Cell Parts Practice

A gel-like substance that fills the inside of the cell

• Nucleus
• Mitochondria
• Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
• Cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Breaks down waste and any unfamiliar materials in the cell

• Cell membrane
• Golgi apparatus
• Lysosome
• Ribosome

Stores material, often water, for the cell

• Cell wall
• Central Vacuole
• DNA
• Chloroplast

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Stores and protects the instructions, the DNA, for how to make the organism

• Nucleus
• Lysosome
• Mitochondria
• Cell wall

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Regulates what enters and exits the cell and acts as protection for the cell 

• Nucleus
• Cell membrane
• Cytoplasm
• Chloroplast

Rigid outer structure that gives the cell a distinct shape and size and protects the cell

• Mitochondria
• Chloroplast
• Cell wall
• DNA

Packages and sends material to all parts of the cell or to be released outside of the cell

• Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
• Cell wall
• Cell membrane
• Golgi apparatus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Uses light energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars that the cell can use for food 

• Chloroplast
• DNA
• Golgi apparatus
• Central Vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Helps build and transport many of the parts that make up a cell

• Cytoplasm
• Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
• Ribosome
• Nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Builds new proteins

• Cell membrane
• Central Vacuole
• Ribosome
• Mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6