Crossword Cell Review Flashcards
Watery fluid found inside of cell
Cytoplasm
An organelle used for the storage of various substances within the cell
Vacuole
These substances are scattered in mosaic throughout the cell membrane
Proteins
The cell walls of plants are made from this polysaccharide
Cellulose
The number of ribosomal subunits
TWO
The middle part of the cell membrane is called _______ because it is “water fearing”
Hydrophobic
Organelle which stores and packages proteins within the call
Golgiapparatus
Short hair like structures which aid in cell locomotion
Cilia
Proteins that associate with DNA to form the chromosomes
Histones
A dark region within the nucleus which produces rRNA
Nucleolus
The movement of molecules from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration
Diffusion
Specialized vacuoles which contain digestive enzymes used to break down unwanted materials within the cell
Lysosomes
Nuclear_____ are openings in the nuclear membrane where substances made in the nucleus can escape
Pores
This substance is made during photosynthesis and consumed during cellular respiration
Glucose
The idea that all living organisms are composed of cells and that only cells can produce new cells
Cell theory
Cellular _______ occurs in the mitochondria
Respiration
This substance is a nucleic acid which is a structural component of ribosomes
rRNA
Whip like projection from the cell used for locomotion
Flagellum
Cells which have a membrane bound nucleus
Eukaryotic
Cells which do not have a true nucleus - usually smaller size
Prokaryotic
Protein ____ is controlled by the DNA and occurs at the ribosomes
Synthesis
Paired structures found in animal cells which aid in the process of cell division and creation of nasal bodies
Centrioles
The structures which controls the amount of light entering the microscope
Diaphragm
The structures found at the base of cilia or flagella
Basal bodies
