Unit 3: Cells

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Across
  1. 5. ships proteins out to other organelles and found on rough ER
  2. 7. study of molecules and chemical processes in metabolism
  3. 8. light-capturing pigment in the chloroplasts
  4. 11. converts fuel particles into usable energy for the cell through cellular respiration
  5. 12. measure of the clarity of the image
  6. 16. movement of particles from high to low concentration
  7. 21. membrane system of folded sacs and interconnected channels that serves as site for protein and lipid synthesis
  8. 23. part of plant cell that captures light and converts it into chemical energy during photosynthesis
  9. 26. when concentration becomes uniform and remains the same
  10. 27. solution that has concentration of water and solute the same inside and outside the cell
  11. 28. describes the phospholipids in the bilayer as a "sea"
  12. 31. membrane-bound sac used for temporary storage in animal cells
  13. 32. thick, rigid mesh of fibers that surrounds outside of plasma membrane to support and protect plant cell
  14. 33. stores water, provides structural support and aids in photosynthesis in plant cells
  15. 35. flattened stack of membranes that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins
  16. 38. move molecules across cell membranes by binding to specific molecules and changing shape
  17. 40. vesicles that contain hydrolytic enzymes used to digest and destroy
  18. 41. short, numerous projections used for short movement that look like hair
  19. 42. process by which a cell engulfs and destroys foreign substances or dead cells
  20. 44. site where lipids are made and metabolizes carbohydrates
  21. 46. site where proteins are made for other processes outside the cell
  22. 47. thin protein threads that enable the cell to move
  23. 48. ratio of an object's image size to its real size
  24. 49. theory that proposes that a symbiotic relationship formed between two prokaryotic cells
Down
  1. 1. double membrane that surrounds the nucleus
  2. 2. process by which cell uses enzymes to recycle own organelles and macromolecules
  3. 3. movement of molecules down its concentration gradient through a transport protein
  4. 4. solution with lower concentration of solutes inside vs outside the cell
  5. 6. process that allows cell to move large materials from inside to outside of the cell using vesicles
  6. 9. long, hollow protein cylinders that help move substances within the cell
  7. 10. semifluid material where organelles float
  8. 13. movement of water molecules from low to high solute concentration
  9. 14. make proteins for the cell and found floating in cytoplasm
  10. 15. process that brings in materials from outside the cell by forming new vesicles from the plasma membrane
  11. 17. solution with higher concentration of solute inside vs outside the cell
  12. 18. help move certain larger substances and wastes through the membrane
  13. 19. specialized structures that perform specific cell functions
  14. 20. regulation of the internal environment of a cell to maintain conditions suitable for life
  15. 22. projection that moves in a whip-like motion allowing cell to move quickly
  16. 24. allows some substances to enter the cell while keeping other out
  17. 25. stores information used to make proteins that determine cell's growth, function, and reproduction
  18. 29. visible differences in parts of the sample
  19. 30. pumping of solutes against concentration gradients
  20. 32. create pores in cell membrane to allow specific molecules to pass through
  21. 34. atom(s) with a positive or negative electric charge
  22. 36. regulate the movement of materials inside and outside the cell
  23. 37. network of long, thin protein fibers that provide structural support and shape
  24. 39. one of the fundamental ideas of modern biology
  25. 43. study of cell structures
  26. 45. orderly structure shown by living things