Organelles

What organelle controls and regulates cellular activity?

• Ribosome
• Nucleus
• Mitochondria
• Lysosome 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The major function of ribosomes is to

• Make fats
• Synthesize protein
• Digest protein
• Make sugars

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The ____________ packages and processes material before it exports out of the cell.

• Vacuoles
• mitochondria
• Golgi apparatus 
• nucleus 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following is an enzyme filled organelle that breaks down waste in the cell?

• lysosomes
• chloroplast
• mitochondria 
• Golgi apparatus 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Select the statement that best describes the function of the cell wall.

• It gives structural support to plant cells.
  
• Its jelly-like fluid surrounds the nucleus and most of the cell’s internal parts.
  
• It contains the cell’s nuclear material. 
• It produces food from sunlight. 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is the name and function of the organelle displayed above?

• Mitochondria: breakdown glucose and produce ATP
• Chloroplast: converts solar energy into chemical energy
• Vacuole: Stores H₂O, salt, food
• Nucleus: stores genetic information

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which structure would be found in a grass cell but NOT on your cell?

• cell wall
• nucleus
• mitochondria 
• vacuoles 

Rough endoplasmic reticulum has ________________ attached to it. 

• ribosomes 
• chromosomes 
• Golgi apparatus 
• nucleolus 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is the function of vacuoles?  

• make protein
• store genetic information
• storage of salt, H₂O, food, and waste
• transports material outside the cell

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Which of these statements best describes the function of the cell membrane?

• It allows things to freely enter and exit the cell
• it controls which substances enter and exit the cell
• it prevents substances from entering the cell
• it prevents substances from leaving the cell

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