Cell City

These are the powerhouse of a cell.  This is the site of the cell's energy production.

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• ribosome
• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

This organelle absorbs energy from the sunlight and uses it to make food.

• chloroplast
• cytoplasm
• mitochondria
• endoplasmic reticulum

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

A mitochondria could be represented by a

• small power plant
• nuclear power plant
• copy machine
• garbage dump

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Vacuoles can be represented by

• garbage trucks/dumps
• warehouses
• water towers
• any of these

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Cytoplasm could be represented by

• post office
• lawns
• city hall
• city limits

A chloroplast could be represented by a

• small power plant
• nuclear power plant
• copy machine
• garbage dump

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What organelle stores the materials needed by a cell, but also can store waste?

• vacuole
• ribosome
• mitochondria
• chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This is a jelly-like substance in which all of the organelles float around.

• vacuole
• cytoplasm
• chlorophyll
• ribosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

An outer edge of a cell that controls movement in and out of the cell.

• nucleus
• nuclear membrane
• cell membrane
• cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The cell membrane is best represented by

• garbage trucks
• chain-link fence
• low brick wall
• roads

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3