Cells Vocabulary - Sections 1-1 & 1-2

a combination of two or more tissues that work together

• organism
• organ
• organ system
• population

a group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific job in the body

• organ
• organ system
• tissue
• organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

does not have a nucleus or any other membrane covered organelles; also called bacterium

• unicellular
• eukaryotic
• prokaryotic
• organism

made of a single cell

• eukaryotic
• multicellular
• prokaryotic
• unicellular

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

anything that can carry out life processes

• organism
• population
• organelle
• organ

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

the membrane covered organelle found in eukaryotic cells; contains the cell's DNA and serves as a control center for the cell

• cell membrane
• cytoplasm
• organ system
• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

a community of organisms and their nonliving environment

• organism
• population
• community
• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

a phospolipid layer that covers a cell's surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and a cell's environment

• nucleus
• organ
• cell membrane
• cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

a structure within a cell, sometimes surrounded by a membrane

• nucleus
• organelle
• tissue
• eukaryotic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

a group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same area

• community
• ecosystem
• population
• organism