Gracie - Science Flashcards

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Schleiden

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botanist who said all plants are made of cells

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Virchow

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physician that said all cells come from other cells

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Leeuwenhoek

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first to see living cells, looked at teeth scrapings

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Hooke

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named cells for the little rooms monks live in, looked at cork

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Schwann

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zoologist who said all animals are made of cells

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Organelles

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small body in a cell cytoplasm that has a specialized function

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Prokaryotic

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cells that do not have a nucleus

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Cell theory

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  1. all living things are made of cells 2. Cells are a living thing’s basic unit of structure and function 3. All cells come from other cells
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Eukaryotic

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complex cells that do have a nucleus and organelles

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Cell

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the smallest unit that can perform all life processes

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Cytoplasm

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jelly-like fluid that holds organelles in place

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Cell membrane

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controls what goes in and out cell

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Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

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passageways that change proteins and lipids and transport them to Golgi, usually located near the nucleus

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Nucleus

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holds the cell’s DNA and controls the cell’s activities

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Cell wall

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rigid structure that gives support and protection to a cell

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Mitochondria

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converts sugar into energy, powerhouse of the cell

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Chloroplasts

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captures energy from the sun and uses it to produce food (sugar)

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Lysosomes

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small, round structures that contain chemicals and enzymes to break down material

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Ribosomes

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makes proteins, some attached to the ER

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Vacuoles

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storage area, plant cells have a central large one

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Golgi bodies

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packages proteins and lipids from the ER and transport them to other parts of the cell