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Science Vocab 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Organism | A living thing |
| Species | A group of similar organisms that breed and produce fertile offspring in nature |
| Unicellular | One-celled |
| Autotroph | An organism that makes its own food |
| Cell | The smallest structural unit or "building block" of life |
| Homeostasis | The maintenance of a balanced internal environment |
| Heterotroph | Organisms not able to make their own food |
| Redi | Experiment with meat and maggots that proves life comes from life |
| Pasteur | Experiment with broth and bacteria proving that life comes from life |
| Hooke | First to recognize cells under a microscope |
| Leeuwenhoek | First to see moving organisms under a microscope |
| Schleiden | All plants are made of cells |
| Schwan | All animals made of cells |
| Virchow | New cells from cells that already exist |
| Cell Theory | 1. All living organisms are made of cells 2. Cells are the basic unit of structure and functions in living organisms 3. All cells are produced from other cells |