Cells to Body Systems Part 1

Question 1

• A thin covering that protects the cell,
• Holds its contents together,
• Controls what goes in and out of the cell

Answer 1

Cell membrane

Question 2

• Directs a cell’s activities, in both plant and animal cells,
• Includes chromosomes,
• Divides, and each new cell gets identical chromosomes

Answer 2

Nucleus

Question 3

Cells can only be seen with a microscope

Answer 3

Microscopic

Question 4

Any living thing that maintains vital life processes

Answer 4

Organism

Question 5

The structure of each cell

Answer 5

Organelles

Question 6

The basic unit of structure and function in living things

Answer 6

Cell