Cells Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 5. Structure containing the cell's DNA
  2. 8. Organelle that converts nutrients to energy, sometimes referred to as "the powerhouse of the cell"
  3. 9. Used a primitive microscope to discover cells as the smallest unit of life
  4. 10. Jelly-like substance in the cell allowing organelles to remain in place and maintains the cell's shape
  5. 11. Discovered bacteria and other prokaryotes, updated the microscope
  6. 12. Generates energy through photosynthesis in plant cells
  7. 15. A cell with a clearly defined nucleus
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  1. 1. Proposed that all plant tissues are made up of cells
  2. 2. Concludes that like plants, animal tissue is also composed of cells
  3. 3. Semi-permeable phospholipid bilayer regulating what enters or exits the cell
  4. 4. Formed by Golgi apparatus, these organelles break down and digest waste materials and old or nonfunctioning organelles in the cell
  5. 6. Observed that cells are produced by other cells
  6. 7. Scientific theory stating that all living organisms are made of cells, all cells come from pre-existing cells, and the cell in the most basic unit of life
  7. 13. A cell without a nucleus
  8. 14. Surrounds the cell membrane and gives the cell its shape in plant cells