Introduction to Cellular Biology Flashcards

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1
Q

All known living things are made up of ________ or _________.

A

one or more cells

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2
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All living cells arise from a pre-existing cell by ________.

A

division

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3
Q

The cell is the ______________ of structure & function in all living organism.

A

fundamental unit

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4
Q

The activity of an organism depends on the total activity on ___________.

A

independent cells

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5
Q

Basic units of the structure & function of living
things.

A

Cell

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6
Q

He was the first to discover the cell in corks

A

Robert Hooke

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7
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When did Robert Hooke discover the cell

A

1665

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8
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small rooms which monks inhabited

A

Cellula

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9
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The book that Robert Hooke published about cells

A

Micrographia

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10
Q

a Dutch scientist and known as the “Father of
Microbiology”
- made his own microscope lens, causing him to
be the 1st person to observe human cells and
bacteria.
- His description was the first to provide insight
on the inside of the cell.

A

-AntoniE Van Leeuwenhoek
-Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek

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11
Q

He is a German Botanist.
- Studied the structure of plant cells
- He was the first to note that plants are made of
cells (1838).

A

Matthias Schleiden

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12
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  • He is a German physician & physiologist
  • Studied the structure of animal cells
  • Proposed that all living things are made of cells.
    (1839)
A

Theodor Schwann

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13
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  • The person that separated/differentiated prokaryotic and
    eukaryotic
A

-Eduard Chatton
-Edouard Chatton

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14
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  • German physician, anthropologist, pathologist,
    prehistorian, biologist.
  • Known as the “Father of Modern Pathology”
  • In 1858, he theorized that all cells only arise
    from pre-existing cells.
A

-Rudolph Virchow
-Rudolf Virchow

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15
Q

One of the fundamental theories
unifying all of biology

A

Cell theory

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16
Q

State the 3 postulates of the cell theory

A
  • All organisms are made of one or morecells
  • All the life functions of organisms occurwithin cells.
  • All cells come from already existing cells.
17
Q

When did Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek discover bacteria and protozoa.

A

1674

18
Q
  • Oldest cell type
  • Small and simple
  • Lack nucleus and organelles
  • Single-celled
A

Prokaryote

19
Q

Two examples of Prokaryotes

A

Archea and Bacteria

20
Q
  • Evolved from prokaryotes
  • Larger and more complex
  • Contain nucleus and organelles
  • Single-celled or multicellular
A

Eukaryote

21
Q

Eu = ____, Karyo = Nucleus

A

True

22
Q

Pro = ____, Karyo = Nucleus

A

Before

23
Q

4 examples of Eukaryotes

A

Fungi, Animals, Protists, Plants

24
Q

4 parts of the cell that both Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes have.

A

-DNA,
-Ribosomes
-Cytoplasm
-Plasma Membrane

25
Q

Is generally believed to be the first investigator to invent the compound microscope.

A

Zacharias Janssen