cell structure vocabulary definitions

smallest unit able to perform life functions

• cell

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• organ

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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the outer boundary of the cytoplasm - a layer that controls what enters and leaves the cell - a protective covering for the whole cell

• cell membrane

• cell

• nucleus

• organ

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

organelle in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll, a chemical that uses sunlight to to make sugar/glucose

• cell membrane

• cell

• chloroplast

• organ

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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organelles that release energy by using oxygen to break down sugar/glucose

• mitochondria

• cell

• chloroplast

• organ

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

the structure in eukaryotic cells that contains DNA and chromosomes (genetic material) a cell needs to reproduce and function

• mitochondria

• cell

• chloroplast

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

a plant or animal structure that is made up of different tissues working together to perform a specific function

• tissue

• organ

• organ system

• organism

an entire individual living thing, made up of one or many cells that is capable of growing and reproducing

• tissue

• organ

• organ system

• organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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different organs and tissues working together within an organism

• tissue

• organ

• organ system

• organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

a group of similar cells that are organized to do a specific job

• tissue

• organ

• organ system

• organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

any living thing found in an environment

• biotic

• abiotic

• qualitative

• quantitative

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1