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