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Biology 7
biology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is chemical composition? | when all the cells are the same |
| Name the common characteristics of all cells: | cell membranes DNA |
| What is the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? | Pro: have no membrane, organelles, and nuclear membrane Eu: contain the above |
| What are the 2 main parts of a eukaryotic cell? | nucleus cytoplasm |
| Where is a cell wall found? | plants, algae, fungi, and many prokaryotics |
| What do cell walls allow to pass through? | water, oxygen, & carbon dioxide |
| The secondary cell wall of a woody stem plant is made of what? | cellulose & lenticels |
| In 1831 who identified the nucleus and knew its importance? | Robert Brown |
| What does the nuclear envelope contain which allows material to move into and out of the nucleus? | nuclear pores |
| What is the form that chromatin takes when the cell divides? | chromosomes |
| Name the theory that states: During evolution prokaryotic cells were engulfed by other cells to become the ancestors of eukaryotic cells: | Symbiotic Theory |
| Who was the American biologist who suggested the the Symbiotic Theory? | Lynn Margulis |
| What is some of the evidence that led to the Symbiotic Theory? | -chloroplast and the mitochondria have their own DNA, RNA, & ribosomes |
| What is cilia? | small hair-like projections from the cell membrane |
| What is a flagella? | a tail-like structure that allows for locomotion |
| What lines the stacks of inner membrane that trap light energy and contain chlorophyll called? | grana-prate |
| What is the fluid that surrounds grana and where glucose is produced called? | stroma |