Year 8 Biology Terminology Crossword Puzzle

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MITOCHONDRIA : Organelles where energy is released from food for the cell to use.
CHLOROPLAST : Organelle in plant cells where photosynthesis occurs.
NUCLEUS : Cell structure that contains the genetic material and controls the cell.
CELL MEMBRANE : thin layer that controls what enters and leaves a cell.
CELL : The basic unit that makes up all living things.
ORGAN : A body structure made of different tissues that work together to perform a function.
CIRCULATORY : Body system that transports substances around the body using blood.
MICROSCOPE : An instrument used to view objects that are too small to see clearly with the naked eye.
PENIS : Male reproductive organ that transfers sperm out of the body.
URETHRA : Tube that carries urine out of the body and, in males, also carries semen.
EPIDIDYMIS : Coiled tube where sperm mature and are stored.
TESTES : Male reproductive organs that produce sperm and testosterone.
OVARY : Female reproductive organ that produces eggs.
FALLOPIANTUBE : Tube that carries an egg from an ovary towards the uterus.
UTERUS : Muscular organ where a developing baby can grow.
VAGINA : Muscular tube that connects the cervix to the outside of the body.
TRACHEA : Tube that carries air from the throat towards the lungs.
ALVEOLI : Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gases are exchanged.
OXYGENATED : Describes blood that contains a high amount of oxygen.
CARBON DIOXIDE : Waste gas produced by cells and removed from the body when we breathe out.
HEART : Muscular organ that pumps blood around the body.
DEOXYGENATED : Describes blood that contains a low amount of oxygen.
ARTERY : Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
VEIN : Blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart.
CAPILLARY : Tiny blood vessel where substances are exchanged between blood and body cells.

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mitochondria : organelles where energy is released from food for the cell to use.
chloroplast : organelle in plant cells where photosynthesis occurs.
nucleus : cell structure that contains the genetic material and controls the cell.
cell membrane : thin layer that controls what enters and leaves a cell.
cell : the basic unit that makes up all living things.
organ : a body structure made of different tissues that work together to perform a function.
circulatory : body system that transports substances around the body using blood.
microscope : an instrument used to view objects that are too small to see clearly with the naked eye.
penis : male reproductive organ that transfers sperm out of the body.
urethra : tube that carries urine out of the body and, in males, also carries semen.
epididymis : coiled tube where sperm mature and are stored.
testes : male reproductive organs that produce sperm and testosterone.
ovary : female reproductive organ that produces eggs.
fallopiantube : tube that carries an egg from an ovary towards the uterus.
uterus : muscular organ where a developing baby can grow.
vagina : muscular tube that connects the cervix to the outside of the body.
trachea : tube that carries air from the throat towards the lungs.
alveoli : tiny air sacs in the lungs where gases are exchanged.
oxygenated : describes blood that contains a high amount of oxygen.
carbon dioxide : waste gas produced by cells and removed from the body when we breathe out.
heart : muscular organ that pumps blood around the body.
deoxygenated : describes blood that contains a low amount of oxygen.
artery : blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
vein : blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart.
capillary : tiny blood vessel where substances are exchanged between blood and body cells.