Cell Vocabulary

The basic unit of structure and function in living things

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• cell

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Consisting of a single cell

• organ

• unicellular

• nucleus

• multicellular

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Different tissues that work together to perform a particular function

• organ

• cell wall

• microscope

• cell membrane

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An instrument that uses lenses to make an object appear bigger than it really is

• vacuole

• organ

• tissue

• microscope

A group of similar cells organized to do a specific job

• cell wall

• organ

• tissue

• specialization

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An individual form of life that uses energy to carry out activities

• organism

• organ

• tissue

• mitochondria

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Any part of a cell enclosed in a membrane

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• organelle

• vacuole

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Consisting of many cells

• unicellular

• multicellular

• chloroplast

• nucleus

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A thick fluid inside the cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

• cell membrane

• organism

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Organelles in plant cells that use the sun's energy to make sugar

• organelle

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

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