Grade 8 Science (Cells)

Animal Cells

100

I act as a gatekeeper, allowing certain materials to pass in and out of the cell

What is the cell membrane

200

A fluid filled storage compartment that holds water and nutrients

What is the vacuole

300

I am like the office of a school

What is the nucleus

400

My job is to provide the cells with energy

What is the mitochondria

500

I am the process which cells reproduce

What is Mitosis

General

100

Biggest visual difference between plant and animal cells

What is shape (square vs round)

200

Cell without a nucleus

What is Prokaryotic 

300

cell with a nucleus (compared to one without)

What is Eukaryotic 

400

I am a microscopic organism 

What is microbe

500

This happens when you get a cut 

What is inflammation

Living Things...

100

A dog gives birth to puppies.

What is living things reproduce.

200

A crow flies away when it hears a gunshot.

What is living things respond to their environment.

300

Everything in your body is made of one thing 

What is living things are made up of cells

400

A single cell organism gets bigger and bigger

What is living things grow.

500

A plant in your garden needs sunlight and water

What is living things take in nutrients

Plant Cells

100

I am the process that creates energy for plant cells

What is Photosynthesis

200

I am responsible for producing food inside plant cells.

What is the chloroplast

300

I protect the plant cell, helping to stop excess water from entering and causing the cell to burst.

What is the cell wall.

400

I am in both plant and animal cells creating energy

What is Mitochondria 

500

Although found in both the animal and plant cell, I am much larger within the plant cell.

What is the vacuole.

Immunology

100

I am one of the first lines of defence and cover the body.

What is skin.

200

I am a first line of defence in the respiratory system...

What is hairs

300

I am a first line of defence in the stomach

What is stomach acid 

400

I am the 2nd/3rd line of defence and come in both regular and specialized 

What is white blood cells 

500

When a community gets a virus spread through, they eventually stop the virus by

What is Natural Immunity