Chapter 16 Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. in cells, the structure that contains the cell’s genetic material in the form of DNA
  2. 4. network of protein filaments in a eukaryotic cell that gives the cell its shape and internal organization and is involved in movement
  3. 6. basic unit of all forms of life
  4. 8. diffusion
  5. 12. when comparing two solutions, the solution with the greatest concentration of solutes
  6. 13. specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a cell
  7. 14. organism whose cells contain a nucleus
  8. 15. group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions
  9. 17. in eukaryotic cells, all cellular contents outside the nucleus; in prokaryotic cells, all of the cells’ contents
  10. 19. when the concentration of two solutions is the same
  11. 22. flexible double-layered sheet that makes up the cell membrane and forms a barrier between the cell and its surroundings
  12. 23. process by which particles tend to move from an area where they are more concentrated to an area where they are less concentrated.
Down
  1. 1. diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
  2. 2. thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells
  3. 5. group of similar cells that perform a particular function
  4. 7. organelle found in cells of plans and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy
  5. 9. strong, supporting layer around the cell membrane in some cells
  6. 10. unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus
  7. 11. when comparing two solutions, the solution with the lesser concentration of solutes
  8. 16. relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain
  9. 18. water channel protein in a cell
  10. 20. system group of organs that work together to perform closely related functions
  11. 21. on or in a cell, a specific protein to whose shape fits a specific molecular messenger, such as a hormone