Review Guide Flashcards
Name the scientist who developed and used the first microscope.
Hooke
What was the first thing Hooke looked at under his microscope?
Cork
Name the scientist who stated all plants are made of cells.
Schleiden
Name the scientist who stated all animals are made of cells.
Schwann
The work of Schleiden and Schwann led to the cell theory. What are the 3 things the cell theory states?
- All living things are made of cells
- Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things
- Cells only come from existing cells.
Name the 3 steps of the cell cycle in order
Interphase
Mitosis
Cytokinesis
Name the 4 steps of mitosis in order
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
How do the daughter cells that result from mitosis compare to the parent cell?
They are identical
If a parent cell has 8 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will each daughter cell have?
8
In what part of the cell cycle does the nuclear membrane break apart?
Prophase
In what part of the cell cycle do sister chromatids move apart?
Anaphase
In what part of the cell cycle does DNA replicate (make a copy of itself)?
Interphase
In what part of the cell cycle do 2 new cells form?
Cytokinesis
In what part of the cell cycle do spindles form and centrioles double?
Interphase
Name the scientists who were awarded the Nobel Prize for determining the structure of DNA.
Watson and Crick
