Across
- 2. series of events that cause cells to divide
- 5. a cell containing a single set of unpaired chromosomes
- 7. site of light dependent reactions.
- 8. the identical copies of chromatids formed from DNA replication
- 9. A series of reactions that break glucose down into pyruvates
- 11. Synthesizes lipids and phospholipids
- 12. A stack-like structure in plant chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis.
- 14. When a cell targets a distant cell through the bloodstream
- 15. he concentration of particles is higher in one area than another
- 17. the movement of ions across a semipermeable membrane bound structure, down their electrochemical gradient
- 18. a chemical messenger released by one cell to signal either itself or a different cell.
- 19. the phase where DNA is replicated
- 20. An equal distribution of solute and net movement of water causing the cell to stay the same
- 21. asexual reproduction by a separation of the body into two new bodies
- 22. the division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis, bringing about the separation into two daughter cells.
- 25. a cell containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent.
- 26. causes the production, folding, quality control and despatch of some proteins
- 29. decreased solute concentration, and a net movement of water inside the cell, causing swelling
- 30. a small dense spherical structure in the nucleus of a cell during interphase.
- 35. the state in which a reversible reaction taking place stops changing the ratio of reactants and products, but there is a movement of substances between the reactants and the products.
- 38. a complex of vesicles and folded membranes within the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, involved in secretion and intracellular transport
- 39. the phase where the chromosomes are attachted to spindle fibers.
- 40. the space between two membranes
- 42. the phase where the cell grows, replicates its DNA and prepares for mitosis
- 43. a cellular process in which substances are brought into the cell.
- 46. the sequence of reactions by which most living cells generate energy during the process of aerobic respiration
- 48. a form of active transport and bulk transport in which a cell transports molecules out of the cell
- 49. the process by which a chemical or physical signal is transmitted through a cell as a series of molecular events
- 50. chemical structures, composed of protein, that receive and transduce signals
- 51. a protein that catalyzes the formation of ATP using ADP
- 52. The set of one chromosome from your mother and father
- 53. When a cell targets itself
Down
- 1. the part of the cell cycle which replicated chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei
- 3. theory of the origin of eukaryotic cells from prokaryotic organisms
- 4. the space within the inner membrane of mitochondria
- 6. increased solute, and a net movement of water outside causing the cell to shrink
- 10. When a cell targets a cell close by
- 13. site of light independent reactions
- 16. a family of proteins that controls the progression of a cell through the cell cycle
- 22. a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place
- 23. the green pigment found in plants which is primarily involved in absorbing light energy for photosynthesis
- 24. a diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes
- 27. the ability to detect and respond to cell population density by gene regulation
- 28. a threadlike structure, especially a microscopic appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria to swim
- 31. series of chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and hydrogen-carrier compounds into glucose
- 32. cells designed to carry out a particular role in the body
- 33. a type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the number of chromosomes in gametes
- 34. a role in movement, but are more often involved in adherence to surfaces
- 36. a membrane-bound cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes
- 37. a series of chemical reactions that break down glucose to produce ATP
- 38. a mature haploid male or female germ cell
- 41. the phase where the chromosomes move away from one another to opposite poles of the spindle.
- 44. cells from which all other cells with specialized functions are generated
- 45. the phase where the chromosomes become visible as paired chromatids and the nuclear envelope disappears
- 47. the phase where the chromatids or chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell and two nuclei are formed