3. Surrounds the cell & is a selective barrier
  4. Organelle that makes proteins
  5. Structures found in cells commonly referred to as "little organs"
  6. Outermost layer of the cell
  7. Recycles material from the cell

14 Clues: Bacterial cell • DNA is stored here • Storage unit of the cell • Converts food into energy • Stores and moves materials • Cells that are more complex • Outermost layer of the cell • Genetic material of the cell • Organelle that makes proteins • Converts sunlight into energy • Recycles material from the cell • Jelly-like fluid within the cell • ...

Cells Review 2025-12-04

Cells Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The thick, jelly-like fluid inside a cell that holds the organelles in place.
  2. A small part inside a cell that has a specific job or function, like organs in a body.
  3. A tiny organelle that makes proteins, which are needed for cell growth and repair.
  4. The powerhouse of the cell; it breaks down food to release energy.
  5. A group of organs that work together to perform a specific function
  6. A group of cells that work together to perform a specific function
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  1. The basic unit of structure and function in all living things; the smallest part of an organism that can carry out life's processes.
  2. A group of tissues that work together to perform a specific function
  3. The thin, flexible barrier around a cell that controls what goes in and out.
  4. A storage sac in the cell that holds water, nutrients, or waste; plant cells usually have one large central vacuole.
  5. The green organelle in plant cells that captures sunlight and turns it into food through photosynthesis.
  6. The control center of the cell that contains the cell's DNA and directs all cell activities.
  7. The "clean-up crew" of the cell; it breaks down waste and old cell parts.
  8. A stiff outer layer found in plant cells (and some bacteria) that gives the cell shape and protection.

14 Clues: The powerhouse of the cell; it breaks down food to release energy. • A group of cells that work together to perform a specific function • A group of organs that work together to perform a specific function • A group of tissues that work together to perform a specific function • The "clean-up crew" of the cell; it breaks down waste and old cell parts. • ...

Animals Cells 2024-11-07

Animals Cells crossword puzzle
Across
  1. produce energy (ATP)
  2. produces protein
  3. it controls what goes in and out
  4. gel that fills most of the cell and stabilizes the organisms
  5. where the DNA is stored
  6. produces hormones
  7. packages protein
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  1. protect the cell from hydrogen peroxide produced by the cell
  2. help maintain the cell's shape
  3. digests nutrition and release waste
  4. produce microtubules
  5. How many animal cells does a fully grown human have
  6. produces protein for the cell
  7. produces ribosomes

14 Clues: produces protein • packages protein • produces hormones • produces ribosomes • produce energy (ATP) • produce microtubules • where the DNA is stored • produces protein for the cell • help maintain the cell's shape • it controls what goes in and out • digests nutrition and release waste • How many animal cells does a fully grown human have • ...

Cardiovascular System 2019-05-09

Cardiovascular System crossword puzzle
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  1. largest vein that takes blood to the right atrium
  2. where blood receives oxygen
  3. lower chambers of the heart
  4. blood cells that fight infection
  5. disease where fatty material builds up in the blood vessels
  6. organ that pumps blood
  7. circulation between heart and lungs
  8. blood cells that carry oxygen
  9. upper chamber of the heart
  10. take blood to the heart
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  1. liquid part of blood
  2. carried by blood to the cells
  3. prevents blood from flowing backwards
  4. take blood away from the heart
  5. largest blood vessel; takes oxygen rich blood from heart to body
  6. where blood delivers oxygen to cells
  7. circulation between heart and body
  8. help blood to clot
  9. blood takes this away from cells
  10. when a blood vessel in the brain is clogged or ruptures

20 Clues: help blood to clot • liquid part of blood • organ that pumps blood • take blood to the heart • upper chamber of the heart • where blood receives oxygen • lower chambers of the heart • carried by blood to the cells • blood cells that carry oxygen • take blood away from the heart • blood cells that fight infection • blood takes this away from cells • circulation between heart and body • ...

