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First person to see a living cell under a microscope |
Anton Van Leewenhoek |
Called the living cells "Wee Beasties". |
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Moves materials around in the cell |
Endoplasmic reticulum |
Cheese Whiz; our roads in our city. |
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Controls what can and can not come in or out of the cell |
Cell membrane |
Pie pan |
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German botanist that concluded that all plants are made up of one or more cells. |
Matthais Schleidan |
Botanist is a person who studies plants. |
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Directs all the activities of the cell |
Nucleus |
City hall |
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Site for protein synthesis |
Ribosomes |
The people in the city. |
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Stores water, food, and wastes products |
Vacuoles |
Candy corn |
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German zoologist that concluded that all animals are made up of one or more cells |
Theodor Schwann |
Zoologist is a person who studies animals. |
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Packages and secretes proteins. |
Golgi Complex |
Twizzlers; the city's post office. |
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Site for respiration. |
Mitochondria |
Little smokie; powerplant in our city |
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Digest wastes and worn-out cell parts |
Lysosomes |
AKA: suicide sacs; used life savers ; garbage men in our city |
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Gel-like material inside the cell |
Cytoplasm |
hold the organelles in place |
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"Nucleus of the nucleus" |
Nucleolus |
center of the lemon; the Mayor's office. |
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First person to see a cell under a microscope and called it a cell. |
Robert Hooke |
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Technology that lead to the discovery of the cell |
Microscope |
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German physican that concluded that cells come from other cells. |
Rudolf Virchow |
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Site for photosynthesis; found only in plant cells |
Chloroplasts |
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Prokaryotic cells |
Cells that do not have a true nucleus or membrane bound organelles. |
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Eukaryotic cells |
Cells that have a true nucleus and membrane bound organelles. |
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State the cell theory. |
1. All living things are made up of one or more cells.
2. All cells come from preexisting cells.
3. Cells are the basic unit of life. |
* Definition of a cell. *What did Schleidan and Schwann say together. *What did Rudolf Virchow say. |
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Provide extra protection to the plant cells. |
Cell Wall |
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Gives the cell shape and support. |
Cytoskeleton |
What gives your body shape and support? |
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What are three parts that all cells have? |
Cell membrane, cytoplasm, DNA |
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What are three main parts of an eukaryotic cell? |
Cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus |
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Leeuwenhoek called the single-celled organisms that he found in pond scum "Wee Beasties". Today we know them as ___. |
Protists |
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What keeps the size of most cells very small? |
The ratio between the surface area and volume. |
Andre the Giant story |
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Most of the cell's ATP (energy) is made and stored in the inner membrane of the ___. |
Mitochondria |
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Ribosomes, the organelles that make proteins, are found on the membranes of the ___. |
Endoplasmic reticulum |
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What are two different kinds of endoplasmic reticulum? |
Rough ER Smooth ER |
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What are three elements that plant cells have that animal cells do not have? |
Cell wall Chloroplast Large central vacuole |
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Humans like you are |
organisms
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One benefit of being a large organisms is that you have |
fewer predators. |
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The life span of a multicellular organism is |
not limited to the life of a single cell. |
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A group of cells with the same function make up |
a tissue. |
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An organ consists of |
two or more tissues |
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An organ system has |
two or more organs. |
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Even simple multicellular organisms can have |
specialized cells. |
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The highest level of organization is the |
organism. |
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What is the smallest unit that can perform all the processes necessary for life? |
cell |
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Robert Hooke and Anton van Leeuwenhoek not only helped discover cells but also |
helped develop the microscope. |
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Leeuwenhoek called the single-celled organisms that he found in pond scum "Wee Beasties". Today we know them as |
protists |
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Scientist Matthias Schleiden contributed to the cell theory by concluding that |
all plant parts were made of cells. |
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Most cells are a very small size because |
their volume is limited by how large their surface area is. |
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What cell part supports the cell and might be made of cellulose or chitin? |
cell wall |
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What part of teh cell keeps the cell membrane from collapsing? |
cytoskeleton |
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What part of the cell forms a barrier between the cell and its environment? |
cell membrane |
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Ribosomes, the organelles that mek proteins, are found ont eh membranes of the |
endoplasmic reticulum |
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Larger size, longer life, and specialization are three advantages to being a |
multicellular organism. |
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The function of a part of an organism is related to |
the structure of that part. |
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Most of a cell's ATP (energy) is made and stored in the inner membrane of the |
mitochondrion. |
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Where do all cells come from? |
other cells. |
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What protects the inside of a cell from the outside world? |
cell membrane |
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What is the job of the lysosomes? |
Digest food particles |
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What does the Golgi complex do in a cell? |
Packages and distributes proteins. |
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The lowest level of organization is the |
cell |
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Cells that are like each other and do the same job form a(n) |
tissue. |
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How a part of an organism works is related to how it is build, or its |
structure |
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What are the four basic types of tissues that animals have? |
protective connective nerve muscle |
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List the five levels of organization of living things from smallest to largest. |
cell tissue organ organ system organism
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