

Homeostasis
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Science
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6th - 8th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Dulce Colunga
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24 Slides • 23 Questions
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Labeling
Label the cell.
Golgi Body
ER
CELLL MEMBRANE
Nucleus
Mitochondria
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Open Ended
Why is the cell membrane important for the survival of a cell?
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Open Ended
What is homeostasis to you?
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a factor that must be kept in balance for survival?
Temperature
Blood pH
Blood sugar
Vitamin D levels
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Fill in the Blanks
Homeostasis is best described as keeping things
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Open Ended
Why do you think the cell membrane is so important for maintaining homeostasis inside a cell?
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Multiple Choice
What is diffusion?
Movement from low to high concentration
Movement from high to low concentration
Movement of water only
Movement of solids only
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the meaning of 'semipermeable'?
Only some things can go through it
Everything can go through it
Nothing can go through it
It is made of two layers
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Fill in the Blanks
The cell membrane is also called the
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Multiple Select
Select all correct statements about the cell membrane.
It is also called the phospholipid bilayer.
It allows only some molecules to pass through.
It is completely impermeable to all substances.
Small particles can diffuse through it easily.
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Open Ended
What do you think 'bilayer' means? (Hint: Remember the prefix 'bi'!)
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Multiple Choice
What are three other names for the cell membrane?
Semipermeable membrane, phospholipid bilayer, plasma membrane
Cell wall, cytoplasm, nucleus
Mitochondria, ribosome, lysosome
Chloroplast, vacuole, Golgi apparatus
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Multiple Choice
Which part of the phospholipid bilayer is hydrophilic and which part is hydrophobic?
The phosphate head is hydrophilic and the lipid tails are hydrophobic.
The lipid tails are hydrophilic and the phosphate head is hydrophobic.
Both the phosphate head and lipid tails are hydrophilic.
Both the phosphate head and lipid tails are hydrophobic.
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Fill in the Blanks
A molecule with a phosphate head and two tails made of
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Multiple Choice
What are 3 other names for the cell membrane?
Plasma membrane, phospholipid bilayer, selectively permeable membrane
Cell wall, cytoplasm, nucleus
Mitochondria, ribosome, lysosome
Protein channel, lipid raft, carbohydrate chain
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Multiple Select
Which of the following statements about channel proteins is/are correct?
Channel proteins allow certain substances to enter or leave the cell.
Channel proteins are shaped like a tunnel through the cell membrane.
Channel proteins are only found in plant cells.
Channel proteins are made of lipids.
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Open Ended
How does the cell membrane help maintain homeostasis in a cell?
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes how a cell with too much potassium could maintain homeostasis?
By using a channel protein to move potassium out of the cell
By storing potassium in the nucleus
By breaking down potassium into other elements
By increasing the size of the cell
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Open Ended
Why is the cell membrane also called the semipermeable membrane?
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Open Ended
What is the function of a channel protein?
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Fill in the Blanks
Homeostasis is the process by which organisms maintain a stable internal
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following organelles is responsible for producing energy in the cell?
Nucleus
Golgi Body
Mitochondria
Ribosome
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Open Ended
Reflecting on today's lesson about cell organelles, which organelle do you think is the most important for the survival of the cell, and why?
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