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Unit 2: Cell Theory
Vocab and key concepts from Unit 2: IC (Hierarchy and Cell Theory)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ATOM | Smallest unit of an element |
| MOLECULE | two or more atoms combined |
| CELL | basic unit of living things |
| ANIMAL CELL | does NOT have a cell wall |
| PLANT CELL | has a cell wall, vacuole, and chloroplasts |
| CELL NUCLEUS | an organelle that holds DNA |
| EUKARYOTE | cells have nucleus |
| PROKARYOTE | cells have NO nucleus |
| What did the invention of the MICROSCOPE allow us to do? | actually see cells |
| CELL THEORY: All __________ things are made of cells | living |
| CELL THEORY: Cells are the __________ ___________ of life | basic unit |
| CELL THEORY: All cells come from ___________ | pre-existing cells |
| HIERARCHY | levels of organization based on specific conditions |
| What did Robert Hooke do? | Made 1st microscope and discovered cells in cork |
| What are the 4 types of tissue? | epithelial, connective, nervous, and muscle |