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Cells
Chapter 1
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Science
4th Grade
09/02/2012

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Term
a group of similar organisms that
can reproduce
Definition
species
Term
the second part of an organism's
scientific name
Definition
species
Term
a group of closely related living things
Definition
genus
Term
the first part of an organism's
scientific name
Definition
genus
Term
cell part found only in a plant cell
Definition
chloroplast
Term
this part of the cell gives plants their green color
Definition
choloplast
Term
this part of the cell traps the sun's energy so the plant can make food
Definition
chloroplast
Term
the gel-like liquid in cells
Definition
cytoplasm
Term
this part of the cell contains all the parts the cell needs to carry out its life processes
Definition
cytoplasm
Term
this is where the cell's instructions are stored
Definition
nucleus
Term
the control center of the cell
Definition
nucleus
Term
the smallest unit of a living thing that can still carry out all life processes
Definition
cell
Term
a tool scientists often use to make things appear larger than they actually are
Definition
microscope
Term
plants with a system of tubes that connect leaves, stems, and roots
Definition
vascular plants
Term
plants that lack true leaves, stems, and roots
Definition
nonvascular plants
Term
plants that pass nutrients and water from cell to cell
Definition
nonvascular plants
Term
bamboo, grass, ferns, dandelions, ferns, and trees for example
Definition
vascular plants
Term
mosses, hornworts, and liverworts for example
Definition
nonvascular plants
Term
the largest group into which living things are classified
Definition
kingdoms
Term
groups of cells working together
Definition
tissue
Term
groups of tissues working together
Definition
organs
Term
a way of classifying plants
the two categories based on how they move water and nutrients
Definition
vascular and nonvascular plants
Term
a way of classifying plants
the two categories based on how they reproduce
Definition
plants that make seeds and plants that make spores
Term
fruit trees, poppies, wheat, and evergreens for example
Definition
plants that make seeds
Term
ferns and mosses for example
Definition
plants that make spores
Term
made of many cells; use the sun's energy to make their own food
Definition
plants
Term
most are many-celled organisms; must get food from other living or non-living things
Definition
fungi
Term
mushrooms, yeasts, and molds for example
Definition
fungi
Term
made of many cells with tissues, organs, and systems; must eat to get food
Definition
animals
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