U3L1 Vocabulary

The smallest unit that can perform all life processes.

• cell

• organism

• organelle

• molecule

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

One of the small bodies in a cell's cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function.

• Cell

• Organism

• Organelle

• Organ

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A living thing.

• Cell

• Organism

• Organelle

• Organ

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The control center of a cell that contains DNA.

• Nucleus

• Cell membrane

• Cytoplasm

• Organelle

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A phospholipid layer that covers a cell's surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell's environment.

• Nucleus

• Cell membrane

• Cytoplasm

• Organelle

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The region of the cell that includes fluid, the cytoskeleton, and all of the organelles except the nucleus.

• Nucleus

• Cell Membrane

• Cytoplasm

• Organelle

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

An organism made up of cells that have a nucleus, enclosed by a membrane

• Eukaryote

• Prokaryote

• Cell

• Organelle

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A single-celled organism that does not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles; examples are archaea and bacteria.

• Eukaryote

• Prokaryote

• Cell

• Organelle