Across
- 2. The jelly-like fluid that fills the cell and supports organelles.
- 3. Organelle that builds proteins, like an assembly line in a factory.
- 5. A type of cytoskeletal fiber that helps move materials within the cell.
- 8. Organelle known as the power plant of the cell that produces ATP.
- 10. The cell’s security gate, controlling what enters and exits.
- 11. The main energy molecule produced by mitochondria.
- 12. Packages, tags, and ships proteins and lipids like a cellular post office.
- 13. Produces lipids and detoxifies harmful substances.
- 14. A small sac used to transport proteins and lipids around or out of the cell.
Down
- 1. Gives the cell its shape and acts like scaffolding and tracks.
- 4. The control center of the cell, like a CEO’s office, where DNA is stored.
- 5. Messenger molecule that carries instructions from DNA to the ribosomes.
- 6. Breaks down waste and old parts; acts like the cell’s clean-up crew.
- 7. Genetic material found in the nucleus that holds instructions for life.
- 9. Covered in ribosomes; transports proteins around the cell.