Chapter 3 Flashcards
Leeuwenhoek
Added to work of hooke (animalcules)
Hooke
Discovered cells
Schledien
Whole plant made of cell
Schwann
Animales are made of cell
Virchow
All cells come from other cell
Cell theory
All living things are made of one or more cells
That cells are the basic units of structure and function of all organism
All cells arise from existing cells
Cell size
Small cells function more efficiently than large cells
Cell membrane
Outer boundary
Separates cytoplasm from environment
Regulates what enters and leaves the cell
Cytoplasm
Region encased by cell membrane
Ribosomes
Protein synthesis
Dna
Deoxyribonucleic Acid All cells have DNA Provide instructions for making proteins Regulates cell activity Enables cell to reproduce
Prokaryotic cells
Smallest and simplest forms of cells
Single celled organism that lacks a nucleus and other internal compartment (organelles)
Aerobic
Need oxygen to live
Anaerobic
Dont need oxygen to live
Pili
Allows to hold on stuff
Flagella
For movement
Capsul
Extra protection
Eukaryotic cells
An organism whose cells have a nucleus
Nucleus
Internal compartment where DNA is housed
Cilia
Short hairlike structure produced from the surface of some eukaryotic cells
Functions of cilia
Allows cell to move
Move material across surface of a cell
Cytoskeletone
Holds the cell together shape and support