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AND
FUNCTIONS
OF LIVING ORGANISMS
CELL
• Basic unit of structure and function of the life process
UNICELLULAR
• Single cell organisms, such as bacteria and Protista
• Only purpose is to survive
BACTERIA
• Plasma Membrane
• Nucleus
• Cytoplasm
• Vacuole
PLASMA MEMBRANE
• Command center of
the cell; contains
information/instructio
ns of how the cell will
behave, grow, or
divide
CYTOPLASM
• Jelly-like substance that the nucleus floats in, which helps
maintain the cells shape
PLANT CELLS
• Cell Wall
• Nucleus
• Cytoplasm
• Vacuole
• Chloroplasts
PLANT CELL WALL
• Outer covering of the cell in a plant
• It is not flexible like animal plasma membrane, it is hard
and strong, which helps the plant stand up
PLANT VACUOLES
• Capillaries are narrow tubes that go from the arteries to the veins.
They are very thin and carry blood to our tissues.
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
• Exchanges gases
between the air and
blood
• Includes the nose,
trachea and lungs
PATH OF AIR INTO AND OUT OF THE LUNGS