7th Grade BIOLOGY Vocab

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Smallest unit of an organism that performs life functions

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Cell

Front

Barrier that protects, allows food & oxygen in, and waste out.

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Cell Membrane

Front

A group of similar cells working together for a specific function.

Back

Tissue

Front

Cells without membrane-bound organelles.

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Prokaryotic

Front

Theory stating all organisms are made of cells; the cell is the basic unit and comes from existing cells.

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Cell Theory

Front

Rigid outer layer of plant cell that protects and shapes it.

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Cell Wall

Front

Group of organs working together for a function.

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Organ System

Front

Any living thing

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Organisms

Front

Structures in the cytoplasm aiding cell life

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Organelles

Front

Control center of the cell containing DNA (instruction manual)

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Nucleus