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Chapter 3
Cells: The Basic Units of
Life
A group of similar cells that work
together to perform a specific job in the
body
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Tissue
A group of similar cells that work
together to perform a specific job in the
body
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A combination of two or more tissues that
work together to perform a specific
function in the body
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Organ
A combination of two or more tissues that
work together to perform a specific
function in the body
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A group of organs working together to
perform body functions
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Organ system
A group of organs working together to
perform body functions
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Anything that can independently
carry out life processes
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Organism
Anything that can independently carry
out life processes
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Made of a single cell
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Unicellular
Made of a single cell
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Made of many cells
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Multicellular
Made of many cells
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A group of individuals of the same species
that live together in the same area at the
same time
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Population
A group of individuals of the same species
that live together in the same area at the
same time
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All of the populations of different species
that live and interact in an area
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Community
All of the populations of different species
that live and interact in an area
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A community of organisms and their
nonliving environment
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Ecosystem
A community of organisms and their
nonliving environment
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A phospholipid layer covers a cell’s
surface and acts as a barrier between
the inside of a cell and the cell’s
environment
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Cell membrane
A phospholipid layer covers a cell’s
surface and acts as a barrier
between the inside of a cell and the
cell’s environment
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Structures within a cell, sometimes
surrounded by a membrane
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Organelles
Structures within a cell, sometimes
surrounded by a membrane
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Cellular fluid surrounding a cell’s
organelles
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Cytoplasm
Cellular fluid surrounding a cell’s
organelles
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Membrane-covered organelle found in
eukaryotic cells that contains a cell’s
DNA and serves as a control center for
the cell
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Nucleus
Membrane-covered organelle found in
eukaryotic cells that contains a cell’s
DNA and serves as a control center for
the cell
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Describes a cell that does not have a
nucleus or any other membrane-covered
organelles; also called bacteria
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Prokaryotic
Describes a cell that does not have a
nucleus or any other membranecovered organelles; also called bacteria
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Describes a cell that has a nucleus
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Eukaryotic
Describes a cell that has a nucleus
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Extremely small single-celled
organisms without a nucleus;
prokaryotic cells
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Bacteria
Extremely small single-celled organisms
without a nucleus; prokaryotic cells
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A structure that surrounds the cell
membrane of some cells and provides
strength and support to the cell
membrane
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Cell wall
A structure that surrounds the cell
membrane of some cells and provides
strength and support to the cell
membrane
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A small organelle in cells where
proteins are made from amino acids
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Ribosome
A small organelle in cells where proteins
are made from amino acids
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A membrane-covered cell organelle that
produces lipids, breaks down drugs and
other substances and packages proteins
for delivery out of the cell
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
A membrane-covered cell organelle that
produces lipids, breaks down drugs and
other substances and packages proteins
for delivery out of the cell
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Cell organelles surrounded by two
membranes that break down food
molecules to make ATP
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Mitochondria
Cell organelles surrounded by two
membranes that break down food
molecules to make ATP
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An organelle found in plant and algae
cells where photosynthesis occurs
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Chloroplast
An organelle found in plant and algae
cells where photosynthesis occurs
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The cell organelle that modifies,
packages, and transports materials
out of the cell
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Golgi complex
The cell organelle that modifies, packages,
and transports materials out of the cell
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A membrane-covered compartment in a
eukaryotic cell that forms when part of
the cell membrane surrounds an object
and pinches off
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Vesicle
A membrane-covered compartment in a
eukaryotic cell that forms when part of
the cell membrane surrounds an object
and pinches off
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A large membrane-covered structure
found in plant cells that serve as storage
containers for water and other liquids
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Vacuole
A large membrane-covered structure
found in plant cells that serve as storage
containers for water and other liquids
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A special vesicle in cells that digests
food particles, wastes and foreign
invaders
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Lysosome
A special vesicle in cells that digests food
particles, wastes and foreign invaders
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