Stemscopes Vocabulary Quiz

Name ______Period ______StemScopes Vocabulary

1. Carbohydrate An organic compound that is a combination of simple sugars.

2. Lipid (Fat) Any of a large group of organic compounds that are oily to the touch and insoluble in water, break down into fatty acids.

3. Metabolism Chemical reactions that happen in cells that allow organisms to grow and reproduce.

4. Cellular Respiration The process of using oxygen to break down nutrients to release energy for the cell.

5. Photosynthesis Process by which plant cells make food using water, carbon dioxide and light from the sun.

6. Cell Theory A theory that the cell is the fundamental structural and functional unit of living matter.

7. Protein A biomolecule composed of a combination of amino acids.

8. Nucleus The organelle found in eukaryotic cells that contains genetic material responsible for controlling the activities of the cell.

9. Cytoplasm The jellylike material that makes up much of a cell inside the cell membrane, and, in eukaryotic cells, surrounds the nucleus

10. Chloroplast The green organelle in plant cells that converts light energy into chemical energy.

11. Cell Wall Surrounds the cell membrane of a plant to give structure and protection to the cell.

12. Chromosomes Found in the nucleus and made of DNA, contain the genetic information needed to make new cells, and carry out cell functions.

13. Cell Membrane The thin membrane that forms the outer surface of the cytoplasm of a cell and regulates the passage of materials in and out of the cell.

14. Ribosomes Site where proteins are created in the cell.

15. Vacuole The organelle that stores water and food in both plant and animal cells. Name ______Period ______

16. Lysosomes The organelle that holds waste materials from the cells, and breaks down food, work out pieces of cell, and other waste.

17. Golgi Apparatus An organelle consisting of folded membranes that works to change and (Body) transport proteins out of the cell.

18. Endoplasmic An organelle consisting of a network of membranes within the cytoplasm of Reticulum (ER) eukaryotic cells that is important in building proteins; is a storage facility of the cell.

19. Mitochondria An organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production; is the power factory of the cell. 20. Tissue A large mass of similar cells that make up a part of an organism and perform a specific function.

21. Organelle A specialized part of a cell having some specific function.

22. Organ System Composed of several organs working together to perform a specific function.

23. Cell The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms.

24. Organism An individual form of life that is capable of growing, metabolizing nutrients, and usually reproducing (organ systems working together)

25. Organ A large mass of similar tissue that make up part of an organism that performs a specific function.