VCE BIOLOGY – UNIT 1 AOS 1

THE BASICS OF LIFE

Presented by Andrew Douch

Study design dot point:

• cells as the basic structural feature of life on Earth, including the distinction between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

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Multiple choice activity
Which of the following are the most basic unit of life?

A. Cells.

B. Atoms.

C. Humans.

D. Organisms.

E. I don’t know.

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Multiple choice – Response
Which of the following are the most basic unit of life?

A. Cells.

B. Atoms.

C. Humans.

D. Organisms.

E. I don’t know.

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Multiple choice activity
Which of the following statements is true?

A. Eukaryotic cells include bacteria and archaea.

B.  Prokaryotic cells make up multicellular organisms.

C. Prokaryotic cells are much larger than eukaryotic cells.

D. Eukaryotic cells contain complex membrane-bound organelles.

E. I don’t know.

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Multiple choice – Response
Which of the following statements is true?

A. Eukaryotic cells include bacteria and archaea.

B.  Prokaryotic cells make up multicellular organisms.

C. Prokaryotic cells are much larger than eukaryotic cells.

D. Eukaryotic cells contain complex membrane-bound organelles.

E. I don’t know.

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