Cells & Microscopes Crossword

2. The process of cells dividing
8. An instrument forming magnified images with an objective lens
10. The first person to make a microscope
11. A unit of measurement used for microscopes that begins with m
12. also known as the male reproductive cell
13. holds the organelles in its place and is a jelly like liquid
14. Already made from an earlier time
18. In both plants and animal cells, it stores food and water and is known as “the pantry” organelle
21. the method of converting light energy so cells can produce their own food
23. The building blocks of life
24. The lens that one uses to view the slide on the stage
25. Cells that are found in plants
26. the area where that the slide is placed in a microscope
27. A unit of measurement in microscopes that begins with the name of the founder of our school

1. Known as the “control centre” controls everything that goes in and out of the cell which contains DNA
2. Creates energy for the cell and is known as the “power house” of the cell
3. A transparent piece of glass or plastic with at least one curved surface
4. The first person to see/discover cells
5. Allows light to be detected to small objects
6. The process of a cell dying
7. Only found in plant cells, it protects and shapes the plant
9. the light projected towards the slide of the microscope so you are able to see the slide brighter
15. Red cells that carry oxygen through the body
16. Cells that carry nerve impulses to different parts of the body
17. adjustable lenses on a microscope above the stage with different microscope viewings usually of 4x, 10x, 40x and/or 100x
19. Only found in plants and contains chlorophyll which is green
20. the act of cells absorbing material outside the cell membrane
22. MEMBRANE Surrounds the cell controls what goes into and out of it
23. Describes the properties of cells