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5th Grade by Donetta
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Biology
5th Grade
01/27/2011

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What is the definition of biology?
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the study of living things
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What gives your body the energy it needs to work?
Definition
food
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What lets your body know what is going on around you?
Definition
the five senses
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List the five senses.
Definition
sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell
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What controls your the beating heart and breathing?
Definition
the brain
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T/F In human biology, you learn about your body.
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true
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T/ Bones give your body shape.
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True
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T/F Muscles move bones.
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True
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T/F You have five senses.
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True
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T/F The brain pumps blood through the body.
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False
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You get the energy you need from ___.
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food
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Your ___ help you to move.
Definition
muscles
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The ___ pumps blood through the body.
Definition
heart
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When you think, you are using your ___.
Definition
brain
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Sight is one of your five ___.
Definition
senses
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What moves your arms and legs?
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muscles
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What helps you think and feel?
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brain
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What lets you know what is going on around you?
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senses
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What carries materials through the body?
Definition
blood
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What pumps blood through the body?
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heart
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When is your body working?
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always as long as your are alive
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Your body is made of ___.
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cells
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All living things are made of ___.
Definition
cells
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You have to use a tool called a ___ to see cells.
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microscope
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The smallest part of your body is ___.
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a cell
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Your leg is made up of (one or many) cells.
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many cells
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All ___ are made of cells.
Definition
living things
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When one cell divides, it makes ___ cells.
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two
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Cells take in ___.
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food
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Cells give off ___.
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wastes
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T/F Cells are in all living things.
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True
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T/F A plastic comb is made of cells.
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False
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T/F You need a microscope to see some cells.
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False -- you need it to see ALL cells
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T/F Cells divide and make more cells.
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True
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T/F You grow because your cells divide.
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True
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T/F When you stop growing, your cells stop dividing.
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False -- they keep dividing
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T/F You are made up of one very large cell.
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False
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Name two jobs of a cell.
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bone cells make up bone
blood cells make up blood
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Name three things that are made of cells.
Definition
plants, animals, blood
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This tells the cell what its job is.
Definition
Nucleus
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This lets food and wastes in and out of the cell.
Definition
membrane
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This holds small parts of the cell.
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protoplasm
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T/F The nucleus is the "big brain" of the cell.
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True
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T/F The cell membrane is inside of the cell.
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False
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T/F The protoplasm surrounds the cell.
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False
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The part of the cell that acts like your skin is the ___.
Definition
membrane
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The ___ gives instruction to the cell.
Definition
nucleus
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The clear jelly inside a cell is called the ___.
Definition
protoplasm
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Wastes can pass out of the cell through the ___.
Definition
membrane
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T/F All cells are the same.
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False
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T/F Nerve cells carry messages.
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True
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T/F Skin cells protect the parts of the body they cover.
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True
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T/F Materials can move in and out of the cell membrane.
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True
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T/F The nucleus tells a cell what its job is in the body.
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True
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T/F The only cell in the body that does not have a nucleus is a white blood cell.
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False -- red blood cell
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T/F When you sweat, wastes pass out of your skin.
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True
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T/F Food cannot move into the cell through the membrane.
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False
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___ cells store large amounts of fat in the protoplasm.
Definition
Fat
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___ cells carry messages through the body through long parts that stretch out like telephone wires.
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Nerve
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___ cells are flat.
Definition
Skin
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T/F Skin cells protect the parts of the body that they cover.
Definition
True
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A ___ is a large, oval structure found in both plant and animal cells.
Definition
nucleus
Term
The basic unit of structure of all living this is the ___.
Definition
cell
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Cytoplasm is a thick, jellylike substance filling the space between the nucleus and the ___.
Definition
cell membrane
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T/F Cytoplasm is found in both plant and animal cells.
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True
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T/F Cytoplasm does not move, but stays still.
Definition
False -- it is constantly in motion
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A ___ is a round, fluid-filled sac.
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vacuole
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T/F Vacuoles are found in animals cells but not in plant cells.
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False -- found in both
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___ store food, water and other materials for use by the cell.
Definition
Vacuoles
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T/F Vacuoles may store waste.
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True
Term
___ is a bean-shaped structure
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Mitochondrion
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T/F Mitochondrion are found in both plant and animal cells.
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True
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One purpose of mitochondrion is to break down ____.
Definition
sugar
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___ releases energy for use by the cell.
Definition
Mitochondrion
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What is considered the cell's "powerhouse"?
Definition
Mitochondrion
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T/F Both plant and animal cells have a cell membrane.
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True
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The outermost layer of the animal cell is the ___.
Definition
cell membrane
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T/F The cell membrane in a plant cell is found just outside the cell wall?
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False -- just inside the cell wall
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The purpose of the cell membrane is to ___ and ___ the cell.
Definition
protect and support
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A ___ is a small, round structure common in animal cells.
Definition
lysosome
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The lysosome is involved in ___ activities.
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digestive
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The ___ breaks down large food particles into smaller ones and digests old cell parts.
Definition
lysosome
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T/F Both plant and animal cells contain a cell wall.
Definition
False -- only plant cells
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The ___ is the outermost layer in the plant cell.
Definition
cell wall
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T/F The cell wall in the plant cell is soft and living.
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False -- it is stiff, rigid and non-living
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The function of the cell wall is to provide ___ and ___ so that the plant can grow tall.
Definition
support and protection
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Some materials that can pass through the cell wall (of a plant) are (name three):
Definition
oxygen, water, and carbon dioxide
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___ are oval-shaped, green structures.
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Chloroplasts
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T/F Chloroplasts are found in animal cells.
Definition
False -- only in plant cells
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The green pigment found in chloroplasts is called ___.
Definition
chlorophyll
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The green pigment found in chloroplasts is called ___.
Definition
chlorophyll
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Chloroplasts use ___ to make food for the plant through photosynthesis.
Definition
the sun's energy
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Plant cells generally have a more ___ shape because the cell wall is more rigid.
Definition
rectangular
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T/F Plant cells usually have only one large vacuole.
Definition
False -- one or more large vacuole
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A ___ cell has these parts: cell wall, nucleus, chloroplast, cytoplasm, cell membrane, vacuole.
Definition
Plant cell
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A ___ cell has these parts: Cell membrane, mitochondrion, vacuole, cytoplasm, lysosome and nucleus.
Definition
Animal cell
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The basic unit of structure and function of all living things.
Definition
cell
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Tissues that work together to perform a specific function.
Definition
Organelles
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A covering that holds the plant cell together and separates it from its surroundings. It provides support and protection.
Definition
Cell membrane
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The organelle that determines all of a plant cell's activities and the production of new cells.
Definition
Nucleus
Term
Thread-like structures that contain information about the characteristics of the plant or animal
Definition
chromosomes
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A jelly-like substance that contains many chemicals to keep the cell functioning.
Definition
cytoplasm
Term
Organelles that release energy from food
Definition
Mitochondria
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An organelle that stores food, water and wastes
Definition
vacuoles
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A rigid layer that supports and protects the plant cell
Definition
Cell wall
Term
T/F I would like to be a biologist.
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????
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T/F Water and oxygen can pass through the cell wall.
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True
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Organelles that make food for the plant cell.
Definition
chloroplasts
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Uses photosynthesis to make energy.
Definition
chloroplast
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