Newest Vocab Flashcards
(15 cards)
Colonial
Are organisms made of many cells that usually live together but are able to live independently.
Tissue
Groups of similar cells work together to perform a particular function.
Organs
Are of tissues that work together to accomplish a particular function.
Organ System
Is a group of organs that work together to perform a life function.
Producer
Organisms that make their own source of energy.
Consumer
Organism that obtains its energy by eating other organisms.
Photosynthesis
Is the process that most producer organisms use to make their food.
ATP
Sugar in a cell being broken down for usage.
Aerobic Cellular Respiration
The process by which cells use oxygen to obtain usable energy from an energy source.
Anaerobic Cellular Respiraron
Breaks down sugar without using oxygen.
Cell Membrane
The thin covering that forms the outer boundary of a cell.
Osmosis
Is the difusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane .
Cell Wall
A rigid structure in plant cells that surround the membrane.
Organelle
Are parts of the cell that perform many of the functions needed to keep the cell alive.
Nucleus
Stores the DNA of the cell and is the control center.