Cell Structure and Function

Living organisms made up of only one prokaryotic cell

• Cili

• DNA

• Bacteria

• Ribosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

A barrier that separates a cell from its surroundings

• Cell wall
• Cell membrane
• Nucleus
• Mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Short, hair-like projections that some cells use for movement

• Cilia
• Flagella
• Pseudopodia
• Microtubules

Molecules in a cell that contain genetic information

• Proteins
• Lipids
• DNA
• Carbohydrates

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Any organism made of eukaryotic cells; any organism other than bacteria

• Animals
• Plants
• Fungi
• Eukaryote

Cells that have a true nucleus and make up all other organisms other than bacteria

• Prokaryotic cells
• Eukaryotic cells
• Virus cells
• Mitochondrial cells

Long, hair-like filaments that some single-celled organisms use to propel themselves forward

• Flagella

• Mitochondria
• Nucleus
• Ribosomes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Having many cells that work together to form an organism

• Multicellular
• Unicellular
• Bicellular
• Tricellular

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Structures within a cell that carry out specific functions

• Organelles
• Atoms
• Molecules
• Compounds

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

An organism made of a single cell that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus

• Prokaryote
• Eukaryote
• Multicellular organism
• Animal cell