Cell Parts
smallest unit of life
Cell
microbes that are responsible for breaking down material
bacteria
What are 2 characteristics of magnifiers?
clear and curved
decay of organic material
Decomposition
What supports the cell and its shape?
Cell Wall
What are bright green, lives in ponds, lives in colonies, moves slowly, uses photosynthesis to make its own food?
Volvox
uses water, feather, hair, onion
wet mount slide
when something starts to break down
Decompose
a thin layer inside the cell wall that holds all of the living parts
Cell Membrane
What are pear shaped, pinkish color, reproduces using binary fission, found in ponds, can be cannibals?
Blepharisma
poppy seed, sponge, microbes
Well Slide
Why is Anton Leeuwenhoek so important?
He is the first to observe the one celled organisms
the brain center of the cell
Nucleus
What are bacteria that move very quickly, live in unpasteurized vinegar, complete digestive tract?
Vinegar Eels
Field of View
what you see when you look through a microscope
What is the term for characteristics used to describe an object?
Properties