Vocabulary #2

reproduce: means to form offspring similar to the parents.

development: is all the changes that occur as a living thing grows.

consumer: are living things that eat, or consume, other living things.

producer: are living things that make, or produce, their own food.

cellular respiration: is the process by which food is broken down and energy is released.

adaptation: a trait that makes living things better able to survive.

cell membrane: gives the cell shape and holds the cytoplasm.

nucleus: is the cell part that controls most of the cell's activities.

nuclear membrane: is a structure that surrounds the nucleus and separates it from the rest of the cell.

nucleolus: is the cell parts that helps make ribosomes.

chromosomes: are cells parts withh information that determines what traits a living thing will have.

cytoplasm: jellylike material between the cell membrane and the nucleus that makes up most of the cell.

ribosomes: are cells parts where proteins are made.

mitochondria: are cell parts that produce energy from food that has been digested.

vacuole: is a liquid-filled space that stores food, water, and minerals.

centrioles: are cell parts that help with cell reproduction.

chloroplast: are cell parts that contain the green pigment, chlorophyll.

cell wall: is a thick outer covering outside the cell membrane.

diffusion: the movement of a substance.

osmosis: The movement of water.

tissue: is a group of similar cell that work together.

organ: is a group of tissues that work together.

organ system: a group of organisms that work together.

organism: is a living thing.