Year 8 Science: Cells & Microscopes

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Across
  1. 1. The organelle in plant cells that perform photosynthesis
  2. 5. The process of plants transforming sunlight into energy
  3. 11. A microscope that uses 2 lenses, an objective lens and an eyepiece lens
  4. 15. The process of cells committing suicide
  5. 17. Blood cells that deliver oxygen to the body
  6. 19. What all living things are made up of
  7. 22. The 3 theories about how cells work
  8. 25. The dark, round orb that controls everything in a cell
  9. 27. The thin skin of cells which is the outermost layer of animal cells and underneath the cell wall in plant cells
  10. 28. The type of cells plants are made of
  11. 29. The unit of measurement that is equivalent to 1 millionth of a metre
Down
  1. 2. A microscope that uses light and magnifying lenses to see tiny objects
  2. 3. A thin sheet of material that forms a partition
  3. 4. The man who invented the microscope
  4. 6. A step in development
  5. 7. The part of a microscope or telescope that you look into
  6. 8. The part of the cell that makes protein
  7. 9. The lens in a microscope that is closest to the object being viewed
  8. 10. It is the male reproductive cell
  9. 12. The unit of measurement that is equal to 1 billionth of a metre
  10. 13. The process of cells multiplying
  11. 14. Existing before
  12. 16. The cells that are neurons
  13. 18. A curved piece of glass (or any transparent material) used for concentrating or dispersing light
  14. 20. The liquid in cells
  15. 21. A bubble or water balloon in a cell
  16. 23. The layer of matter around the cell membrane on plant cells
  17. 24. The biological process of cells absorbing things outside their membranes
  18. 26. The man who discovered cells