Anatomy of a Cell

I store water and nutrients. I am much larger in plants and help them not wilt. What am I?

• vacuole

• nucleus

• ribosome

• lysosome

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What am I known as?

• powerhouse

• command center

• clean-up crew

• storage

I form the outer covering of plant cells as seen here. What am I?

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

• endoplasmic reticulum

• chloroplast

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What is my role in the cell?

• dentist

• post office

• police station

• command center

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

There are a lot of me in muscle cells because I produce energy and energy is POWER! What am I?

• endoplasmic reticulum

• mitochondria

• chloroplasts

• cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

In what type of cell would you find me?

• animal

• plant

• prokaryote

• bacteria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

I am like a tiny factory for making proteins. What am I?

• ribosome

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is necessary for photosynthesis?

• cytoskeleton

• chloroplast

• centromere

• centriole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which organelle stores the genetic information (DNA)?

• endoplasmic reticulum

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Which of the following is NOT found in animal cells?

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• endoplasmic reticulum