Cell Structures and Organelles

Which level of organization is the smallest and simplest?

• Cell

• Tissue

• Organ

• Organ System

• Organisms

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Which of the following is considered the smallest unit of life?

• Atom

• Cell

• Organelle

• Molecule

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Which best explains how a single-celled organism can survive without other cells?

• They do not need any substance from outside of the cell.

• They are able to perform all necessary functions within one cell. 

• They do not need to perform more than one function to survive.

• They can't survive without other cells.

Which statement would most likely be found in an article about multi-celled organisms like plants?

• Plants have a simple structure.

• Plants contain only one cell that performs all functions.

• Plants do not need to eat, remove waste, or reproduce.

• Plants contain many specialized cells that perform different functions.

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Label the diagram.

e

f

g

d

c

b

a

cell membrane

cell wall

vacuole

chloroplast

nucleus

cytoplasm

mitochondrion

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membrane bound organelle in eukaryotes that protects the DNA. 

• nucleus

• Golgi

• mitochondria

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What is the fluid inside a cell called? 

• Endoplasimic Reticulum

• Orange Juice

• Water

• Cytoplasm

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Label the following model of a cell.

b

c

d

a

Cell Membrane

Nucleus

Vacuole

Mitochondria

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Label the following model of a cell.

c

d

e

f

b

a

Nucleus

Cell Membrane

Cell Wall

Chloroplast

Vacuole

Mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Put the labels in the correct place.

b

c

d

e

f

g

a

Cell Membrane

Vacuole

Chloroplast

Nucleus

Cell Wall

Cytoplasm

Mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2