Unit 2 Vocabulary Review

Mrs. Fouts demonstrated how to use a _______________. This tool makes tiny objects appear larger.

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• microscope

• bacteria

_____________ can be both harmful and beneficial.  It can grow on raw meat and make you sick.  It can also live in your gut and help you digest food.

• mold

• bacteria

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

The basic units of structure for all living things is a ________________________.

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• cell

• cytoplasm

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Students in Mrs. Rogers’ class were observing cell slides.  The students know how some cell slides are from onions and some are from frog skin cells. Both cells have a ___________ which is the brain of the cell which directs the cell activity.

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• microorganism

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The ___________________ controls what comes into and goes out of the cell. It is a covering that surrounds and protects the cell. 

• chloroplast

• microorganism

• cell

• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

________________ are green because they contain a green chemical. They use light energy from the sun to make food for the plant cell. 

• chloroplasts

• cytoplasm

• organelles

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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When making the edible plant cell students used skittles, whoppers and other candy to label the parts of a cell that do certain jobs.   The  _________________ is a small structure that does a certain job in a cell.  Some float in the cytoplasm while others have the job of releasing energy for the cell.  Others build proteins, transport them, or remove waste.

• cell membrane

• organelle

• nucleus

• bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Jake opens his refrigerator and sees some old cheese with something green growing on it.  This green substance is a microorganism that is classified as a fungus.  Jake is seeing _________.

• mold

• organelle

• cell wall

• bacteria

A  ______________ is a stiff covering outside the cell membrane.  It gives extra strength and support.  It also helps plants stand upright and support heavy structures, such as leaves and flowers. They have a boxy shape with fairly straight sides.

• cell

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• cell wall

Inside the cell membrane is a thick fluid called __________________, which means “cell liquid”. It fills the space between the cell membrane and the nucleus. 

• microorganism

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

• mold

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2