Scientists Flashcards
Antoine Van Leewenhoek observed?
?
Robert Hooke was the first to?
Observe dead cells
Observed cork-empty spaces
Matthias Schleiden discovered that?
Plants are made of cells
Theordor Schwann discovered that?
Animals are made of cells
All living organisms are made up of one or more cells
Rudolf Virchow discovered that?
All cells come from pre-existing cells
The three parts of the cell theory are?
Cell is the basic unit of organisms
All organisms are made up of one or more cells
All cells come from existing cells
The light microscope can?
Magnify up to 1000 times larger
Ocular magnification
The stereoscopic microscope can?
Gives a 3-D look at animals
Can magnify 10-60 times larger
The scanning electron microscope can?
Scans the outside of an object
Gives a 3-D image
Can magnify up to ~10,000 times larger than original
The transmission electron microscope can?
Give a look inside cells at organelles in a 2-D image
Gives a ~200,000 times larger than original
The two types of cells are?
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells
Prokaryotic cells are found in?
Bacteria
Prokaryotic cells don’t have?
No nucleus or membrane bound organelles
The cytoplasm is?
Jelly like
Prokaryotic cells genetic material is?
DNA