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== Vocabulary ==
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Terms from the [[Middle School Science Glossary]] that come from this standard or from the released Grade 8 Science Test questions that assess it.
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* biochemical detail
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* cell
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* cell function
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* cell membrane
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* cell part
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* cell wall
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* chloroplast
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* mitochondrion
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* model
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* nucleus
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* organelle
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* system
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<div class="vocab-subhead">From released test questions</div>
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* [[Questions:Organ Systems and Responses#q3|air sac]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Organ Systems and Responses#q3|blood]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Organ Systems and Responses#q3|blood vessel]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Organ Systems and Responses#q3|body cell]] – Spring 2025, [[Questions:Respiration#q3|Spring 2024]]
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* [[Questions:Organ Systems and Responses#q3|carbon-based gas]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Respiration#q3|cellular respiration]] – Spring 2024
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* [[Questions:Organ Systems and Responses#q3|chemical bond]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Organ Systems and Responses#q3|chemical bond energy]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Organ Systems and Responses#q3|complex molecule]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Organ Systems and Responses#q3|energy]] – Spring 2025, [[Questions:Respiration#q3|Spring 2024]]
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* [[Questions:Respiration#q3|food]] – Spring 2024
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* [[Questions:Organ Systems and Responses#q3|gas]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Organ Systems and Responses#q3|heart]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Organ Systems and Responses#q3|light energy]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Organ Systems and Responses#q3|lung]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Organ Systems and Responses#q3|muscle cell]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Organ Systems and Responses#q3|red blood cell]] – Spring 2025
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* [[Questions:Respiration#q3|waste]] – Spring 2024
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| Level2 = Given a model, describe the function of a cell as a whole, or ways that parts of a cell contribute to the cell’s function.
 
| Level2 = Given a model, describe the function of a cell as a whole, or ways that parts of a cell contribute to the cell’s function.
 
| Level1 = Given a model, identify the function, from those provided, of various parts of a cell.
 
| Level1 = Given a model, identify the function, from those provided, of various parts of a cell.
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| Example1 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ms">[[Questions:Organ Systems and Responses#q3|Spring 2025 · Q21]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ms">[[Questions:Respiration#q3|Spring 2024 · Q41]]</span>
 
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Latest revision as of 09:45, 18 October 2026

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

Clarification statement: Emphasis is on the cell functioning as a whole system and the primary role of identified parts of the cell, specifically the nucleus, chloroplasts, mitochondria, cell membrane, and cell wall.

Assessment boundary: Assessment of organelle structure/function relationships is limited to the cell wall and cell membrane. Assessment of the function of the other organelles is limited to their relationship to the whole cell. Assessment does not include the biochemical details related to the functions of cells or cell parts.

Grade 8 Science Test Questions

Released New York State Grade 8 science test questions that assess MS-LS1-2 are listed here by test and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.

Exam Cluster Question
Spring 2025 Grade 8 Test Organ Systems and Responses Question 21
Spring 2024 Grade 8 Test Respiration Question 41

Vocabulary

Terms from the Middle School Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released Grade 8 Science Test questions that assess it.

From this standard
  • biochemical detail
  • cell
  • cell function
  • cell membrane
  • cell part
  • cell wall
  • chloroplast
  • mitochondrion
  • model
  • nucleus
  • organelle
  • system
From released test questions

Performance Level Descriptions

Every Grade 8 Science Test question on MS-LS1-2 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.

Level 1: Given a model, identify the function, from those provided, of various parts of a cell. Spring 2025 · Q21 Spring 2024 · Q41
Level 2: Given a model, describe the function of a cell as a whole, or ways that parts of a cell contribute to the cell’s function.
Level 3: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Level 4: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and the ways that parts of cells contribute to its function, including any simple biochemical details of its function.

Resources

Examples and discussion of resources for the learning, teaching, and assessment of MS-LS1-2.

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NGSS Dimensions

Performance expectation MS-LS1-2 was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:

Science and Engineering Practices
  • Developing and Using Models
    • Develop a model to describe phenomena.
Disciplinary Core Ideas
  • LS1.A: Structure and Function
    • Within cells, special structures are responsible for particular functions, and the cell membrane forms the boundary that controls what enters and leaves the cell.
Crosscutting Concepts
  • Structure and Function
    • Complex and microscopic structures and systems can be visualized, modeled, and used to describe how their function depends on the relationships among its parts.
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