Cell Theory Lesson

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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which of these is not part of cell theory?
All living things are made of one or more cells
All cells have the same basic structure
All cells come only from existing cells
The structure and function of an organism is determined by the structure and function of its cell(s).
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
About how many cells are in the human body?
tens of trillions
hundreds of thousands
hundreds
tens of millions
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NGSS.MS-LS1-1
NGSS.MS-LS1-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which statement is true of multicellular organisms?
They are made of many copies of one type of cell.
The cells are specialized.
The cells do the same job.
The cells do not need to divide as often.
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NGSS.MS-LS1-2
NGSS.MS-LS1-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
What is likely to happen when a cell dies in a multicellular organism?
The organism's development will slow down.
The organism will need to survive with its remaining cells.
Another cell will divide to make a copy of itself.
The remaining cells will grow larger to make up the lost space.
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NGSS.MS-LS1-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which scientist concluded that all animals are made of cells?
Theodor Schwann
Matthias Schleiden
Rudolf Virchow
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
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NGSS.MS-LS1-1
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the cell theory contributor with their correct invention/discovery
Robert Hooke
Discovered red blood cells and bacteria
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Discovered that all plants are made of cells
Matthias Schleiden
Invented the first compound microscope
Hans and Zacharias Janssen
Discovered cells and coined the term "cell"
Theodor Schwann
Discovered that all animals are made of cells
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NGSS.MS-LS1-1
7.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
According to cell theory, all (a) are made of cells, cells are the smallest units of life, and all cells come from other (b) .
living things
cells
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NGSS.MS-LS1-1
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