Cell Vocabulary Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. energy-rich organic compound (fat, oil, wax) that's made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
  2. 5. A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell.
  3. 12. organelles that package cellular material and transport them within the cell or out of the cell
  4. 13. cell organelle filled with enzymes needed to break down certain materials in the cell
  5. 15. a property of cell membranes that allows some substances to pass through, while others cannot
  6. 18. compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; major source of energy for the human body
  7. 19. any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances
  8. 21. the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
  9. 22. rod-shaped cell structures that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions
  10. 23. control center of the cell
  11. 25. small units that are linked together chemically to form large protein molecules
  12. 26. the process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
Down
  1. 1. two or more elements that are chemically combined
  2. 2. The movement of materials through a cell membrane using cellular energy
  3. 4. Deoxyribonucleic acid; the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring.
  4. 6. device that produces magnified images of structures that are too small to see with the unaided eye
  5. 7. a jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended.
  6. 8. large organic molecule made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur
  7. 9. A cell structure that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another.
  8. 10. a structure in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and uses it to produce food
  9. 11. The movement of materials through a cell membrane without using energy
  10. 14. specialized proteins that speed up chemical reactions
  11. 16. thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell
  12. 17. storage structures for food, water, minerals, waste
  13. 20. organelles made of protein and RNA that direct protein synthesis in the cytoplasm
  14. 24. ribonucleic acid; a nucleic acid that plays an important role in the production of proteins