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12thgrade
Our Secret Universe: The Hidden Life of the Cell
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- 1. Fill in the Blank
It takes 120 trillion cells to make up a
- 2. Multiple Choice
Where is the longest war in history being fought?
Afganistan
inside your body
Iraq
in outer space
- 3. Multiple Choice
What biomolecule are the "workers" in our cells made of?
lipids
carbohydrates
proteins
nucleic acids
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Adenovirus is one of our most common...
friends
neighbors
coworkers
enemies
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is your body's first line of defense?
your white blood cells
your skin
antibodies
germ-x
- 6. Multiple Choice
What are the "Y" shaped bodies that help our cells fend off foreign invaders?
white blood cells
viruses
bacteria
antibodies
- 7. Multiple Choice
Cells have their own immune system of proteins, and recycling "shredders", but it only takes _________ virus to take control of an entire cell.
one
one hundred
one thousand
one million
- 8. Multiple Choice
How does the virus enter the cell's nucleus?
by breaking through the membrane
through a secret passage
through a nuclear pore
it doesn't enter the nucleus
- 9. Multiple Choice
Before the cell dies, what will it send out?
a piece of DNA
a message
an antibody
a barrier
- 10. Multiple Choice
"Enemy flags" are pushed to the suface of the cell to alert the ...
neighboring cells
antibodies
white blood cells
warrior proteins
- 11. Multiple Choice
How does the virus move around in the cell?
it uses the cells' own transport system
it swims through the cytoplasm
it travels in a vessicle
it doesn't move in the cell
- 12. Multiple Choice
Once a virus has gotten into us, what is the next line of defence it must face in order to enter a cell?
stomach acids
mucus
the nuclear membrane
the cell membrane
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