Bio511X - Cell Menu - Crossword

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1. Microscope / Microscope which requires the specimen to be encased in gold.
5. / The organelles in which proteins are synthesized. They are found in the rough ER or cytoplasm, and are made in the nucleus.
7. Apparatus / Organelle made up of membrane-bound sacs, its purpose is to package and process macromolecules like proteins and lipids for delivery.
8. / Organelles found mainly in plant cells that conduct photosynthesis.
10. / The ability for an organism to maintain constant internal conditions, not depending on the surrounding environment.
15. / Scientist that stated all plants are composed of cells.
16. / The scientist that was the deciding factor in disproving abiogenesis.
17. / An organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes that break down worn out cells. Comes from Golgi body.
20. / Scientist that coined the term cell.
21. Microscope / A microscope which has the ability to examine live specimens.
22. / The ability to distinguish two objects from each other.
24. / Symbiosis, but in the case where one of the organisms live inside the other.
25. / Help in the movement of the cell, found usually alone and are long and skinny.
26. / Help in the movement around the cell, short hairlike organelles found in numerous groups.
27. / They are responsible for the synthesis and storage of starch granules, and also convert this starch back into sugar when the plant needs energy.
29. Generation / A synonym for abiogenesis.
30. / Scientist that coined the term nucleus.
32. / The theory that non-livings create life, or can be transformed into living things.
33. / With Albert Prebus, invented the first electron microscope.
34. Cell / Cell that contains plastids.
35. / Jelly-like fluid that fills the interior of the cell, that contains all organelles and cell parts, and supports them.
37. Helmont / Doctor that concluded mice could be created from wheat and a dirty shirt.
38. Leewenoek / Discovered the “animalcule”.

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2. / A small spherical structure located inside the nucleus, that does ribosomal synthesis. Made of chromatin.
3. / Known as the first modern day scientist.
4. Endoplasmic Reticulum / A network of tubular membranes within the cytoplasm of the cell, that transports mostly lipids. It helps detox the cell and does not have ribosomes attached.
6. / Filaments in the cytoskeleton that help support within the cell. They are larger, hollow organelles.
9. / English biologist that supported the theory of abiogenesis,and whose experiments backed up this theory.
11. / A space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of a cell, used as a storage area for food and water. Bigger in plants.
12. / Small protein bodies that are found in the cytoplasm of animal cells. It aids in cell division, found in 9+2 form.
13. / The ability to make small objects become much larger.
14. / A tiny cellular structure that performs a variety of specific actions within the cell.
16. / A small organelle that contains the reducing enzyme catalase and usually some oxidases. Important for energy metabolism, as it breaks down fat and toxins.
18. / Organelles known as the powerhouse of the cell.
19. Endoplasmic Reticulum / A network of tubular membranes within the cytoplasm of the cell, involved in the transport of proteins. It has ribosomes attached to it.
23. / A structure that helps cells maintain their shape and internal organization. It is made of microfilaments and microtubules.
28. / The creator of abiogenesis.
31. Membrane / The outermost cell surface, which separates the cell from the external environment.
32. Cell / Round cell that performs cellular respiration.
35. Theory / The theory that states all living things are composed of at least one of these.
36. / Scientist that stated all animals are composed of cells.