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Midterm Vocabulary
Midterm Vocabulary
Midterm Vocabulary
Midterm Vocabulary
Midterm Vocabulary
100
Part of the earth that can support living things
Biosphere
100
Smallest unit that can carry out the activities of life.
Cell
100
A material in a cell’s nucleus that stores coded information about how an organism will grow and develop.
DNA
100
Coiled structure in a cell nucleus that carries information controlling the cells activities.
Chromosome
100
A structure that performs specific functions within a cell.
Organelle
200
the movement of a substance from an area of higher concentration to and area of lower concentration.
Diffusion
200
The process in which the cell nucleus divides
Mitosis
200
A rigid wall just outside the cell membrane that provides support that is only found in plant cells
Cell Wall
200
single celled organisms that do not have a nucleus
Bacteria
200
The passing of traits from parents to their offspring.
Heredity
300
mostly many celled organisms that break down other organisms; which include mushrooms, yeasts, and molds.
Fungi
300
A characteristic that enables an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
Adaptation
300
A grouping of things according to their similarities.
Classification
300
parts of the cells that convert chemical energy of food into a form the cell can use.
Mitochondria
300
The diffusion of water across the cell membrane
Osmosis
400
Directs the cells activities and contains the cells operating instructions and DNA.
Nucleus
400
contain chlorophyll and makes food for the it is struck by sunlight
Chloroplast
400
A structure in the endoplasmic reticulum that begins the process of making proteins
Ribosome
400
a membrane that maintains the internal environment of a cell and food to enter and wastes to leave the cell
Cell Membrane
400
Contain chemicals that break down harmful molecules and recycle old worn-out cell parts.
Lysosome
500
A group of very similar organisms whose members can mate with one another and produce offspring that are able to produce offspring.
Species
500
A plant that has tubes for carrying water and nutrients throughout the organism
Vascular Plants
500
The fluid substance that contains a cells organelles and is in between the nucleus and cell membrane
Cytoplasm
500
A low growing plant that does not have tubes to carry materials
Nonvascular plants
500
A network of folded membranes that serves a the cells transportation system.
Endoplasmic reticulum