Across
- 5. Provides structure and support for the body.
- 6. Breaks down waste and old cell parts.
- 7. Genetic material that carries instructions for life.
- 8. Uncontrolled cell growth and division (disease).
- 12. Stores water, nutrients, and waste.
- 15. Process of cell division for reproduction.
- 16. Process of cell division for growth and repair.
- 18. Tightly coiled DNA found in the nucleus.
- 20. Transports oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.
- 23. Process by which plants make food using sunlight.
- 25. Stage of mitosis where chromosomes line up in the middle.
- 28. Final stage of mitosis where two nuclei form.
- 29. Site of photosynthesis in plant cells.
- 30. Stage where the cell grows and prepares for division.
Down
- 1. Green pigment in chloroplasts that captures sunlight.
- 2. Gel-like substance that holds organelles.
- 3. System that breaks down food for energy.
- 4. Maintaining a stable internal environment.
- 9. Process of breaking down glucose for energy.
- 10. System responsible for breathing.
- 11. First stage of mitosis where chromosomes become visible.
- 13. Makes proteins for the cell.
- 14. Division of the cytoplasm into two cells.
- 17. Powerhouse of the cell.
- 19. Allows movement of the body.
- 21. Mass of abnormal cells caused by cancer.
- 22. Controls body functions and responses.
- 24. Control center of the cell.
- 26. Stage where chromosomes are pulled apart.
- 27. Sugar produced during photosynthesis.