Cells Flashcards
a living thing
organism
single-celled organism
unicellular
organisms made up of many cells
multicellular
most abundant chemical
water
cells use energy to repair injured parts, growth
energy use
a change in surroundings
stimulus
reaction to stimulus
response
becoming larger and the process of change
growth
becoming more complex over time
development
idea that living things can arise from nonliving sources
spontaneous generation
first person to disapprove, Italian
Francesco redi
a french chemist
Louis Pastuer
a place to live, get food and water, and find shelter
living space
keeps internal conditions just right for cells to function
homeostasis
study of how living things are classified
taxonomy
devised a system of classifying organisms
Carolus linnaeus
a unique two word name given to every organism
bionomial nomenclature
lack a nucleus
prokaryotes
have a nucleus
eurokaryotes
most are unicellular, but some are large multicellular organisms
protists
most are multicellular, heterotrophs
fungi
multicellular autotrophs that have a cell wall
plants
multicellular heterotrophs that lack a cell wall
animals
concluded plants are made of cells
Matthias Schielden
