STAAR Bio Vocab Review

the smallest unit of an organism that carries on the functions of life

• Cell

• Cell Membrane

• Organism

• Chromosome

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barrier that provides protection, allows food and oxygen into the cell and waste out of the cell

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

• Organelles

• Tissue

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a group of similar cells that work together to do one job.

• Organs

• Organelles

• Tissue

• Organism

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cells without membrane-bound structures (organelles).

• Eukaryotic

• Prokaryotic

• Cell Theory

• Mitochondria

a theory in biology that states: all organisms are made up of one or more cells. The cell is the basic unit of all organisms and all cells come from existing cells.

• Cell Theory

• Spontaneous Generation

• Eukaryotic

• Prokaryotic

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rigid outer layer of plant cell that protects the cell and gives it shape

• Prokaryotic

• Eukaryotic

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

a group of organs working together to perform a certain function.

• Organ System

• Organs

• Organelles

• Organisms

any living thing

• Organs

• Plants and animals

• Organisms

• Tissue

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Structures in the cytoplasm that help the cell with life

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

• Organs

• Organelles

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The control center for the cell, contains the DNA (the instruction manual for the cell)

• Genetic material

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Organs

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