Unit 3 Vocabulary: Cells & Organelles - Biology 1

tiny, microscopic, living things that build all living things.

• carbon

• anteaters

• cells

• CHONP

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Bacteria, amoebas, living organisms consisting of only 1 cell

• Unicellular

• Multicellular

• Nucleus

• Organelles

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Larger organisms, with cell differentiation (different cells carry out different tasks).

• hypotonic

• Nucleus

• multicellular

• unicellular

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Structures within a cell that carry out specific functions (purposes).

• Organ

• Unicellullar

• Prokaryote

• Organelles

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Simple cell, with an outer cell wall but no nucleus or organelles.

• Prokaryote

  (prokaryotic cell)

• Eukaryote

  (eukaryotic cell)

• Nucleus

• Organelle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Complex cells, made of differentiated organelles and a nucleus

• Prokaryote

  (prokaryotic cell)

• Virus

• Eukaryote

  (eukaryotic cell)

• Isotonic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Eukaryotic organelle containing DNA & chromosomes

• Bacteria

• Nucleus

• Unicellular

• Virus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Surrounds all cells and selectively controls what enters and exits the cell.

• Bubbles!

• Cell Membrane

• Cytoplasm

• Eukaryotic Cells

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Thick liquid filling the living cell, allowing the organelles to float

• Cell wall

• Cell membrane

• Cytoplasm

• Plasma membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Almost living, but not, as they need a host (a cell to invade) in order to reproduce. They are organic, and have genes, yet are parasites.

• Cell membrane

• Phospholipid

• Virus

• Mars Rover

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