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Section I Flashcards

0
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As a cell grow the ___ increases more rapidly than surface area

A

Volume

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The cell theory states….
___ living things are composed of one or more ___
___ are the basic unit of structure and function
Cells only come from existing ___

A

All; cells
Cells
Cells

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2
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Who was the 1st scientist to see living cells

A

Van Leeuwenhook

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3
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Who was the first scientist to discover the nucleus

A

Robert brown

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5
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The lipid bilateral is made up of ___ ___

A

Membrane proteins

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6
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The cell membrane was thought to be a ___ structure

A

Static

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7
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Who concluded that the entire plant is composed of cells

A

Mattias Schleiden

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What is the size of a cell determined by

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The ratio of its volume to it’s outer surface area

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10
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3 main parts of a typical eukaryotic cell

A

Cell membrane
Cytoplasm
Cytoskeleton

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11
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Liquid portion of a cell

A

Cytoplasm

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12
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All cells contain ___ but not all cells contain a ___

A

DNA; nucleus

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12
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What are the two basic cell types

A

Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic

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13
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What is the shape of most cells

A

Cubical or spherical

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13
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Prokaryotic cell
No ___ bound organelles
No ___

A

Membrane

Nucleus

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14
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Plants tend to be more ___ in shape

A

Rectangular

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15
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The cell theory was developed by what three scientists

A

Mattias Schleiden
Theodor Schwann
Rudolph Virchow

18
Q

Provides the internal framework for animal cells

A

Cytoskeleton

19
Q

Newer microscopes revealed a newer ___ model

A

Fluid

20
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Who concluded cells only came from other cells

A

Rudolph Virchow

20
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The outer boundary of a cell

A

Cell membrane

22
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What does semi-permeable mean

A

Cell membrane is able to control what goes in and out of the cell

23
Q

Proteins move ___ within a lipid bilayer

A

Laterally

24
Q

What is the cell membrane also called

A

Plasma membrane

25
Q

What does the cell membrane do

A

Surrounds the cell and gives it support and shape

26
Q

Who concluded animals are made of cells

A

Theodor Schwann

26
Q

“little organs” based on the function of the cell

A

Organelles

26
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The cell membrane is ___-___

A

Semi-permeable

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