History of Cell Theory
What is the most basic unit of life?
The cell
What are the two types of cells?
What are organelles?
Specialized structures within a cell that carry out a specific function
What are the organelles that are in plant cells, but not in animal cells?
- Cell Wall
- Central Vacuole
- Chloroplasts
What is the capital of Maine?
Augusta
Who named the "cell" and why?
Robert Hooke - Looked like tiny empty rooms that monks live in
What are the two types of eukaryotic cells?
What organelle is responsible for producing energy in animal cells?
Mitochondria
Describe the difference between vacuoles in animal vs. plant cells.
Plants - one large central vacuole
Animals - Many smaller vacuoles
Who are the Minutemen?
Small militias that fought across the colonies for the patriots against the British army.
List the three components of cell theory.
1. All living things are composed of cells
2. All existing cells come from preexisting cells
3. The cell is the most basic unit of life
What four things do ALL cells have?
cell membrane, ribosomes, DNA, cytoplasm
What is the function of the Golgi apparatus?
receives proteins and other materials, packages them, and sends them out in vesicles to other parts of the cell (or out of the cell).
What are the two words that describe plants when they are rigid and when they are floppy?
rigid -> turgid
floppy -> flaccid
List the planets in our solar system from closest to the sun to farthest from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Who discovered that all living things are made of cells?
Theodor Schwann
What are the benefits of being multicellular over unicellular?
- When one cell dies, the whole organism does not
What two things are contained within the nucleus. What do each of these two things do? Why are these two things so important for the cell?
Nucleolus (creates ribosomes) and DNA (provides instructions for all parts of the cell).
What unique organelle in the plant cell is similar to another organelle? What does it do and why is it similar to that other organelle?
Chloroplasts are similar to mitochondria. They both produce energy for the cell. Chloroplasts produce energy from sunlight by creating sugars through photosynthesis
Name at least three national parks located in California.
King Canyon, Yosemite, Pinnacles, Joshua Tree, Redwood, Sequoia, Channel Islands, Lassen Volcanic, Death Valley
Who discovered that cells come from preexisting cells?
Rudolf Virchow
Describe endosymbiotic theory.
Eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotic. A large prokaryote engulfed smaller prokaryotes (that produce energy from oxygen and sunlight) and instead of being digested, they started to work together
If a cell starts to get old / malfunction, which organelle would get to work and why?
Lysosomes - they break down old cell parts.
Describe how the cell wall and vacuole work together to keep a plant rigid.
The cell wall lets water into the cell that is then stored in the central vacuole. The cell wall prevents the water from escaping which keeps the plant rigid (or turgid)
What MLB teams are / were in the ALDS for 2024?
AL: Tigers, Guardians, Royals, Yankees
NL: Mets, Phillies, Padres, Dodgers