Cells & Systems

Question 1

What is a cell?

Answer 1

The smallest structure that can perform life’s functions.

Some living organisms are made up of only one cell, while others are made up of many cells that work together

Question 2

What are cells to living organisms?

Answer 2

Cells are the basic structural and functional units of all living organisms, including plants and animals.

Question 3

What is cell theory?

Answer 3

The principle that all living organisms are made up of cells and the materials produced by cells.

Question 4

Describe the structure of a cell

Answer 4

All cells are so small that you need a microscope to see most of them.

They vary in size and shape

Question 5

How do cells affect the human body?

Answer 5

The structure of the human body, and the way in which it functions, result from the activities of all its cells.

Everything we do results from the combined and coordinated actions of our cells.