Miller and Levine Chapter 8

concept of biology that states that:

1) all living things are composed of cells

2) cells are basic units of structure/function in living things

3) new cells are produced from existing cells

• cell

• cell theory

• cell membrane

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

structure that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA

• nucleus

• ribosome

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

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thin flexible barrier that surrounds all cells;

regulates what enters and leaves the cell

• nucleus

• ribosome

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

cell organelle consisting of RNA and protein found throughout the cytoplasm in a cell;

site of protein synthesis

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• ribosome

• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which letter represents amplitude? (a)  

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

cell organelle that converts energy from sunlight into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

strong, supporting layer around the cell membrane in most prokaryotes and some eukaryotes

• cytoplasm

• cytoskeleton

• cell membrane

• cell wall

flexible double-layered sheet that makes up the cell membrane and forms a barrier between the cell and its surroundings

• cell membrane

• lipid bilayer

• cell wall

• cytoskeleton

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property of biological membranes that allows some substances to pass across it while others cannot;

AKA semipermeable membrane

• plasma membrane

• selectively permeable

• permeable

• solid

What is the structure labeled #5?

• Vacuole

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

• Lysosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2