Across
- 4. Organisms composed of multiple specialized cells that collaborate for survival and can often be seen with the naked eye.
- 5. Cells limited to becoming one of only a few different cell types.
- 12. The process in which organic molecules act as fuel and are broken down in stages to release electrons (chemical potential energy).
- 15. Cells with the potential to differentiate into any cell needed for an organism to grow, including extraembryonic tissues like the placenta.
- 17. Mosaic Model**: A model describing the cell membrane as "fluid" because phospholipids and proteins can move by diffusion, and "mosaic" due to the pattern of scattered protein molecules.
- 18. Cells that can differentiate into any type of human tissue but cannot support the full development of an organism (cannot form extraembryonic tissues).
- 21. An anaerobic pathway where glucose is converted to ethanol; pyruvate is decarboxylated to ethanal, which is then reduced to ethanol.
- 22. A fully specialized cell that can only produce more of its own specific cell type.
Down
- 1. The process by which unspecialized cells become specialized to carry out distinct functions.
- 2. Cells that can differentiate into different types of cells within a specific cell lineage, such as blood cells.
- 3. Known as the "energy currency" of the cell; it is a small, water-soluble universal intermediary molecule.
- 6. Molecular switches that drive cellular differentiation by binding to specific DNA sequences and regulating gene expression.
- 7. Small structures within a cell, often described as "small organs".
- 8. Organisms that require an organic supply of carbon, such as carbohydrates, lipids, or proteins.
- 9. Organisms that can use an inorganic carbon source, such as CO2.
- 10. A substance with a jelly-like consistency within the cell.
- 11. The lysis (splitting) of glucose, occurring in 10 steps.
- 13. Organisms consisting of a single cell that performs all life functions (e.g., bacteria, amoeba).
- 14. A "bag" in which the chemistry of life occurs, partially separated from the outside environment.
- 16. An anaerobic pathway where pyruvate acts as a hydrogen acceptor and is converted to lactate, allowing glycolysis to continue without oxygen.
- 19. An unspecialized cell capable of dividing without limit and differentiating into specialized cells under specific conditions.
- 20. Membrane**: A partially permeable structure that controls the traffic of materials in both directions.
