Cell Vocabulary

Consisting of a single cell

• organ

• unicellular

• nucleus

• multicellular

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A group of similar cells organized to do a specific job

• cell wall

• organ

• tissue

• specialization

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Any part of a cell enclosed in a membrane

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• organelle

• vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Consisting of many cells

• unicellular

• multicellular

• chloroplast

• nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

A thick fluid inside the cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

• cell membrane

• organism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Organelles in plant cells that use the sun's energy to make sugar

• organelle

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A protective covering enclosing the entire cell

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• cell

• vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A structure inside the cell enclosed in its own membrane that controls the cell's functions

• tissue

• organelle

• specialization

• nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The particular organization of a cell and its organelle that allows it to do a specific job

• organ

• specialization

• nucleus

• mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A sac-like organelle that stores water, food and other materials

• unicellular

• cytoplasm

• vacuole

• chloroplast

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1