Download The Cell – Crossword Puzzle

Put this in Section 6- Homework.
The Cell – Crossword Puzzle! Name: _______________________
Date: ______
Directions: Use your graphic organizer to help you complete this crossword puzzle, which reviews the
functions of the organelles that you will need to know for tomorrow’s quiz. (The clues are on the back of this
sheet). Mr. Mains has filled in a few words for you already to get you started.
Study Tip: Any organelle that you don’t know automatically, make sure you put a star next to it on your
graphic organizer. When you finish the crossword puzzle, review those organelles by quizzing yourself (cover
up the function and say it to yourself).
Put this in Section 6- Homework.
The Cell – Crossword Puzzle Clues
ACROSS
3 This is the name of the energy made by mitochondria.
6 This structure is only found in plant cells, and it provides extra rigidity and support to the
outside of the cell.
7 These are hair-like structures found on the outside of cells. When they vibrate back and
forth quickly, they help a cell to move.
10 This is the fluid of the cell. It provides space for the cells to occupy and move through.
15 This is a large, round sac found in the cytoplasm that stores waste, water, food, or other
materials.
16 This is the name of the process that the chloroplasts in plant cells use to make energy
from sunlight.
17 This is a type of cell that does NOT have a cell wall.
18 This is a round organelle that contains digestive enzymes that break down materials; it is
the “garbage disposal” of the cell.
20 This both protects the cell and lets materials inside and outside of the cell.
21 This organelle modifies and packages proteins.
23 This is a network of passageways that proteins travel through to get to other parts of the
cell. It does not have ribosomes.
DOWN
1 This is a network of passageways that proteins travel through to get to other parts of the
cell; it is covered with many ribosomes.
2 These organisms are made of Prokaryotic cells.
4 This is a type of cell that has both a cell wall and chloroplasts, as well as a larger
vacuole.
5 This is a whip-like tail that helps a cell to move.
7 This structure is only found in plant cells, and it converts energy from sunlight into sugars.
8 This is the type of cell that a bacteria is made of.
9 This organelle releases energy for the cell.
11 This word literally means "little organ". It is a part of the cell.
12 This organelle makes proteins for the cell.
13 This is the type of cell that plants, animals, and fungi are made of.
14 This is the control center for the cell.
19 This is the movement structure utilized by amoebas. Hint: They reshape themselves to
move.
22 This material is stored in the cell nucleus.