Cell Biology Crossword Puzzle | Free Printable Worksheet

A fast review of the cell unit for high school biology: the major organelles and what they do, the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and how materials move across the membrane. Ready to print as a bell ringer, a test-prep station, or homework — no prep beyond hitting print.

Printable cell biology crossword puzzle with clues about organelles, cell types, and transport
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What is the basic unit of structure and function in all living things? | CELL
What membrane-bound control center holds a eukaryotic cell's DNA? | NUCLEUS
What organelle releases energy as ATP through cellular respiration? | MITOCHONDRIA
What small structure reads mRNA and builds proteins? | RIBOSOME
What plant-cell organelle captures light energy for photosynthesis? | CHLOROPLAST
What selectively permeable boundary controls what enters and leaves a cell? | MEMBRANE
What jelly-like fluid fills the cell and surrounds the organelles? | CYTOPLASM
What is the general name for a specialized structure inside a cell? | ORGANELLE
What organelle contains digestive enzymes that break down waste? | LYSOSOME
What sac stores water and nutrients, and is especially large in plant cells? | VACUOLE
What type of cell, like a bacterium, has no nucleus? | PROKARYOTE
What type of cell has a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles? | EUKARYOTE
What type of cell division produces two identical daughter cells? | MITOSIS
What is the movement of particles from high to low concentration? | DIFFUSION
What is the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane? | OSMOSIS

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