5a Flashcards
the formation of a living thing from nonliving materials
spontaneous generation
preformation
the idea that eggs and sperm contain miniature people that simply increase in size after conception
the basic unit of structure in living things
cell
ctology
study of cells
cells are the structural and functional units of all living things
cell theory
cells come from other preexisting cells
cell theory
organism that is made of only one cell
unicellular organism
unicellular organisms working together
colony
made of two or more cells that depend on each other to function
multicellular organism
in multicellular organisms cell are organized into _______________
Tissues
different tissues that work together to perform a specific function
organ
group of organs that work together
organ system
the parts inside a cell
organelles
an organism with cells that contain membrane-surrounded organelles
eukaryotic
organism whose organelles lack surounding membranes
prokaryotic