Unit 1 Vocabulary Basic Unit of Life

1. The basic unit of life.
5. An instrument used to magnify things.
6. A sugar or starch, which living things use for energy.
9. Packages and distributes proteins outside the cell.
12. A group of different tissues that work together.
13. The outer part of a plant cell that provides structure to the cell.
14. A molecule that works with DNA to make proteins.
15. A system of tubes that process and transport proteins within the cell.
18. A chemical found in foods that is needed by living things in small amounts, such as A and B12.
20. Organelle that stores substances such as food, water, and waste products.
21. A chemical used by living things to build and repair body parts and regulate body activities.
22. High-energy molecules that store energy in a form cells can easily use.
26. A tiny structure inside a cell.
29. The ability of organisms to maintain their internal conditions, such as temperature.
32. An organelle that uses oxygen to break down food and release energy in chemical bonds.
33. The process by which living things produce offspring.
34. The simplest single cell organisms that carry out all basic life activities.
35. A group of cells that are similar and work together.
36. The basic unit of matter.
37. The chemical inside cells that store information about an organism.

2. Organelle that breaks down substances, acting like the animal cell's janitor.
3. A group of atoms together, such as carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen to make sugar.
4. A chemical found in foods that is needed by living things in small amounts, such as zinc and iron.
7. Molecules that make up proteins.
8. A liquid mixture in which the particles are evenly mixed.
10. A thin layer that surrounds and holds a cell together.
11. An instrument that uses a beam of tiny particles called electrons to magnify things.
16. Information and control center of the cell.
17. a gel-like substance containing chemicals needed by the cell.
19. The process by which living things break down food.
23. The process by which living things get rid of wastes.
24. The changes that occur as a living thing grows.
25. The process by which living things release energy from food using oxygen.
27. Captures the light energy from the Sun to make food.
28. A chemical that stores large amounts of energy, the most of any nutrient.
30. Protein-building organelle.
31. Any chemical found in foods that is needed by living things.