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Printable science worksheet on cell biology with a passage about cell structures and vocabulary questions on the nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane.
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Cells and Living Things

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This printable life-science worksheet introduces cell biology fundamentals. Students read an informational passage explaining that all living things are made of cells and describing three main cell parts: the cell membrane, nucleus, and cytoplasm. Follow-up questions ask students to identify cell structures using a vocabulary word bank and to explain why different cell types produce different physical properties, such as the difference between bone and muscle tissue.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Biology
Grade Level:
Not Grade Specific
Updated June 2026

Word Bank

  • cell: the smallest unit of life that makes up all living thingsnucleus: the part of a cell that controls all its activities.cytoplasm: the jelly like substance inside a cellcell membrane: the thin sack that surrounds a cell

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