Across
- 1. a small structure inside a cell that has a specific job.
- 3. said all animals are made of cells.
- 6. makes energy (ATP) for the cell.
- 7. makes ribosomes inside the nucleus.
- 8. organelles in plant cells that store or make food.
- 9. a complex cell with a nucleus and organelles.
- 10. short, hair-like structures that move substances or the cell.
- 11. states that all living things are made of cells, cells are the basic unit of life, and all cells come from other cells.
- 12. fluid inside the mitochondria.
- 14. makes lipids and helps detoxify the cell.
- 15. does photosynthesis (makes food from sunlight).
- 16. stacks of thylakoids.
- 18. said all plants are made of cells.
- 21. strands of DNA and proteins found in the nucleus.
- 24. plastid that gives plants red, orange, or yellow color.
- 27. colorless plastid that stores starch.
- 28. break down waste and old cell parts.
- 30. discovered cells by looking at cork under a microscope.
- 31. help with cell division in animal cells.
- 32. first to observe living cells under a microscope.
- 33. control center of the cell; contains DNA.
- 35. compares a cell’s surface area to its volume; limits how big a cell can get.
- 37. said all cells come from other cells.
- 38. folds inside mitochondria that increase surface area.
- 39. thin threads that help the cell move and keep its shape.
- 40. packages and ships proteins and lipids.
- 41. has ribosomes; helps make and transport proteins.
- 42. break down fats and detoxify harmful substances.
Down
- 2. on rough ER; make proteins for export or membranes.
- 4. network of fibers that gives shape and helps movement.
- 5. green pigment that captures sunlight.
- 10. the liquid part of the cytoplasm (without organelles).
- 13. double membrane that surrounds the nucleus.
- 17. describes the cell membrane as flexible and made of many moving parts.
- 18. thick tubes that help with structure and movement.
- 19. disk-shaped part inside chloroplasts that holds chlorophyll.
- 20. long, whip-like tail used for movement.
- 22. fluid around the thylakoids inside chloroplasts.
- 23. the outer layer that controls what enters and leaves the cell.
- 24. jelly-like fluid inside the cell where organelles are found.
- 25. large sac that stores water and helps keep cell shape.
- 26. provide strength and support.
- 29. a simple cell without a nucleus (like bacteria).
- 34. float in cytoplasm and make proteins used inside the cell.
- 36. rigid layer outside the cell membrane that supports plant cells.
- 38. the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life processes.