an instrument used by Robert Hooke to view cells; it makes small objects look larger
What is a microscope?
100
maintaining stable internal conditions necessary for life
What is homeostasis?
100
these structures surround cells
What is the cell membrane and cell wall?
100
the regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo
What is the cell cycle?
200
an element
What is a substance that cannot be broken down further into any simpler substances?
200
Glucose and other sugars are the commonly produced foods through this process. Oxygen is produced as a waste product.
What is photosynthesis?
200
the control center of a cell
What is the nucleus?
200
the term for the two new cells created during the cell cycle
What are daughter cells?
300
a living thing that has only one cell
What is unicellular?
300
the nucleic acid that carries genetic material
What is DNA?
300
During this process, cells break down glucose molecules in the presence of oxygen to release energy.
What is cellular respiration?
300
cytoplasm
What is the clear water/gel like fluid of a cell?
300
interphase
What is the first stage of the cell cycle?
400
the cell
What is basic unit of structure and function of all living things?
400
The first researcher to observe bacteria with the use of a microscope.
Who was Anton van Leeuwenhoek?
400
the process through which two new genetically identical cells are produced.
What is cell division?
400
the "powerhouse" of a cell; carries out cellular respiration, releasing energy for survival
What is the mitochondria?
400
nuclear division occurs during this stage of the cell cycle
What is mitosis?
500
atoms, elements, molecules, compounds, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems
What are the levels of organization in an organism from smallest to largest.
500
All living things are composed of cells.
Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things.
All cells are produced from other cells.
What is the cell theory?
500
getting and using energy from food; removing wastes; reproduction of cells if the organism is multi-cellular
What are some of the ways homeostasis is maintained?
500
these two structures are found in plant cells, but not animal cells
What are the cell wall and chloroplasts?
500
the four phases of mitosis
What are prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase?