Word List 5 - Cell Biology Vocabulary

The energy currency molecule of all living things. adenosine triphosphate. Fill in the blank: ________

• ATP

• DNA

• RNA

• NADH

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

Numerous short tiny hair like projections from cells that aid in movement. Fill in the blank: ________

• cilia

• flagella

• pseudopodia

• villi

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The carbohydrate strong layer around a cell membrane in plants, algae, and some bacteria. Fill in the blank: ________

• cell wall

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A green organelle found in plant cells (and some others) for photosynthesis. Fill in the blank: ________

• chloroplast

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• ribosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The granular material visible within the nucleus, made of DNA tightly coiled around histones (protein molecules). Fill in the blank: ________

• chromatin

• cytoplasm

• nucleolus

• ribosome

The gel like substance inside the cell that contains organelles. Fill in the blank: ________

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

• cell wall

• mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

An organelle in which parts of the cell membrane are made and some proteins are chemically modified. Fill in the blank: ________

• endoplasmic reticulum

• mitochondrion

• lysosome

• Golgi apparatus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A cell that contains a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. Fill in the blank: ________

• eukaryotic

• prokaryotic

• bacterial

• archaeal

Long whip-like structures that aid in the movement of some cells. Fill in the blank: ________

• flagella

• cilia

• pseudopodia

• microvilli

Modifies, sorts, and packages material made by the ER for storage in the cell or release out of the cell. Fill in the blank: ________

• golgi apparatus

• mitochondria

• ribosome

• lysosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2