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characteristucs of living cells...
-have orderly structure
-reproduce
- grow nd develope
-adapt and evolve
two main types of cells
prokaryotes
and eukaryotes
unicellular means..?
having one cell
multi cellular..?
having more than one cell
robert hooke saw___ and named them ____?
- saw boxes
- and named them cells
first person ever to observe live cells under a microscope was____?
leewenhoek
scheldon discovered that____...?
all plants were made up of cells.
who discovered that all animals were made up of cells?
schwahn
what did rudolph discover?
that all cells came from pre existing cells.
alll organisms are composed or made up of.....?
one or more cells.
____ is the basic unit of structure and organization of organisms.
the cell.
all cells come from...?
preexisting cells
____ do not contain nucleus or membrane found organelles.(like bacteria)
prokaryotes
what is the plasma membrane?
flexible boundary between the cell and its environment.
why do cells need a barrier?
it helps the cell maintain homeostasis by being selectively permeable.
cell barriers are....?
selectively permeable.
____ are embedded into the lipid layer of the plasma membrane.
protiens
____ move substances in and out of the cell.
transport protiens.
cholesterol helps......?
helps to stabilize membrane and keep the lipids from sticking together.
where is cholesterol found?
found in the membrane
plasma membrane can also be called the ______?
fluid mosaic model.
why can the plasma membrane be called the fluid mosaic model?
bc the phospholipids move around constantly.
plant cells, bacteria, fungi, and some plants have ______?
a cell wall.
what is cytoplasm?
a jelly like material found inside the cell membrane and surrounds the cells organelles.
control center for the cell is the ____?
nucleus.
what is chromatin?
long strands of DNA
what make ribosomes.?
nucleus.
the nucleus is surrounded by___?
nuclear envelope.
the nuclear envelope is a separate membrane that allows____ to pass.
RNA
who makes protein?
ribosomes.
ribosomes make protein using what?
using directions from the DNA
an organelle composed of highly flattened membrane.
endoplasmic reticulm
what are two main types of ER
smooth and rough
which does not have ribosomes and is involved in lipid producton?
smooth ER
which has ribosomes and makes protein to be sent outside the cell?
rough ER
what does the golgi apparatus do?
make protein and packages the in vesicles.
what are vacuoles?
membrane bound compartments for temporary storage.
____ digest worn organelles, food, engulfed viruses/bacteria.
lysosomes
cell organelles that capture light and energy and convert it into chemical energy
chloroplast
mitochondria is also known as the.?
the power house of the cell.
membrane bound organelle in the cell that transform energy for the cell.
mitochondria
the cytoskeleton....
forms framework for the cell like a skeleton.
the cytoskeleton is made up of..?
micro tubles and micro filaments
what moves short and quick in circles to move cell.
cilia
which moves with a whip like motion and are not long.
flagella
plant organelles that store starches or lipids or that contain pigments?
vacuoles
clear fluid inside a cell.?
cytoplasm.