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CELLS

History, Theory & Organelles

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Smallest unit of structure and function in living things cell
Where photosynthesis occurs. Found in plant cells only! chloroplast
Digests wastes and worn-out cell parts lysosome
Modifies, sorts and packages proteins from ER golgi bodies
Supports and protects cell; outside of cell membrane. Found in plant cells only! cell wall
The gel-like substance inside the cell that supports and protects cell's organelles cytoplasm
Contains the cell's genetic material (DNA) and controls the cell's activities nucleus
Produces proteins ribosomes
Stores food, water, and waste products in the cell (one Large Central one in plant cells; small in animal cells) vacuole
Moves materials around the cell; has Ribosomes attached rough endoplasmic reticulum (Rough ER)
Protective barrier of cell that controls what enters and leaves the cell cell membrane
Breaks down food and release energy. The powerhouse of the cell mitochondria
Makes hormones and lipids. Do not have Ribosomes attached. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (Smooth ER)
cell that does not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles. prokaryotic cell
Contain a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles eukaryotic cell
1. The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms. 2. All organisms are composed of one or more cells 3. All cells come from preexisting (other) cells the cell theory
Scientist who made the discovery of cells while looking at a cork cell. Robert Hooke
Scientist who invented the first compound microscope. Zacharias Janssen
Scientist who improved the microscope and named bacteria cells animicules. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Scientist who realized that all plants are made of cells. Matthias Schleiden
Scientist who realized that all animals are made of cells. Theodor Schwann
Scientist who stated that all cells come from pre existing cells. Rudolph Virchow
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