Important Terms for the Cells Unit Crossword

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  1. 2. (ER) Housing area for ribosomes. Carries proteins made by the ribosomes.
  2. 7. Cells with a nucleus (plants, animals, fungi, and protists).
  3. 8. A jelly-like fluid that contains everything (organelles) inside the cell membrane and outside of the nucleus.
  4. 12. Receives proteins from the ER/ribosomes then packages proteins into to be transported across the cell's cytoplasm.
  5. 14. The term that is often used to describe living things.
  6. 15. Patrols and cleans the cell.
  7. 16. An organism made up of only one cell.
  8. 18. An organelle that acts as a storage container for a cell.
  9. 19. The release of energy by combining sugars and oxygen to form carbon dioxide and water.
  10. 20. Use information from the nucleus to produce proteins.
  11. 21. The many small structures that carry out the functions of a cell.
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  1. 1. An organism made up of more than one cell.
  2. 3. An organelle that provides the structural and protective frame of the cell. *Only found in plant cells.*
  3. 4. An organelle that uses nutrients combined with oxygen to produce energy for a cell.
  4. 5. All organisms (living things) are composed of one or more cells. New cells arise only from cells that previously existed.
  5. 6. An organelle (small structure) that is the control center of the cell.
  6. 9. Cells without a nucleus (Bacteria and Archaea).
  7. 10. An organelle that controls what goes in and out of a cell.
  8. 11. The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of living things (organisms).
  9. 13. Using light from the sun to produce nutrients. *Requires Chloroplasts*
  10. 17. An organelle that produces energy through photosynthesis. *Only found in plant cells.*