Grade 8 Cell Biology Worksheet
This worksheet covers fundamental concepts of cell biology for 8th-grade science students, including cell structure, function, and types.
Includes
Standards
Topics
Grade 8 Cell Biology
Name:
Date:
Score:
Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?
Reproduce
Move from place to place
Grow and develop
Respond to surroundings
2. Which organelle is responsible for generating most of the cell's energy?
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Ribosome
Cell wall
3. The is a rigid outer layer that protects and supports plant cells.
4. Genetic material in a cell is stored in the .
5. The jelly-like substance that fills the cell and surrounds the organelles is called the .
6. Observe the image below. Identify the type of cell and give one reason for your identification.
7. Compare and contrast the functions of the cell membrane and the cell wall.
Match each organelle with its primary function.
8. Ribosomes
a. Stores water, nutrients, and waste
9. Chloroplasts
b. Site of protein synthesis
10. Vacuole
c. Converts light energy into food (photosynthesis)
11. All cells have a cell wall.
True
False
12. Prokaryotic cells are generally more complex than eukaryotic cells.
True
False
13. Label the following parts of the plant cell diagram:
A:
B:
C:
D: