Parts of Cell Study Guide

a rigid supporting layer that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms

• cell membrane
• cell wall
•  nucleus
• cytoplasm

In cells a large oval organelle that contains the cells genetic material in the form of DNA and controls many of the cells activities

• organelle
• ribosome
• cell wall
• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

the thick fluid region of a cell located inside the cell membrane or between the cell membrane and nucleus

• cytoplasm
• cell wall
• organelle
• golgi apparatus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

an organelle in a cell that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic retiulum packages them and distributes them to other parts of the cell

• vacuole
• chloroplast 
• ribosome
• golgi apparatus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

a sac like organelle that stores water, food, and other matter

• vacuole
• lysosome
• cytoplasm
• cell wall

a cell organelle which contains chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones and that can be used by the rest of the cell

• chloroplasts
• ribosomes
• lysosomes
• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

a small grain shaped organelle found in the cytoplasm of a cell or on the R-ER that produced proteins

• cytoplasm
• ribosome
• cell membrane
• mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

an organelle in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to an energy from that cells can use in making food

• vacuole
• chloroplasts
• cytoplasm
• mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?

• Nucleus
• Mitochondrion
• Chloroplast
• Vacuole

Which of the following is found in eukaryotic cells but NOT prokaryotic cells?

• Cell membrane
• Mitochondria
• Ribosomes
• DNA