OHMS Life Science Tissues, Organs, & Organ Systems Vocabulary

What is the basic unit of life that is the building block of tissues?

• Atom

• Molecule

• Cell

• Organ

What is the term for a group of organs that work together to perform a specific function?

• Organ system

• Tissue

• Cell assembly

• Organ group

What is the term for the ability of an organism to maintain constant internal conditions?

• Metabolism

• Homeostasis

• Adaptation

• Evolution

Any living thing

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• organism

The smallest unit of living material that is capable of performing all of life’s major functions (making it alive).

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• organism

A part of an object or organism.

• cell

• function

• organelle

• structure

What an object or organism does.

• cell

• function

• organelle

• structure

The process in which the mitochondria takes in nutrients from food and converts it (changes it through chemical reactions) into usable energy (ATP).

• cellular respiration

• fermentation

• photosynthesis

• specialization

A cell with a unique (special) structure and function in the body. Each type of cell looks different from each other.

• component

• organ

• specialized cell

• tissue

A set (collection) of specialized cells that work together to complete a specific function.

• component

• organ

• specialized cell

• tissue