Origin of Life
Which theory said life could come from nonliving matter, like maggots from meat?
Spontaneous Generation theory
Which characteristic of life describes the ability of an organism to move?
Locomotion
What do you call a group of parts working together to form a complex whole, such as an ecosystem?
System
Who invented the primitive microscope in the 1590s, paving the way for cell discovery?
Zacharias Janssen
Which organelle is known as the “control center” of the cell and stores DNA?
nucleus
Which theory states that life may have started when lightning created simple sugars and amino acids by striking through volcanic clouds?
Electricity Theory
Which characteristic of life describes the ability to respond to light, pressure, and other environmental factors?
Irritability
Explain the difference between unicellular and multicellular.
Unicellular: organisms consisting of only a single cell that carries out all life processes
Examples: Bacteria, Amoeba, Paramecium and Euglena
Multicellular: organisms composed of many cells which perform specialized and specific functions
Examples: Red Blood Cells, Nerve Cells, Smooth Muscle, etc.
In 1655, which English scientist examined cork slices and coined the term “cells"?
Robert Hooke
Which double-layered structure made of phospholipids and proteins regulates material exchange between the cell and its environment?
Plasma membrane
Which theory suggests life came from space via spores or meteorites?
Panspermia (Cosmozoic Theory)
There are 7 Characteristics of Life. List down at least 5 of them (no plus points if u exceed😒😠).
Locomotion, Irritability, Metabolism, Growth, Reproduction, Cellular organization, Adjustment, Integration & coordination, or Homeostasis
Which tiny structures are the sites of protein synthesis in the cell, reading mRNA to build amino acid chains?
Ribosomes
Which German botanist concluded in 1838 that all plants are made of cells?
Matthias Schleiden
Which organelle, has ribosomes attached, helps modify and transport proteins?
Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER)
Which theory says life began in nutrient-rich deep-sea vents filled with gases and catalysts?
Submarine Hydrothermal Vent Theory
Which characteristic of life is the ability of organisms to produce their own kind through DNA and genes
Reproduction
What is the idea that structure/shape helps determine what something does, like a bird’s wing for flight?
Form & Function (Form fits function)
Who ended the debate about plant vs. animal structure by showing in 1839 that all animals are made of cells?
Theodor Schwann
Which organelle is known as the “post office” of the cell because it modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and lipids for transport?
Golgi apparatus
Which experiment simulated early Earth’s atmosphere with water, gases, and electricity, and successfully produced amino acids, the building blocks of life?
Miller–Urey Experiment
In Growth (Definition: The increase in size and number of cells in an organism), what is the specific term that defines growth in living things?
Intussusception
Regulation is the ability of organisms to regulate their internal conditions. Give me one example of this.
Homeostasis (willing to accept other answers perchance...)
Which scientist disproved spontaneous generation in 1849 by proving bacteria come only from pre-existing cells?
Louis Pasteur
Which organelles contain digestive enzymes, defend against microbes, and can trigger apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death?
lysosomes