The belief that life can come from a non-living substance.
What is spontaneous generation?
All livings things are made of cells.
What is the Cell Theory?
gel-like fluid that holds the organelles in place
What is cytoplasm?
A group of closely related organisms that are capable of interbreeding.
What is a species?
controls what gets into and out of the cell
What is cell membrane?
A group of similar organisms.
What is a genus?
The two word naming system that gives all organism their scientific names.
What is binomial nomenclature?
System to organize all living things.
What is classification?
control center of the cell
What is nucleus?
protein making factories of the cell
What are ribosomes?
the division of the cell's cytoplasm
What is cytokinesis?
provides energy for the cell
What is mitochondria?
a cell's DNA coiled tightly for cell division
What is a chromosome?
process that results in four daughter cells that have genetic diversity
What is meiosis?
part of the chromosome that holds the two sister chromatids together
What is centromere?
Person who set up a system of classification for all living organisms that was not adequate.
Who is Aristotle?
a half set of chromosomes
What is haploid?
Reproduction that involves one parent and produces an organism that is genetically identical to the parent.
What is asexual reproduction?
a whole set of chromosomes
What is diploid?
thick, sticky coating used for attachment and protection
What is capsule?
the process in which the nucleus divides to form two new nuclei.
What is mitosis?
Person who used the swan-neck flask experiment to disprove spontaneous generation.
Who is Pasteur?
The process in which a cell grows and develops, then replicates and divides
What is the cell cycle?
Person used the rotted meat and maggot experiment to try to disprove spontaneous generation.
Who is Redi?
Person who developed a two-word naming system used to give all organisms their scientific names.
Who is Linnaeus?