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Sekas 2.1 Vocab
2.1 Cell Theory Life Science Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Robert Hooke | in 1665 he was the first to observe "small chambers" in cork and call them cells |
| Anton Van Leeuwenhoek | first to observe single celled organisms moving around in pond water |
| Matthias Schleiden | stated that all plants are made of cells |
| Theodore Schwann | stated that all animals are made of cells |
| Rudolph Virchow | proposed that all living cells come from other cells |
| the cell theory is ... | an explanation of the relationship between cells and living things |
| part 1 of the cell theory states that ... | all organisms are made of one or more cells |
| part 2 of the cell theory states that ... | cells are the basic unit of structure and function in an organism |
| part 3 of the cell theory states that ... | cells come from other living cells |
| cells | the basic unit of life |
| compound microscope | a light microscope that uses 2 convex lenses to magnify an image. You multiply the strength of the 2 lenses to figure out the total magnification. |
| organism | any living thing; made of cells; can carry out its own life processes |
| unicellular | an organism that is composed of only 1 cell |
| multi-cellular | a living thing made of many cells |
| homeostasis | the ability to maintain steady internal conditions |