Structures of Life FER

What is the basic unit of life?

• plants

• the cell

• organisms

• paramecium

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

One important difference between livings things and nonliving things is that only living things have

• Compounds

• Elements

• Molecules

• Cells

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which of the following is not a characteristic of life for all living things?

• Breathes

• Exchanges gasses

•  Needs water

• Needs energy

Which of the following would be considered a dormant organism?

• beetle

• bacteria

• pine tree

• seed

What is the outermost structure in a plant cell?

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

• cell wall

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which structure controls what enters and leaves the cell?

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• mitochondria

• vacuole

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following correctly matches the organelle with its relationship to the whole cell?

               

• Chloroplasts - traps sunlight and changes it into food for the cell

• Nucleus - provides protection to the outside of the cell

• Mitochondria - provides the instruction for making proteins

• Cell Membrane - stores food, water, and waste

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Tissue is composed of a group of

• Nuclei in a cell working together

• Similar cells working together

• Organ systems working together

• Different organs working together

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Which sequence represents the correct levels of organization for multicellular 

              organisms?

•  cell → organ → tissue → organ system

•  organ system → organ → cell → tissue

• cell → tissue → organ → organ system

• tissue → organ → cell → organ system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

All body systems work together to maintain 

• nervous energy

•  homeostasis

• cellular division

• gas exchange

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3