Chapter 4-Into To The Cells Flashcards

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Aton van Leeuwenhoek

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First microbiologist. Improved microscopes by studying pond water

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Matthias Schleiden

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Botanist. Stated “All plants were made of cells.”

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Theodor Schwann

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Zoologist. Stated “All animals were made of cells.”

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Rudolf Virchow

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Came up with the first cell theory. Stated “All new cells can only be produced by the division of old cells.”

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Light Microscope

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Magnifies cells up to 1,000 times. Example: Protist: Euglena, which is a single-cells freshwater organism that eats algae.

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Electron Microscope

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Allows greater magnification and reveals cellular details by either a 2D image or scanning

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Eukaryotic cells

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Partitioned into functional compartments. All other forms of life are composed of more complex eukaryotic cells

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Prokaryotic cells

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Are small simple cells. They do not have a membrane- bound nucleus. But they do have a plasma membrane

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Examples of Prokaryotic Cells

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Bacteria and Archaea

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Examples of Eukaryotic Cells

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Protists, Fungi, Plants, and Animals

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Plants Cells have …..that Animal Cells don’t

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Chloroplast, Vacuoles, and Rigid Cell Walls

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Tight Junctions

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Also known as Impermeable Junctions. Binds Cells together into leakproof sheets

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Desmosones Junctions

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Also known as Anchoring Junctions. Prevents cells from being pulled apart

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Gap Junctions

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Allows communications between cells

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Microvilli

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Finger-like projections that increase surface area for absorption/secretion

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Robert Hook

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Studied Cork. Named cells by monks living in monasteries

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Micrograph used to see a nematode. What is a nematode?

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Differential interference contrast. It’s a worm

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Micrograph used for showing cancer cells

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Fluorescence confocal

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Micrograph used to see a nematode. What is a nematode?

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Differential interference contrast. It’s a worm

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Micrograph used for showing cancer cells

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Fluorescence confocal