Cells Vocab
Across
- 2. short hair-like projections that wave to help move cell
- 3. in a eukaryotic cell, a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell's DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction
- 4. Respiration- the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food
- 5. in a eukaryotic cell, one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA and protein
- 7. a cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes
- 9. network of protein filaments that help a cell keeps its shape & helps with movement protein filaments called microtribules/ microfilaments
- 12. Apparatus- Golgi Complex
- 14. a cell organelle composed of RNA and protein
Down
- 1. Envelope- surrounds nucleus & has thousands of pores allowing material in & out of nucleus
- 3. makes ribosomes inside nucleus
- 4. found in green plants & some protists; capturing sun energy & converting it to chemical energy
- 5. Wall- a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell
- 6. thick fluid outside nucleus; throughout cells
- 8. transform chemical energy from food into useful energy for both plants & animals cells
- 9. strands of DNA located throughout nucleus
- 10. reticulum- a system of membranes that is found in a cell's cytoplasm and that assists in the production, processing, and transport of proteins and in the production of lipids
- 11. long whip-like projection that aid in movement; usually just 1 or 2
- 13. sac-like structure used for storage