Cells Vocabulary

thin covering that protects the cell by controlling what enters and exits

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

jellylike substance in which the organelles are found

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• chlorplast

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

tiny organism made up of only one cell that can function on its own

• unicellular or single-celled

• multicellular or multi-celled

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

stores food water & waste

found in both plant and animal cells

larger in plant cell

• chlorplast

• mitochondria

• vacuole

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

basic unit of structure and function in all living things.

• Cells

• Cell Membrane

• Cell wall

• Chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

thin outside layer that surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell and controls the movement of materials into and out of the cell

• Cell membrane

• Cell wall

• Chloroplast

• Cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Jelly that fills the inside of a cell, helps hold the cell’s organelles in place.

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• unicellular

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Main control center for the cell and acts kind of like the cell’s brain.

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• unicellular

• multicellular

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

(single-celled) an organism made up of only one cell

• unicellular

• multicellular

• organism

• vacuole

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Stores food, water, and waste in the cell

• vacuole

• organelle

• organ

• organ system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2