Chapter 7: The Basis of Life Flashcards

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Who discovered the theory of Spontaneous Generation?

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Aristole

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What is Spontaneous Generation?

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Abiogenesis : life could arise from non-living matter

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what did francesco redi do?

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he was the first person to test aristole’s theory, with maggots and raw meat

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what did louis pasteur discover?

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that “active principles” were organisms in the air, due to the swan flask broth experiment.

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what did pasteur’s experiment discover?

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discovered biogenesis, due to bacteria in the broth

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cell theory

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  • all organisms are composed of one or more cells
  • the cell is the smallest functional unit of life
  • all cells are produced from other cells
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7
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what did ruldolf virchow predict?

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predicted biogenesis, yet did not prove it

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low objective lens

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4x

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medium objective lens

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10x

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high objective lens

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40x

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cell membrane

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protective barrier around cell, allows for transport

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cell wall

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rigid and supportive giving cell shape, contains cellulose

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13
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centriole

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located outside nucleus, for cell division

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chloroplast

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contains chlorophyll, photosynthesis

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cytoplasm

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fluid in cell that keeps other cells in place

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16
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gogi apparatus

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receives packages, sorts, repackages and distriubtes to cells

17
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lysosome

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contains disgestive enzymes that breaks down particles, also gets rid of dead or bad cells

18
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mitochondrion

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converts sugar into energy

19
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nucleus

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contains genetic materials, directs cell activity

20
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ribosomes

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has amino acids that assembles into proteins

21
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rough endoplasmic reticulum

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produces protein packages and transports to parts of cell

22
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smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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produces fat and oil (lipids) packages and transports to parts of cell

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vesicle

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stores and transports materials in and out of cell

24
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vacuole

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storage for water, nutrients and wase

25
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which cell parts are only found in plant cells?

A
  • cell walls
  • chloroplast
26
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which cell parts are only found in animal cells?

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  • centriole
  • lysosome