Cell Structures

What structure is found in plant cells but not animal cells.

• Cell membrane

• Vacuole

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondrion

Protein-synthesis machinery.

• Golgi body

• Mitoichondrion

• Chromosomes

• Ribosomes

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

This structure is a storage area for the cell.

• Lysosome
• Vacuole
• Ribosome
• Golgi Body

Bacteria; no nucleus and no membrane-bound organelles.

• Eukaryotic Cell

• Prokaryotic Cell

• Animal Cell

• Plant Cell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Animal, Plant, Fungi, or Protista cell, with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.

• Eukaryotic Cell

• Prokaryotic Cell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Structures in a cell that have specialized jobs.

Similar concept to organs for the human body.

• Biomolecules

• Atoms

• Molecules

• Organelle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A green organelle found in plant cells that converts light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

• Vacuole

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

An organelle containing enzymes that break down macromolecules.

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Golgi Apparatus

• Lysosome

• Vacuole

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Organelle in eukaryotic cells where DNA is stored.

• Nucleus

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Cytoplasm

• Vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A eukaryotic cell, with a cell wall, chloroplasts and large vacuole for water storage.

• Virus

• Bacterial Cell

• Animal Cell

• Plant Cell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2