Vocab
A single-celled organism with no definite shape that moves by cytoplasmic streaming
What is an amoeba?
The first main idea of cell theory is that all organisms are made up of one or more __________.
What are cells?
This scientist conducted an experiment to test the idea of spontaneous generation.
Who is Francesco Redi?
_______________ is the overall process that cells use to make the conversion of energy from food to usable energy.
What is metabolism?
The nucleus is known as the ________ of the cell.
What is the brain?
Hairlike structures on the outside of some cells that produce movement
What are cilia?
The second main idea of cell theory is that cells are the basic unit of _____________ and ___________ in organisms.
What is structure and function?
This scientist was the first to observe cells.
Who is Robert Hooke?
In eukaryotes cellular _________________ occurs in the mitochondria.
The lysosomes are known as the __________ ___________ (2 words) of the cell.
What are the garbage collectors?
A single-celled organism that moves by a flagellum and is known for its eyespot feature
What is the euglena?
What is living cells?
Scientist use this tool to observe cells.
What is a microscope?
In prokaryotes cellular respiration occurs in the ____________ near the cell membrane.
The golgi apparatus is known as the ____________ ___________(2 words) of the cell.
What is the shipping center?
A ciliated, single-celled eukaryote that is common in aquatic ecosystems
What is the paramecium?
The cell is the smallest _____________ unit of an organism.
This scientist wrote a book about his cell observations called Micrographia.
Who is Robert Hooke?
In cellular respiration, carbohydrates, fats and proteins are broken down, and this gas is released.
What is CO2? (carbon dioxide)?
The vacuoles are known as the _____________ ___________ of the cell.
What are the storage houses?
An organism consisting of one cell that carries out the basic functions of life
What is a Single-Celled Organism?
A single cell can divide to produce two cells. This process of ________ _________(2 words) provides a way for cells to increase in number.
What is cell division?
In the book Michrographia there is an illustration of the structure of cork, which is made from __________ ________ (2 words). The author described his observations of this as cells because they reminded him of cells or rooms in a monastery.
What are plant stems
The mitochondria is known as the _____________ ____________(2 words) of the cell.
What is the power factory?
_______________ gives plants its green color.
What is chloroplasts?