Year 8 Cells

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Across
  1. 2. blood cells, parts of the immune system:help the body to fight infection
  2. 5. Flying mammal
  3. 6. cells in a plant that carry glucose from the leaves to all other parts of the plant
  4. 8. tissue, many nerve cells grouped together
  5. 10. very simple unicellular organisms that lack a nucleus & other organelles
  6. 15. jelly-like mixture that contains many smaller parts where the work of the cell takes place
  7. 19. wall, the skeleton of the plant
  8. 20. organelles within the cell where photosynthesis takes place
  9. 22. Has a trunk
  10. 25. organism, living things made up of only one cell
  11. 26. Man's best friend
  12. 27. reticulum, pathways along which materials move through a cell
  13. 28. skin
  14. 30. the amount by which the image is magnified (made bigger) compared to the real object
  15. 31. groups of cells that perform the same function in the body
  16. 33. structures that produce proteins
  17. 34. the object being looked through a microscope
  18. 35. the control centre of a cell
  19. 38. very tiny pores in leaves
  20. 39. cells in a plant that carry water from the roots to the rest of the plant
  21. 40. a structure that contains at least 2 different types of tissues that work together to complete a task
  22. 41. hairs, extensions on the surface of some root cells
  23. 42. long fibers that extend from nerve cells & carry messages over long distances
Down
  1. 1. microscope, a binocular microscope that creates a three-dimensional image
  2. 3. cell, cells that can become different types of cells under specific condition
  3. 4. large sap-filled structure in plant cells that stores water, wastes & nutrients
  4. 6. a group of unicellular organisms often found in ponds & soil
  5. 7. the building blocks of all living things
  6. 9. Likes to chase mice
  7. 11. tissue, adds support & structure to the body, eg fat, bone, cartilage, tendon & ligament
  8. 12. tissue, specialized tissue that can contract
  9. 13. microscope, microscope that uses beams of electrons to magnify up to a million times
  10. 14. what is seen using the microscope
  11. 15. the green chemical in chloroplasts that trap the Sun's energy for photosynthesis
  12. 16. object that can only be seen using a microscope
  13. 17. process used by plants to make food from water & carbon dioxide using energy (Sun)
  14. 18. the powerhouses of the cell where the energy is released from food
  15. 21. the smaller part of a cell
  16. 23. cells, cell that work in pairs to open & close the stomata
  17. 24. When a scientist cuts apart a dead plant or animal to study it
  18. 29. organelles that get rid of wastes from cells
  19. 32. cell division that produces two identical cells
  20. 36. Large marsupial
  21. 37. blood cells, cells that carry oxygen from the lungs around the body