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discovered that plant cells had a structure that he called, “nucleus.”
Who is Robert Brown
The ability to do work, to make things happen and cause processes to occur is called which of the following
What is Energy
The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration is called?
What is Diffusion
discovered that animal tissues were also made of cells that had nuclei.
Theodore Schwann
Cells must be able to convert the energy into a form that they can use. This generally happens through
What is Cellular Respiration
the diffusion of water through a membrane
What is osmosis
experimented with growing and reproducing cells, concluding that all cells arise from preexisting cells
Who is Rudolf Virchow
The molecule that carries small packets of energy and is used for a cell’s activity is called?
What is ATP
bacteria is a microorganism that reproduces through the process of
What is binary fission
viewed different plant parts and discovered that plants were made of cells too
Matthais Schleiden
A series of chemical reactions that break down or make materials that a cell needs is called?
What are metabolic pathways
the cell division process in which each daughter cell receives an identical copy of the parent’s chromosomes and new body cells are produced?
What is Mitosis
discovered that thousands of microorganisms were living in a single drop of water he called “animalcules”. Was also blessed with amazing eyesight and great skill at grinding lenses.
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Many of the reactions that take place in a cell involve which special protein that can also speed up chemical reactions in an organism or cell?
What are enzymes
the more complicated cell division process in which new cells with half the usual number of chromosomes are produced is called?
What is Meiosis