The Cell System Vocabulary

A living thing

• cell

• organism

• organelle

• vacuole

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The basic unit of structure and function in a living thing.

• organelle

• nucleus

• cell

• organism

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Made of a single cell

• unicellular

• multicellular

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Consisting of many cells

• unicellular

• multicellular

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Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way.

• response

• development

• stimulus

• homeostasis

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An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus.

• response

• development

• stimulus

• homeostasis

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The condition in which an organism's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment.

• response

• development

• stimulus

• homeostasis

An instrument that makes small objects look larger.

• thermometer

• microscope

• ruler

• beam balance

A widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things.

• Cell theory

• selectively permeable

• osmosis

• diffusion

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A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell.

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• vacuole

• organelle

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