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Cells and Organelles (Grade 8)

Free printable Grade 8 science worksheet on cells and organelles. Students match each organelle to its job, compare plant and animal cells and calculate microscope magnification.

Grade 8 · Science worksheet
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Cells and Organelles

Name the cell part that does each job, then work out the microscope magnifications.

  1. 1.
    Which organelle contains the cell's DNA and controls its activities?
  2. 2.
    Is a bacterium made of one cell or many cells?
    • a) one cell
    • b) many cells
  3. 3.
    Why must a stain such as iodine be used when viewing onion cells under a microscope?
  4. 4.
    Which type of microscope is needed to see the detailed structure of organelles: a light microscope or an electron microscope?
    • a) light microscope
    • b) electron microscope
  5. 5.
    Which organelle makes proteins?
  6. 6.
    Cells with a similar structure and job group together to form a blank .
  7. 7.
    What is the jelly-like substance where most of a cell's chemical reactions happen?
  8. 8.
    Which part of a cell controls what enters and leaves it?
  9. 9.
    Total magnification = eyepiece magnification x objective magnification. A microscope has a 10x eyepiece and a 40x objective lens. What is the total magnification?
  10. 10.
    Total magnification = eyepiece magnification x objective magnification. A microscope has a 5x eyepiece and a 20x objective lens. What is the total magnification?
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