Organisms vocabulary+

5. controls what comes in and out of a cell
6. the body system that transports oxygen and nutrients to the body and removes CO2 and other waste products
16. a type of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism
17. the storage area of the cell
18. the basic unit of life
19. contains chlorophyll and make food from sunlight (in plant cells only)
22. passageways in the cell that carry materials from one part of the cell to another
23. a group of organs that work together to perform a specific function
24. type of trait that an organism is born with that is obtained from parents or ancestors

1. the process by which characteristics are passed from parents to offspring
2. produces the energy needed for the cell to carryout its function
3. a group of similar cells that do the same sort of work
4. a segment of DNA that has the code for a specific trait
7. an organism whose cells lack a nucleus and other organelles
8. the body system that supplies the blood with oxygen in order for the blood to deliver oxygen to all parts of the body
9. package and distribute materials to other parts of the cell
10. a living individual that can reproduce, grow and maintain homeostasis
11. the body system that controls and transmits signals between different parts of the body
12. controls the activities of a cell
13. a cell dividing into two cells after duplicating its genetic material
14. a rigid layer surrounding a plant cell that provides support, strength and shape (in plants only)
15. thick, gel-like fluid inside the cell between the nucleus and the cell membrane
18. the location where genetic information is stored within the nucleus of a cell
20. long chains of molecules that make up chromosomes
21. an organism whose cells contain a nucleus and other organelles