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Cells,Tissues,Organs
Life Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Theory | idea that explains something and is supported by data |
| Cellular respiration | process of taking in food, breaking it down to produce energy |
| nucleus | control center of the cell |
| cytoplasm | all of the living material inside a cell except the nucleus |
| ribosomes | small round structures that make protein |
| vacuoles | liquid filled spaces in the cytoplasm |
| cell wall | outer non living part of a plant cell |
| cellulose | hard, nonliving material that makes up the cell wall of a plant cell |
| chloroplast | round green structure in plant cell that contains chlorophyll |
| chlorophyll | green material in chloroplasts that is needed for plants to make food |
| osmosis | movement of water through a membrane |
| diffusion | movement of material from an area where molecules are crowded to an area where they are less crowded |
| chromosomes | cell parts that determine what traits a living thing will have |
| plasma | liquid part of blood |
| tissue | group of cells that look alike and work together |
| connective tissue | tissues that hold parts of the body together |
| epithelial tissue | - tissue that covers and protects parts of the body |
| organ | group of tissues that work together to do a special job |
| organ system | group of organs that work together |
| digestive | uses the mouth,stomach |
| muscular system | uses the muscles |
| respiratory | uses the lungs |
| circulatory | uses the organs heart, blood vessels |
| veins | carries deoxygenated blood to heart |
| arties | blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart |