Across
- 1. a thin, flexible barrier that surrounds a cell and controls which substances pass into and out of a cell
- 5. single celled
- 7. a tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell
- 8. sac-like organelle that stores water, food, or other materials
- 9. the maintenance of stable internal conditions
- 11. an organelle in the cells of plants that capture energy from sunlight and changes it to an energy form that cells can use in making food
- 12. any living thing
- 15. all cells share the same ...
- 19. a widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things
Down
- 2. organism consisting of many cells
- 3. any change in an environment that can make an organism react in some way
- 4. a large oval organelle that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA and controls many of the cell's activities
- 6. last name of the man who built his own microscope to learn about nature
- 10. convert energy stored in food to energy the cell can use to live and function
- 13. basic unit of function and structure in living things
- 14. this invention made the discovery of cells possible
- 16. an action or change in behavior
- 17. fills the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus
- 18. the rigid supporting layer that surrounds the cells of plants
