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8.79 Cells and Organelles Worksheet

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This Grade 8 Science worksheet provides structured practice on 8.79 Cells and Organelles. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Cells and Organelles - Which use best microscopes and models to show that living things are made of cells and that specialized organelles carry out particular functions? (NGSS MS‑LS1‑1/2; DCI LS1.A; SEP: Investigations/Modeling; CCC: Structure/Function; TEKS §112.28 Grade 8; FL NGSSS; VA SOL; MA STE)

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Science

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

A liver cell is specialized for both energy use and chemical processing. Which statement best links structure to function?

AMany chloroplasts help the liver make sugar from sunlight.

BMany mitochondria help supply energy, and abundant smooth ER helps process chemicals.

CA cell wall allows the liver cell to stay rigid in the body.

DLarge vacuoles make the liver cell a photosynthetic cell.

Solution & Explanation:Specialized cells contain structures that support their jobs; liver cells need energy and chemical-processing machinery.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

A planned image set includes cheek cells, leaf cells, and bacterial cells. Which statement is best supported by the set?

AOnly cells with chloroplasts are alive.

BBacteria are not made of cells.

CLiving things can be made of cells with different sizes and structures.

DAll cells have nuclei.

Solution & Explanation:The set shows different kinds of cells, supporting that living things are cellular even when their cells differ.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

A student views a thin cork slice and sees many small empty chambers separated by walls. What is the strongest conclusion?

ACork is a mineral, not a living material.

BEach chamber is a chloroplast.

CCork tissue is made of many cells.

DCork tissue has no structure at all.

Solution & Explanation:Seeing many small compartments separated by walls shows that the tissue is made of cells.

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QWhat grade level and standards does this worksheet align with?

This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 8 Science students. It aligns with educational standard MS-LS1-1 (Students practice identifying evidence that living things are made of cells and explaining how organelles such as the nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, ribosomes, and Golgi apparatus help cells function.).