Cells Crossword

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  1. 4. Cells are so small because their large SA/V decreases the time for ______________ of important substances such as glucose and oxygen
  2. 5. Examples of single celled organisms, known as __________________ organisms, are bacteria, yeast and amoebas
  3. 8. Cells in ______________ become specialized to perform specific functions
  4. 9. Both plant and animal cells need __________ to function. It is the main energy source of cells.
  5. 11. Burning fossil fuels releases _________________ into the atmosphere; causing these levels to rise to unprecedented levels not seen in at least the last 800,000 years!
  6. 12. Mostly water, the _________ suspends ribosomes and other cell parts
  7. 14. Some, but not all, plant cells have these (only if they are involved in photosynthesis)
  8. 15. All cells (plant and animal) need ____________ to ‘burn’ their glucose
  9. 16. Proteins are made here (the ‘workers’ of the cell)
  10. 18. Cellular respiration occurs in the ‘mighty’ _________________________
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  1. 1. A cell part that plant cells have but animals don’t need because animals have bones/muscles/ or other organ-level structure for support
  2. 2. Animal and plant cells are examples of __________________ cells -- they are more complex and have many different organelles including mitochondria, vacuoles and a nucleus
  3. 3. Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have a cell _________ ; this cell part determines what comes into or leaves the cell.
  4. 6. While producers and consumers obtain glucose in different ways, they both use the energy releasing reaction of cellular __________ to obtain chemical energy (ATP)
  5. 7. Bacteria have _________________ cells - they are very simple and have no nucleus
  6. 10. The ‘brain’ of the cell; it is the largest cell part in both plant and animal cells
  7. 13. Producers convert solar energy to chemical energy (glucose) through this process
  8. 17. In photosynthesis, oxygen is a(n) _____________ (aka product) while in cellular respiration oxygen is an input (reactant)
  9. 19. Oxygen and glucose are the two ___________ (aka reactants) for cellular respiration