Science Terms

3. parts of the land, sea, and atmosphere in which organisms are able to live.
6. group of similar cells performing a common function.
9. large collections of molecules.
11. storage areas of the cell known for mostly storing water and/or food.
13. shaped like a bean, this cell organelle helps take food and manufacture energy from it.
14. the main brain of the cell that contains most of the cell's DNA.

1. jelly-like substance that makes up the matrix of the cell body.
2. large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat.
4. biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
5. the green (in color) pigment found in chloroplasts where photosynthesis takes place.
7. an egg shaped body that appears green from all the chlorophyll they contain.
8. group of organisms or populations living and interacting with one another in a particular environment.
9. thin, intertwined pieces of DNA found in the cell's nucleus.
10. a structure inside the nucleus where RNA is transcribed.
12. group of tissues performing a common function.