Cells In Us Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 5. cell division that is genetically identical, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
- 7. cells that perform a specific function, example: cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle
- 11. process that cells go through: interphase, growth, replication, mitosis
- 14. the piece that joins the chromatids to make chromosomes
- 16. prokaryote, no mitochondria, circular DNA, single celled, no membrane bound organelles
- 17. a state of equilibrium, examples: sweating, blood sugar levels, body temperature
- 18. body cells that go through mitosis, examples: skin, blood cells
- 19. makes chromosomes, contains genetic information, gets pulled by spindle fibers
- 20. phospholipid bilayer, semipermeable, contains hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties
- 21. like a vacuum that takes out waste, larger in plant cells
- 22. organelle where photosynthesis takes place, only in plant cells
- 24. heterotroph, no cell wall, 1 of 5 kingdoms
- 25. organism that is made of several cells, examples: plants, animals, fungi
- 26. made of coiled DNA, 2 chromatids joined by centromere make these
Down
- 1. movement across a cell membrane that requires energy (phagocytosis, exocytosis)
- 2. single celled organism like bacteria, archaea and some protists
- 3. cloning, budding, genetically same, mitosis, bacteria, some plants
- 4. cells that form early in the development of an organism that are not specialized yet
- 6. movement across a cell membrane with no energy (hypotonic, hypertonic, isotonic)
- 8. in plants, enclosed organelles, relies on turgor pressure to keep hypotonic environment
- 9. collection of molecules that perform a function for the cell, examples: ribosome, mitochondria
- 10. contains DNA, only in eukaryotic cells
- 12. contain chloroplasts, autotroph, producer, cell wall, 1 of 5 kingdoms
- 13. cellular respiration takes place here, makes energy/ATP
- 15. organelle where protein synthesis takes place, found in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic
- 23. membrane that surrounds organelles, fluid/moveable, allows particles to move through