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Chapter 2
PAGE KEELEY
SCIENCE
PROBES
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The Basic Unit of Life
The cell is called the basic unit of life. What do you think that means? Circle the answer
that best matches your thinking.
A. I think it means the cell is the smallest part of matter.
B. I think it means the cell is the smallest part of mass.
C. I think it means the cell is the smallest part of volume.
D. I think it means the cell is the smallest part of mass and volume.
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E. I think it means the cell is the smallest part of energy.
F. I think it means the cell is the smallest part of structure.
I. I think it means the cell is the smallest part of matter, energy, and structure.
Explain your answer. Describe your thinking about the cell as a basic unit of life.
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H. I think it means the cell is the smallest part of matter, structure, and function.
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G. I think it means the cell is the smallest part of structure and function.
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Chapter 2
The Practice of Science
The Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge
Organization and Development of Living Organisms
Matter and Energy Transformations
THINK
ABOUT
IT!
How do the structures
and processes of a cell
enable it to survive?
Before You Read
Before you read the chapter, think about what you know about the topic. Record your
thoughts in the first column. Pair with a partner, and discuss his or her thoughts. Record
those thoughts in the second column. Then record what you both would like to share with
the class in the third column.
Think
Pair
Share
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Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
NEW
NEW
NEW
NEW
cell theory
macromolecule
nucleic acid
protein
lipid
carbohydrate
cell membrane
cell wall
cytoplasm
cytoskeleton
organelle
nucleus
chloroplast
passive transport
diffusion
osmosis
facilitated diffusion
active transport
endocytosis
exocytosis
cellular respiration
glycolysis
fermentation
photosynthesis
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REVIEW
theory
ACADEMIC
Chapter Review
function
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Chapter Vocabulary
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Lesson 1 Cells and Life
LA.6.2.2.3, SC.6.L.14.2, SC.6.N.1.4, SC.6.N.2.2, SC.7.N.1.1, SC.7.N.2.1
Skim or scan the heading, boldfaced words, and pictures in the lesson. Identify or predict three facts
you will learn from the lesson. Discuss your thoughts with a classmate.
Understanding Cells
Explain why it took so long for scientists to learn about cells.
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Summarize discoveries made by scientists that led to the
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cell theory.
Robert Hooke
Rudolf Virchow
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List the 3 main principles of the cell theory.
1.
2.
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Theodor Schwann
3.
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Matthias Schleiden
Lesson 1 | Cells and Life (continued)
Basic Cell Substances
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Organize information about macromolecules.
.
Macromolecules
have important
roles in
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.
cannot function
without
Complete the statement about basic cell substances.
makes up more than
percent of the cell’s volume.
Draw a water molecule in the space below. Color the oxygen red
and the hydrogen blue, and label the positive and negative ends. In
the space below your drawing, describe the structure of the water
molecule, and explain:
1. how that structure helps dissolve materials;
2. why water’s ability to dissolve materials is important to the
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function of a cell.
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Benchmark Practice
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, which
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The main material inside cells is
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Lesson 1 | Cells and Life (continued)
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Identify the types of macromolecules inside cells.
.
Types of
Macromolecules
in Cells
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.
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make with each type.
.
1.
is used to make
.
2.
is used to make
.
Identify 4 functions of proteins.
1.
3.
2.
4.
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.
Explain why lipids are able to function as protective barriers in cells.
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Summarize information about carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates
that provide energy
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1.
that provide support
1.
2.
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Describe how the development of cell theory shows that scientific ideas
can change over time. Use specific examples.
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Distinguish 2 types of nucleic acids and indicate what cells