Across
- 5. Structure containing the cell's DNA
- 8. Organelle that converts nutrients to energy, sometimes referred to as "the powerhouse of the cell"
- 9. Used a primitive microscope to discover cells as the smallest unit of life
- 10. Jelly-like substance in the cell allowing organelles to remain in place and maintains the cell's shape
- 11. Discovered bacteria and other prokaryotes, updated the microscope
- 12. Generates energy through photosynthesis in plant cells
- 15. A cell with a clearly defined nucleus
Down
- 1. Proposed that all plant tissues are made up of cells
- 2. Concludes that like plants, animal tissue is also composed of cells
- 3. Semi-permeable phospholipid bilayer regulating what enters or exits the cell
- 4. Formed by Golgi apparatus, these organelles break down and digest waste materials and old or nonfunctioning organelles in the cell
- 6. Observed that cells are produced by other cells
- 7. Scientific theory stating that all living organisms are made of cells, all cells come from pre-existing cells, and the cell in the most basic unit of life
- 13. A cell without a nucleus
- 14. Surrounds the cell membrane and gives the cell its shape in plant cells