Cell Processes Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• mitochondria : powerhouse of the cell where cellular respiration takes place
• cellular respiration : process that releases energy by breaking down food molecules with oxygen to turn atp into energy
• active transport : the movement of materials through a cell membrane using energy.
• chromosomes : 46 in humans--23 pairs that contain the genes in the nucleus
• cytokinesis : division of the cytoplasm during cell division.
• mitosis : part of the eukaryotic cell division
• passive transport : the movement of substances across a cell membrane without the use of energy
• interphase : cell's resting phase
• exocytosis : process by which a cell releases large amounts of material
• endocytosis : process by which a cell surrounds and takes materials in
• transport proteins : membrane protein that help move substances
• selective permeable : a membrane that keeps out some items but let's others pass thorough.
• chloroplast : green organelle, in plant cells, photosynthesis, captures glucose absorbed from the sun to make glucose
• osmosis : diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
• mitosis phases : interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis
• stomata : small openings on the underside of a leaf through which water and carbon dioxide can move
• dna : deoxyribonucleic acid, carries the genes
• diffusion : passive movement of molecules from an area of higher to and area of lower concentration