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Mr. Biando's Lab

Mr. Biando's Lab - The Diversity of Cells

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Cell In biology, the smallest unit that can perform all life processes.
Robert Hooke The scientist who built a microscope and was able to see and describe cells.
Anton van Leeuwenhoek The scientist who discovered single-celled organisms in pond scum which he named "animalcules".
Protists The modern name for Leeuwenhoek's "animalcules".
Theodor Schwann The scientist who concluded that all animals were made of cells and wrote the first two parts of the cell theory.
Matthaias Schleiden The scientist who concluded that all plants were made of cells.
Rudolf Virchow The scientist who added the third part of the cell theory.
Cell Theory It states that all organisms are made of one or more cells, and that cells are the basic unit of life, and that all cells come from existing cells.
surface area-to-volume ratio equation surface area divided by volume
Cell membrane A phospholipid layer that covers a cell's surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell's environment.
Organelle One of the small bodies in a cell's cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function.
Nucleus In a eukaryotic cell, a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell's DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction.
Prokaryotes An organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus.
Eukaryotes An organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane.
Prokaryotes Includes archaebacteria and eubacteria
Eukaryotes Includes animals, plants, and fungi.
Multicellular Many celled.
Flagellum A small hair-like appendage that helps some bacteria move around.
Ribosomes Tiny round organelles made of protein and other materials.
Extremophiles Archaebacteria that live in places where conditions are extreme.
Heat-loving, salt-loving, methane-making. Three types of archaebacteria.
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