Animal and Plant Cell Organelles
Authored by Barry Jordan
Biology
6th Grade
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This quiz focuses on animal and plant cell organelles, covering the structure and function of cellular components at the 6th grade middle school level. Students need to understand the fundamental differences between plant and animal cells, identify key organelles by their functions, and recognize organelles from visual diagrams. The core concepts include knowing that mitochondria are the "powerhouse of the cell," understanding that chloroplasts and cell walls are unique to plant cells, and recognizing how organelles like the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi bodies, lysosomes, and vacuoles work together to maintain cellular functions. Students must also grasp basic prokaryotic versus eukaryotic cell differences, particularly where DNA is located in each type. The quiz requires both memorization of organelle names and functions as well as visual identification skills using labeled cell diagrams. Created by Barry Jordan, a Biology teacher in the US who teaches grade 6. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for reinforcing cellular biology concepts through multiple assessment formats including visual identification, function matching, and comparative analysis questions. Teachers can utilize this quiz as a formative assessment to gauge student understanding before moving to more complex cellular processes, or as a review activity prior to summative testing on cell structure. The variety of question types makes it equally effective as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge or as homework to reinforce classroom instruction. This assessment aligns with middle school life science standards MS-LS1-2, which focuses on developing and using models to describe the function of cells and their major parts, and supports the foundational understanding students need before advancing to more complex topics like cellular respiration and photosynthesis.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is another name for Mitochondria ?
a nucleus
the cell wall
Powerhouse of the cell
rough er
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
what organelles does a plant cell have that a animal cell do not have?
nucleus and mitochondria
chloroplast and cell wall
ribosomes
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What Letter Points to the "Rough er"?
G
F
B
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Letter "C" is pointing to the:
Lysosome
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
Vacuole
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Captures energy from the sunlight and uses it to produce food in a plant cell
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Ridged outer layer of a plant cell.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Uses chemical to break down food and worn out cell parts.
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NGSS.MS-LS1-2
NGSS.MS-LS1-7
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