Across
- 3. The name of the lens that is closest to the sample in a light microscope
- 4. The process of copy DNA into single-stranded mRNA that is used for protein synthesis
- 7. A particle that behaves like a wave and has a shorter wavelength than visible light
- 8. The name of the chemical used to differentially stain bacterial cells (two words)
- 11. The fluid found inside the mitochondria
- 13. A double-stranded polymer made from nucleotides containing deoxyribose
- 14. A unit of measurement that is one thousandth of a metre
- 15. A thin, square shaped piece of glass that covers a slide (two words)
- 16. A single-stranded polymer made from nucleotides containing ribose
- 18. A measure of how well a microscope can tell apart objects that are close together
- 19. An organelle that is used to modify and transport proteins
- 21. A type of stain where the background of a slide is stained, instead of the cells
- 22. The process of using mRNA to create a chain of amino acids
- 23. A type of electron microscope that is used to produce 2D cross-sections of samples
- 26. The platform of a microscope where the sample is placed
- 27. A unit of measurement that is one millionth of a metre
- 28. The part of the endoplasmic reticulum that contains ribosomes
Down
- 1. The inner folds of the membrane of the mitochondria
- 2. A membranous sac that can store and transport molecules
- 5. The name of the double membrane that surrounds the nucleus (two words)
- 6. A cell organelle in which the final stages of aerobic respiration take place
- 9. A type of electron microscope that is used to create 3D images of samples
- 10. Organelles that carry out protein synthesis
- 12. A network of membranes in the cell that helps to store and transport molecules (two words)
- 17. The cell organelle that contains DNA
- 20. A unit of measurement that is one billionth of a metre
- 24. Something that appears on a microscope image but is not a part of the sample's structure
- 25. A fancy word for a part of a cell