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Living things and cells: vocabulary

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  • a specialised brain cell that transmits information
    neuron
  • the rigid covering around the membrane of a plant cell.
    cell wall
  • the protective covering around a cell
    membrane
  • the life process by which living things produce new individuals that are similar to themselves
    reproduction
  • a living thing, like a plant or an animal, made up of a very large number of cells.
    multicellular living thing
  • a group of cells that work together.
    tissue
  • an instrument with several lenses that makes things look much larger.
    microscope
  • a complete living thing formed of cells, tissues, organs and systems all working together
    organism
  • the smallest unicellular organisms
    bacteria
  • the life process by which living things react to what is happening around them
    sensitivity
  • a group of organs that work together to carry out a common function.
    system
  • one of the specialised organelles in plant cells containing chlorophyll.
    chloroplast
  • one of the tiny components of a cell that carry out its different functions
    organelle
  • the life process by which living things obtain nutrients and energy from food
    nutrition
  • the liquid part between the nucleus and membrane of a cell.
    cytoplasm
  • the part of a cell that coordinates its activities
    nucleus
  • a unicellular organism that reproduces rapidly, and is used to make bread.
    yeast
  • the basic unit of all living things
    cell
  • unicellular organisms, like amoeba, living in water or wet places
    protozoa
  • a group of tissues that join together to carry out a common function
    organ
  • a tiny living thing made up of one single cell that can we can only see through a microscope.
    unicellular living thing
  • the green substance in plants that absorbs sunlight and gives plant cells their green colour
    chlorophyll