Final answer:
Among the items listed, fern leaves, cow tongue, blueberries, and dill pickles are made up of cells, as they are parts of living organisms or derived from them. The clam shell is made from minerals, the cotton t-shirt from plant fibers that were once cellular, and the remaining items are not composed of cells.
Step-by-step explanation:
Among the items listed, the ones that are made up of cells are living or once part of living organisms. In this list:
- Fern leaf - part of a living plant.
- Cow tongue - part of a living animal.
- Blueberries - comes from a living plant.
- Dill pickles - originally cucumbers, which are parts of a living plant.
The clam shell, although it comes from a living organism, itself is not made of cells but of minerals such as calcium carbonate. The cotton t-shirt is made of fibers from the cotton plant, which were cellular but are no longer alive and functioning as cells. All remaining items, such as the drinking glass, pancake batter, wicker basket, butter, rubber gloves, and water, are not made of cells. Some are inorganic materials, while others are processed foods that no longer have living cells.
Cells are the basic structural and functional units of all living organisms, whether unicellular or multicellular. Living things are made of cells, and these cells carry out all life functions, from obtaining energy to reproduction. While different in shape and function, all cells typically have a plasma membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes, and DNA.