Cells Vocabulary

A structure in the body made from different tissues.

• Cell

• Tissue

• Organ

• Organ System

Cell organelle that controls what enters and leaves a cell.

• Nucleus

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

• Mitochondria

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A chemical reaction that changes chemical energy/sugar into energy for a cell to use.

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• Digestion

• Mitosis

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The form or shape of something.

• Matter

• Energy

• Structure

• Function

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Cell organelle that acts as the control center of the cell.

• Nucleus

• Cell Membrane

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Cell organelle in plants where photosynthesis happens.

• Nucleus

• Ribosomes

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplasts

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A group of the same cells that do the same function.

• Mitosis

• Tissue

• Organ

• Organism

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A set of interconnected parts that work together to do something.

• System

• Subsystem

• Function

• Structure

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The basic unit of structure and function in an organism.

• Cell

• Organ

• Atom

• Molecule

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Cell organelle that produces energy for the cell.

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7