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1
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What makes something a living organism?

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-needs energy
-produces waste
-respond and adapt to their environment
-reproduce
-grow
-made up of cells

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Theory of Spontaneous Generation (abiogenesis) - life forms arising from non-living material. (person)

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Aristotle

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The first person to use scientific experiments to test the theory of spontaneous generation (disproved it).

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Francesco Redi

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-Believed that spontaneous generation did not occur
-Theory that micro-organisms give rise to more micro-organisms.
-his experiments provided evidence of biogenesis.

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Louis Pasteur

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5
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Living organisms only arise from other living organisms

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Biogenesis

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____ and _________ _______, Dutch lens-makers, invented the microscope in about 1595
- Led to the discovery that…

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Hans and Zacharias Janssen
…all living things are composed of cells

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______ _____ looked at cork cells under a microscope.
and what he saw was…

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Robert Hooke
…dead cell walls

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first to describe single celled-organisms “animalcules”.

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Antony van Leeuwanhoek

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who contributed in The Cell Theory?

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Hooke, Leewenhoek, Schwann, Schleidan, and Virchow

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What is The Cell Theory?

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  1. All organisms are made up of one or more cells.
  2. The cell is the smallest functional unit of life.
  3. All cells are produced from other cells.
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11
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Are Viruses alive?

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Viruses do not have independent life functions so they are not considered functional units of life.

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What are Viruses?

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-Genetic material inside a protein coat.
-Ex. Hiv, Sars, common cold, rabies, cold sores,,,
-Cannot replicate themselves take over host cells.

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was a supporter of cell theory, he disproved spontaneous generation and observed the division of cells. Thus making the cell theory, “All cells are produced from other cells”.

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Rudolf Virchow

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“blank slate” cells that divide to produce all other types of specialized cells.

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Stem Cells

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allows light to pass through the stage

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stage opening

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16
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brings objects into rapid but coarse focus

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coarse adjustment

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regulates amount of light entering scope

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diaphragm

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lens capable of 4x magnification on revolving nosepiece

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low power objective lens

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holds glass slide and specimen in place

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stage clips

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supports sides

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stage

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directs lights into the scope

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mirror or lamp

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turns to change from one power to another

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revolving nose piece

23
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lens capable of 10x magnification

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eyepiece (ocular lens)

24
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brings specimen slowly and sharply into view

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fine adjustment

25
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is attached to the revolving nose piece and contains a lens capable of 40x magnification

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high power objective lens

26
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what is the difference between a simple microscope and a compound microscope?

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simple has 1 lense and compound has 2 lenses.

27
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how are images produced when using an electron microscope versus a light microscope?

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an electron microscope uses a beam of electrons while as a light microscope uses a beam of light.

28
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what is the difference between the coarse adjustment and the fine adjustment?

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Coarse = Coarse
Fine = Sharp

29
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How and why staining techniques are used to study cells?

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It allows the cell and/or part of the cell to be seen.

30
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Cells all perform specialized tasks, share several basic structures and functions. contains __________.

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organelles

31
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A specialized part of the cell which carries out a particular function.

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Organelles

32
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Boundary around the cell- composed of lipids
Protective barrier that allows the transport of materials into and out of the cell.

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Cell membrane

33
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Jelly-like substance that fills the cell.
Made up mostly water.
Suspends contents within the cell.

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Cytoplasm

34
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Directs all the cell’s activities.
Contains the cell’s genes

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Nucleus

35
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Contains digestive enzymes to help break down particles.
Gets rid of infectious (bad) cells or old dead cells

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Lysosomes

36
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Network of folded membranes and tubes connected to the nucleus.
2 types:
smooth: does not contain ribosomes (SER)
rough: Contains ribosomes (RER)

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

37
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DOES NOT CONTAIN RIBOSOMES.
Makes lipids.
Packages large molecules (lipids or proteins) into vesicles.

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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

38
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Transported to other parts of the cell (usually to the cell membrane or the golgi apparatus).

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Vesicles

39
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Makes proteins.
Attached to the rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER)

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Ribosomes

40
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Sorts and packages molecules into vesicles which are distributed to other locations in the cell.
Produces lysosomes.
“POST OFFICE”

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Golgi Apparatus

41
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Provides energy to the cell.
“The powerhouse of the cell”.

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Mitochondria

42
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Cylindrical structures located outside the nucleus.
Plays a role in cell division.
IN ANIMAL CELLS ONLY

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Centrioles

43
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Provides storage space for water, food, minerals.
Used in plant cells to regulate the amount of water in the cells.
Occupy nearly the entire cell volume (IN PLANT CELLS).
Animal cells have smaller ________.

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Vacuoles

44
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Rigid and supportive.
Give cells their shape.
Made up of cellulose.
FOUND IN PLANT CELLS ONLY

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Cell Wall

45
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Organelles of photosynthesis.
Contains green pigment called Chlorophyll.
Absorb energy from the sun and converts it to a chemical energy used for photosynthesis.
FOUND IN PLANT CELLS ONLY.

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Chloroplasts

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