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Life of a Cell
Unit 2 of Biology class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did Robert Hooke do? What did Anton Von Leeuwenhoek do during Hooke's time? | Robert Hooke used an early compound microscope to look at a slice of cork. It was a plant material. He saw little "empty chambers" and called them cells. Anton Von Leeuwenhoek looked at pond water and saw billions of organisms using a single lens mic |
| Define Transmission electron microscopes. | Can see into small structures and protein molecules. |
| Define Scanning electron microscopes. | Produces 3D images of cells. |
| What are the three main parts of the cell theory? | 1) All living things are composed of cells. 2) Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things. 3) New cells are produced from existing cells. |
| What are 2 characteristics cells have in common with each other? | 1) They are surrounded by a barrier called a cell membrane. 2) At some point in their lives they contain the molecule that carries biological information-- DNA. |