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Chapter 7
Chapter 7 Flash Cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anton Van Leeuwenhoek is most famous for____? | observing single-celled protists, blood cells, and bacteria under a microscope. |
| My observations and drawings of cork under a microscope were the first records of cells. Who am I? | Robert Hooke |
| Examples of a prokaryotic cell are: | bacteria. |
| Which of the following characteristics are shared by all cells? | Contain organelles, DNA, cytoplasm, and a cell membrane |
| The part of the cell theory proposed by Rudolf Virchow states that: | cells only come from existing cells. |
| The word prokaryotic means: | “before nucleus”. |
| Matthais Schleiden and Theodore Schwann: | concluded that all plants and animals are made up of cells. |
| All eukaryotic cells | Have a nucleus |
| There are about 200 types of cells in the human body | True |
| The current understanding of cell theory is | -All living things are made up of one or more cells. -Cells come only from existing cells. -The basic unit of structure and function in an organism is the cell. -Cells contain the hereditary information necessary for regulating cell function |
| The purpose of homeostasis is to: | keep cells alive. |
| The material used to make cell parts stand out when using a microscope is _____. | stain |
| The function of a lysosome is to: | break down particles and worn out cell parts. |
| The golgi body: | receives materials from the endoplasmic reticulum. |
| Photosynthesis takes place in the: | chloroplast. |
| Materials stored inside of a vacuole include ____. | water, food, and waste. |
| Plant cells have larger ____ than animal cells. | vacuoles |
| The darker spot in the nucleus that acts as storage is the ____ . | nucleolus |
| The endoplasmic reticulum: | is a network of passageways. |
| The cell wall: | provides support and structure. |
| DNA is: | hereditary material. |
| Plants wilt when: | vacuoles are not full of water. |
| If you were to compare your school to a cell, the nucleus would most likely be the: | Principal’s office. |