Download Year 8 Cell VOCAB

Single-celled microorganisms, some of which are pathogenic in humans, animals and
plants. Singular is bacterium.
A selectively permeable membrane surrounding the cell and controlling the entry
and exit of materials.
Outer structure which provides support and prevents the cell from bursting by the
uptake of water by osmosis; plant, fungal and bacterial cell walls have a different
structure and chemical composition.
Contains the green pigment chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis.
The living substance inside a cell (not including the nucleus).
Basic unit of life. Unicellular organisms only have one cell. Multicellular organisms
have many cells.
Device that uses visible light and a series of lenses to produce an enlarged image of
an object.
Structures in the cytoplasm of all cells where respiration takes place (singular is
mitochondrion).
Having more than one cell.
The nucleus controls what happens inside the cell. Chromosomes are structures
found in the nucleus of most cells. The plural of nucleus is nuclei.
A group of different tissues that work together to carry out a particular function, eg
heart and lungs.
A group of organs that work together to complete a specific function.
A cell that has become differentiated to carry out a particular function, eg red blood
cell.
A group of similar cells that carry out the same function, eg muscle tissue.
A single-celled organism.
A space within the cytoplasm of plant cells that contains cell sap.
EUKARYOTE
PROKARYOTE
Bacteria
Cell
cytoplasm
cell membrane
multicellular
organ
light microscope
cell wall
vacuole
organ system
mitochondria
chloroplast
tissue unicellular
nucleus
specialised