Understanding Cells and Atoms in Human Systems Interactions

This type of cell carries food and oxygen to other cells.

• fat

• skin

• nerve

• blood

All organ systems have this at its most basic unit.

• Cells

• Neurons

• Tissues

• Organs

Define tissue.

• A group of similar cells that perform the same function.

• A living thing

• responsible for filtering your blood, removing wastes, and heating and cooling your body.

• A group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions.

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From the smallest functional units to the largest, the body is organized as follows: 

• cell, system, organ, tissue, body. 

• organ, cell, tissue, system, body. 

• cell, tissue, organ, system, body. 

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Justin, Kynoa, and Liam are studying for their favorite science class. They come across a term that refers to a group of similar cells that perform the same function. What is this term?

• cell

• A living thing

• organ

• tissue

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From the smallest functional units to the largest, the body is organized as follows: 

• cell, system, organ, tissue, body. 

• organ, cell, tissue, system, body. 

• system, organ, tissue, cell, body. 

• cell, tissue, organ, system, body. 

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A group of cells of the same type that work together to perform a certain job is _____.

• a tissue

• an organ system

• a muscle

• an organ

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What type of cell is this?

• Eukaryotic and Animal cell

• Eukaryotic and Plant cell

• Prokaryotic

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During a class investigation on cells, students observed different cell types using a compound light microscope and prepared slides. An ​ (a)   is a ​ (b)   that has an outermost rigid cell wall and a large vacuole. They appear brick-like in shape. On the other hand, a ​ (c)   is an ​ (d)   having a rounded structure but lacking a cell wall.

• onion cell

• plant cell

• human cheek cell

• animal cell

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These organelles in plants capture light energy and store it in glucose molecules to be used as food.

• Chloroplasts

• Mitochondria

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Vacuoles

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