Cell Theory
Number of parts to cell theory.
What is three?
The definition of organization.
What is the process of putting things in order?
The control center of the cell.
What is the nucleus?
Discovered cells while looking at cork.
Who is Hooke?
The jelly-like fluid inside the cell that supports the organelles.
What is cytoplasm?
According to cell theory, this is the basic unit of life.
What is a cell?
A group of tissues working together to perform a specific function.
What is an organ?
The powerhouse of the cell.
What is the mitochondria?
German scientist who determined that all animals are made of cells.
Who is Schwann?
Controls which substances come in and out of the cell.
What is the cell membrane?
According to cell theory, this is made of cells.
A group of cells grouped together to perform a specific fucntion.
What is tissue?
Stores food, water, and waste. Plants have one and animals have many.
What is a vacuole?
German scientist who determined all plants are made of cells.
Who is Schleiden?
Its full name is deoxyribonucleic acid.
What is DNA?
According to cell theory, this is where all cells come from.
What is preexisting cells?
When groups of organs work together you get this.
What is an organ system?
Similar to a mitochondria, this organelle uses sunlight to create food in plants.
What is a chloroplast?
German scientist who determined all cells come from other cells.
Who is Virchow?
Responsible for making proteins, this organelle can be attached to the endoplasmic reticulum changing it from smooth to rough.
What is a ribosome?
The three (3) scientists most responsible for cell theory.
Who are Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow?
The correct order of organization for all living things.
What is cell, tissue, organ, organ system, and organism?
This structure surrounds the cell membrane in plants and makes them stiff.
What is the cell wall?
Dutch scientist who determined that animals have cells as well as plants.
Who is Leeuwenhoek?
Whether its smooth or rough, this organelle moves proteins around in the cell.
What is the endoplasmic reticulum?