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Cells Review

Quiz by Mrs. Ingram

Grade 6-8
Science
Next Generation Science Standards

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Grade 6-8
Science
Next Generation Science Standards

MS-LS1-2
MS-LS1-1

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  • Q1
    What is the difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes?
    Eukaryotes have a nucleus but prokaryotes do not.
    Prokaryotes have a nucleus but eukaryotes do not.
    They are the same.
    300s
    MS-LS1-2
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  • Q2
    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?
    Needs water
    Made of one or more cells
    Needs energy
    Movement
    300s
    MS-LS1-1
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  • Q3
    Which of the following is NOT a part of cell theory?
    Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things
    All living cells come from existing cells.
    All living things are made up of one or more cells
    Atoms are made of cells.
    300s
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  • Q4
    How do protists move?
    They use a flagella like a tail.
    The move the cilia.
    300s
    MS-LS1-2
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  • Q5
    What two organelles work together in a plant cell to make food and change the food into usable energy?
    Chloroplasts and central vacuole
    Chloroplasts and nucleus
    Chloroplasts and Ribosomes
    Chloroplasts & Mitochondria
    300s
    MS-LS1-2
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  • Q6
    Which of the following is not able to make its own food?
    bacterial cells
    plant cells
    protist cells
    animal cells
    300s
    MS-LS1-2
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  • Q7
    How do most fungi get their energy?
    They make their own food with chemosynthesis.
    They decompose dead material.
    They make their own food with photosynthesis.
    300s
    MS-LS1-2
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  • Q8
    What type of cell uses spores to reproduce?
    fungi
    animal
    plant
    bacteria
    300s
    MS-LS1-2
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  • Q9
    How does a plant cell reproduce?
    budding
    shares plasmids
    binary fission
    cytokinesis
    300s
    MS-LS1-2
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  • Q10
    How do bacteria share genetic information with other bacteria?
    binary fission
    cytokinesis
    budding
    conjugation of plasmids
    300s
    MS-LS1-2
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  • Q11
    What organelle acts like a gate and controls what goes in and out of the cell?
    endoplasmic reticulum
    cell membrane
    cell wall
    nucleus
    300s
    MS-LS1-2
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  • Q12
    What organelle provides structure and shape to a cell?
    cell membrane
    nucleus
    cell wall
    lysosomes
    300s
    MS-LS1-2
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  • Q13
    What organelle converts food into usable energy for the cell?
    mitochondria
    cell membrane
    lysosomes
    nucleus
    300s
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  • Q14
    Which of the following is NOT a place to find DNA in a cell?
    vacuole
    plasmids
    genetic material
    nucleus
    300s
    MS-LS1-2
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  • Q15
    What organelle makes proteins and part of the cell membrane?
    nucleus
    endoplasmic reticulum
    lysosomes
    ribosomes
    300s
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  • Q16
    Why is the central vacuole so large in a plant cell?
    It needs to store sugar in case the plant doesn't get sunlight.
    It needs to store excess water in case of a drought.
    It needs to support the rest of the cell.
    300s
    MS-LS1-2
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  • Q17
    What organelle digests cellular waste?
    cytoplasm
    endoplasmic reticulum
    lysosome
    ribosome
    300s
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  • Q18
    What does a bacteria use for movement?
    pili
    flagella
    cilia
    300s
    MS-LS1-2
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  • Q19
    What is the name of the vacuole in a protist cell that opens and closes to release water to the cell?
    vacuole
    food vacuole
    contractile vacuole
    central vacuole
    300s
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  • Q20
    What type of cell is shown in the picture?
    Question Image
    protist cell
    archaea cell
    bacteria cell
    plant cell
    300s
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