cells
many________are microscopic-so small that they can not be seen within the naked eye
What is organism?
What can harmful bacteria do to you?
What are infection, food poisoning, diarrhea, and vomiting?
The scientific tool that uses lenses to magnify tiny objects, making the discovery of cells possible.
what is a microscope?
all living things are made out of?
what is cells?
____are much bigger than molecules
What are tiny organisms that are made of a single cell
Microscopic means?
what is, too small to be seen with the naked eye>
How do antibiotics help?
What is the medicine that kills microorganisms and bacteria?
This jelly-like fluid fills the empty space inside a cell and holds all the other organelles in place.
what is cytoplasm?
The thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells, regulating what goes in and out
what is cell membrane?
Often called the "brain" or control center of the cell, it houses the cell's DNA.
What is the nucleus?
Simple, single-celled organisms like bacteria that do not have a nucleus
What are prokaryotes?
Any living thing that can carry out life processes independently, whether made of one cell or millions.
what is organism?
An organism like an amoeba or bacteria that is made up of only one single cell
what is a unicellular?
A group of similar cells working together to perform a specific job, like muscle or nerve cells.
what is a tissue?
Known as the "powerhouse" of the cell, this organelle breaks down food to create energy
what is mitochondrion?
A structure made of different types of tissues working together to do a main job, such as your heart, stomach, or brain.
what is an organ?
More complex cells, like those in plants and animals, that contain a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.
what is eukaryotes
These tiny, circular structures are responsible for building proteins for the cell
what are ribosomes?
Humans, dogs, and oak trees are made of billions of cells, making them this type of organism.
what is multicellular?
This organelle acts like a cellular "UPS," packaging and shipping proteins to different parts of the cell or outside of it.
what is the golgi body?
Plant cells can make their own food through this chemical process, but animal cells cannot.
what is photosynthesis?
This is the general shape of most plant cells, unlike the round shape of animal cells.
what is a rectangle or square?
The English scientist who looked at cork under a microscope in 1665 and coined the word "cells."
who is robert hooke?
Put these five levels of biological organization in order from simplest to most complex: Organ, Cell, Organism, Tissue, Organ System.
What are Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, and Organism?