Cells And Life Flashcards
Theodor Schwann
Used a microscope to study animal cells
Robert Hooke
an English scientist that built a microscope
Matthias Schleiden
Used a microscope to look at plant cells
Rudolf Virchow
Discovered that all cells are made from preexisting cells
Cell theory
States that all living things are made of one or more cells
Lipids
A large macromolecule that doesn’t dissolve in water
Carbohydrates
Store energy
Rna
Nucleic acids
DNA
Ribonucleic acid
Nucleic acids
Are macromolecules that form with long chains
Proteins
Are long chains of amino acid molecules
Macromolecules
Are made when small molecules form together
Cellulose
a carbohydrate and structural component of plants
Prokaryotic cells
They are not surrounded by a membrane
Cilia
tiny, hair-like organelles that extend from the surface of cells and perform a variety of functions in the body
Cell membrane
Protects the inside of a cell
Organelles
Are surrounded by a cell membrane
Cytoskeleton
Is a network of threadlike proteins that are joined together
Cell wall
A stiff structure outside the cell membrane
Cytoplasm
A fluid inside a cell that contains salts and other molecules
Eukaryotic cells
Plants,animals,fungi,and protists are all made of eukaryotic cells
Flagella
hair-like appendages that help organisms move:
Lysosomes
membrane-bound organelles found in eukaryotic cells
ER
Spreads the nucleus throughout most of the cytoplasm
Vacuoles
Are organelles that store food
Nucleus
Is part of the eukaryotic cell that directs activities
Nucleolus
Makes ribosomes, organelles that are involved in protein
Golgi apparatus
Prepares proteins for their specific jobs
ATP
Is the fuel for cellular processes
Vesicles
Transport substances from one place to another
Chloroplasts
Are membrane bound organelles
Ribosomes
Move in and out through the nucleus
Passive transport
Movement of substances
Cellular respiration
A serious of chemical reactions that convert energy to food molecules
Fermentation
A reaction that eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells can use
Photosynthesis
A series of chemical reactions that convert light energy into food energy