Chapter 1- Cell Theory Flashcards
All organisms are composed of the fundamental unit of life; it is also the smallest unit of life; basic organizational principle of biology
Cell
scientific instrument which is used to observe very tiny organisms and objects
Microscope
Two main types of Microscope
Light and Electron Microscope
Example of microscopic organism that can only be seen in microscope
Virus
made up of one or more cells
Living Things
Single-cell organisms
Unicellular Organisms
two or more cells
Multicellular Organism
Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms can be categorized as
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
Common features of plants and animal cells they share
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Vacuole
Cell Membrane
Contains distinctive feature
Plant cell
does not have such as chloroplasts and cell wall
Animal Cell
increase in the number of cells
Cell Division
process when nucleus divides and produces new cells; it is also part of sexual and asexual reproduction
Cell Division
Two Main Types of Cell Division
Mitosis and Meiosis
needed to identify the wide variety of organisms on Earth
System
sorting of living organisms into groups based on their common characteristics
Classification
he developed the classification system that survived to the present day
Carl Linnaeus
Organisms are classified into five mains groups called
Kingdoms
Five main groups of Kindoms
Animals Plants Fungi Bacteria Very simple Organisms
a scientific instrument used to observe very small objects that the naked eye cannot see; Biologist use this
Microscope
Why do they use microscope?
to investigate
discover and add new information and ideas to the existing human knowledge
Different kinds of microscope and they are divided into
Light Microscope
Electron Microscope
he first developed the light microscope in 1665
Robert Hooke
it contains several glass lenses, it has its own light source or a mirror that reflects available room light through its lenses
Light Microscope