Across
- 3. a space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of a cell, enclosed by a membrane and typically containing fluid.
- 5. any of a large group of organic compounds that includes sugars, starch, and cellulose,
- 8. the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell.
- 11. a microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles. Prokaryotes include the bacteria and cyanobacteria
- 12. an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus.
- 13. the intermingling of substances by the natural movement of their particles.
- 14. any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds that have large molecules composed of one
- 16. a substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.
- 17. the structural, functional, and biological units of all living beings.
- 18. a minute particle consisting of RNA and associated proteins found in large numbers in the cytoplasm of living cells.
- 19. a solution containing a lower amount of solute
- 20. the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth.
Down
- 1. having a higher osmotic pressure than a particular fluid,
- 2. the taking in of matter by a living cell by invagination of its membrane to form a vacuole.
- 4. membrane-enclosed organelles that contain an array of enzymes capable of breaking down all types of biological polymers
- 6. a process by which the contents of a cell vacuole are released to the exterior through fusion of the vacuole membrane with the cell membrane.
- 7. a molecule containing a very large number of atoms,
- 9. any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids
- 10. a molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer.
- 15. the movement of water molecules