8.1/8.2 Vocabulary Quiz

Unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus. Ex: Bacteria

• Eukaryote

• Cell

• Prokaryote

• Organelle

Fluid portion of the cell outside the nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Vacuole

• Lysosome

• Cytoskeleton

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Cell organelle that breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins into small molecules that can be used by the rest of the cell.

• Vacuole

• Ribosome

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Lysosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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Basic unit of life.

• Eukaryote

• Cell

• Organelle

• Cytoskeleton

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Network of protein filaments in a eukaryotic cell that gives the cell shape/structure and organization and is involved in movement (Cilia and Flagella)

• Nucleus

• Cell Wall

• Cytoskeleton

• Cell Membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Property of biological membranes that allows some substances to pass across it while others cannot.

• Lipid Bilayer

• Selectively Permeable

• Golgi Apparatus

• Cell Theory

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Dark region of the nucleus, where ribosomes are produced.

• Nuclear Membrane

• Lysosome

• Nucleolus

• Cell Wall

Cell organelle that converts energy from sunlight into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis.

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

• Cell Wall

• Nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

In eukaryotic cells, structure that contains the cell's DNA and directs protein synthesis

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

• Cell Membrane

• Golgi Apparatus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Fundamental concept of Biology that states:

1. All living things are made of cells.

2. Cells are the basic unit of structure and function.

3. Cells come from pre-existing cells.

• Cell

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Cell Theory

• Cellular Histories

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1