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CELL THEORY Flashcards

1
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dutch spectacle maker_______ made the first compound microscope

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1590 Zacharias Janssen

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2
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examined the structure of thinly sliced cork under the microscope

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1665 Robert Hooke

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3
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Publication of robert hooke

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Micrographia

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4
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a dutch shopkeeper examined pond water and saw living organisms which are _______

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1676 Anton Van Leeuwenhooek
protozoa and fungi

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5
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determined that all living plant tissue was composed of cells and that each plant arose from a single cell

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1838 Matthias Schleiden

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6
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came to a similar conclusion to animals

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1838 Theodore Schwann

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7
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________ and ______ researches became the bases of the first two postulates

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Schleiden and Schwann

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8
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refined by him
all cells arise from cells
and that the cell was the basic unit of life

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1858 Rudolf Virchow

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9
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he tried to prove the idea of cell division

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1855 Robert Remak

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10
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3 postulates

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All organisms are made up of cells
The cell is the basic unit of life
Cells arise from pre existing cells

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11
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selectively permeable
composed of a double layer of phospholipids

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Cell Membrane

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12
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enclosed within the cell membrane

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Cytoplasm

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13
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cytoplasm contains the semifluid substance called

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Cytosol

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14
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helps in the separation and movement of the replicated genetic material

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Centrioles

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15
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The replicated genetic material in centriole

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Chromosomes

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16
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control center of the cell

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Nucleus

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17
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whats inside the nuclear envelope

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nucleoplasm

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18
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membrane-free organelle found inside the nucleus

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Nucleolus

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19
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nucleolus contains the

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fibrils and granules

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20
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helps in the assembly of proteins in the cell

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Ribosomes

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21
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manufacture secretory proteins such as pancreatic cells

22
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has no ribosomes attached

23
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modifies, packages and distributes molecules made at one location

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Golgi Bodies

24
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it has hydrolytic enzymes, proteins that use
water to break down substances

25
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produces ATP

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Mitochondrion

26
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ATP

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adenosine triphosphate

27
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energy currency of the cell

28
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appendages responsible for locomotion of cells

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flagella and cilia

29
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______ moves in a whiplike manner

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Flagellum
Euglena

30
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_______require power and recovery stroke

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Cilia
Paramecium

31
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located outside the cell membrane, made of_______

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Cell wall
Cellulose

32
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maintains the shape of the plant

33
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composed of amino acids and sugars

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Peptidoglycan

34
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nitrogen containing polyssacharide similar to cellulose which serves as structural support

35
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a colorless fluid surrounding grana

36
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inside this double membrane organelle

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Chloroplast

37
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occupies the largest space which is called ________

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Central Vacuole

38
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maintains turgor pressure

39
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unicellular organisms that lack membrane bound structures

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Prokaryotes

40
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central region of the cell that contains its dna

41
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responsible for protein synthesis

42
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some bacteria have a layer if carbohydrates that surrounds the cell wall called the ________

43
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thin, hair like strictures

44
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rod shaped structures involved in multiple roles

45
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think, tail like structure that assist in movement

46
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organisms whose cells have a nucleus and other organelle

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Eukaryotes

47
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phospholipid bilayer that surrounds the entire cell

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Plasma Membrane

48
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gel like substance within the cell that contains the organelles

49
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is an organelle dedicated to protein maturation and transportation

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

50
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membrane bound sacs involved in transportation and storage

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Vesicles and Vacuoles

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