Unit 3A: Cells Vocab

organism made of one cell

• multicellular

• unicellular

• organelle

• tissue

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

organism made of many

cells

• multicellular

• unicellular

• tissue

• organ

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

tiny structures inside a cell that have important jobs

• systems

• tissues

• organelles

• DNA

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

thick layer provides support and protection (only plant and bacteria cells)

• chloroplast

• nucleus

• cell wall

• golgi body

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

thin layer that controls what enters and leaves

• endoplasmic reticulum

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

sphere that holds DNA and controls cell activities

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• mitochondria

• lysosome

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

jelly-like fluid that holds organelles

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

• vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

simple cell with no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles

• eukaryotic

• prokaryotic

• system

• organ

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

complex cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles

• eukaryotic

• prokaryotic

• system

• organ

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

group of the same cells working together

• organ

• mitochondria

• tissue

• chloroplast

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-3