Cell Organelle Vocabulary Practice

The basic unit of all living things

• atom

• nucleus

• cell

• bones

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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A tiny structure within a cell that performs a specific function for that cell.

• organelle

• atom

• nucleus

• substructure

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

An organelle in the cell that holds the cell's DNA.

• membrane

• nucleus

• ribosome

• chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Structure within the cells of plants and green algae that is site of photosynthesis, the process in which light in converted into chemical energy.

• nucleus

• membrane

• vacuole

• chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

An organelle in eukaryotic cells that is the site of cellular respiration and generates most of the cells ATP.

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• membrane

• vacuole

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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A stiff structure that surrounds and protects a cell; found in plant, fungus, and some bacteria cells.

• cell wall

• membrane

• nucleus

• chloroplast

The boundary that surrounds a cell and controls which substances can enter or leave the cell.

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A tiny cavity in the cytoplasm of a plant cell containing air, liquids, food, and waste products.

• ribosome

• chloroplast

• vacuole

• membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The liquid inside a living cell.

• cytoplasm

• gel

• nucleus

• blood

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A part of an organism; also refers to the way parts are put together.

• building

• structure

• function

• limb

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2