Unit 1: CELLS (Functions, Structure, Theory & Homeostasis)

Which statement is NOT part of the cell theory?

• All cells come from other cells.

• All living things have one or more cells.

• Cells are a living thing's basic unit of structure and function.

• All cells have a nucleus.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Who looked at cork and named what he saw cells?

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Rudolph Virchow

• Matthias Schleiden

The organelle that is the control center of the cell.

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• ER

• ribosomes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The organelle that allows things in and out of the cell. Also protects the cell.

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• ER

• ribosomes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The organelle that transports proteins across the cell

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

• ribosomes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The organelle that looks like small dots. It makes proteins.

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• ER

• ribosomes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The jelly-like fluid that supports the organelles in place.

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle collects sunlight to make sugar during photosynthesis?

• Chloroplast

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Vacuole

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which rigid organelle provides strength and support to plant cells.

• Chloroplast

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Vacuole

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle stores water and is larger in plant cells?

• Chloroplast

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Vacuole