Unit 4 - Cell Structure Flashcards
What did Hooke discover?
Cells
Looked at cork
What did Leeuwenhoek discover?
Living cells
Protists & bacteria
What did Schleider discover
All plants are made of cells
What did Schwann discover
All animals are made of cells
What did Virchow discover?
All cells come from preexisting cells
What technology allowed for cells to be discovered?
Microscopes
What are the 3 parts of Cell Theory?
- All living things are made of cells.
- The cell is the basic unit of life.
- All cells come from preexisting cells.
Nucleus
Holds DNA
Control center of the cell
Cytoplasm
Fluid that fills the cell
Place where chemical reactions occur
Ribosomes
Make proteins
Mitochondria
Converts glucose into ATP for energy
Carry out cellular respiration
Powerhouse of the cell
Chloroplast
Harvests solar energy and converts into chemical energy
Creates glucose
Carry out photosynthesis
Lysosome
Digest food
Acidic and full of enzymes
“lys” = “break”
Vacuole
Stores water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates
Cell membrane
Barrier between cell and outside world