Cell Structure Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• eukaryotic: a type of cell that has a nucleus
• micrograph: a photograph taken of a microscopical image.
• tissue: a group of similar cells that carry out the same function, eg muscle tissue.
• eyepiece: the lens at the top of a compound microscope.
• prokaryotic: a simple cell that does not have a nucleus – the dna is free in the cytoplasm.
• chloroplast: organelles that contains the green pigment, chlorophyll, which absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
• virus: an ultra microscopic infectious non-cellular organism that can replicate inside the cells of living hosts, with negative consequences.
• graticule: a glass or plastic disc fitted into the eyepiece of a microscope, it has a scaled rule on it.
• vacuole: filled with cell sap to help keep the cell turgid.
• ribosome: the site of protein synthesis.
• mitochondria: structures in the cytoplasm of all cells where aerobic respiration takes place
• cytoplasm: a jelly like structure in cells where chemical reactions take place
• mitosis: the type of cell division eukaryotic cells undergo.