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Robert Hooke was?
first person to see outlines of cells
Antony van Leeuwenhoek WAS?
improved lenses and drew observations
cells are?
the smallest unit of life that can function independently
All organisms made of ?
one or more cells
all cells come from where?
preexisting cells,
Contradicts spontaneous generation
Electron microscopes
greater magnification and better resolution but specimen must be dead
Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
uses beam of electrons focused by magnetic field
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
scans beam of electrons over metal coated specimen
Scanning probe microscope
– probe moves over surface giving exquisite detail
Complex cells also have _______?
organelles
what are organelles?
organelles – compartments for specialized functions
what is the cell membrane made of?
Made of lipids and proteins
Fluid mosaic
proteins and phospholipids free to move laterally within the bilayer
what is a Prokaryote ?
– simplest and most ancient forms of life whose cells lack organelles
what are Eukaryotes ?
cells contain organelles
what are extremophiles?
things that can live in extreme enviornments. very hot or cold or barren etc
what is Endosymbiosis theory ?
ancient organism engulfed another organism and stayed as partners (supported by mitochondria and chloroplasts)
what are three characteristics of the domain Eukarya?
Huge diversity

Larger than prokaryotes

Internal membranes create organelles
what is cytoplasm?
the liquid around the cell organelles
what is cytosol?
the liquid within a cell without organells
what does the nucleus contain?
Contains DNA – information specifying “recipe” for every protein a cell can make
where does the endoplasmic reticulum originate?
Originates at nuclear membrane and winds throughout the cell
what is the rough er?
studded with ribosomes making proteins destined for secretion (like milk)
what is the smooth er?
synthesizes lipids, detoxifies drugs and poisons
what does the Endoplasmic reticulum make?
lipids and proteins
where do lipids and proteins made by the ER exit?
exits in the vesicles
what domains are prokaryotes?
bacteria and archaea
what domain is a eukaryote?
eukarya
conjugate boire in imparfait

boire => buvons => buv...
je buvais
tu buvais
il/elle buvait
nous buvions
vous buviez
ils/elles buvaient
what is cytoplasm?
Watery soup of dissolved substances, organelles and cytoskeleton
what are lysosomes made of?
Contain enzymes that lyse substrates
what kind of cells have cell walls?
cell walls Surround cell membrane of nearly all bacteria, archaea, fungi, algae, and plants
what connects adjacent cells?
plasmodesmata
what cells dont have cell walls?
animal cells
what junktions form barriers?
Tight junctions form impermeable barriers