Cell Structure and function Vocab

To determine a difference between to things

• distinguish

• structure

• function

• mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

what something is made of and how it is put together

• function

• structure

• distinguish

• organelle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

how something works or performs a task. 

• function

• structure

• distinguish

• organelle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

States that:

All living things are made of cells.

1. Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of life.

2. All cells are produced from pre-existing cells. 

• organelles

• cell theory

• mitochondria

• function

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

• magnify images using 2 lenses at once.

• cell

• golgi apparatus

• chloroplast

• microscope

a tiny structure inside the cell that carries out one specific function.

• mitochondria

• function

• organelle

• stucture

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

 A rigid supporting layer surrounding the cell. Protects and supports the cell.

• Cell wall

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• endoplasmic reticulum

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A thin, flexible barrier that surrounds the cell and controls the substances that pass in and out. Forms a border between the cell and its environment.

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• endoplasmic reticulum

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

a gel-like substance that takes up most of the space of the cell.

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• endoplasmic reticulum

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The powerhouse! A bean shaped organelle. 

• it converts energy stored in food into chemical energy.

• cell wall

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

• mitochondria