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Bill Nye Cells

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Humans have about ____,000,000,000,000 (trillion) cells in our bodies

a)

100

b)

200

c)

300

d)

400

2.

During "consider the following", Bill explains that cell membrane is from an old word meaning thin _____

a)

air

b)

hide

c)

shell

d)

skin

3.

During the "cool scientist" segment, she is looking at a small animal that eventually becomes a _____

a)

butterfly

b)

spider

c)

moth

d)

fly

4.

_____ is your body's fastest growing organ

a)

heart

b)

skin

c)

brain

d)

liver

5.

Your _____ tells your cells what to do

a)

heart

b)

stomach

c)

head

d)

genes

6.

Parts of your _____ molecules are what we call your genes

a)

pants

b)

proteins

c)

DNA

d)

hemoglobin

7.

Most cells are very tiny, however they can also be as large as a ______

a)

heart

b)

egg

c)

eye

d)

tooth

8.

____ cells are the only cells inside of us that we never replace

a)

bone

b)

skin

c)

heart

d)

nerve

9.

Cells and bricks are alike except cells are alive and __________

a)

dance

b)

eat

c)

reproduce

d)

move

10.

All of the following have cells except

a)

a sea sponge

b)

a potato

c)

people

d)

a piece of sponge cake

11.

A _________________controls the cell.

a)

metamorphasis

b)

nucleus

c)

mitochondria

d)

fireplace

12.

A cell wall surrounds all __________ cells.

a)

fur

b)

skin

c)

animal

d)

plant

13.

We shed trillions of cells every day.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Genes tell your cells what to do.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Nerve cells are the only cells we never replace.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

_____________ blood cells fight viruses or bacteria.

a)

Red

b)

White

c)

Many

d)

My

17.

What powers a cell?

a)

battery

b)

electricity

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondria

18.

Which is your body's fastest growing organ?

a)

liver

b)

skin

c)

stomach

d)

brain

19.

Cells _____________; they eat, reproduce, and drink.

a)

are different

b)

are dividing

c)

have DNA

d)

are alive

20.

Cells _____________; they eat, reproduce, and drink.

a)

are different

b)

are dividing

c)

have DNA

d)

are alive

21.

Different kinds of cells have _______________

Choose the best answer.

a)

one purpose.

b)

one type of job.

c)

different types of jobs.

d)

several nuclei to control them.

22.

Some animals only have _____________.

a)

one cell.

b)

cell walls.

c)

white blood cells.

d)

genes.

23.

_____________ a very long molecule that has chemicals in a special order.

a)

A nucleus is

b)

Genes are

c)

DNA is

d)

Skin is

24.

In all cells _________________ controls the cell.

Choose the best answer.

a)

the DNA

b)

mitosis

c)

osmosis

d)

the nucleus

25.

Cells _________________ to make new cells.

Choose the best answer.

a)

are alive

b)

reproduce

c)

grow quickly

d)

use white blood cells

26.

_______________ is when cells divide.

a)

A cell membrane

b)

A cell wall

c)

Mitosis

d)

DNA

27.

The fastest growing organ in humans is the _____________.

a)

bones

b)

lungs

c)

skin

d)

nucleus

28.

Only ____________ cells have a cell wall instead of a cell membrane.

a)

plant

b)

animal

c)

white blood

d)

living

29.

_______________ cells help to fight viruses and bacteria.

a)

Skin

b)

DNA nucleus

c)

White blood

d)

Mitosis osmosis

30.

In all cells the ______________ controls the cell.

a)

mitosis

b)

DNA

c)

nucleus

d)

osmosis

31.

Some molecules are so small that they move between other molecules ___________________.

a)

in DNA.

b)

in osmosis.

c)

in genes.

d)

in mitosis.

32.

All living things are made up of ______________.

a)

nuclei

b)

cell membranes

c)

cells

d)

cell walls