ENL Year 1 Vocabulary Review

the basic unit of structure and function that makes up all living organisms

• Enzyme

• Protein

• Nucleus

• Cell

the process by which organisms produce new organisms of the same type

• Growth

• Nutrition

• Reproduction

• Respiration

The process where food energy known as glucose is converted into cellular energy known as ATP

• Photosynthesis

• Protein Synthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• DNA Replication

Structures that cells are made which have a specific function

• Organelle

• Organic Compound

• Enzyme

• Tissue

Organelle within a cell that controls the cell and stores genetic information, including chromosomes and DNA

• Ribosomes

• Nucleus

• Cell Membrane

• Gene

Organelle found only in plants where autotrophs create food energy from sun energy

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

• Ribosome

• Mitochondria

Proteins that speed up chemical reactions

• Ribosomes

• RNA

• Enzymes

• Mitochondria

Organelle that controls what enters and leaves the cell

• Nucleus

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

• Ribosome

Building Blocks of Protein

• Fatty Acids

• Simple Sugars (Glucose)

• Amino Acids

• Nucleotides

a segment of DNA (on a chromosome) that contains the code for a specific trait/protein

• Ribosome

• Protein

• RNA

• Gene