Word list G Unit 3 Lesson 3-4 (NUMS)

a group of similar cells that perform a common function

• Tissue
• Organ
• Cell
• Organism

a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane of plant cells and offers more support and structure

• cell membrane
• chloroplast
• cytoplasm
• cell wall

the activity of each part in an organism

• Function

• Organism

• Structure

• Ribosomes

the organelle that assists in the production, processing, and transport of proteins and in the production of lipids

• Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
• Ribosome
• Golgi apparatus
• Lysosome

organelle where photosynthesis occurs in plant cells

• Chloroplasts
• Ribosomes
• Nucleus
• Mitochondria

an organelle where cellular respiration occurs and energy is released

• Cytoskeleton

• Organ system

• Organism

• Mitochondrion

a system of flattened membrane sacs that package and distribute materials

• Mitochondria
• Golgi apparatus
• Lysosome
• Endoplasmic reticulum

a fluid filled vesicle that is used for storage of water, waste, and food

• chloroplast
• vacuole
• ribosome
• lysosome

a collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function

• Cell
• Organ
• Organism
• Tissue

the organelle that makes proteins by putting together chains of amino acids using instructions encoded in the cell's DNA

• organ system

• endoplasmic reticulum

• ribosomes

• structure