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discovered the cell by looking at cork bark
Robert Hooke, 1665
observed living cells, calling them "animacules"
Anton van Leeuwenhoek, 1673
3 parts to the cell theory
1. all living things are made of cells
2. cells are the units of structure and function in living things
3. all cells come from other cells
As a cell increases in size, its _____ increases faster than it _____. Hence, cells in general, are quite small.
volume (cytoplasm), surface area (membrane)
cell structure
organelle
cells that contain a nucleus
eukaryotic
cells that contain membrane-bound organelles
eukaryotic
cells that do not contain a nucleus
prokaryotic
term that describes a cell membrane's ability to let some substances in
selective permeability
main components of a cell membrane
lipid bilayer and proteins
way to describe how the materials in a cell membrane can move and seem to make a patchwork
fluid mosaic model
liquid portion of cell containing water, solutes, and many enzymes and organic molecules
cytoplasm
cell structure where aerobic respiration occurs
mitochondrion
converts chemical energy in organic molecules to chemical energy in ATP
mitochondrion
long folds within the mitochondrom
christa
used in the making of proteins (synthesis of proteins)
ribosomes
made of RNA and protein; involved in protein synthesis
ribosomes
sometimes found attached to ER, sometimes floating in cytoplasm
ribosomes
system of membranous tubules between nucleus and cell membrane
endoplasmic reticulum
type of ER containing ribosomes
rough ER
type of ER not containing ribosomes
smooth ER
type of ER involved in making proteins
rough ER
type of ER involved in making steroids
smooth ER
cell part that chemically modifies proteins after they have been made
Golgi complex
cell part that contains hydrolytic enzymes
lysosome
cell part that can digest proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, DNA, and RNA
lysosome
system of tubules and fibers that maintains cell shape and allows motion within the cell and of some cells
cytoskeleton
two major components of the cytoskeleton
microfilaments and microtubules
hairlike structures on the surface of a cell that move the cell or move material over the cell
cilia
whip-like structure on the surface of a cell that help to propel the cell
flagellum
contains and protects the DNA
nucleus
membrane around the nucleus
nuclear envelope
packages of coiled up DNA
chromosomes
fine strands of DNA material in a nucleus
chromatin
cell structure where RNA is synthesized
nucleolus
rigid cellulose structure outside of a plant cell
cell wall
storage chamber commonly found in plant cells
vacoule
site of photosynthesis in a plant cell
chloroplast