unit 3 Flashcards
cells
who was the first person to see dead cells?
Robert Hooke
who was the first person to see living cells?
Anton von Leeuwenhoek
who thought plants are made up of cells?
Matthias Schleiden
who thought animals were made up of cells and then concluded that all organisms were made up of cells?
Theodor Schowann
who thought that all cells come from other cells?
Rudolph Virchow
what is the old cell theory?
- all living things are made of cells
- cells are the basic units of living things
- new cells come from pre-existing cells
true or false: as technologies advanced and new discoveries were made about cells, the cell theory has been modified.
true
what is the modern cell theory?
- all living things are made of cells
- cells are the basic units of organisms
- new cells come from pre-existing cells
- energy flows within cells
- cells contain hereditary information (DNA) that is passed on from cell to cell during cell division
- cells of similar species have the same chemical compositions
what are some new technologies and discoveries allowed for additions to The Cell Theory?
- biochemical studies
- electron microscopes
- DNA structure and technologies
define cell diversity.
cell diversity are different types of cells form different tissues, which perform different jobs in the body.
red blood cells–
are round and flexible to fit through the round blood vessels
muscle cells–
are long and thin to move bones
neurons–
are nervous cells
fat cells–
provide energy storage
the shape of the cell is related to the job (________) of the cell
the missing word is function.