Topic 2 Cells & Cell Systems Vocabulary

The basic unit of structure and function in living things.

• Organ

• Cell

• Atom

• Molecule

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An instrument that makes small objects look larger.

• Microscope

• Energy

• Matter

• Structure

A widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things.

• Homeostasis

• Cell theory

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

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A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell.

• Organ

• Vacuole

• Cell wall

• Organelle

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A rigid supporting layer that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms.

• Cell wall

• Cell membrane

• Organ system

• Chloroplast

A thin, flexible barrier that surrounds a cell and controls which substances pass into and out of a cell.

• Organ systems

• Cell Theory

• Cell membrane

• Vacuole

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The thick fluid region of a cell located inside the cell membrane (in prokaryotes) or between the cell membrane and nucleus (in eukaryotes).

• Cell

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Tissue

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The central core of an atom, which contains protons and neutrons.

• Nucleus

• Vacuole

• Organ

• Mitochondria

Rod-shaped organelles that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions.

• Nucleus

• Vacuole

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

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An organelle in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to an energy form that cells can use in making food.

• Tissue

• Chloroplast

• Cell

• Organ system

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