Cells

States that:

1) all living things are made of cells

2) the cell is the basic unit of life

3) cells come from pre-existing cells.

• cell theory

• living thing theory

• human theory

• science theory

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Tiny structures within a cell that carry out specific functions for the cell (nucleus, vacuole, etc...)

• organelles

• prokaryotes

• eukaryotes

• mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Check the parts of cell theory

• all living things are make of cells

• cells come from pre-existing cells

• cells are the smallest unit of life

• cells always have a nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Check the options that are NOT a part of cell theory

• all cells are round

• cells are the smallest unit of life

• cells ALWAYS have a nucleus

• cells come from other cells

Organelle found in plant and animal cells that contains DNA and controls cell's activity.

• nucleus

• vacuole

• chloroplast

• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is considered the "brain" of the cell and is the control center of cell activity?

• nucleus

• vacuole

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The organelle found in both plant and animal cells that gives the cell shape. It is a fluid and allows the other organelles to move within the cell.

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

• cell wall

• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Organelle in both plant and animal cells that surrounds and contains the cell. It controls what enters and exits the cell.

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

• vacuole

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The organelle in plant and animal cells that makes energy for the cell.

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• vacuole

• chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The "powerplant" of the cell.

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• vacuole

• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7