Developing the Microscope
The Cell Theory
Basic Cell Types
Plasma Membrane
Organelle Vocabulary
100

This dude was the first to identify the cell by looking at cork through his basic microscope

Who is Robert Hooke?

100

All cells come from ____ ______

What is "other cells" or "preexisting cells"?

100

These are basic cells that are missing organelles and a clearly defined nucleus

What are prokaryotic (prokaryotes)?

100

This major component of the plasma membrane keeps the membrane flexible/fluid

What is cholesterol?

100

A whip-like appendage on the surface of some cells, providing motility or moving fluids, acting like a propeller in bacteria (rotating) or a whip in eukaryotes (bending)


What is FLAGELLA/FLAGELLUM?

200

This type of microscope uses lenses and light to see an image

What is compound light microscope?

200

All living things are composed of ___.

What are "cells"?

200

TRUE or FALSE: Only eukaryotic cells have a plasma membrane.

What is FALSE? [All cells have a plasma membrane]

200

This is the model that describes the structure of the plasma membrane

What is the "Fluid Mosaic Model"?

200

Essential, double-membrane-bound organelles in most eukaryotic cells that generate most of the cell's supply of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy currency, through cellular respiration, earning them the nickname "powerhouses of the cell"

What is MITOCHONDRIA?

300

This dude looked at the gunk on his teeth through his basic microscope to see moving parts he called animalcules

Who is Anton van Leeuwenhoek?

300

Cells are the basic units of _____ and _____ of living things.

What is "structure" and "function"?

300

These are the more complex cell type that has all organelles and a clearly defined and organized nucleus

What is eukaryotic (eukaryotes)?

300

This major component of the plasma membrane functions for chemical communication

What is CARBOHYDRATE?

300

These non-membranous structures consist of a large and a small subunit that come together to build proteins essential for nearly all cell functions

What are RIBOSOMES?

400

This type of microscope uses electron beams to magnify image/specimen

What is electron microscope?

400

The 2 dudes who were major developers of the cell theory

Who are Schleiden and Schwann?

400

All cells have ____ either organized in a nucleus or "loose" within the cell.

What is DNA?

400

This major component of the plasma membrane forms a double layer

What is PHOSPHOLIPID?

400

A distinct central organelle that contains the cell’s genetic material in the form of DNA


What is NUCLEUS?

500

The development of this object was the major factor in discovering the existence of the cell and the development of the cell theory

What is the microscope?

500

This dude came in and settled the dispute on where cells come from

Who is Virchow?

500

All cells require ____ to survive. So ALL cells must be able to break down materials to release this in usable form

What is ENERGY?

500

This characteristic of the plasma membrane supports the homeostasis of the cell by controlling what enters and exits 

What is SELECTIVE PERMEABILITY?

500

Dark spot within nucleus that is the site for ribosome production

What is NUCLEOLUS?

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