Across
- 3. a protein that acts as a biological catalyst to increase the rate of a biochemical reaction
- 7. structures in the cytoplasm where proteins are made
- 9. a thin coat of lipids that surrounds a cell ("skin" of the cell)
- 12. watery substance that makes up cytoplasm and contains other cell structures such as ribosomes
- 13. a nucleic acid found in cells which contains the genetic instructions that cells need to make proteins
- 16. water-fearing
- 17. organic compound made up of amino acids
- 18. a structure within cytoplasm that performs a specific job in the cell
- 19. organic compound that is made of monomers called nucleotides
- 21. a structure in the cytoplasm that contains and protects most of the cell's DNA
- 22. all the cellular material inside the cell membrane except the nucleus
Down
- 1. long whip-like extensions on the surface of the cell that help the cell move
- 2. the ability to allow only certain substances in or out of the cell
- 4. cell, cells that contain a nucleus and are found mainly in multicellular organisms
- 5. cell, a cell that does not contain a nucleus and are found mainly in single-celled organisms
- 6. organelle that provides energy to the cell
- 8. process in which a cell divides to form daughter cells
- 10. water-loving
- 11. filaments and tubules that cross-cross the cytoplasm to help maintain the cell's shape
- 14. small sac-like organelle that transports materials inside a cell
- 15. the basic unit of structure and function of living things
- 20. short hairlike projections on a cell that allow some cells to move