Cell Vocabulary

rigid membrane around plant cell, made of cellulose and provides shape and support

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• nucleolus

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

membrane surrounding the cell that allows some molecules to pass through

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• nucleolus

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

control center of the cell; location heredity information

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• nucleolus

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

a cell in which the genetic material is enclosed with a nucleus, surrounded by its own membrane

• eukaryotic cell

• prokaryotic cell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

a cell that lacks a nucleus and other organelles, with DNA that is not organized into chromosomes

• eukaryotic cell

• prokaryotic cell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

The basic unit of structure and function in living things

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• cell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

A thick fluid inside the cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

• cell membrane

• organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Organelles in plant cells that use the sun's energy to make sugar

• organelle

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A protective covering enclosing the entire cell

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• cell

• vacuole

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

A sac-like organelle that stores water, food and other materials

• unicellular

• cytoplasm

• vacuole

• chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2