Scientific Method
An educated guess, a prediction, or an idea you can test.
Hypothesis
This cellular organelle contains the cells DNA and controls all cell functions.
The nucleus
This organelle is the cell's protein making factory.
The ribosome
This is a word for an organism that is made of many cells.
Multicellular
This is another word for informated that is gathered, organized, and analyzed during a science experiment.
Data
This is the flexible barrier in plant and animal cells that determines which substances can enter or exit the cell.
Cell membrane
Located near the nucleus, this organelle is made up of a series of tubes and vessels that allow materials to be transported throughout the cell.
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
This is a word for an organism that is made of just one cell.
Unicellular
These are things in a science experiment that stay the same.
Constants
This is the tough outer layer in plant cells that gives the cell its shape and stability.
Cell wall
This is a storage container for food, water, and waste inside the cell.
Vacuole
These are living things that must consume their food in order to get the energy they need to live.
Heterotrophs
This is the ONE thing in a controlled experiment that the scientist changes.
Independent Variable
This organelle takes food molecules and turns them into energy that the cell can use.
Mitochondria
This is the cell's cleanup crew. It's job is to break down and recycle old cell parts to make new ones.
These are living things that are capable of making their own food.
Autotrophs
These are changes that occur as a result of changes made to the independent variable.
Dependent Variable
This organelle absorbs sunlight and turns it into sugars that the plant can use.
Chloroplast
This organelle packages substances like proteins and ships them out of the cell.
Golgi Body
This is a term for a living thing's ability to reproduce all on its own without help from another organism.
Asexual Reproduction