Cell Structure and Function

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. An organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell (8)
  2. 7. A microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells (12)
  3. 8. A rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic ___ (8)
  4. 12. Tiniest unit of living things (4)
  5. 13. A netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (14)
  6. 14. A tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell (7)
  7. 15. The voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient of the action (7)

Down

  1. 1. Diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to (7)
  2. 2. A unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei (10)
  3. 3. Center of an atom or a cell (7)
  4. 5. A specialized part of a cell (9)
  5. 6. A thin ___ enclosing the cytoplasm of a ___ (12)
  6. 7. Plastid containing ___ and other pigments (11)
  7. 9. Magnifier of the image of small objects (10)
  8. 10. An organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (8)
  9. 11. An organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such (9)