Unit 2 Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. the semifluid substance of a cell that is external to the nuclear membrane and internal to the cellularmembrane sometimes described as the non-nuclear content of protoplasm
  2. 6. a minute particle consisting of RNA and associated proteins found in large numbers in the cytoplasm of living cells
  3. 7. all living things are composed of one or more cells; the cell is the basic unit of life; and new cells arise from existing cells
  4. 9. any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products
  5. 10. the environment outside of the cell has a higher concentration of solutes than the cell itself
  6. 12. a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell's chromosomes
  7. 13. a thin polar membrane made of two layers of lipid molecules
  8. 15. an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus
  9. 18. a small dense spherical structure in the nucleus of a cell during interphase
  10. 19. relative concentrations of solute and water are equal on both sides of the membrane
  11. 20. a subcellular structure that has one or more specific jobs to perform in the cell, much like an organ does in the body
Down
  1. 1. a space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of a cell enclosed by a membrane and typically containing fluid
  2. 2. the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
  3. 3. a microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles
  4. 4. a group of organs that work together as a biological system to perform one or more functions
  5. 5. the process by which generic cells change into specific cells meant to do certain tasks within the body
  6. 8. a process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one, thus equalizing the concentrations on each side of the membrane
  7. 11. a rigid layer of polysaccharides lying outside the plasma membrane of the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria
  8. 14. the spreading of something more widely
  9. 16. a group of tissues in a living organism that have been adapted to perform a specific function
  10. 17. a membrane-bound cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes