Living Things (animal and plant cells)

The thin layer that encloses and gives shape to a cell.

• cell

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A jellylike substance that fills most of the space in a cell.

• cell

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• chromosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A cell's control center (brain)

• cell

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The basic building blocks of life.

• cell

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A structure that keeps a cell rigid and provides support to an entire plant.

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• vacuole

• Chloroplasts

A part of a plant cell that contains chlorophyll, the green pigment plants need to make their food.

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

• vacuole

• cell wall

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Organisms that are so small they can only be seen with a microscope, many only have one cell.

• cell

• bananas

• microorganism

• macro organism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Identify the organisms that are considered micro-organisms.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Select the part of the cell that controls all cell activities. (brain)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Match the following

• macro organism

  (orangatan)

• 
• microorganism/many-celled

  (rotifer)

• 
• microorganism/single-celled

  (paramecium)

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-2