Our Secret Universe: The Hidden Life of the Cell

It takes 120 trillion cells to make up a

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Where is the longest war in history being fought?

• Afganistan

• inside your body

• Iraq

• in outer space

What biomolecule are the "workers" in our cells made of?

• lipids

• carbohydrates

• proteins

• nucleic acids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The Adenovirus is one of our most common...

• friends

• neighbors

• coworkers

• enemies

What is your body's first line of defense?

• your white blood cells

• your skin

• antibodies

• germ-x

What are the "Y" shaped bodies that help our cells fend off foreign invaders?

• white blood cells

• viruses

• bacteria

• antibodies

Cells have their own immune system of proteins, and recycling "shredders", but it only takes _________ virus to take control of an entire cell.

• one

• one hundred

• one thousand

• one million

How does the virus enter the cell's nucleus?

• by breaking through the membrane

• through a secret passage

• through a nuclear pore

• it doesn't enter the nucleus

Before the cell dies, what will it send out?

• a piece of DNA

• a message

• an antibody

• a barrier

"Enemy flags" are pushed to the suface of the cell to alert the ...

• neighboring cells

• antibodies

• white blood cells

• warrior proteins