Across
- 2. the traits of living organisms
- 5. Makes proteins
- 8. The smallest unit of life capable of carrying out life functions
- 9. The rigid outer layer of a plant cell that provides structure and support for the cell
- 11. The process by which plants make food from the sun's radiant energy
- 12. The outer layer of cells that controls what comes into and what goes out of the cell
- 15. Converts oxygen and food into energy-often called the powerhouse of the cell
- 16. The jellylike substance that fills the cells.
Down
- 1. Large storage organelle in plant cells. Stores nutrients and water and helps the plant maintain shape
- 3. Cells that do not contain a nucleus
- 4. Controls all the cells activities
- 6. Organism composed of many cells
- 7. Site of photosynthesis
- 10. Organism composed of only one cell
- 13. Cells that contain a nucleus
- 14. The organelle that stores nutrients and materials for digestion
