Syllabus- Unit 4 Cells Vocabulary

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Prokaryotic

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cell that does NOT have a nucleus or any other membrane-covered organelles (i.e., bacteria cell).

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Eukaryotic

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A cell that contains a central nucleus and a complicated structure inside the cell.

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Bacteria

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Extremely small, single-celled organisms without a nucleus (AKA prokaryotic cells)

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Robert Hooke

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First person to observe cells (cork cells) and came up with the term "cell"

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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A Dutch merchant that used his own hand-made microscope to look at pond scum. First person to see bacteria.

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Matthias Schleiden

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German scientist that looked at plant tissues and concluded all plant parts are made of cells. (Beginning of cell theory).

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Organelles

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A structure within a cell sometimes surrounded by a membrane.

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Cell Wall

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A structure that surrounds that cell membrane of some cells and provides strength and support to the cell membrane.

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Chloroplast

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An organelle found in a plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs.

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Semipermeable/ Selectively Permeable

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Allowing certain substances to pass through but not others

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Mitochondria

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A cell organelle surrounded by two membranes that break down food molecules to make ATP.

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Nucleus

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The membrane-covered organelle found in a eukaryotic cell; contains the cells DNA and serves as the control center of the cell.

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Cytoplasm

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Cellular fluid surrounding a cell's organelles.

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Theodor Schwann

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German scientist that came up with the first two parts of cell theory which states:

* All organisms are made of one or more cells.

* Cell is the basic unit of life in all living

things.

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Rudolf Virchow

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German doctor that came up with the third part of cell theory, which states:

* All cells come from existing cells.