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Prokaryotic |
cell that does NOT have a nucleus or any other membrane-covered organelles (i.e., bacteria cell). |
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Eukaryotic |
A cell that contains a central nucleus and a complicated structure inside the cell. |
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Bacteria |
Extremely small, single-celled organisms without a nucleus (AKA prokaryotic cells) |
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Robert Hooke |
First person to observe cells (cork cells) and came up with the term "cell" |
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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek |
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 |
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 |
A structure within a cell sometimes surrounded by a membrane. |
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Cell Wall |
A structure that surrounds that cell membrane of some cells and provides strength and support to the cell membrane. |
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Chloroplast |
An organelle found in a plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs. |
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Semipermeable/ Selectively Permeable |
Allowing certain substances to pass through but not others |
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Mitochondria |
A cell organelle surrounded by two membranes that break down food molecules to make ATP. |
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Nucleus |
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 |
Cellular fluid surrounding a cell's organelles. |
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Theodor Schwann |
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 |
German doctor that came up with the third part of cell theory, which states: * All cells come from existing cells. |