Across
- 2. small organelles involved in metabolic processes
- 3. membrane the gate that lets good things in and keeps bad things out
- 4. apparatus the “mail room” that packs and sends out important materials
- 6. the “boss” of the cell that tells everything what to do
- 8. little “factories” that make proteins
- 9. a giant water balloon that stores water, food, and waste
- 10. little tunnels that help plant cells talk to each other
- 11. the “solar panels” that use sunlight to make food for the plant
Down
- 1. wall the tough outer shell that protects the cell, like a castle wall
- 3. the squishy jelly that holds all the parts in place
- 5. reticulum a maze of tubes that helps move things around
- 7. tiny “power stations” that give the cell energy
