Cells

Which cell structure acts like the brain of the cell?

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

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Which part of the cell is considered to be "selectively permeable" because it allows certain things to enter or leave the cell?

• Cell Membrane

• Nucleus

• Lysosome

• Cytoplasm

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Which structures are unique only to plant cells?

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which cell organelle helps break down food to release energy?

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Vacuole

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which organelle is much larger in plant cells than animal cells and is used to store food and waste?

• Nucleus

• Vacuole

• Ribosomes

• Chloroplasts

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The jelly like substance in the cell is called --

• cytoplasm

• lysosomes

• chromosomes

• cytokinesis

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What are organelles?

• Parts that come together to make an organ system.

• A group of similar cells that perform similar functions.

• A group of organs that perform similar functions

• Tiny structures within a cell that allow the cell to live, grow, and reproduce.

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What is the function of a chloroplast?

• Control center of the cell

• Makes food (sugar) from sunlight

• Protects the cell

• Makes ribosomes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The hereditary material in a cells is...

• Cytoplasm

• ATP

• DNA

• ER

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When compared to a prokaryotic cell, a eukaryotic cell ...

• does not have a nucleus

• has DNA that is circular

• has more types of organelles

• stores it's DNA in a nucleus rather than in the cytoplasm