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? ________________________________________________________________________ 7. How are cells different than bricks? ________________________________________________________________________ 8. What would happen if an animal or plant’s cells were piling up (more cells were being born than dying off)? ________________________________________________________________________ 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? ________________________________________________________________________ 19. What type of blood cells attack viruses and bacteria to keep us from getting sick? __________ © 2008 ACQUIRE Lesson Plans 20. Why can you smell the vanilla through the balloon? __________________________________________________________________________ 21. What do the rubber balloon and vanilla have to do with cells? ___________________________________________________________________________ 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? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 24. How can line 6 be true and living things can still be alive? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 25. What is the meaning of line 12? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 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. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ © 2008 ACQUIRE Lesson Plans 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. © 2008 ACQUIRE Lesson Plans
