Topic 1: Cells as the basis of life - ORGANELLES

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Across
  1. 6. Function of vacuoles in holding water, ions and nutrients in cells.
  2. 8. Membrane-bound sac used for storage of water, nutrients and wastes.
  3. 9. Organelle responsible for lipid synthesis and detoxification of chemicals.
  4. 11. Organelle with ribosomes attached that modifies and transports proteins.
  5. 14. Membrane network involved in protein and lipid production.
  6. 16. Fluid-filled space in chloroplasts where the Calvin cycle occurs.
  7. 18. Organelle containing digestive enzymes that break down waste and old cell parts.
  8. 20. Process in chloroplasts that converts light energy into chemical energy.
Down
  1. 1. Process of building proteins from amino acids at ribosomes.
  2. 2. Membrane-bound sac that moves proteins from the Golgi apparatus.
  3. 3. Organelle in plant cells where photosynthesis occurs.
  4. 4. Cellular process occurring in mitochondria that generates ATP.
  5. 5. Specialised structure within a cell that performs a specific function.
  6. 7. Organelle that modifies, sorts and packages proteins for transport.
  7. 10. Molecules inside lysosomes that break down macromolecules.
  8. 12. Organelle where cellular respiration occurs to produce ATP.
  9. 13. Organelle that contains DNA and controls the activities of the cell.
  10. 15. Small structures that synthesise proteins from amino acids.
  11. 17. Internal membrane structure of chloroplast where light reactions occur.
  12. 19. Energy molecule produced mainly in mitochondria to power cellular processes.