This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Cell Biology has 20 clues. Answers range from 7 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
the control center of the cell that directs the cell's activities; it contains the chemical instructions that direct all the cell's activities (DNA)
thin, flexible barrier around a cell, it regulates what enters and leaves the cell
The area inside a cell between the nucleus and the cell membrane, where organelles can be found
organelles that capture energy from the sunlight and use it to produce food for the cell
In plant cells, this stiff wall surrounds the cell membrane, giving the cell a rigid, boxlike shape.
the organelle in which amino acids are hooked together to make proteins
the organelle that breaks down food molecules to make energy available (ATP)
the organelle that processes and transports proteins and other materials out of the cell
the organelle that stores water and other materials
the organelle that digests food particles, wastes, cell parts, and foreign invaders
Has passageways that assembles proteins, lipid components and other materials form one part of the cell to another
Contain the genetic information that is passed from one generation of cells to the next.
Sac that carries newly synthesized proteins from Golgi apparatus to various parts of the cell.
is made up of two lipid bilayer membranes which in eukaryotic cells surrounds the nucleus, which encases the genetic material
complexes allow the transport of molecules across the nuclear envelope
a small dense spherical structure in the nucleus of a cell during interphase
the material of which the chromosomes of organisms other than bacteria (i.e., eukaryotes) are composed. It consists of protein, RNA, and DNA.
a minute cylindrical organelle near the nucleus in animal cells, occurring in pairs and involved in the development of spindle fibers in cell division.
a microscopic tubular structure present in numbers in the cytoplasm of cells, sometimes aggregating to form more complex structures.
a small rodlike structure, about 4–7 nanometers in diameter, present in numbers in the cytoplasm of many eukaryotic cells.