Vocab 1
The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms.
What is a Cell?
Self-Contained Living Thing
What is an Organism?
Organelle involved in the breakdown of foreign material and debris using digestive enzymes.
What is the Lysosome?
The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms.
What is a Cell?
Self-Contained Living Thing
What is an Organism?
A structure inside a cell that performs a specialized function.
What is an Organelle?
A lipid barrier that encloses the cytoplasm and controls what enters and exits the cell.
What is the Cell Membrane?
The organelle that functions in energy production; the power house of the cell.
What is the Mitochondria?
A tough, protective barrier that surrounds the outer membrane of some types of cells.
What is the Cell Wall?
A membrane-bound organelle in eukaryotic cells that contain the DNA; the control center of the cell.
What is the Nucleus?
A membrane-bound organelle in plants that is the site of photosynthesis.
What is Chloroplast?
Collection of similar tissues joined together into a structure that performs a specialized functions.
What is an Organ?
The jellylike material inside the outer membrane of a cell that holds the nucleus, organelles, and other components of the cell.
What is the Cytoplasm?
A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole.
What is a System?
A mass of similar cells that perform a specialized function.
What is a Tissue?
A group of organs that provide mechanical movement and generate warmth for the body.
What is the Muscular System?
The group of organs that work together to break down food by physical and chemical processes into nutrients that the body can use.
What is the Digestive System?
A group of organs that function to provide structural support and protect internal organs.
What is the Skeletal System?
A collection of body systems that filter and remove excess fluids and waste from the body; includes the digestive, urinary, respiratory, and integumentary systems.
What is the Excretory System?
A group of organs that function to produce offspring.
What is the Reproductive System?
The group of organs that work together to circulate blood through the body, supply oxygen and nutrients, and remove waste.
What is the Circulatory System?
A group of organs and tissues specialized for the rapid transmission and processing of information.
What is the Nervous System?
The group of organs that regulate the body by secreting hormones into the blood stream; also control growth, reproduction, and metabolism.
What is the Endocrine System?
A system of organs and tissues that protects the body from external damage and water loss.
What is the Integumentary System?
The group of organs that supply oxygen to the blood and get rid of carbon dioxide.
What is the Respiratory System?