Cell Vocab (Ch. 1.1 and 1.2)

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

• cell

• cell theory

• cytoplasm

• endoplasmic reticulum

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

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

• cell wall

• cell theory

• organelle

• ribosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A cell structure that controls which substances can enter or leave the cell

• cell membrane

• endoplasmic reticulum

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The region between the cell membrane and the nucleus

• Golgi Body

• organelle

• cell

• cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A cell structure that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another

• cell wall

• endoplasmic reticulum

• mitochondria

• microscope

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Basic unit of structure and function in living things

• mitochondria

• ribosome

• cell theory

• cell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

An instrument that makes small objects look larger

• microscope

• thermometer

• ruler

• balance scale

A rigid layer of non-living material that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms

• nucleus

• ribosome

• cell wall

• cell theory

A cell structure that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

• vacuole

• endoplasmic reticulum

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A cell structure that contains nucleic acids, the chemical instructions that direct all the cell's activities

• nucleus

• vacuole

• lysosome

• passive transport

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1