Life Is Cellular Flashcards

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How do microscopes work?

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Most use lenses to magnify the image of an object by focusing light of electrons

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What is the cell theory?

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All living things are made up of cells, cells are the basic units of structure and function of living things, and new cells are produced from existing cells

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What are the basic units of life?

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Cells

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What characteristics do eukaryotic cells have?

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DNA is included in a nucleus, larger and more complex then prokaryotic cells, have many organelles

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What characteristics do prokaryotic cells have?

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single celled (unicellular) organisms, no nucleus, mainly only bacteria, first living things on Earth and still dominate the population

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What are the differences between animal and plant cells?

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Animals have lysosomes (rare) and centrioles

Plants have chloroplast, cell wall, and larger central vacuole

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