Living Things are Made of Cells

Living Things are Made of Cells

Understanding Nature's Building Blocks

Review - Organisms

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• Organisms are living things.

• Organisms have a life cycle:

  • Be Born, Grow, Reproduce, Die

• Organisms have needs:

  • Food, Water, Shelter, Air

• If an organism cannot meet it's needs, it will die.

• ​Organisms are made of parts that work together to help the organism meet it's needs.

• Each part does a different job.

• The science word for job is Function. ​

Multiple Choice

All living things are called _________.

• Organisms

• Habitats

• Life Cycles

Reorder

Sequence the steps of the life cycle.

• Be Born

• Grow

• Reproduce

• Die

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Match

Describe how a plant meets its needs.

• The roots absorb it and the stem transports it

• The leaves make it from sunlight

• The roots hold the plant in place to provide it

• The leaves absorb and release it

Water

Food

Shelter

Air

• Water

• Food

• Shelter

• Air

Multiple Choice

If an organism cannot meet it's needs, it will ___.

• Die early.

• Get more needs.

• Ask for help.

Multiple Choice

The Science word for job is ____.

• Structure

• System

• Function

Multiple Choice

Each part of an organism has ____ functions.

• The same

• Different

Organisms are made of cells.

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• Organisms are made of cells.

• The cells are too small to see. We need a microscope.

• Not all cells look the same.

• Cells will have different shapes, sizes, and parts depending on their function. ​

Multiple Choice

What are organisms made of?

• Feathers

• Cells

• Air

Multiple Choice

How can we see cells?

• With our eyes

• With a telescope

• With a microscope

Multiple Choice

Why do we need a microscope to see cells?

• They are too small to see with our eyes.

• They are too far away to see with our eyes.

• They are clear, so we would see right through them.

Multiple Choice

Are all cells exactly the same?

• Yes!

• No, they have different shapes and functions.

• No, they have the same shape but different functions.

• No, they have different functions but the same shape.

Cells are also living.​

• Cells are living things.

• So, cells are born, grow, reproduce, and die.

• Cells reproduce by dividing in half.

• Cells have needs, including food, water, shelter, and air.

• If a cell cannot meet it's needs, it will die. ​

Multiple Choice

Cells are ___.

• Living

• Non-Living

Open Ended

What is the life cycle of a cell?

Multiple Choice

Cells reproduce by ____.

• Giving Birth

• Laying Eggs

• Making Seeds

• Dividing in half

Open Ended

What do cells need to survive?

Multiple Choice

If a cell cannot meet it's needs, it will ___.

• Ask for help.

• Get more needs.

• Die!

Cells are made of organelles.

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• ​When we look at a cell under a microscope, we can see a cell is also made of parts.

• The parts inside a cell are called organelles.

• The organelles work together to meet the cell's needs.

• ​Each organelle has a different function.

Multiple Choice

The parts inside a cell are called ____.

• Organs

• Organisms

• Organelles

Multiple Choice

An organelle is _____.

• Part of a cell

• A living thing

• Part of a body system

Multiple Choice

Each organelle has _____ functions.

• The same

• Different

Open Ended

Are cells living things?

"Cells ___ living things because ______."