Cell Theory
Parts of the Cell 1
Parts of the Cell 2
Parts of the Cell 3
100

This person first discovered cells

Robert Hooke

100

jelly like fluid inside the cell; provides movement for all dissolved molecules that keep the cell working

cytoplasm

100
the "brain" of the cell

nucleus

100

stores molecules or sends them to the cytosol or out of the cell

golgi body

200

This scientist made the discovery that there were living organisms in water

Antoine Van Leeuwenhoek
200

found in many places throughout the cell; build proteins in the cell

ribosomes

200

only found in plant cells that is made of cellulose

cell wall

200
has enzymes that break down waste and other materials

lysosomes

300

This father and son duo created the compound microscope

Hans and Zacharias Janssen

300

found inside the nucleus; produces ribosomes

nucleolus

300

not found in animal cells; absorbs light energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water to sugar and oxygen

chloroplasts

300

the cell's transport system; could be rough or smooth

endoplasmic reticulum

400

This scientist discovered the nucleus of a cell through a microscope

Robert Brown

400

genetic information of the cell; found in pairs in DNA

chromosomes

400

large storage unit in the cell; large in plant cells

vacuole

500

These two scientists developed the origins of cell theory

Matthais Schleiden & Theodor Schwann

500

thin protective layer around the cell that has tiny openings that allow materials to pass in and out of the cell

cell membrane

500

gives energy to the cell

mitochondria

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