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| basic unit of all living things |
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1. all living things are made up of cells.
2. cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things.
3. All cells come from pre-existing cells. |
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| organism that makes its own energy |
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| organism that feeds off of others |
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simplest type of cell with no nucleus or organelles
ex. bacteria |
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more complex cell type with nucleus and organelles
ex. plant, animal, fungi |
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type of reproduction that involves only 1 organism and it divides creating an identical copy of itself.
ex. bacteria |
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type of reproduction that involves 2 parents that combine their DNA and create a unique offspring.
ex. humans, animals |
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| a group of cells working together for the same function |
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| a group of tissues working together for the same function |
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| a group of organs working together to do the same function. |
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| a group of the same species living in the same place at the same time. |
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| process that makes sunlight into sugar/food in plants |
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| process that turns food into energy in cells |
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control center of the cell
(all eukaryote cells have these) |
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bi-layer of phospholipids that controls what goes in and out of the cell.
(all cells have these) |
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| make proteins in the cell based on DNA instructions |
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| part of the cell that makes energy (through the process of cellular respiration) |
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the gel inside the cell (the medium in which all activities take place)
fills up the space between the cell membrane and the nucleus |
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| found only in plant cells, and does photosynthesis (makes energy) |
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| found only in animal cells, cleans up waste in the cell |
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storage container inside cells for water, proteins and nutrients
(very large in plant cells compared to animal cells) |
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| basic term for a tiny cell part. |
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| the process where water moves from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. |
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| the process where molecules move from an area of high concentration to low concentration |
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allows some things through it and not others
ex. the cell membrane |
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