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12 Cards in this Set
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek |
One of the first people to use a microscope to study nature |
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Cells |
The basic units of life |
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Robert Hooke |
He used one of the first light microscopes to look at thin slices of plant tissues |
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Matthias Schleiden |
German botanist who concluded that all plants are made of cells |
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Cell theory |
All living things are made of cells, cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things, and new cells are produced from existing cells |
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Cell membrane |
A thin, flexible barrier around the cell |
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Cell wall |
A strong layer around the cell membrane |
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Nucleus |
A large structure that contains the cell's genetic material |
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Cytoplasm |
The material inside the cell membrane |
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Prokaryotes |
Cells that have a cell membrane and cytoplasm, but does not include a nucleus |
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Eukaryotes |
Contain a nucleus, cell membrane, and cytoplasm |
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Organelles |
Specialized structures that perform special cellular functions |
