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Cell Vocabulary
Cell Test
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6th Grade
03/13/2012

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Term
Cell
Definition
The basic unit of all living things.
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Life Processes
Definition
All the activities that enable organisms to survive.
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Metabolism
Definition
All the chemical changes that take place in a living thing.
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Reproduction
Definition
The process by which living things can produce other living things of the same kind.
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Nucleus
Definition
The control center of a cell.
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Chromosome
Definition
Threadlike structures in the nucleus of a cell that carries information about the characteristics of the living thing.
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Cytoplasm
Definition
The thick jellylike substance that surrounds the nucleus and forms most of the cell.
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Vacuole
Definition
A fluid-filled sac in a cell. These fluids can be water, waste, food or chemicals.
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Cell Membrane
Definition
A structure that surrounds and protects the cell.
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Cell Wall
Definition
A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane.
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Diffusion
Definition
Particles move from a region where there is a large amount of a substance to where there is a small amount.
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Mitosis
Definition
The process by which one cell divides forming two new cells.
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Chloroplast
Definition
Structure found in plant cells that contains chlorophyll
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Kingdom
Definition
Largest unit of classification of living things.
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Fungi
Definition
One-celled or many-celled organisms that look somewhat like plants but do not contain chlorophyll.
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Protist
Definition
A one-celled organism that lives in water.
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Moneran
Definition
A one-celled orgnism that lacks a nucleus but has a nuclear material throughout the cytoplasm.
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Virus
Definition
Something that does not fit into any of the five kingdoms of living things.
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