Organelles of the Cell Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- cellmembrane : allows communication between the interior and the exterior of the cell. has a double lipid layer.
- nucleus : contains dna.
- nucleolus : located within the nucleus. ribosomes made here.
- ribosomes : site for the messenger rna and translates into proteins.
- cytoplasm : cytosol plus the organelles.
- cytoskeleton : contains three primary filaments: microtubules, microfilaments, intermediate fibers. maintains shape of the cell.
- mitochondria : "the powerhouse of the cell" makes usable energy called atp.
- plantcell : this type of cell has a cell wall and contains chloroplasts.
- cytosol : surrounds the organelles inside the cell.
- roughter : has what appears to be dots (ribosomes) on the surface of the organelle.
- golgiapparatus : packages and delivers enzymes and hormones within the cell.
- animalcell : this type of cell does not have a cell wall but there are centrioles present.
