Cell Crossword

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Across

  1. site of the beginning of ribosome creation (9)
  2. regulates what enters and leaves the cell (12)
  3. an appendage on a prokaryotic cell that aids in motility (9)
  4. acts as "little organ" in the cell (9)
  5. the region in a prokaryote where DNA is found (8)
  6. collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier; basic unit of all forms of life (4)
  7. DNA bound to protein; usually spread throughout the nucleus (9)
  8. modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials produced in the cell (14)
  9. found outside the nucleus; location of all cell activity (9)
  10. (singular) converts chemical energy stored in food to compounds more easily used by the cell (13)
  11. type of cell that lacks a nucleus to contain its genetic material (10)
  12. site of water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates; helps plants keep structure (7)
  13. breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, and damaged organelles (8)
  14. internal membrane system that is involved with protein synthesis and modification (25)

Down

  1. surrounds the nucleus and allows materials to move in and out of the nucleus (15)
  2. site of protein assembly (8)
  3. the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy (11)
  4. type of cell that contains a nucleus, separating the genetic material from the rest of the cell (9)
  5. internal membrane system that is involved with lipid synthesis and detoxification (26)
  6. threadlike structure containing the genetic information of an organism (10)
  7. membrane-enclosed structure that contains nearly all of a eukaryotic cell's DNA (7)
  8. helps maintain cell shape and involved in movement (12)


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