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 * Essential Question 1 - Why is the cell considered the basic unit of all life?**

Manon
media type="custom" key="2993560" Yiannis: Short, and to the point!

Keshav
The cell, the basic unit of all life, is considered to be so as it makes up all living things. Cells have their own function, which in turn then let them stay alive and group together to form tissue, which form our organs and carry out their functions. The organs combine to make organ systems, which group together to make create living organism(s). http://www.flickr.com/photos/24089286@N03/2393635058 //Mrs. McD: I really like your picture - it's like using an egg to represent the earth - a grape looks like a cell! Anything with food is good!//

Dhalyn


A cell is the basic unit of all life because it makes up all living things of the earth. Like lets explain what makes up you. Cells! Cells make tissue, tissue makes organs, organs make organ systems, organ systems make organisms, and organisms make up you.So as you see without cells we wouldn't exist and that would be very bad.

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Robert
Cells are considered the basic unit of life because all living things are made of cells. We breath because of cells, We do many things becuase of cells, but most of all we LIVE because of cells. If cells never existed, then I wouldn't be writing this. So in brief, WE LIVE BECAUSE OF CELLS! //Mrs. McD: Do you think that you could add to this? It looks like you copied this out of a book somewhere...you too, Alison!//

Alison
All living things are made up of cells, thats what make up the plants, animals, and many other living organisms. That is also why cells are considered the basic unit of life. Having cells allow us to move around because they perform different functions. The cells work together to form tissues(not the one your nose likes)-and form the organs and then the organ system and then it forms an organism. And that is how living things exist, how WE exist, if not, we wouldn't be here. So the basic unit of life is cells. This is an animal cell-we have this in our body-but maybe it might not be pink in real life. www.flickr.com/photos Issa: It may be a coincidence, but your answer is **//extremely close to Robert's and Yiannis' answers... almost identical... //**Ivory: That is a really good cell picture. //Mrs. McD: Good work! Thanks for re-working your answer!//

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WooHea
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Issa: I might be too strict, but maybe "nothing could exist" is a little too far... //Mrs. McD: I agree with Issa, could you add some more to your answer WooHea?//

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Haley
media type="custom" key="2985666" Also, every living thing is made up of cells. Without cells, there wouldn't be tissue. Without tissue - no organs. No organs - no organ systems. And with no organ systems - there wouldn't be organisms and life! We need them to survive in this world.

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Ivory
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Cells are considered the basic unit of all life because every living thing is made up of cells. Cells group together to make tissue, and when tissue groups up it results in an organ. When organs group up to make a group of organs, this results in an organ system. Organ systems are used to make an organism. That is why every living things **__HAS__** to be made up of cells otherwise it could not function right, and die. Plus, you gain new cells everyday and lose cells with almost every movement! My picture below shows the different parts of a cell. One the bottom you will find the website got it.



nobelprize.org

Robert: Pretty simple, but you copied my answer.

Issa: Robert, I think it's just a coincidence. I like the simplicity of both of yours, though...

//Mrs. McD.: It would have been realy nice if you each would have put something different. It's not a coincidence, because you all made your entries at different times and had a chance to see what the other people wrote. I would like you to try to add more info to your entry and do some more thinking. Thank you for the corrections! (1/16/09) //

Yiannis: Mrs. McD, Do I need the exact webpage, or are you fine with just nobelprize.org? //Mrs. McD: The exact would be the best...don't forget to use CC like it says in the requirements!// Back To Top

Issa
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Ivory: woah issa. yours is REALLY good, haha and funny. very creative ;D

Vrishti: how the heck did you do that??? nice dude

Issa: You can find all of the softwares and stuff I used in the credits. The most important one was "Final Cut Express HD", which is something like a more advanced version of "iMovie". Now, if you're a super-expert, you might want to use "Final Cut Pro", which is way better than "Final Cut Express HD".

Issa: One thing about the credits - some people may ask "why is there 'Professor' in the cast?" Well, I took out the professor part because it wasn't needed. Yiannis: Issa yours was by far my favorite entry!!! Would you mind if I did something similar for my next entry?

//Mrs. McD.: Your entry is SO wonderful!//

Haley: Awesome entry Issa!!!!! Issa: Dear Yiannis - I wouldn't mind at all. If you don't have a Macintosh, you won't be able to use Final Cut or iMovie, but in Windows there's the "Windows Movie Maker". I don't like it that much, but it's very easy to use. For the pictures, I would use Microsoft PowerPoint because it's simple. Esther: Issa this is soo awesome! You must've worked so hard. I love your puppet :). Herbert:wow that really good, and funny!

Ray: Your entry is really good. I don't really know how it could be better, except for how fast you talk. Maybe you could have talked faster? In my opinion, it was kind of slow. Other than that, it was great. Issa: Dear Ray - Thanks for the compliment (this also applies to everybody). This was actually "Take 2" of Larry. I didn't use "Take 1" because it was so fast and not understandable with the high pitched voice. Thus, "Take 2" became slow. Thanks for telling me that though; now I can be more careful in EQ2.

Travis: Issa you answer was very good compair to mine, it also explain alot of information and your clip was great.

Keshav: AWE. SOME. What more can I say? :)

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Alice
The cell is the basic unit of life because all organisms living on the planet Earth are made of them. Without them, we would not exist so Earth would probably be like all the other planets with no life on them. Different types of cells in all living things help its organism do special things whether it's healing a scratch or fighting off bacteria. That's why we have millions and millions of cells to help us function and do everyday activities and stay healthy. They make up our tissues and organ systems and in turn, they make us and other creatures and plants. That's why cells are considered the basic unit of life.

Isaac
The cell is considered the basic unit of life because all living things come from other living things. since cells group together to form tissues, that form into organs, and makes an organ system, which makes an organism. (a living thing) without cells, that means that you wouldn't have an organ system, which leaves us in a very bad state (nonexistent.)

this is the link where i got the pic. :http://www.skoool.co.za/studynotes/science/uploadedImages/Coord10.1%20animal%20cell.gif

This is the site where my picture is from. It's an Elodea leaf cell. http://www.flickr.com/photos/84128130@N00/369427562 Issa: I think that we wouldn't be in any state at all.

Isha