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Cell Theory
Maryland
Cells
Characteristics of Life
100

a term to describe living things

biotic

100

How many components are there to The Cell Theory?

3

100

State Reptile

Terrapin

100

Is there anything smaller than the cell that can be considered a living thing?

No - it's the smallest unit of living
100

While asleep, your brain uses over 60% of your body's energy reserve during the REM sleep state.

This is an example of what characteristic of life?

Energy Use / Metabolism

200
A wide variety of species in an ecosystem

biodiversity

200

This invention led to the discovery of cells?

Microscope

200
A tasty crustacean that Maryland is known for 

Crabs

200

Bacteria, which is a Prokaryotic Cell, is

Unicellular


200

Are seeds living things? Example apple seeds, acorns

Of course they're living? Try to plant one.

300

non living thing such as water or rocks

abiotic

300

While looking at feces and dental plaques, Anton Leeuwenhoek so tiny, single-celled organisms that were later called ____________

Bacteria

300

Famous song written by Francis Scott Key at Fort McHenry

Star Spangled Banner

300

Plants, Animals, and Fungi are all grouped as Eukaryotic Cells which are 

Multicellular

300

Maintaining a stable internal environment

Homeostasis

400

The study of living things

Biology

400

After observing cellular division, he concluded that cells come from pre-existing cells (althought he may have stolen that idea!) 

Rudolf Virchow

400
Maryland's State capitol is located in...

Annapolis

400

In a Prokaryotic it is free floating and in a Eukaryotic cell it's located in the nucleus..

DNA

400

The process of growth (multiplying/increasing) and repair (making new cells) is characterized by what process...

Cellular division / reproduction

500

A type of relationship between two living organisms in their environment that could be beneficial or harmful (ie. mutualism or parasitism)

Symbiotic

500

Three parts of The Cell Theory are

1) Cells are a basic unit for structure and function for living things.

2) Cells are made up of pre-existing cells.

3) All living things have one or more cells.

500

Maryland is the birthplace of a Famous Baseball Hero

Babe Ruth


500

Coined the phrase "Cells" based on what the reminded him of...

Robert Hooke

500

The levels of organization in multicellular organisms in order from smallest unit to the most complex

cell, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism

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