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cell |
The basic building block of all living things. |
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cell wall
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A rigid layer of nonliving material that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms.
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cell membrane
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Acts like a screen door allowing things to enter and exit the cell |
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nucleus
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A cell structure that direct all the cells activities. |
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Francesco Redi |
Disproved the idea of Spontaneous Generation. |
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Anton Leeuwenhoek |
He is the first person to look inside a microscope. |
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Louis Pasteur |
Father of Micro Biology |
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cytoplasm
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The region in the cell with a goo like material for floating the other organelles. |
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mitochondria
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The mighty rod shaped cell structures the convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions. |
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endoplasmic reticulum
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A cell structure that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another. |
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ribosome
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A small grain structure in the cytoplasm of a cell where proteins are made. |
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golgi bodies |
A "packing center" in the cell that receives proteins from the ER and distributes them to other parts of the cell. |
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chloroplast
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An organelle in the cells of plants that captures energy from sunlight and uses it to produce food. |
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vacuole
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A pouch inside a cell that acts as a storage area. |
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lysosome |
A small round organelle containing chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones. The "clean up" crew. |
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Robert Hooke |
The first person to check out the cells in slices of cork. |
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Microscope |
The greatest invention of the 20th century allowing the smallest of objects to be enlarged. |
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organelles |
The smallest parts of the cell. |
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Cell Theory |
Cells arise from other cells. |
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Spontaneous Generation |
People believed that living things arose from nonliving things. |
