Cell Organelle Vocabulary

Which word means "made of RNA, attched to the inner surface of the endoplasmic passageway - a protein making site"?

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• ribosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Which word means "small round structure, digests harmful particles, cleans the cell"?

• endoplasmic reticulum

• ribosome

• lysosome

• golgi body

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which word means "the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus, cushions and protects the internal organelles"?

• cell membrane

• chloroplasts

• cytoplasm

• cell wall

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which word means "thin membrane that separates the nucleus from the rest of the cell - allows materials in and out through pores"?

• mitochondria

• cell wall

• nuclear membrane

• cytoplasm

Which word means "creates energy for the cell - "powerhouse"?

• nucleolus

• lysosome

• mitochondria

• nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.

• Lysosomes

• Nucleus

• ribosomes

• Mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What organelle(s) are found in a Plant Cell but not an Animal Cell?

• Lysosome

• Chloroplasts

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What organelle is found in an animal cell but not a plant cell?

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Vacuole

• Lysosome

Which word means "thin flexible envelope that surrounds a cell, pores control what substances come into and out of a cell"?

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• nuclear membrane

• vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

chloroplast: green oval-shaped structures (contains chlorophyll) captures energy from sunlight and uses it to make food (photosynthesis)

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6