Cell Structure & Function Discoverers/Energy Requirements of Living Organisms Flashcards

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Who used the word “cell” for the first time after looking at cork cells under a microscope

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Robert Hooke

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Why did Robert Hooke call the cell the cell

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Because cork seemed to be made of thousands of tiny empty chambers called cells

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Who discovered microorganisms

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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Who determined all plants are made of cells

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Matthias Schleiden

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Who determined all animals are made of cells

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Theodore Schwann

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Who determined that cells could only arise from preexisting cells

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Virchow

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What is the Cell Theory

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All things are composed of cells
Cells are basic units of structures
New cells are produced from living things

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Living organisms need a constant supply of

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Energy

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Why do organisms need a constant supply of energy

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To maintain & to grow & to reproduce

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How do heterotrophs get energy

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They are consumers, cannot make their own food

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Examples of heterotrophs

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Fungi, animals

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How do autotrophs get energy

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They are producers, can make their own food

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Examples of autotrophs

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All green plants, bacteria

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