viernes, 15 de abril de 2011

Vocabulary N°2

1.       Reproduce: to form offspring similar to the parents.

2.       . Development: all the changes that occur as a living thing grows.
3.       Consumers: living things that eat, or consume, other living things
4.       Producers: living things that make, or produce, their own food.
5.       Cellular Respiration: the process by which food is broken down and energy is released.
6.       Cell: the basic unit of a living thing.
7.       Adaptation: a trait that makes a living thing betterable to survive.
8.       Cell Membrane: the cell part that gives the cell shape and holds the cytoplasm
9.       Nucleus: the cell part that controls most of the cell´s activities.
10.   Nuclear Membrane: a structure that surrounds the nucleus and separates it from the rest of the cell.

11.   Nucleolus: the cell part that help make ribosomes.
12.   Chromosome: cell parts with information taht determines what traits a living thing will have.
13.   Cytoplasm: the clear, jellylike material between the cell membrane and the nucleus that makes up most of the cell.
14.   Ribosome: cell parts where proteins are made.
15.   Mitochondria: cell parts that produce energy from food that has been digested.
16.   Vacuole: a liquid-filled space that stores food, water, and minerals.
17.   Centriole: cell parts that help with cell reproduction.
18.   Chloroplast: cell parts that contain the green pigment, chlorophyll.
19.   Cell Wall: the thick, outer covering outside the cell membrane.
20.   Diffusion: the movement of a substance from where there is a large amount of it.
21.   Osmosis: the movement of water across the cell membrane.
22.   Tissue: a group of similar cells that work together to carry out a special job.
23.   Organ: a group of tissues that work together to do a job.
24.   Organ System: a group of organs that work together to do a certain job.
25.   Organism: a living thing.

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