Miss Implicit

     Implicit questions can be answered by thinking:  "Since I know that. . ., it is implied that  . . . . "  We used this thinking to know that birds are made of cells.  "Since I know that birds are living and living things are made of cells, it is implied that birds are made of cells."  

     Read this paragraph about cells.  Then, finish the sentence with implicit information.

     In order for us to stay alive, our cells must stay alive.  Cells need food, oxygen, and water to remain alive and healthy.  Using the food, oxygen and water creates energy for our cells.  This process makes waste in the form of urea and carbon dioxide that must be removed from the cells. 

Read the question.  Then, finish the sentence by typing in the box.

What would happen to a cell if it did not get oxygen?

Since we know that cells need oxygen to stay alive, it is implied that . . . 

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