Across
- 2. power house of cell
- 4. the aqueous component of the cytoplasm of a cell, within which various organelles and particles are suspended.
- 7. one of two main physiological types of cells in the primary visual cortex
- 10. a membrane-bound cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes
- 11. all biological organisms are composed of cells
- 14. the material of which the chromosomes of organisms other than bacteria are composed
- 16. a process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one, thus equalizing the concentrations on each side of the membrane
- 18. a liquid mixture in which the minor component is uniformly distributed within the major component
- 19. a minute particle consisting of RNA and associated proteins found in large numbers in the cytoplasm of living cells
- 20. a double layer that encloses the cell's nucleus
Down
- 1. the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell
- 3. tending to repel or fail to mix with water
- 4. The large network consisting of protein fibers and other molecules that gives shape and structure to cells in the body
- 5. a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
- 6. one of a series of openings found in the cell's nuclear membrane
- 8. a spherical structure found in the cell's nucleus whose primary function is to produce and assemble the cell's ribosomes
- 9. a microscopic membrane of lipids and proteins which forms the external boundary of the cytoplasm of a cell or encloses a vacuole, and regulates the passage of molecules in and out of the cytoplasm.
- 12. having a tendency to mix with, dissolve in, or be wetted by water
- 13. the minor component in a solution, dissolved in the solvent
- 14. structural units of all living things
- 15. blueprint that contains instructions needed for the body
- 17. A liquid that is able to dissolve a solid