Plant and Animal Cells

These flash cards are for a fifth grade Life Sciences unit on plant and animal cells.

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A living thing
Organism
Smallest unit of an organism that can continue life's functions
Cell
A type of organism that is made up of one cell
Unicellular
A type of organism that is made up of many cells
Multicellular
An organelle that controls all the activities of a cell; cells control center
Nucleus
Gel-like fluid
Cytoplasm
A plant or structure that contains chlorophyll and is found in plant cells
Chloroplast
Cell organelle that break downs food into energy
Mitochondria
Stores water and nutrients for the cell these are very large in plant cells
Vacuole
A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell
Organelle
A group of similar cells that perform the same function
Tissue
Groups of tissue that works together
Organ
A group of organs that work together to perform a certain function
Organ system
A green chemical in plant cells that allows plants to use the suns energy for food making
Chlorophyll
A protective outer covering that is just outside the cell membrane of plant cells
Cell wall