Living/Non-Living & Cells

This image shows a single-celled bacteria splitting into two new individual cells. This is an example of which characteristic of living things?

• eating

• growing

• reproducing

• using energy

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following is ONLY found in living things, and never in nonliving things?

• cells
• molecules
• atoms
• compounds

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

When a person sweats from getting warm while exercising, this is an example of the person

• making energy.
• growing.
• eating.
• responding to stimuli / the environment.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is the purpose of chloroplasts in a plant cell?

• They help the plant get energy from sunlight.
• They help the plant to defend against predators.
• They help the plant absorb water from the soil.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A student viewing a cell with a microscope observes a cell wall, a cell membrane, mitochondria, and a nucleus. Which of these organelles indicates that the student must be looking at a cell from a plant?

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• mitochondria

• nucleus

Which of the following is evidence that this cell is a plant cell?

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

• large vacuole

• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which of the following is a characteristic of all living things?

• Makes a home.

• Makes its own food.

• Moves.

• Made of cells.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Organs are to humans as ________ are to cells.

• organelles

• atoms

• feet

• nutrients

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A strawberry plant can grow a stem that produces a new, separate strawberry plant. This is an example of...

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

• responding to stimuli

• adapting to the environment

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

In order for something to be considered a "living thing," it must meet ____ of the characteristics of MR RAGUE.

• all

• most

• at least one