Cells and microorganisms Flashcards

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What are the seven essential life processes?

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  1. Movement
  2. Respiration
  3. Sensitivity
  4. Growth
  5. Reproduction
  6. Excretion
  7. Nutrition
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What does stimuli mean? Give an example.

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Anything that can make a physiological response in an organism. An example: Pupil contracts from brightness

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What are the three principles that underpin cell theory

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  • all living organisms consist of one or more cells
  • all cells come from pre-existing cells through cell division
  • the cell is the fundamental building block of life
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Prokaryotic cells are…

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simple cells (bacteria) that do not have membrane-bound organelles, as well as circular DNA

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Eukaryotic cells are…

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complex cells that have membrane-bound organelles and nucleus, as well as linear DNA

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