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Topic 1 Cells – key words and glossary
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A bag inside plant cells that contains a liquid which keeps the cell firm.
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A microscope that uses electrons instead of light. It makes things look
very much larger.
Too small to be seen with the naked eye. You need a microscope to see
it.
A cell with a special structure adapted to carry out a specific function.
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Building blocks of life.
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A group of different tissues that work together to do a particular job.
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A group of similar cells that work together to do a particular job.
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The cells in a leaf where photosynthesis takes place.
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A thin layer that surrounds the cell and controls what enters and what
leaves the cell.
The part of the cell that controls the activities within the cell.
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A structure within a plant where photosynthesis takes place.
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Tiny hairs on the outside of some types of cell.
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A living thing that is made up of one cell.
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A green substance that is needed for photosynthesis.
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An organism made up of many cells.
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A living thing that carries out the processes of life (MRS NERG)
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The job that something does.
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The part of the cell where chemical reactions such as respiration takes
place.
A chemical found in the wall of plant cells.
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A cell splits into two to make more cells.
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Choose from the list below:
CELL DIVISION (MITOSIS)
CELL MEMBRANE
VACUOLE
CELLS
CELLULOSE
CHLOROPHYLL
CHLOROPLASTS
CILIA
CYTOPLASM
ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
FUNCTION
ORGANISM
MICROSCOPIC
PALISADE CELLS
MULTICELLULAR SPECIALISED
NUCLEUS
TISSUE
ORGAN
UNICELLULAR
Cells – key words and glossary
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Vacuole
GLOSSARY
A bag inside plant cells that contains a liquid which keeps the cell firm.
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Electron microscope
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Microscopic
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Specialised cell
A microscope that uses electrons instead of light. It makes things look
very much larger.
Too small to be seen with the naked eye. You need a microscope to see
it.
A cell with a special structure adapted to carry out a specific function.
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Cells
Building blocks of life.
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Organ
A group of different tissues that work together to do a particular job.
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Tissue
A group of similar cells that work together to do a particular job.
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Palisade cells
The cells in a leaf where photosynthesis takes place.
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Cell membrane
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Nucleus
A thin layer that surrounds the cell and controls what enters and what
leaves the cell.
The part of the cell that controls the activities within the cell.
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Chloroplast
A structure within a plant where photosynthesis takes place.
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Cilia
Tiny hairs on the outside of some types of cell.
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Unicellular
A living thing that is made up of one cell.
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Chlorophyll
A green substance that is needed for photosynthesis.
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Multicellular
An organism made up of many cells.
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Organism
A living thing that carries out the processes of life (MRS NERG)
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Function
The job that something does.
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Cytoplasm
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Cellulose
The part of the cell where chemical reactions such as respiration takes
place.
A chemical found in the wall of plant cells.
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Cell division (mitosis)
A cell splits into two to make more cells.
Choose from the list below:
CELL DIVISION (MITOSIS)
CELL MEMBRANE
Vacuole
CELLS
CELLULOSE
CHLOROPHYLL
CHLOROPLASTS
CILIA
CYTOPLASM
ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
FUNCTION
MICROSCOPIC
MULTICELLULAR
NUCLEUS
ORGAN
ORGANISM
PALISADE CELLS
SPECIALISED
TISSUE
UNICELLULAR