Cell Vocabulary Check

Front

What is a rigid support layer that surrounds plant cells and some other organisms?

Back

Cell wall

Front

What is the condition in which an organism’s internal environment is kept stable despite changes in the external environment?

Back

Homeostasis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Front

What does it mean to be able to tell one thing from another?

Back

Distinguish

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NGSS.2-PS1-1

NGSS.2-PS1-2

Front

What is an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients?

Back

Heterotroph

Front

What is the process by which the vacuole surrounding particles fuses with the cell membrane forcing the contents out of the cell?

Back

Exocytosis

Front

What is the basic unit of life?

Back

Cell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Front

What is the jelly-like substance inside a cell where organelles are found?

Back

Cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Front

What is the control center of the cell that contains genetic material?

Back

Nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Front

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

Back

Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What are the structures within a cell that perform specific functions?

Back

Organelles

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2