Cell Organelles Answer Key

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Across
  1. 1. Contains the chromosomes in both plant and animal cells
  2. 6. The entire contents of the cell
  3. 7. A long appendage specialized for locomotion
  4. 10. A sac of membrane inside cells
  5. 13. A threadlike structure that carries genes
  6. 14. Found in plant cells and is the site of photosynthesis
  7. 15. Site of protein synthesis in the cytoplasm
  8. 16. A sac the helps move water out of the cell
Down
  1. 2. A short appendage specialized for locomotion
  2. 3. The DNA and proteins that make up chromosomes. When the cell isn't dividing it is displayed as a mass of thin fibers.
  3. 4. A dense region of DNA in both plant and animal cells
  4. 5. In the nucleus formed of various chromosomes and creates ribosomes
  5. 8. A protective layer outside the plasma membrane only in plant cells
  6. 9. The cite of cellular respiration (The powerhouse of the cell!)
  7. 11. Stacks of flat sac that store, modify, and route products of the ER
  8. 12. A boundary of every cell that acts as a selective barrier
  9. 17. A membranous network in cells composed of ribosome free and ribosome studded regions