Under the Microscope Study Guide

Circle the correct answer from each sentence below to describe the differences between living and nonliving things. Living things ​ (a)   cells. Nonliving things ​ (b)   have cells.

• have
• do not
• copy 
• see
• hear

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Write the correct answer in each box to label two features of the animal cell model below. Not all labels will be used.

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d

e

Cell wall

Mitochondria

Cell Wall

Ribosome

Chloroplast

Cell Membrane

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How would the cell model be different if it were showing a plant cell?

• There would be a second cell membrane to help the plant make its own nutrients.

• There would be chloroplasts to convert air and water into carbohydrates.

• There would be no mitochondria to provide the plant with proteins.

• There would be no nucleus.

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Which structure contains genetic material and controls the cell’s functions?

• Mitochondrion

• Cell membrane

• Cell wall

• Nucleus

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The model on the right shows two human body systems interacting. Which two body systems are interacting in this model?

• Circulatory and nervous

• Muscular and respiratory

• Nervous and muscular

• Respiratory and circulatory

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Framework of the body, protects and supports body tissues and internal organs

• Digestive

• Excretory

• Nervous

• Skeletal

Organs responsible for the absorption of food for the purposes of energy release

• Digestive

• Excretory

• Nervous

• Skeletal

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Network of nerve cells and fibers that transmit nerve impulses between parts of the body

• Digestive

• Excretory

• Nervous

• Skeletal

Removes excess fluids and unnecessary waste materials from the body

• Digestive

• Excretory

• Nervous

• Skeletal

Identify all of the following that are nonliving.

• Rock

• Oxygen

• Bacteria

• Battery