chapter 3 - cells Flashcards
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Multicellular
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Having many cells. Most plants and animals are multicellular.
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Unicellular
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describes an organism having only one cell
3
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Who discovered cells?
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400 years ago English inventor and scientist Robert Hooke looked at thin slices of cork under a microscope that he had made himself.
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Light microscope
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Use of light rays
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Electron microscope
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use of small particles called electrons
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Monocular
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Using 1 eye
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Binocular
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Using 2 eyes
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prokaryote
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organism classified as belonging to the Prokaryotae kingdom. They do not consist of a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles
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eukaryote
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member of the group of organisms that has a membrane around the nucleus in each of
their cells
