Mississippi Science

What is a SUNSPOT?

• A really bad sunburn

• A dark area on the sun's surface that gives off less energy than the rest of the sun

• The hottest part of the sun

• The shadow of another object on the sun's surface

Which is considered to be "Earth's Twin" because it is almost the same size?

• Uranus

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

What is a STAR?

• A twinkle, like a diamond, in the night sky

• A ball of fire

• Glowing ball of hot gas that makes its own energy and light

• A large spherical object in space

What organelle do plants have surrounding their cells that animals lack?

• Cell Wall

• Woody Stems

• Cell Membrane

• Sharp Thorns

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

When many organ systems work together it can form...

• organ

• cells

• organism

• organ system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Which organelle is only found in a plant cell?

• nucleus

• chloroplast

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.

• Lysosomes

• Nucleus

• ribosomes

• Mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

You might think of me as the trash collector, but recycler is maybe more accurate. What am I?

• mitochondria

• vacuole

• lysosome

• ribosome

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

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

• Vacuole

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is the gel-like substance inside of cells called?

• photoplasm

• cytoskeleton

• photosynthesis

• cytoplasm

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