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7th grade What each part of a cell does worksheet

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What each part of a cell does

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Circle the best answer.

  1. Read this first

    Notebook drawing, not to scale

    a rounded cell with letters A, B and C. A sits on the thin boundary line around the cell. B sits on the jelly-like fill between the other parts. C sits on a large round body near the middle. Job column: A | controls what goes in and out of the cell; B | the jelly-like region where the other parts sit and many reactions happen; C | holds the DNA and directs the cell's activities.

  2. Ari's job column says part B is the jelly-like region where the other parts sit and many reactions happen. What is part B called?

    • Cytoplasm
    • Ribosomes
    • Mitochondria
    • Cell wall
  3. Notebook drawing, not to scale

    a rounded cell with letters A, B and C. A sits on the thin boundary line around the cell. B sits on a large round body near the middle. C sits on a small bean-shaped part with a folded inside. No job column.

  4. Bo sketches a cell and circles part C. What job does part C do for the cell?

    • Makes proteins for the cell
    • Makes energy for the cell to use
    • Releases energy from food for the cell to use
    • Controls what goes in and out of the whole cell
  5. Use this

    No job column.

  6. Esme reads that one part of a leaf cell uses light energy to make sugar. Which part does this job?

    • Mitochondria
    • Chloroplasts
    • Cell wall
    • Nucleus
  7. Jun studies a bean leaf cell and circles part C. What job does part C do for the cell?

    • Stores extra water and keeps the cell firm and full
    • Supports the cell and gives it shape
    • Holds the DNA and directs the cell's activities
    • Makes food and energy for the cell
  8. “not to scale” Kira fills in a job column for a bean leaf cell. Which job belongs in the blank row for part D?

    • Releases energy from food for the cell to use
    • Makes proteins for the cell
    • Makes sugar using light energy
    • Stores extra water and keeps the cell firm and full
  9. Bean leaf cell drawing, not to scale

    a boxy cell with letters A and B. A sits on the thin boundary line just inside a thick outer layer. B sits on that thick outer layer. Job column: A | controls what goes in and out of the cell.

  10. Luz reads a job column: part A controls what goes in and out of a bean leaf cell. What is part A called?

    • Nucleus
    • Cell membrane
    • Cytoplasm
    • Cell wall
  11. No job column. Noah's class reads this sentence about a cell: one part releases energy from food for the cell to use. Which part is it?

    • Ribosomes
    • Nucleus
    • Mitochondria
    • Cell membrane
  12. Poster corner, not to scale

    a boxy plant cell with letters A, B and C. A sits on a large open space in the middle. B sits on a thick outer layer around the whole cell. C sits on a green oval part with stacks inside. Job column: A | stores water and keeps the cell firm; B | supports and protects the cell and gives it shape.

  13. Ren reads a class poster that lists a job for part A of a plant cell: it stores water and keeps the cell firm. What is part A called?

    • Cytoplasm
    • Central vacuole
    • Chloroplasts
    • Cell membrane
  14. No job column. Tala reads a class poster that says one part is a stiff layer around the outside of a plant cell that supports it and gives it shape. Which part is it?

    • Cell membrane
    • Central vacuole
    • Cytoplasm
    • Cell wall
  15. “Poster job column, not to scale:” Zee finishes a poster job column for a plant cell. Which job goes in the blank row for part A?

    • Stores extra water and keeps the cell firm and full
    • Supports and protects the cell and gives it shape
    • Controls what goes in and out of the whole cell
    • Makes sugar using light energy
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About this worksheet

What each part of a cell does. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can say what each cell part does: membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria, chloroplasts, ribosomes, cell wall and large central vacuole.
  • I can pick the part a cell needs for a job, and predict what stops working if that part stops.
  • I can judge an "is like" comparison, such as a cell and a school, by the job the two things share.

Standard: MS-LS1-2

Words to know

cell membrane: The thin boundary that controls what goes into and out of the cell

nucleus: The part that holds the cell's DNA and directs the cell's activities

cytoplasm: The jelly-like region inside the membrane where the other parts sit

mitochondria: Parts that release energy from food for the cell to use

chloroplasts: Green parts that make sugar using light energy; only some plant cells have them

ribosomes: Tiny parts that make proteins

cell wall: A stiff outer layer that supports and protects a plant cell and gives it shape

large central vacuole: A large space in a plant cell that stores water and keeps the cell firm

Common mistakes

Your child said mitochondria make energy. Say it as release: they let go of the energy stored in food. Ask, 'Where did that energy start?'

Your child mixed up the cell wall and the cell membrane. Ask which layer is stiff and which one lets things in and out, and draw both on a plant cell.

Your child thought the nucleus makes food or energy. Say its job as holding the DNA and directing the cell. Sugar comes from chloroplasts; energy is released by mitochondria.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with what each part of a cell does?

Your child said mitochondria make energy. Say it as release: they let go of the energy stored in food. Ask, 'Where did that energy start?'

Are these 7th grade science worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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