Cell Vocabulary

An individual form of life that uses energy to carry out activities

• organism

• organ

• tissue

• mitochondria

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single or multi-celled organism with nucleus and organelles

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

• bacteria

• the sun

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a mini-organ inside the cell that helps the cell in performing certain functions

• organelle

• prokaryote

• photosynthesis

• multicellular

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The organelle that helps the cell turn food into energy

• DNA

• Ribosomes

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplasts

The organelle that controls what goes into and out of the cell

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Chloroplasts

• Mitochondria

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Organelle in plant cells that uses energy from sunlight to make sugar

• Mitochondria

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Chloroplast

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Organelle that provides a protective wall around the cell and helps plants to "Stand"

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• ribosomes

• mitochondria

Simple, single-celled organisms such as bacteria

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

• elephant

• soil

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The organelle that directs the cells activities

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• Nucleus/DNA

• Ribosomes

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Basic Unit of Life

• mitochondrion

• nucleus

• chloroplast

• cell

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