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Stephen Fyler 7.1
The first scientist to describe living cells as seen through a simple microscope. |
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Hooke |
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Uses two or more glass lenses to magnify either living cells or prepared slides. |
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compound light microscope |
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A scientist who observed that cork was composed of tiny, hollow boxes that he called cells. |
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van Leeuwenhoek |
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A scientist who concluded that all plants are composed of cells. |
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Schleiden |
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A scientist who concluded that all animals are composed of cells. |
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Schwann |
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The microscope that allowed scientists to view molecules. |
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electron microscope |
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Organisms that have cells lacking internal membrane-bound strutures. |
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prokaryotes |
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Do not have a nucleus. |
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prokaryotes |
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Are either single-celled or made up of many cells. |
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eukaryotes |
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Generally are single-celled organisms. |
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prokaryotes |
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Organisms that have cells containing organelles. |
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eukaryotes |
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Stephen Fyler 7.2
Living cells maintain __________ by controlling materials that enter and leave. |
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balance |
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Without this ability, the cell cannot maintain _________ and will die. |
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homeostasis |
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The cell must regulate internal concentrations of water, _______, and other nutrients and must eliminate waste products. |
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glucose |
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Homeostasis in a cell is maintained by the __________, which allows only certain particles to pass through and keeps other particles out. |
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plasma membrane |
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This property of a membrane is known as __________. |
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selective permeability |
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It allows different cells to carry on different activities within the same _________. |
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organism |
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The structure and properties of the cell wall allow the plasma membrane to be selective and maintain homeostasis. |
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true |
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The plasma membrane is a bilayer of lipid molecules with protein molecules embedded in it. |
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true |
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A phospholipid molecule has a nonpolar, water-insoluble head attached to a long polar, soluble tail. |
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true |
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The fluid mosaic model describes the plasma membrane as a structure that is liquid and very rigid. |
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false - it is flexible |
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Eukaryotic plasma membranes can contain cholesterol, which tends to make the membrane more stable. |
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true |
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Transport proteins span the cell membrane, allowing the selectively permeable membrane to regulate which molecules enter and leave a cell. |
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true |
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Proteins at the inner surface of the plasma membrane attach the membrane to the cell's support structure, making the cell rigid. |
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false - it makes the cell flexible |
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A membrane-bound, fluid-filled sac. |
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plasma membrane |
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Closely stacked, flattened membrane sacs. |
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golgi apparatus |
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The sites of protein synthesis |
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ribosomes |
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A folded membrane that forms a network of interconnected compartments in the cytoplasm. |
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endoplasmic reticulum (ER) |
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The clear fluid inside the cell. |
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cytoplasm |
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Organelle that manages cell functions in eukaryotic cell. |
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nucleus |
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Contains chlorophyll, a green pigment that traps energy from sunlight and gives plants their green color. |
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chloroplast |
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Digest excess or worn-out cell parts, food particles, and invading viruses or bacteria. |
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lysosomes |
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Small bumps located on the endoplasmic reticulum. |
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ribosomes |
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Provides temporary storage of food, enzymes, and waste products. |
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vacuoles |
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Firm, protective structure that gives the cell its shape in plants, fungi, most bacteria, and some protists. |
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cell wall |
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Produce a usable form of energy for the cell. |
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mitochondria |
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Modifies proteins chemcially, then repackages them. |
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golgi apparatus |
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contains inner membranes arranged in stacks of membranous sacs called grana. |
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thylakoid membrane |
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Plant organelles that store starches or lipids or that contain pigments. |
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plastids |
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Cells have a support structure within the *cytoplasm* called the cytoskeleton. |
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true |
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The *exoskeleton* is composed of thin, fibrous elements that form a framework for the cell. |
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false - cytoskeleton |
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*Microtubles* of the cytoskeleton are thin, hollow cylinders made of protein. |
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true |
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Cilia and flagella are cell surface structures that are adapted for *respiration*. |
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false - locomotion or feeding |
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*Flagella* are short, numerous, hairlike projections from the plasma membrane. |
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false - cilia |
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Flagella are longer and *more* numerous than cilia. |
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false - less |
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In *multicellular* organisms, cilia and flagella are the major means of locomotion. |
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false - unicellular |
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In *prokaryotic* cells, both cilia and flagella are composed of microtubules. |
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false - eukaryotic |