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6th grade · Science · Unit 3 of 9

Cells: Life's Building Blocks

All living things are made of cells.

What your child practices

Practices evidence that living things are made of cells, the parts of plant and animal cells and their jobs, and how the cell works as a system.

California Content Standards learning standard: MS-LS1-1; MS-LS1-2 · living things are made of cells, and the parts of a cell work together

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Bacteria are made of…

    • one cell
    • no cells
    • many cells
    • only tissues

  2. Question 2

    Which part releases energy from food?

    • Cell wall
    • Nucleus
    • Vacuole
    • Mitochondria

  3. Question 3

    Which evidence shows a pond sample has living things?

    • The jar is clear
    • Cells seen under a microscope
    • It smells like mud
    • The water is wet

  4. Question 4

    A group of similar cells working together forms a…

    • organism
    • organelle
    • tissue
    • molecule

  5. Question 5

    Which is NOT made of cells?

    • A rock
    • A worm
    • A tree
    • A mushroom

  6. Question 6

    If a cell's membrane were damaged, the cell could not…

    • be seen
    • control what enters and leaves
    • have a shape ever
    • contain DNA anywhere

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