Download Video Worksheet: Bill Nye~Cells

Video Worksheet: Bill Nye~Cells
Directions: Using your knowledge of cells and information learned from the video, answer the following
questions. The questions are in the same order as the video. Using the word bank at the bottom of the
page, write your letter choice on each line.
Questions:
_______ 1. All plants and animals are made of __________________.
_______ 2. Humans are more like animals such as rabbits than plants because _______________
_______ 3. Humans are made of ____________________________ (number) cells.
_______ 4. Organisms like rabbits have many different kinds of cells to do different ________
_______ 5. Cells are ____________ bricks because they are piled up to make something, but they are
______________ because cells are __________ and bricks are not.
_______ 6. ___________ is when more cells are made than die.
Alive or Not? Write an A – for “Alive” or N – for “Not Alive” next to each item shown in the video.
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Part 2
_____________ family
____________ potato
_____________ volcano
____________ potato chips
_____________ sponge cake
____________ gym socks
_____________ sea sponge
Consider the Following: How is a cell like a room in a house?
________1. A room’s wall is like a _________________ or _____________ because it surrounds the cell
_______ 2. A table in a room is like a ______________________
_______ 3. A fireplace is like a ______________________ because it provides energy
_______ 4. ___________________ is the process of one cell becoming two cells
_______ 5. _________________ are the road map for cells and tell the cells what to do
_______ 6. ___________ is our body’s fastest growing organ because we shed millions of these cells every day
_______ 7. Genes are made of _______________
_______ 8. Humans have ______ pairs of chromosomes (46 total)
_______ 9. Name one large single cell that is very easy to see.
_______ 10.Red blood cells are red because the ____________ in the cell mixes with the _______________ we breathe in.
_______ 11. _________________ attack viruses to keep us from getting sick.
_______ 12. _________________ is how cells exchange chemicals with the environment and other cells.
_______ 13. The only type of human cell that is never replaced is _______________________
_______ 14. One of the characteristics of being ___________ is being made of cells.
A. we are made of animal cells
B. skin
C. osmosis
D. alive
E. iron, oxygen
F. cells
G. 23
Answer Bank
H. mitochondria
I. growth
J. egg
K. DNA
L. cell wall, cell membrane
M. jobs
N. nerve cell
O. genes
P. like, different, alive
Q. nucleus
R. 100 trillion
S. white blood cells
T. mitosis