Name: ______________________________ Date: _____________________ Period: ___
Bill Nye—Cells
1. All plants and animals are made up of _____________
(tiny compartments of life that make up all living things).
2. You and I are a lot more like a rabbit (than an carrot) because we’re made up of
______________ cells.
3. There are ________
______________ cells in the average human body.
4. Different cells have different ___________.
5. Name 2 different types of cells: __________________ & _________________
6. How are cells like bricks?
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7. How are cells different than bricks?
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8. What would happen if an animal or plant’s cells were piling up (more cells were being
born than dying off)?
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9. The nucleus ____________ the cell.
10. Mitochondria _____________ the cell
11. ________ is your body’s fastest growing organ
12. ___________ tell your cells what to do.
13. Genes are made of ______________.
14. Parts of DNA molecules are called _______________.
15. How many chromosomes total do you have? (You get 23 from your mom and 23 from
your dad) _____.
16. How many cells are in one chicken egg ________
17. How many red blood cells can fit into the letter “O” that Bill Nye draws?
_________ million
18. What are red blood cells red?
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19. What type of blood cells attack viruses and bacteria to keep us from getting sick?
__________
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20. Why can you smell the vanilla through the balloon?
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21. What do the rubber balloon and vanilla have to do with cells?
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22. __________ cells are the only cells we don’t replace. (You have the same number you
were born with).
Mighty Chondria
Cellular Haze
1
Living cells are in your brain
2
Living things are in your veins
3
Living cells run through your bones
4
They contain all your chromosomes
5
Living cells have DNA
6
Living cells die everyday
7
Animals have 'em, and plants do too
8
Cells make up me and you
9
Ooh, help me!
Help me!
11
Yeah yeah, living cells!
10
12
Living cells are specialized
They are what make things alive
14
Living cells have different jobs
15
In cows and corn on the cob
13
16
Whoa, help me!
Yeah yeah, living cells!
17
23. What do lines 1-4 mean?
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24. How can line 6 be true and living things can still be alive?
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25. What is the meaning of line 12?
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26. Draw a picture of a main idea in the box on the right.
27. Using the video worksheet, write a 2-3 sentence summary about cells.
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Answer Key:
1. Cells
2. Animal
3. 100 trillion
4. Jobs
5. Any 2 of the following: Blood, bone, cheek, liver, lung, heart, stomach, large intestine,
small intestine, eyes, nose, skin, muscle, brain
6. Piled up into big structures
7. Cells are alive and reproduce to make new cells
8. The animal or plant would be growing
9. Controls
10. Power
11. Skin
12. Genes
13. DNA
14. Genes
15. 46
16. 1
17. 4
18. The oxygen the red blood cell carries turns them red, like rust on iron.
19. white
20. The vanilla molecules are small enough to fit through the rubber molecules.
21. Cells transport chemicals or materials in a similar way (osmosis).
22. Nerve
23. Answers will vary. Sample answer: Cells make up all the parts of your body and inside
each cell is DNA (chromosomes).
24. Answers will vary. Sample answer: Except for nerve cells, they are constantly being
replaced.
25. Answers will vary. Sample answer: There are different types of cells, each of them
having a different job.
26. & 27. Answers will vary.
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