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Cell Wars 8/28

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Image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Eukaryotic_Cell_(animal).jpg Summary- Cells are the basic building block for life, in which case all life is made out of cells. The human body has over one hundred trillion cells that go through 500 chemical reactions every second. I can tell that cells are living things because they reproduce, grow, respire, and they need nourishment. Most organisms are made up of multiple cells, but there are single celled organisms like bacteria. All cells come from other pre-existing cells which proves that cells reproduce. Each cell has organelles which help them function. There are many organelles, such as lysosome, peroxisome, cell membrane, mitochondria, vacuole, ribosome, and more. This week I have learned, as well as remembered a lot about the cell. SP7: Engaging in argument from evidence- After we knew our group, the project, and our organelle my group and I thought we should equally distribute the work of research. We