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100

Two or more tissues working together make up.

Heart, eyes, brain, bones, and lungs are all examples of _____

Organ

100

The smallest or most basic unit of life.

Tissues are made up of two or more _________ working together

Cell

100

Tough and rigid outer layer of a plant cell. Found on the outside of the cell membrane.

Helps protect and provide shape and structure of plant cells.

made of cellulose.

Cell Wall

100

1. Outer layer of ALL cells. Found in both animal and plant cells.

2. Allows materials to enter and exit a cell. Known as semi-permeable or selectively permeable.

3. Known as the cell’s bodyguard.

Cell Membrane

100

1. Any living thing.

2. Any thing that displays all six of the following characteristics: movement, response to a stimulus, growth/development, 

excretion, reproduction, obtain/use energy

3. Humans, trees, fungus, protists, and bacteria are all examples of 

Organism

200

Organisms made up of two or more cells.

Type of organism that has tissues, organs, and organ systems.

Multicellular

200

1. Type of cell without a nucleus.

2. All bacteria are made up of this type of cell.

3. Type of cell without most organelles.

Prokaryotic

200

1. An organism made up of only a single cell.

2. Bacteria are _______________ organisms.

3. This type of organism does not have tissues, organs, or organ systems.

Unicellular

200

1. Small and specialized units that work together inside a cell.

2. Nucleus, mitochondria, and chloroplast are all examples of.

3. Endoplasmic reticulum, lysosome, and golgi body are all examples of.

Organelle

200

1. Two or more cells working together make up.

2. Organs are made up of two or more ____________ working together.

3. Four types: connective, muscular, epithelial, nervous.

Tissue

300

1. Two or more organs working together make up.

2. Digestive, respiratory, nervous, skeletal, and muscular are all examples of.

3. Cells -> Tissues -> Organs -> ?

Organ System

300

1. The blueprint for all of an organism’s traits.

2. Found on chromosomes, and inside the nucleus of an eukaryotic cell.

3. The abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid

DNA

300

1. Type of cell with a nucleus.

2. Humans are made up of this type of cell.

3. Plant cells and animal cells are both examples of this type of cell.

Eukaryotic

300

1. DNA is found on this structure.

2. “X” shaped structures found inside the nucleus of an eukaryotic cell.

3. Hereditary material is found on this structure.

Chromosome

300

1. Organelle that directs all cellular activity.

2. Organelle that determines if a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic.

3. Known as the boss of the cell.

Nucleus

400

1. Gelatin like fluid material found inside all cells.

2. Holds/Houses all of the cell’s organelles

3. Protects organelles and fills empty space between organelles.

Cytoplasm

400

1. Only found in plant cells. Photosynthesis occurs in this organelle.

2. Organelle that contains chloroplyll or green pigment that provides plant cells with their color.

3. Organelle that converts light energy into sugar.

Chloroplast

400

Found inside the nucleus and creates ribosome.

Nucleolus

400

1. Found in both plant and animal cells. Stores excess water and other cellular materials.

2. Animal cells have multiple small ones, but plant cells have one large, central one.

3. This organelle helps prevent a plant from wilting.

Vacuole

400

1. Organelle only found in an animal cell.

2. This organelle breaks down and recycles cellular waste and old or damaged cell parts

3. Known as the garbage man of the animal cell. 

Lysosome

500

1. Produces proteins for the cell. Found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

2. Some found attached to the endoplasmic reticulum and some are unattached.

3. Shaped like little dots.

Ribosome

500

1. Found in both plant and animal cells. Organelle that sorts and package proteins and other cellular materials.

2. This organelle’s shape is a series of flattened membranes, similar to stacks of pancakes

3. Known as the UPS/FEDEX/Postal Service of the cell

Golgi Body/Golgi Apparatus

500

1. Transports proteins and other cellular materials throughout the cell.

2. Some are rough and some are smooth.

3. Known as the roads of a cell.

Endoplasmic Reticulum

500

1. Found in both plant and animal cells. Organelle that releases energy stored in food.

2. Cellular respiration occurs in this organelle.

3. Known as the power house or power plant of a cell

Mitochondria

500

1. Cellular process that allows for asexual reproduction, growth and development, and the ability to heal.

2. The phases are prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

3. Way body cells are produced.

Mitosis