Cells Task Cards

5. A collection of tissues that performed a particular function or set of functions.
8. A group of similar cells and cellular material that perform a particular function.
11. An organism made up of one cell.
12. Information that supports or refutes a claim.
13. The parts of a cell including what they are made of, their shapes, and their arrangement.
15. A series of chemical reactions in a cell that break down sugars and release energy.
17. The stuff that indicates the presence, absence, or concentration of a particular substance.
20. Something that happens in a repeated or predictable way.
22. A microscopic organism or virus
23. The theory that microbes can cause infectious diseases.

1. An organism that spreads disease-causing microbes from one host to another without getting sick itself.
2. All living things are made up of cells, cells are the basic units of structure and function in living organisms, and new cells are made from existing cells.
3. An organism made up of a single cell or many cells with a nucleus, and that’s not an animal, plant, or fungus.
4. A chemical that indicates the presence, absence, or concentration of a particular substance.
6. Cell structures, often surrounded by a separate membrane, that perform a specific function.
7. An organism made up of many cells.
9. The specialized activities performed by a system, organ, or body/cell part.
10. A microbe that is not made of cells and cannot grow or reproduce outside of a living cell.
14. Single-celled organisms that do not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles.
16. A disease that is passed from organism to another.
18. A group of organs that work together to perform a specific function.
19. The levels of structure in an organism, ranging from subcellular organelles to cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.
21. The ability to cause an object to change, move, or work.