What part of the egg acts as the Cell Membrane?
the thin, see-through skin just under the shell
True or False: You need a powerful microscope to see the cells that make up your body.
false
true
When you crack the egg, the jelly-like egg white fills the space. What is the biological name for this cell filler?
Cytoplasm
What is the basic, single building block from which all living things are made?
A Molecule
An Organ
A System
A Cell
Which part of the cell acts like the "Security Guard"?
Cell membrane
If a cell is compared to a computer, the nucleus is like the computer's................
Hard drive / Instruction Manual / Control Panel
True or False: A giant tree is made of cells, but a small ant is not.
true
false
Which term means "the single unit of life"?`
membrane
a cell
organism
tissue
What is the clear, jelly-like fluid that fills the cell and gives it shape?
Cytoplasm
Which part contains the DNA, which holds all the instructions for the cell?
Nucleus
What common kitchen object did we use in class to observe a single, large cell without a microscope?
The egg
In the egg analogy, the Egg White (Albumen) represents which part of the cell?
The Cytoplasm
About how many new cells does the human body create every minute?
300 billion
3 million
300 thousand
300 million
Which part of the cell is often called the "brain" or the Control Center?
Nucleus
Why must the cell contain a nucleus? (Give the main reason)
It contains the DNA / instructions needed to run the cell.
True or False: The egg is a single cell because it needs to be a complete, self-contained environment to potentially grow into an entire chick.
True
The job of the Cell Membrane is to control what materials ....... and ..... the cell.
enter/leave
In the egg analogy, what part of the egg represents the Nucleus?
the yolk