Intro To Chapter 2 Flashcards
Regulation
Control and coordination of life functions
Nutrition
Growth and repair of tissues
Ingestion
Take in
Digestion
Processes what’s taken in
Egestion
Removal of waste as a byproduct from what was taken in
Transport
Absorption, circulation, or distribution
Respiration
Chemical activities that release energy from the breakdown (metabolism) of organic materials
Breakdown
Cell can perform its life function of ATP
Synthesis
Combine small molecules to form large molecules
Growth
Increase in cell size and cell number
Excretion
Removal of cellular waste
Homeostasis
Maintenance of the internal environment no matter that of the external environment
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Simple microscope (“1” magnifying glass) *sperm cells, bacteria, and protozoa
Robert Hooke
Compound microscope (2 or more lenses)
*observed slices of cork
*coined the term “cells”
Robert Brown
All plants have a nucleus