8.1 and 8.2 Crossword Puzzle
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- 3. cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates.
- 8. cell organelle that breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins into small molecules that can be used by the rest of the cell.
- 10. strong supporting layer around the cell membrane in some cells.
- 13. property of biological membranes that allows some substances to pass across it while others cannot,also called semipermeable membrane.
- 15. cell organelle consisting of RNA and protein found throughout the cytoplasm in a cell, the site of protein synthesis.
- 16. organelle in cells that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials from the endoplasmic reticulum for storage in the cell or release outside the cell.
- 17. organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy.
- 18. basic unit for all forms of life
- 19. fluid portion of the cell outside the nucleus
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- 1. specialize structure that performs important cellular functions within a eukaryotic cell.
- 2. fundamental concept of biology that states that all living things are composed of cells, that cells are the basic unit of structure in living things, and all new cells come from existing cells.
- 4. network of protein filaments in a eukaryotic cell that gives the cell its shape and its internal organization and is involved in movement.
- 5. organism whose cell contains a nucleus
- 6. thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells; regulates what enters and leaves the cell.
- 7. internal membrane system found in eukaryotic cells, place where lipid components of the cell membrane are assembled.
- 9. the structure that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA.
- 11. cell organelle that converts the chemical energy stored into food compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use.
- 12. unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus
- 14. flexible double-layered sheet that makes up the cell membrane and forms a barrier between the cell and its surroundings.