Cells Flashcards

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Light (compound) microscopes can magnify objects like cells up to 2000 times.

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True.

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Electron microscopes were invented in 1920s

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False. 1930s

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Cells are measured in micrometres.

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True. (hm)

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Organisms can be unicellular and multicellular. What does that mean?

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Unicellular: Single-celled (bacteria)
Multicellular: Many-celled (animals/plants)

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CELL ORGANIZATION

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  1. All living things are composed of one or more cells (tissues)
  2. The cell is the basic unit of life (organs//heart, liver, lungs)
  3. All cells come from pre-existing cells (organ system//respirtory)
    ORGANISM
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When were microscropes invented?

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Sometime in the 1600’s

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