Across
- 1. microscope component that controls the amount of light
- 5. when chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell
- 9. a cell that transmits electrical information
- 10. this protein carries oxygen in a blood cell
- 14. a harmful tumor
- 17. these cells control openings under a leaf
- 18. chromosomes are aligned along the cell's equator
- 19. kingdom of single-celled eukayotes
- 20. the last phase of the cell cycle
- 21. cells spend 95% of their life in this phase
- 23. during cell division, the region where the cell membrane pinches off
- 25. microscope lenses of different strengths
- 26. an organism consisting of a single cell with no nucleus
- 29. this disease causes red blood cells to be sharp and stiff
- 31. a new cell wall as it is forming
- 32. when the spindle fibres begin to form
- 33. organelle that builds glucose
- 34. checking for a disease in the absence of symptoms
- 35. this organelle chops up and combines proteins
- 38. a harmless tumor
Down
- 2. reproduction that creates a clone
- 3. cancer treatment involving implanting a pellet in a tumor
- 4. the plant equivalent of a sperm cell
- 6. this gland is checked in men over 40 for cancer
- 7. kingdom of cells that can live inside volcanos
- 8. cylindrical cells that cause movement
- 11. when cancer cells are mobile
- 12. stringy molecule with instructions to build proteins
- 13. one half of a chromosome
- 15. a change in DNA
- 16. when two nuclear membranes form in a cell
- 20. this controls what enters and leaves the cell
- 22. a chemical that can cause DNA damage
- 23. cancer treatment using toxic drugs
- 24. medical imaging that uses sound waves
- 27. the diameter of the circle you see in a microscope
- 28. these cells have large vacuoles that can double in size
- 30. storage organelle for waste
- 32. a test that screens for cervical cancer on women
- 33. the connecting point in a chromosome
- 36. movement of water across a cell membrane
- 37. a cell involved in sexual reproduction