8.1/8.2 Vocabulary Quiz

Cell Organelle that breaks down wastes and extra organelles. The cell's cleanup crew.

• Mitochondria

• Lysosome

• Vacuole

• Organelle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Basic unit of life.

• Cell

• Organelle

• Cell Theory

• Atom

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Dark region of the nucleus where ribosomes are made.

• Nucleus

• Nuclear Membrane

• Nucleolus

• Ribosomes

Network of protein filaments in a eukaryotic cell that gives the cell shape and structure and is also used for movement (Cilia and Flagella)

• Cell membrane

• Nucleus

• Nuclear Membrane

• Cytoskeleton

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Organism whose cells contain a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles. Ex: Plants, Animals, Fungi

• Prokaryote

• Organelle

• Eukaryote

• Bacteria

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

• Cell Theory

• Selectively Permeable

• Lipid Bilayer

• Cell Membrane

Cell organelle exclusive to plant cells that is the site of photosynthesis and converts sunlight energy into chemical energy.

• Mitochondria

• Cell Wall

• Lysosome

• Chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Strong, rigid layer around the cell membrane in plant cells and most bacteria.

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

• Mitochondria

• Nuclear Membrane

1. All living things are made of cells.

2. All cells come from pre-existing cells.

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

• Cell History

• Cell Theory

• Biology

• Cell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Thin, flexible barrier that surrounds ALL cells and regulates what enters and leaves the cell.

• Cell Wall

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Membrane

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2