Using a chalkboard and chalk or flip chart and markers, point out that there's an easy way to remember what a cell can do. Give participants a few minutes to complete it. Explain that they will be exploring this question. Hand out copies of Activity Sheet 2.3B. Divide participants into teams of two. Let teams work independently to investigate cell functions and reactions by following the directions on the handout.
Cells are dead or dying.
Since sugar fuels metabolism, cells should be reproducing and getting larger. Cells are dead or dying. They have absorbed the deadly bleach into their cells, harming the organelles. Draw a line from the word to the definition that best matches it. Uses molecules for energy Duplicates interior and divides into two cells Releases liquids and other materials from inside the cell to the outside Write in the word from the list above to match the picture that best illustrates it.