Lesson 1 Vocabulary
Living things create other living things through the process of this
reproduction
What porous material did Robert Hooke have under his microscope when he first noticed the organized structure of cells.
Cork
made up of two or more cells is known as this type of organism
multicellular organism
Grapes, living or nonliving
Living
The ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change is
homeostasis
This piece of technology lead to the discovery of cells
microscope
An amoeba is this type of organism
Sand and water Living or nonliving?
nonliving
Cells that do not have the genetic lining around genetic material
prokaryotic
Cell theory is made up of how many principles
3,
1. All living things are made of one or more cells.
2. The cell is the basic unit of life.
3. All cells come from preexisting cells.
The characteristic of life that considers when an organism grows in size
growth and development
Moon and clouds, living or nonliving?
nonliving
This theory was built on three different principles from three different scientists.
Cell Theory
Principles of cell theory would include that cells are made up of these
molecules
The characteristic of life that causes you to get a drink of water when you are thirsty
response to stimuli
All living things are made up of this
The many structures inside every eukaryotic cell are known as this
organelles
The Dutch merchant who made improvements to the first microscope in the late 1600s
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Maintaining internal conditions
Although under a microscope living and nonliving samples have many similar characteristics, it is this noticeable difference that sets them apart.
Nonliving is clear with nothing in the middle, while living has dots.