Cellular Reproduction 2025-05-02

Cellular Reproduction crossword puzzle
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  1. Pair of organelles in animal cells from which spindle fibers grow during cell division.
  2. Diploid cells that contain two sets of chromosomes and reproduce through mitosis.
  3. Process by which two separate individuals combine gametes to produce young that are genetically different than their parents.
  4. Structures that connect to the sister chromatids and move them around during mitosis and meiosis.
  5. Cell cycle phase where the nuclear envelope disappears and the chromosomes are clearly visible in the center of the cell.
  6. Structure formed after DNA replicates and two sister chromatids join together at the centromere.
  7. Cell cycle phase where the sister chromatids are separated and moved to opposite ends of the cell.
  8. Term given to cells that contain only one set of chromosomes.
  9. Pairs of chromosomes that contain genes that code for the same traits.
  10. All the chromosomes in an organism except the X and Y Chromosomes.
  11. Haploid cells produced through meiosis, usually called the sperm and egg cells.
  12. Process by which cells divide twice to reduce the number of chromosomes and ensure genetic variety when producing gametes.
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  1. Process by which bacteria divide to produce two genetically identical daughter cells.
  2. Cell cycle phase that occurs at the end of mitosis and meiosis, when the cytoplasm is divided and separated into two new cells.
  3. Linear strand of DNA that is replicated and joins to the identical strand at the ccentromere.
  4. Process by which somatic cells divide to produce two genetically identical daughter cells.
  5. When chromatids fail to separate during meiosis resulting in gametes missing or having an extra chromosome.
  6. Process by which a segment of one homologous chromatid breaks off and attaches to the other homologous chromatid.
  7. Cell cycle phase where nuclear envelopes form around the two sets of chromatids creating two new nuclei.
  8. When an individual has an extra chromosome.
  9. Term given to cells that contain two sets of chromosomes.
  10. Cell cycle phase that occurs in between cell division when cells grow and replicate the DNA.
  11. When an individual is missing a chromosome.
  12. sister chromatids line up in the middle of the cell.
  13. Type of reproduction in which there is only one parent and the offspring are genetically identical to the parent.

25 Clues: When an individual has an extra chromosome. • When an individual is missing a chromosome. • sister chromatids line up in the middle of the cell. • Term given to cells that contain two sets of chromosomes. • Term given to cells that contain only one set of chromosomes. • All the chromosomes in an organism except the X and Y Chromosomes. • ...

Immunology Activity 10.02.22 2022-09-24

Immunology Activity 10.02.22 crossword puzzle
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  1. Amino acid sequence in cytoplasmic domains of membrane receptors involved in signal transduction
  2. a cytokine produced by macrophages and T cells that is highly pro-inflammatory (be specific)
  3. A type of leukocyte with multi-lobed nuclei and cytoplasmic granules
  4. A cell wall component of gram negative bacteria which can be bound by TLR-4 on macrophages and dendritic cells
  5. The "A" in immunological CAM
  6. Protein family to which antibodies and B-cell receptors belong
  7. An immunoglobulin secreted by plasma cells
  8. The T in ITAM
  9. A family of pattern recognition receptors present on many leukocytes and epithelial cells that recognize PAMPs on pathogens and help initiate immune responses
  10. Membrane attack complex is the end product of the ______ cascade
  11. The first P in PAMP and a microorganism that can cause disease
  12. Natural killer cells are a type of large ____ lymphocyte
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  1. The M in ITAM
  2. repeating molecular patterns on microbes that are recognized by PRRs on immune cells
  3. A sugar on pathogens that MBL binds
  4. Site of T cell education and development
  5. This constituent of some bacteria is what the acute phase C-reactive protein binds
  6. Large granular lymphocyte that serves as an innate effector cell by inducing apoptosis of tumor cells or virally infected cells
  7. Name of MHC gene complex and proteins in humans
  8. Chemicals that are a sub-class of cytokines with cell-attractant properties; e.g. CCL or CXCL
  9. This type of immune response involving effector T cells describes cell mediated immunity
  10. The Ag receptor on T cells
  11. An immunoglobulin that is expressed on B cell surface
  12. A type of APC that presents antigen in teh context of MHC to T cells
  13. A key transcription factor that is required to bind to the IL-2 promotor to cause IL-2 transcription
  14. Abbreviation for the end stage of disease in HIV infection
  15. Systemic ___ erythematosus is an autoimmune disease where autoantibodies form immune complexes
  16. The N in TNF
  17. Family name for cytokines that help cells to resist viral infections
  18. Large mononuclear phagocyte found in many tissues and organs; involved in innate immune responses
  19. Leukocytes are a type of ____ blood cell

