Unit 6: Cells and Inheritance Vocabulary Review

Cell

• A living thing.

• The thin covering that surrounds every cell.

• The basic unit of structure and function in all living things.

• The control center of a cell that directs the cell’s activities.

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Organism

• A living thing.

• A group of organs that work together to do a job for the body.

• A body part that is made of smaller parts that work together to do a certain job.

• A group of similar cells that work together, such as muscle tissue and stomach tissue.

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Cell Membrane

• The basic unit of structure and function in all living things.

• A body part that is made of smaller parts that work together to do a certain job.

• The control center of a cell that directs the cell’s activities.

• The thin covering that surrounds every cell.

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Nucleus

• The basic unit of structure and function in all living things.

• The control center of a cell that directs the cell’s activities.

• A group of organs that work together to do a job for the body.

• The thin covering that surrounds every cell.

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Tissue

• A group of similar cells that work together, such as muscle tissue and stomach tissue.

• A living thing.

• The control center of a cell that directs the cell’s activities.

• The basic unit of structure and function in all living things.

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Organ

• A group of similar cells that work together, such as muscle tissue and stomach tissue.

• The control center of a cell that directs the cell’s activities.

• A group of organs that work together to do a job for the body.

• A body part that is made of smaller parts that work together to do a certain job.

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Organ System

• The basic unit of structure and function in all living things.

• A body part that is made of smaller parts that work together to do a certain job.

• A group of organs that work together to do a job for the body.

• The thin covering that surrounds every cell.

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Inherited Trait

• A trait that appears if an organism has one factor for that trait.

• A trait that appears only if an organism has two factors for that trait.

• A characteristic passed from parents to their offspring.

• A behavior that an organism inherits and knows how to do without being taught.

Dominant Trait

• A behavior that an animal doesn’t begin life with, but develops as a result of experience or by observing other animals.

• A trait that appears only if an organism has two factors for that trait.

• A characteristic passed from parents to their offspring.

• A trait that appears if an organism has one factor for that trait.

Recessive Trait

• A trait that appears only if an organism has two factors for that trait.

• A trait that appears if an organism has one factor for that trait.

• A behavior that an organism inherits and knows how to do without being taught.

• A behavior that an animal doesn’t begin life with, but develops as a result of experience or by observing other animals.