Cell Processes and Energy Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• prophase : the first and longest phase in which the chromatin bundles up to form chromosomes in the nucleus.
• benign tumor : abnormal mass of essentially normal cells that always remain at original site of growth and can usually be removed with surgery.
• metastasis : the spreading of cancer.
• anaphase : third stage where sister chromatids separate and each chromatid is now considered a "daughter."
• animal cells : cell membrane squeezes together around middle of cell, pinching cytoplasm into two new cells.
• photosynthesis : process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food.
• dna : found in the chromatin in the nucleus.
• dna molecule : looks like a twisted ladder, which is made up of units called nucleotides.
• telophase : final stage where chromatids move to opposite sides of the cell and two new nuclei are formed- one on each side of the cell.
• fermentation : provides energy for cells without using oxygen.
• cancer : a disease caused by a disruption to the cell cycle leading to uncontrolled cell division.
• malignant tumor : mass of cancerous cells that displace normal tissue as it grow.
• cytokinesis : final stage in which the cytoplasm divides and the organelles are distributed into each of the two new cells.
• interphase : the period before cell division where the cell grows, makes a copy of its dna, and prepares to divide into two cells.
• mitosis : stages during which the cell's nucleus divides into two nuclei- one copy of the dna is distributed into each of the two daughter cells.
• cell cycle : regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo which is divided into three main stages: interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis.
• plant cells : cell plate forms across middle of cell gradually developing into new cell membrane.
• respiration : process by which cells obtain energy from glucose by breaking down simple food molecules such as sugar, and releasing the stored energy.
• metaphase : a brief, second phase of mitosis where all the chromosomes are pulled to the center of the cell.