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| cell | basic unit of structure and function in a living thing; the building block of life |
| cell membrane | thin layer around a cell that gives it its shape |
| cytoplasm | jellylike substance that fills most of the space in a cell,its made mostly of water |
| nucleus | controls all cell activities; its like the brain of the cell |
| cell wall | a structurethat keeps a cell rigid and provides support to an entire plant |
| chloroplast | a part of a plant cell that contains chloryphyll, the green pigment plants need to make their food |
| microorganism | organisms that are so small they can only be seen with a microscope; many have only one cell |
| vertebrate | an animal with a backbone |
| invertebrate | an animal without a backbone |
| arthropod | an invertebrate with legs that have several joints |
| embryo | a young plant |
| flowers | reproductive structures in flowering plants |
| fruit | the part of a flowering plant taht surrounds and protects the seeds |
| fungi | Living things that look like plants but cannot make their own food; for example mushrooms |
| hyphae | densely packed threadlike parts of a fungus |
| spore | a tiny cell that ferns and fugi use to reproduce |
| mold | a common type of fungi that often look cottony or wooly |
| chlorophyll | the green pigment that plants use to make their food |
| Ants, crabs, and spiders are... | arthropods |
| The seeds of a fruit bearing plant form in the plant's... | flower |
| Tool scientists use to see a microorgasnism | microscope |
| Types of fungi | mushrooms, bracket fungi, molds, yeasts, and mildews |
