Science Standards

Plant cells have _____________. It is used for photosynthesis.

• chloroplast

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

According to the cell theory, where do cells come from?

• cells can only come from other, pre-existing cells

• cells are formed from the semi-conservative replication of DNA

• cells can only arise from the complex chemical environment found in organic solutions

• cells come from other cells and, on rare occasions, from the spontaneous action of inorganic enzymes

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Your teacher gives you a task in science class. You must decide which of the five samples you are given are alive or were once alive. One specimen is a crusty gray-green object. What is the BEST clue you could use to decide: living thing or not a living thing?

• Does it move?

• Does it have DNA?

• Is it made of cells?

• Can it make its own food?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Identify the structure that protects and gives support to this plant cell.

• vacuole

• cell wall

• cytoskeleton

• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which statement describes what occurs in both animal and plant cells?

• Nitrogen is used for respiration and oxygen is a waste product.

• Oxygen is used for respiration and carbon dioxide is a waste product.

• Nitrogen is used for respiration and carbon dioxide is a waste product.

• Carbon dioxide is needed for respiration and oxygen is a waste product.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the function of the organelle labeled A in the diagram

• controls what goes into and out of the cell

• gel-like fluid that fills most of the cell

• controls everything the cell does

• storage spaces in the cell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is gel-like fluid that fills most of the cell?

• nucleus

• vacuole

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

One of the differences between a plant and animal cell can be found surrounding the outer cell structure of the plant cell. This part of the plant cell is made of specialized sugars called cellulose. It provides structure and support to the plant cell. What is this structure?

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

• mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

All cells must have energy to function. What do cells use for energy?

• fats

• minerals

• protein

• sugars

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All cells must have energy to function. Most of the energy used by the cells in your body is produced by cellular respiration. In cellular respiration, cells use ____________ to release energy stored in __________.

• oxygen, sugars

• sugars, oxygen

• protein, oxygen

• minerals, sugars