31 Clues: The N in TNF • The M in ITAM • The T in ITAM • The Ag receptor on T cells • The "A" in immunological CAM • A sugar on pathogens that MBL binds • Site of T cell education and development • Leukocytes are a type of ____ blood cell • An immunoglobulin secreted by plasma cells • Name of MHC gene complex and proteins in humans • An immunoglobulin that is expressed on B cell surface • ...

Hematology 2026-02-11

Hematology crossword puzzle
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  1. A WBC that increases during allergic reactions and parasitic infections.
  2. Partial Thromboplastin Time A test measuring the intrinsic and common pathway, used to monitor heparin.
  3. A large agranulocyte that differentiates into macrophages to phagocytize pathogens.
  4. A white blood cell responsible for immune response (T-cells, B-cells).
  5. A condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood, reducing oxygen-carrying capacity.
  6. Blood Count A common laboratory test measuring RBC, WBC, platelet count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and RBC indices.
  7. An immature red blood cell that still contains ribosomal RNA, used to assess bone marrow production.
  8. An abnormally low platelet count, increasing the risk of bleeding.
  9. Time A test measuring the extrinsic and common pathway of coagulation, used to monitor warfarin.
  10. Cell Disease An inherited disorder caused by a single amino acid change in hemoglobin, causing rigid, sickled cells.
  11. The process of formation, development, and maturation of blood cells, primarily in the bone marrow.
  12. Deficiency Anemia The most common cause of microcytic anemia, often characterized by low MCV and low ferritin.
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  1. The study of blood cells, blood-forming organs, and coagulation in both normal and diseased states.
  2. Anemia A condition where the bone marrow fails to produce all blood cell types (pancytopenia).
  3. The ratio of the volume of packed red blood cells to the total volume of blood (expressed as a percentage).
  4. A granulocyte that releases histamine and heparin during allergic reactions.
  5. coat The thin, white layer of white blood cells and platelets between the plasma and red blood cells after centrifugation.
  6. Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration The average concentration of hemoglobin in a given volume of packed red blood cells.
  7. Anemia A form of macrocytic anemia (high MCV) caused by vitamin B12 or folate deficiency, causing impaired DNA synthesis.
  8. The large bone marrow cell that breaks apart to produce platelets.
  9. The stoppage of bleeding through vascular spasm, platelet plug formation, and blood clotting.
  10. A hormone produced by the kidneys that stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells.
  11. Neutrophil An immature neutrophil; an increase ("left shift") indicates acute infection.
  12. The most common granulocyte, acting as the primary responder to bacterial infections.
  13. The liquid portion of anticoagulated blood, consisting of water, electrolytes, proteins, and waste products.
  14. The iron-containing, oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells.
  15. Corpuscular Volume A measurement of the average size of red blood cells.

27 Clues: The large bone marrow cell that breaks apart to produce platelets. • An abnormally low platelet count, increasing the risk of bleeding. • The iron-containing, oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells. • A white blood cell responsible for immune response (T-cells, B-cells). • A WBC that increases during allergic reactions and parasitic infections. • ...