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You learned    Yep!
about cells
  in biology                              Amoebae, Bacteria, and  Amoeba
class, right?                              other tiny organisms

                                                are “unicellular
                                         microorganisms,” which
                                       means they’re made up of

                                                  a single cell.

                                    Bacteria

               Cells are like tiny                              Living creatures that
               pouches that make                                   are visible to the

                  up our bodies!                              naked eye—like humans,
                                                                   dogs, or plants—
                                                                   are “multicellular

                                                              organisms,” and they’re
                                                              made up of many cells!

                     That’s right!                                    I bet even the
                                                                  Professor’s cells
                       For example, a single
                     adult body consists of                            are beautiful!

                      an unbelievably large                                                         tee
                          number of cells...                                                       hee
                            between 60 and
                                100 trillion.

                              The cell is the smallest unit
                             inside our bodies that can be

                                     classified as “living.”

Hey, the image
     finished

downloading!

                                                                  Eeeeeek!!!
                                                                     That’s

                                                                    totally
                                                                   gross…

Tap                                 Kumi's cells
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                         pretty           Let's try                                                      Tap
                     snazzy, eh?    zooming in on a

                                       single cell.
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