Cell Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle Instructions
For the vocabulary words this unit, you will be making a crossword puzzle with CLUES that includes the
following words:
1. Diffusion
9. Carbohydrate
18. hypotonic
2. Osmosis
10. nucleus
19. isotonic
3. Concentration
11. ribosome
20. prokaryote
Gradient
12. mitochondria
21. eukaryote
4. Facilitated Diffusion
13. chloroplast
22. plant cell
5. passive transport
14. lysosome
23. animal cell
6. Active Transport
15. cell membrane
24. bacteria
7. Phospholipid bilayer
16. lyse (verb)
25. unicellular
8. Protein
17. hypertonic
26. multicellular
For these words, create CLUES to the definition of the word. Here is an example of the difference between
a definition, a “definition in your own words” and a CLUE:
Definition from book for Carbohydrate- “Compounds made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen”
Definition in your own words with regards to cells- “Compounds used for energy in cells and also used as
the identification on the outside of the cell membrane”
CLUE- “ The “ID Card” of the cell OR what cells use for energy that get broken down in the mitochondria
This method allows you to learn a vocabulary word in a few different ways. Also, when you are finished,
you will have a perfect review puzzle to either do yourself OR to give to a friend to help review vocabulary.
How to make the puzzle:
1. Step 1- Write out your clues in the following format in a Word document
a. The word separated by a definition by ONE SPACE. Put each definition on its own line. This
will help the puzzle program create your puzzle
2. Step 2- When you have all 26 clues written down in this format, go to
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/CrissCrossSetupForm.asp
3. Enter the title of your puzzle
4. The default size setting should be fine. Adjust if your final puzzle does not look “right”
5. COPY AND PASTE your clues as written into the Step 4 box. The instructions for format are there
again for you if you need it.
6. Check your puzzle…are all 26 words and clues represented? Does it look correct?
7. Copy (control+C) and paste (control+V) onto a separate word document document and SAVE it.
8. Print out one copy of your puzzle and DO this puzzle as a key. You will turn this one in to the turn in
box in class.