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Nature & science · Age 11 · Quarter 2 – Cells, Microscopes & Deeper Life Processes

Cells, Growth and Healing – How the Body Repairs Itself

Connect the idea of cells to growth, repair, and healing of the body.

Module

Quarter 2 – Cells, Microscopes & Deeper Life Processes

Age

Age 11

Duration

10 min

Questions

5

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  1. Question 1

    Multiple choice

    When a cut on your skin heals, what process produces the new cells that fill the wound?

  2. Question 2

    Multiple choice

    How does a child grow taller over time?

  3. Question 3

    Multiple choice

    Red blood cells only live for about 120 days. How does the body replace them?

  4. Question 4

    True or false

    Cell division (mitosis) produces new cells that are genetically identical to the original cell.

  5. Question 5

    Matching

    Match each body event to the cell process that makes it possible.

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