cell - the basic unit of structure and function in living things, theory - idea that explains something and is supported by data, cell division - process by which cells reproduce (make new cells), chromosomes - parts that determine what traits a living thing will have, cell membrane - thin structure that surrounds a cell, cytoplasm - all the living material inside a cell, except the nucleus, nucleus - control center of the cell, mitochondria - rice-shaped structure that gives cell its energy. The "powerhouse!", organelles - small structures in the cytoplasm that do special jobs. Another name for "cell parts.", ribosomes - small round structures that make proteins, vacuoles - Liquid-filled spaces in the cytoplasm; used for storage of nutrients and waste, cellulose - hard, nonliving material that makes up the cell wall of a plant cell, cell wall - outer, nonliving part of a plant cell, chlorophyll - green material in chloroplasts that is needed for plants to make food, chloroplast - green structure in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll, 3 jobs of the cell membrane - 1) protects the cell 2) gives support & shape 3) lets materials in & out, daughter cells - new cells produced by cell division, mitosis - division of the nucleus, tissue - group of cells that look alike and work together, organ - group of tissues that work together to do a special job, organ system - group of organs that work together, photosynthesis - the process by which plants make their own food, diffusion - movement of material from an area where molecules are more crowded to an area where they are less crowded, osmosis - movement of water through a membrane (water diffusion), cell differentiation - the process by which cells become specialized and perform specific functions (ex: nerve cells, skin cells, heart cells, etc.), cell respiration - the process by which cells use Oxygen to produce energy from food,

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