Cell Organell/Transport
Across
- 2. External scaffolding made of cellulose in plants.
- 5. Organizes microtubules during cellular reproduction in animals.
- 6. Dotted with workers (ribosomes), building and packaging proteins.
- 10. A detox hub; synthesizes lipids and breaks down harmful substances.
- 12. Expands like a balloon in plants, holding water or storing toxins.
- 13. Cellular "stomach," digesting macromolecules and recycling old parts.
- 15. Maze-like structure; smooth version makes lipids, rough one helps proteins.
- 16. Fluid matrix where metabolic reactions simmer.
- 18. Cellular uphill battle requiring ATP to move substances.
- 19. A specific type of diffusion involving only the universal solvent.
- 20. A crowd dispersing from a packed room to an open field.
Down
- 1. Double-layered gatekeeper controlling molecular traffic.
- 3. Solar-powered sugar producer found only in green living spaces.
- 4. Organelle where glucose turns into energy currency for the cell.
- 7. Tiny factories that assemble amino acids into polypeptides.
- 8. Like a VIP lounge—only specific molecules can pass through specialized channels.
- 9. The library of the cell, housing blueprints for all cellular functions.
- 11. Tiny transport bubble ferrying proteins and lipids between cell regions.
- 14. Microscopic bridges allowing communication between plant cells.
- 17. Cellular post office; processes and labels proteins for delivery.