Across
- 1. Organelle, free or attached to the endoplasmic reticulum, producing proteins essential to the constitution and functioning of living beings.
- 3. Cylindrical structure supporting the cell and allowing organelles and substances inside the cell to move about.
- 4. Structure consisting of small rods that play a major role in cell division. Each cell usually contains two.
- 6. Organelle containing enzymes that neutralize the cell’s toxic substances.
- 8. Organelle containing a cell’s genes and controlling its activities.
Down
- 2. Rod-shaped structure supporting the cell and giving it its shape.
- 4. It is compressed into chromosomes during cell division.
- 5. Small spheroid organ containing enzymes that break down food, spent cell components and other harmful substances that have been absorbed.
- 7. Spherical cavity containing water, waste and various substances required by the cell.
- 9. Filament-like extension of the cytoplasmic membrane allowing the cell and certain substances on its surface to move about.