Life Is Cellular Flashcards
How do microscopes work?
Most use lenses to magnify the image of an object by focusing light of electrons
What is the cell theory?
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
What are the basic units of life?
Cells
What characteristics do eukaryotic cells have?
DNA is included in a nucleus, larger and more complex then prokaryotic cells, have many organelles
What characteristics do prokaryotic cells have?
single celled (unicellular) organisms, no nucleus, mainly only bacteria, first living things on Earth and still dominate the population
What are the differences between animal and plant cells?
Animals have lysosomes (rare) and centrioles
Plants have chloroplast, cell wall, and larger central vacuole