Quarter 1 Assessment

What cell structure is like the city limits that allows substances to enter or exit the cell?

• nucleus
• cell membrane
• vacuole
• cell wall

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What scientists helped contribute to the cell theory?

• Schleiden, Schwan, and Virchow
• Rutherford, Thompson, and Cousteau
• Franklin, Watson, and Crick
• Einstein, Darwin, Bohr

What cell structure holds DNA and controls the activities of the cell?

• cytoplasm
• nucleus
• vacuole
• cell membrane

What is the name of structure 2?

• mitochondria
• nucleus
• cell wall
• DNA

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What does the word "cells" mean in Latin?

• discount prices
• small boxes
• organism
• little rooms

Which type of cell division produces ONLY sperm and egg cells?

• Mitosis
• Meiosis
• Cytokinesis
• Metaphase

In this diagram of a plant cell, which organelle functions as a place to store extra water?

• vacuole
• nucleus
• cell membrane
• cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Plant and animal cells have which organelle in common?

• cell membrane
• cell wall
• chloroplasts
• one large vacuole

What scientist was the first to discover cells looking at slices of cork?

• Mathius Schleiden
• Rudolf Virchow
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• Robert Hooke

The jelly-like substance in the cell is called...

• chromosomes
• lysosomes
• Cytokinesis
• cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2