Cell Theory Vocabulary

Cell

• the basic unit of all living things

• the basic unit of all non- living things

• the basic unit of all things moving

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Theory

• a set of ideas devised to explain a concept, especially one that has not been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make assumptions.

• a set of principles devised to explain a single fact, especially one that has been repeatedly tested and can be used to make a claim about natural phenomena.

• a set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.

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Microscope

• a device that magnifies small items; used by scientists to observe stars in the sky

• a device that magnifies small items; used by scientists to observe extremely small objects or organisms

• a device that magnifies large items; used by scientists to study large animals

Evidence

• information that supports research and shows that it is true

• data or information that either supports a statement or shows that it is not true

• ideas that are used to create a statement and shows that it is not true

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Organism

• any individual living thing

• any individual non-living thing

• any individual living thing or non-living thing

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Unicellular

• consisting of many cells

• consisting of a single cell

• consisting of no cells at all

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Multicellular

• consisting of no cells at all

• consisting of a single cell

• consisting of many cells

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Eukaryotic

• having complex cells in which the genetic material is contained inside a nucleus

• having simple cells in which the genetic material is contained inside the cytoplasm

• having complex cells in which the genetic material is contained outside a nucleus

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Prokaryote

• individual organism with many nuclei

• individual microscopic organism with a nucleus

• individual microscopic organism with no nucleus

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Cell Division

• the process in which a cell splits into three parts; part of the process in which cells die

• the process in which a cell splits in two; part of the process in which cells reproduce

• the process in which a cell splits in two; part of the process in which cells get energy

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