Cells and Their Organelles

Which organelle would you expect to find in a plant cell but not animal cells?

• ribosome

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• vacuole

• smooth ER

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?

• dead, broken branch

• sand particle

• mushroom

• pine tree

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Looking at a cell under a microscope, you note that it is a prokaryote. How did you know?

• lacks a cytoplasm

• lacks genetic materail

• cell cytoplasm

• lacks a nucleus

What is a function of the cell membrane?

• regulates what moves in and out of the cell

• keeps the cell wall in place

• breaks down lipids from food

• stores water and waste

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes?

• plants

• animals

• bacteria

• fungi

Which organelles are involved with energy conversion?

• mitochondria and ribosomes

• mitochondria and rough ER

• mitochondria and chloroplasts

• chloroplast and Golgi body

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What is a function of the nucleus?

• builds proteins

• stores sugar

• packaged proteins

• holds DNA

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is a function of the cytoskeleton?

• contains DNA

• helps a cell keep its shape

• surrounds the cell

• helps make proteins

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle breaks down organelles that are no longer useful?

• lysosome

• Golgi body

• mitochondria

• smooth ER

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which sequence correctly traces the path of a protein in the cell?

• ribosome, Golgi body, rough ER

• ER, lysosome, Golgi body

• ribosome, rough ER, chloroplast

• ribosome, rough ER, Golgi body

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2