Chapter 2 Flashcards
This scientist in the 1600s looked inside corks to find cells to find evidence for cell theory
Robert Hooke
We generated from nothing/spontaneously
Spontaneous generation
This scientist was a botanist in the 1800s that found evidence for cell theory
Matthias Schleiden
This scientist was an animal physiologist in the 1800s who found evidence for cell theory
Theodore Schwann
This scientist in the 1800s saw cell division which have evidence towards cell theory
Rudolf Virchow
Cell structure that houses DNA; found in eukaryotes.
Nucleus
An organelle found in plant cells that absorbs sunlight and uses the energy derived to produce sugars
Chloroplast
Process by which plants transform light energy to chemical energy
Photosynthesis
Cellular constituents made of amino acids coded for by genes. They have structural, transport, or enzymatic roles
Proteins
Energy rich molecule that is the major source of energy for the cell
Carbohydrate