The Wonder of Cells

Check all that applies about cells:

• They are the tiniest unit that can eat.

• They are able to get rid of waste.

• Help organisms get the energy they need.

• They can grow and repoduce.

• Make proteins needed by the cell.

True or False: All living things are made of cells

• True

• False

What word would replace STRUCTURES in paragraph 1?

• building

• layout

• formations

During cellular respiration​ (a)   convert glucose and oxygen into water and carbon dioxide.

• mitochondria
• enzymes
• molecules
• chloroplast

What is the purpose of the graphic on the first page?

• To highlight the different elements of all cells.

• To show the "power house of the cell"

• To explain how the different structures work together.

• To illustrate the inside of an animal cell.

Part A: What is the most important purpose of the cell membrane ?

• To store food and water for the cell to use

• To keep things out and hold things in

• To control the nucleus

• To create oxygen for plants to release

Part B: Which sentence below supports your answer in Part A?

• The membrane also serves as a gagekeeper of the cell, deciding what gets in and waht stays out.

• The plant cell will make its own food by using carbon dioxide.

• The nucleus also stores an extremely special molecule called DNA.

Which of type of figurative languge was used in paragraph 4? ​ (a)  

• Similie
• Personification
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole

What two words could be used as synonyms for the word crucial as it is used in paragraph 6?

• imperative

• indispensible

• meager

• baseless

• miniscule

What is the main idea of the article?

• All living things are made of cells?

• Life truly is a miracle!

• Tiny organelles help the cell do all of the work necessary to sustain the life of the cell.

• All the activity of a cell is controlled by the nucleus.