The Human Body
Levels of Organization in an Organism
Cells:
Structure of a Cell
vocabulary
100

The basic unit of an element. Chemical elements, such as oxygen, carbon, iron, and calcium, consist of one type of atom only.

What is an Atom?

100

The first level of organization in an organism

What is atom?

100

A ______ is the basic structural and functional unit of the human body

What is a cell?

100

Round in shape. It is separated from the cytoplasm by a double nuclear membrane. It directs cellular activity through the genetic information of the DNA

What is nucleus?

100

Modify 

What is to change something?

200
Made up of two or more atoms of the same or different elements. Examples of molecules are water, glucose, and proteins.

What is a molecule?

200

Last level of organization. Also known as the final product.

What is Organism?

200

All the biochemical processes occurring within a living cell are referred to as a ______

What is cellular metabolism?

200

Gives the cell shape and elasticity. It allows organelles to move through the cytoplasm.

What is cytoskeleton?

200

Contain

What is to have or hold something within

300

This is the basic unit of living things. It can feed itself, and interact with other cells, divided, etc. 

What is Cell?

300

Third level of organization in an organism 

What is cell?

300

The _______ contains genetic material. It controls everything that happens in the cell by using chemical signals.

What is nucleus?

300

 Synthesis proteins from DNA. They bind reticulum or are found free in the cytoplasm

What is Ribosomes?

300

consists 

What is be composed or made up of?

400
Its a group of specialized cells that carry out a specific function, for example, muscle tissue 
What is tissue?
400

Organization between molecule and cell?

What is organelle?

400

Strands of DNA form ______

What is Chromosomes?

400

consist of viscous substance called cytosol. It is where. most cellular activities occur and it contains numerous organelles. 

What is cytoplasm?

400

Process 

What is a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end?

500
Made up of different tissues and performs specific tasks, for example, the heart and lungs.

What is organ ?

500

Name all the levels of organization in order 

What is atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, system, organism?
500

Most of the cells in the human body have a _____ ______, _______, and a _______

What is plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus?

500

Six parts of a cell 

What is Cytoskeleton, plasma membrane, nucleus, centrioles, gulp apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, cytoplasm, ribosomes, lysosomes?

500

Bind 

What is to connect or attach to?

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