Cell Structure

Which structure is referred to as "the guard" because it controls what substances move in and out of the cell?

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which structure is referred to as "the storage tank" because it holds water, minerals, wastes and other substances in the cell? (Plant cells have a LARGE central one to store the extra water a plant needs.)

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which structure is referred to as "the brain" because it holds the DNA, or instructions for making proteins in the cell and controls its major activities?

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which structure is referred to as "the passageways" of the cell because it carries materials throughout the cell? (It can be rough or smooth.)

• chloroplasts

• endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

• vacuole

• mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which structure is referred to as "the power plant" of the cell because it produces energy for the cell (in the form of ATP) using cellular respiration ?

• chloroplasts

• endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

• vacuole

• mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which structure is referred to as "the solar power plant" of the cell because it produces energy for the cell using photosynthesis? (It is what makes plants green and able to produce food from the sun.)

• chloroplasts

• endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

• vacuole

• mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which structure is referred to as "the city wall" of the cell because it gives extra support and structure to a plant cell?

• chloroplasts

• endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

• cell wall

• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which structure is referred to as "the jelly" of the cell because it holds all the organelles and substances inside the cell?

• cytoplasm

• vacuole

• cell wall

• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Number 1 is pointing to which organelle?

• chloroplast

• cell wall

• mitochondria

• central vacuole

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Number 4 is pointing to which organelle?

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

• mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2