Organism and ecological organization vocabulary

A living thing, such as an animal, plant, fungus, protist, or bacteria.

• Unicellular

• organism

• Multicellular

• Homeostasis

organism made of only one cell, such as bacteria

• Organism

• Multicellular

• Unicellular

• Ribosome

A living thing that is made of more than one cell, such as animals and plants.

• Multicellular

• Unicellular

• Organism

• Eukaryote

The process of maintaining a stable internal environment.

• unicellular

• Plasma membrane

• Homeostasis

• prokaryote

A molecular bi-layer that encloses a cell.

• cytoplasm

• Ribosome

• Plasma membrane

• Endoplasmic reticulum

A substance that fills the cell’s internal environment.

• Cytoplasm

• Ribosome

• Plasma membrane

• Homeostasis

A double strand molecule that stores genetic information.

• Ribonucleic acid

• Cytoplasm

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

• Golgi apparatus

A single strand nucleic acid that synthesis proteins.

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

• Ribonucleic acid

• Prokaryote

• Organelle

Made up of protein and RNA (protein factory)

• Cytoplasm

• Ribosome

• Organelle

• Mitochondria

Unicellular organisms that lack membrane bound organelles.

• Prokaryote

• Eukaryote

• Organelle

• Ribosome