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Cells #1
Cells
Term | Definition |
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Cells | The basic unit of structure and function in living organisms |
Cell Theory | 1. all living things are made up of cells 2. all cells come from pre-existing cells 3. cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things |
micro | small; billionth |
bio | life; living |
ology | the study of |
microbiology | the study of microscopic (tiny) life |
microscope | a tool used to look at things too small for the naked eye to see |
unicellular | to be made up of one cell |
multicellular | to be made up of two or more cells |
The scientists that discovered cells | Robert Hooke |
Pro = | No |
Eu = | Nu (do) |
Prokaryotes | DO NOT have a nucleus and organelles |
Eukaryotes | have a nucleus and organelles |
Protists | single celled organisms that live in water |
Amoeba (movement, energy, reproduction) | -pseudopods (false feet) -pseudopods surround food (eats other organisms) -asexual |
Paramecium (movement, energy, reproduction) | -cilia (tiny hairs) -cilia push food into oral groove (eats other organisms) -asexual AND sexual |
euglena (movement, energy, reproduction) | -flagellum (tail) -uses eyespot to find light, chloroplasts do photosynthesis OR can eat other organisms if there is no light -asexual |
volvox (movement energy, reproduction) | -flagellum (tail) and in colonies -uses eyespot to find light, chloroplasts do photosynthesis -asexual AND sexual |
Sexual Reproduction | -Requires genetic material from 2 parents (mom and dad) -Offspring are genetically diverse/different |
Asexual Reproduction | -Requires genetic material from 1 parent -Offspring are identical to parent |