Cells and Respiration Crossword
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- 3. The basic building blocks of all living things.
- 4. A thick solution that fills each cell and is enclosed by the cell membrane.
- 6. Generates most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions.
- 13. A colourless, odourless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration.
- 14. Light from the sun.
- 15. A type of lens that is attached to a variety of optical devices such as telescopes and microscopes.
- 18. The part of the microscope where you put the slide.
- 19. A subcellular structure that has one or more specific jobs to perform in the cell.
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- 1. The strength required for sustained physical or mental activity.
- 2. An optical instrument used for viewing very small objects, such as mineral samples or animal or plant cells.
- 5. The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy.
- 7. Convert light energy into relatively stable chemical energy by the photosynthetic process.
- 8. A colourless, odourless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and is what animals breathe.
- 9. A membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell's chromosomes.
- 10. A chemical reaction that happens in all living cells, including plant cells and animal cells.
- 11. Is found in all cells and separates the interior of the cell from the outside environment.
- 12. A colourless, transparent, odourless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain.
- 16. A membrane-bound cell organelle which is In animal cells and plant cells
- 17. A structural layer surrounding some types of cells just outside the cell membrane. It can be tough, flexible, and sometimes rigid.
- 20. A simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.