Transcript Cells gallery vocab walk

cell (syn: section)
• Multi – more than 1
• Uni - single
• Basic unit of all living things
Organelle (syn: part)
• Specialized structure within a cell
nucleus (syn: brain)
• organelle in eukaryotic cells that
contains genetic material
Cell membrane
(syn: wall)
• semi-permeable membrane
surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell
chloroplasts
• organelle in plant cells that holds
chlorophyll where
photosynthesis takes place
mitochondria
(syn: power plant)
• an organelle where energy is
produced
cell wall
(syn: outer layer)
• rigid layer outside of the membrane
of a plant cell
tissue
• a group of similar cells that perform
the same function
organs
• collection of tissue that serve a
common function
systems
• a set of connected things that form a
complex whole
microorganisms
• a living thing only able to be
seen with a microscope
photosynthesis
(syn: chemical change)
• process by which a green plant turns
water and carbon dioxide into food
when
the plant is exposed to light